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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 19, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mobily and Ericsson demonstrate 5G in Saudi Arabia
 
 
Saudi telecom operator Mobily has joined forces with Ericsson to show 5G capabilities in a demo held at the Mall of Arabia in Jeddah, in the western region of Saudi Arabia...
 
More than 7,400 employees provided telecom services during Hajj
The 24/7 services are supervised by the Communications and Information Technology Commission in accordance with authorized service providers...
 
The rise of AI in the digital era
The Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) region is often at the forefront of innovation when it comes to technologies such as mobile devices, the Internet of Things (IoT), and blockchain...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel launches 'Jawazak Hajj' plan for travellers to Saudi Arabia
Member Logo Omantel announced the launch of ‘Jawazak Hajj’ plan for customers travelling to Saudi Arabia to perform Haj...
 
•  du expands retail footprint in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Ajman
Member Logo du has opened 9 new outlets at various locations in the UAE to provide customers with a more efficient and enhanced retail experience...
 
•  Huawei recognizes Dr. Erdal Arikan for his dedication to basic research and exploration
Member Logo Huawei presented a special award to Turkish professor Dr. Erdal Arikan, the inventor of polar codes for 5G, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development of communications technology...
 
•  Nokia's cloud-native core deployed by India's Idea Cellular in its path to digitalization
Member Logo Nokia's cloud-native core technology is being deployed by Idea Cellular in Delhi, the capital of India, as part of the operator's transformative steps toward digitalization to meet increasing data demand and mobile...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• BTRC asks users to lodge complaint for internet speed, poor QoS
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has urged the users to file complaint if they are not provided promised internet speed and quality of service (QoS) by the providers...
 
• More than 7,400 employees provided telecom services during Hajj
The 24/7 services are supervised by the Communications and Information Technology Commission in accordance with authorized service providers...
 
South Asia
 
• Digital banking moving Pakistan towards paperless economy
Cashless transactions are becoming the most favorable mode of transactions throughout the world and the effects are also visible in Pakistan...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Nexttel selects Gilat Telecom for high speed connectivity
Gilat Telecom has been selected by Viettel Cameroon, which operates under the brand name Nexttel, to provide 4G broadband services...
 
• Telkom launches 200 new 4G sites
Telkom has launched 200 new 4G sites in Nairobi and its environs to cater for growing demand for the network...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Starzplay Arabia to launch online streaming services in Pakistan
UAE-based online streaming platform Starzplay Arabia is set to start its services in Pakistan during August...
 
• IMG launches Serie A Pass football OTT service
Sports rights organisation IMG is launching Serie A Pass, a global OTT subscription service delivering live coverage of every game from the top Italian League in selected markets around the world...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• KT signs deal to join Philippines’s broadband project
KT hassigned a 53 billion won or US $47 million optical fiber network contract with the Philippines’s Converge ICT Solutions...
 
• CAT deploying nationwide TETRA network
Thai state-owned Operator CAT Telecom is deploying a nationwide TETRA digital mission-critical communications network for government agencies, emergency services and critical industries...
 
 
Middle East
 
• du offers free high-speed WiFi this Eid
du said it is offering complementary higher-speed WiFi for five days across the UAE during Eid Al Adha holidays...
 
• Huawei's new wearable launched in UAE
Huawei's new wearable, the TalkBand B5, will go on sale in the UAE from the 20th of August...
 
• US crypto firm to open in Abu Dhabi
Seccurency, a US-based provider of financial technology products for the tokenised issuance and trading of securities, is set to open a cypto-asset business under the new Abu Dhabi Global Market...
 
• The rise of AI in the digital era
The Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) region is often at the forefront of innovation when it comes to technologies such as mobile devices, the Internet of Things (IoT), and blockchain...
 
North Africa
 
• Key insights on digital activities across some North African countries
There are about 238 million people across the seven countries in North Africa according to a UN-based report and the region has an internet penetration rate of 49%, second only to Southern Africa’s 51%...
 
• Egypt's railway introduces mobile application for ticket booking
Egypt's railway authority is set to launch a mobile application for ticket booking in a few weeks' time, head of authority Ashraf Raslan said...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Uztelecom, Elkat deploy cross-border link
Uzbekistan national operator Uztelecom and Kyrgyzstan ISP Elkat have deployed a cross-border link connecting their networks...
 
• China Mobile, China Taiping sign extended partnership
China Mobile Hong Kong and China Mobile International have signed a fresh strategic cooperation agreement with subsidiaries of China Taiping Insurance Group to collaborate on a number of business initiatives...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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