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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 28, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
STC’s net income for the year 2017 increased by 14.3% compared to last year
 
 
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) hass announced the company’s preliminary financial results for the period ending at 31 December 2017...
 
VIVA launches special offer for Boubyan Bank customers
 
 
VIVA has launched a special offer for Boubyan Bank customers, on voice and data postpaid plans, to benefit “more” with VIVA’s latest telecom solutions...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  STC reveals health care and asset management solutions in IoT conference
Member Logo Saudi Telecom Company (STC), represented by Enterprise Business Unit, reveals the latest solutions and services of Internet of Things, during the “Saudi International Exhibition & Conference for Internet of Things"...
 
•  Yahsat confirms launch of Al Yah 3 mission
Member Logo Yahsat has confirmed the launch of Al Yah 3, the third satellite in the company’s fleet which is a key milestone in Yahsat’s strategy to expand its Ka-band coverage across Africa and to establish a presence in...
 
•  Deutsche Telekom, Intel and Huawei complete world's first 5G NR interoperability test
Member Logo The collaboration has been hailed as an important step on the road towards commercial rollout of 5G...
 
•  Nokia opens Cloud Collaboration Hubs to enable operators to realize their cloud strategies
Member Logo Nokia is strengthening its cloud and data center services by opening a Nokia Cloud Collaboration Hub in Singapore...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  STC Malaysia Holding Signs a Facility Agreement
 
•  HKT empowers enterprises with multiple IoT technologies
 
•  Huawei takes the lead in creating a converged ecosystem of partners to keep cities safe
 
•  Zain Saudi Arabia reports first ever full-year net profit for 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• ANRCETI adopts new authorisation and licensing regime
Moldova’s National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology has revealed that its decision on the general authorisation regime for electronic communications has entered into force...
 
• Potraz gives telecom firms reprieve to settle outstanding licence fees
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe has given telecommunication firms a reprieve to settle their outstanding operational licence fees in instalments in light of the macro-economic conditions...
 
Middle East
 
• Dubai Police to launch AI-powered surveillance system
The Oyoon (eyes) project will include facial recognition software and sophisticated data analytics..
 
• IBC Group enables acceptance of payments in digital currency
Dubai-based fintech group International Blockchain Capital Group bought into homegrown media brand Acumen Advertising as part of the group's diversification plans for 2018, the latest in the UAE to join the bandwagon of...
 
South Asia
 
• Sri Lanka to launch 2 communication satellites
Sri Lanka is all set to launch 2 communication satellites for the very first time with the assistance of Japan...
 
• Transfast partners for global money transfers via mobile wallet
Transfast has partnered with BRAC Bank and bKash, to enable global money transfers via bKash mobile wallet...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• MTN to expand Rwanda 3G network
MTN Rwanda is all set to utilise 900MHz UMTS technology to expand its 3G service coverage which is currently beind used to provide 2G services...
 
• T-Mobile NL rolls out new time synchronisation system on 4G network
T-Mobile Netherlands announced the roll-out of a new antenna synchronisation system around the country, in preparation for the launch of gigabit speeds in the 2.6 GHz band with TD-LTE...
 
 
North Africa
 
• Digital finance services can increase Egypt’s GDP
The Egyptian Banking Institute has launched an initiative to discuss digital financial services (DFS) eco-systems locally and globally...
 
• Telecom Egypt attracts 2.3 million customers in 3 months
Telecom Egypt focused on Greater Cairo, so its lines were sold out within one month of launching the service...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• ICE eyes Central American expansion
Costa Rica’s public telco ICE which delivers both IPTV and satellite TV is readying a major expansion throughout Central America by inking local alliances with other state-owned companies...
 
• CenturyLink launches secure mobile connectivity suite
CenturyLink has unveiled its new Adaptive Network Security Mobility suite for businesses needing to balance the advantages of an increasingly mobile workforce against the need to protect sensitive information...
 
• SMS parking payment service to be launched in Abu Dhabi
Integrated Transport Center (ITC) in Abu Dhabi has announced an updated "Mobile Payment Method", SMS service for paid parking, which will include all vehicles registered in the UAE without prior registration...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Telekom embarks on phase two of FTTH business rollout
Telekom Deutschland has begun deployment of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks in business parks in 33 towns and cities, enabling bandwidths of up to 1Gbps...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Deutsche Telekom leads NB-IoT roll-out in Europe and US
Deutsche Telekom (DT) is leading the charge with the deployment of NarrowBand IoT (NB-IoT) technology in Europe and North America...
 
• Telecoms to push into parallel markets
According to an industry expert, local telecommunications providers will most likely continue their push into parallel markets such as entertainment services this year...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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