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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
June 28, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat adopts latest global IoT Security Guidelines
Member Logo Etisalat announced its commitment to adapt and implement a common approach to IoT security guidelines that will outline best practices and recommendations for the entire IoT ecosystem...
 
•  Yahsat's new satellite to service mobility and Internet of Things, driving growth
Member Logo Yahsat anticipates higher growth from its satellite broadband business as it looks to enter the mobility and Internet of Things segments (IoT) as well as possibly compete with telecoms service providers, according to its...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Internet service cost to be lessened in Nepal
Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gokul Banskota has said that the internet cost will be gradually lessened even though the internet service cost was cheaper here in comparison to other countries...
 
MoIT committed to provide broadband services in far flung areas of Pakistan
Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication is fully committed to providing telecom services to under and un-served ‘Mauzas’ across the country to bring the nation on the path of Technology evolution...
 
Middle East
 
Dewa unveils AI-based digital command centre
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has inaugurated its new digital command centre, a first-of-its-kind in the UAE, that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to monitor and manage the authority’s...
 
UAE banks collaborate to promote FinTech education
Emirates Institute of Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS) in association with leading UAE banks and insurance companies, has launched the EIBFS Fintech Training Lab seeking to enhance access to skills training in the...
 
South Asia
 
Afghanistan, Tajikistan sign ICT cooperation agreement
Afghanistan and Tajikistan have signed an ICT cooperation agreement which includes regional interconnection through fiber-optic networks, the transfer of internet traffic, postal services, electronic commerce and the...
 
Dialog partners with Eros Now to give Sri Lankans regional content
Dialog Axiata has announced its partnership with Eros International, to launch its premier Video Over The Top (OTT) platform, Eros Now...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Orange, Altice ink new fiber sharing deal
French telecoms operators Orange and Altice France (SFR Group) have inked a new agreement for the deployment of fibre-optic networks in less-densely populated areas of France...
 
Arianespace launches six in ten Asian satellites
Arianespace has launched five satellites for Asia-Pacific customers over the past 16 months, with a further five satellites, with four more launch contracts on the horizon...
 
 
North Africa
 
Avanti Communications project to enhance Kenya’s disaster response communications
Avanti Communications has announced its new project, Satellite Enablement for Disaster Risk Reduction in Kenya (“SaTDRR Kenya”) to enhance Kenya’s ability to plan for and respond to disasters...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Kwese Iflix partners with Airtel Nigeria to launch mobile video service
Kwese iflix, the joint venture between Econet Media and Iflix, has announced the launch of its new premier digital entertainment platform in Nigeria, in partnership with Airtel Nigeria...
 
Orange opts for Broadpeak video delivery
Orange is installing Broadpeak video processing technology for the delivery of advanced video services for its mobile and IPTV services in France...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Europe driving 4G roaming traffic surge in Asia-Pacific region
BICS, a communications enabler, has reported a sharp increase in LTE roaming traffic in the Asia-Pacific region, which is being largely driven by Europe...
 
SAZZ launches TD-LTE network in Baku, Absheron
Azerbaijan telco AzQtel (SAZZ) has launched commercial services on its new TD-LTE broadband network...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Finland’s Elisa claims world’s first commercial use of 5G
Finnish operator Elisa says it has become the first operator in the world to begin commercial use of a 5G network and starts selling 5G subscriptions...
 
ST Engineering, SP Group launch trial IoT-as-a-Service platform
Singapore’s ST Engineering Electronics, energy utilities group SP Group and the companies’ joint venture SP Telecom has launched a trial pay-per-use IoT-as-a-Service platform for enterprises...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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