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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 16, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Privacy protection safeguards digital innovation: Huawei shares its privacy protection governance framework and practices
 
 
Huawei's privacy protection compliance framework sets differentiated privacy protection objectives based on Huawei's characteristics in different business domains, thereby meeting the privacy expectations of consumers, customers, and internal employees...
 
VIVA Bahrain introduces 5G mobile data plans with Huawei Mate20X for customers
 
 
Following the successful offering of its superfast 5G home broadband plans and devices, VIVA Bahrain has introduced 5G mobile data plans for its Postpaid and Prepaid customers enabling them to fully experience the next-generation technology...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  AT&T and IBM announce multi-year strategic alliance
Member Logo Under the agreement AT&T Communications will use IBM’s expertise to modernize AT&T Business Solutions’ internal software applications, enabling migrations to the IBM Cloud...
 
•  du boosts customers’ 5G futures with UAE’s first 5G router supporting 50GB data SIM
Member Logo Slow browsing speeds are a thing of the past thanks to du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), launching the UAE’s first 5G-ready WiFi router...
 
•  Syniverse and China Telecom Global partner to deliver connectivity services to Middle East and Africa for mobile operators
Member Logo Syniverse and China Telecom Global (CTG) have formed a strategic partnership to provide mobile operators in the Middle East and Africa with a new suite of connectivity solutions for quickly and cost-effectively migrating to...
 
•  Changes in Nokia Corporation's own shares
Member Logo The transfer is based on the resolution of the Board of Directors to issue shares held by the company to settle its commitments to the participants of the plans as announced on January 31, 2019...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Huawei's 2018 Sustainability Report - Digital inclusion: Driving equal access for all
 
•  Etisalat Digital signs collaboration agreement with 8 banks on new blockchain platform
 
•  Orange Jordan draws smiles on residents’ faces at the White Beds Society
 
•  AT&T earns recognition from J.D. Power
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Global progress to end violence against children falls short
This week in New York, global leaders are gathered at the United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF) to share updates on their countries' progress towards meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
 
France expects first 5G deployment by 2020
French telecom regulator Arcep expects the commercial roll-out of the next-generation 5G mobile phone network in the country to commence in 2020, to be followed by large-scale commercialization a decade later...
 
South Asia
 
Zong becomes connectivity partner for Faysal Bank
The strategic collaboration will enable Faysal Bank to optimize operations for end-to-end customer experiences through unparalleled connectivity of Zong 4G...
 
Grameenphone posts strong half-yearly growth
Bangladesh based Grameenphone has reported a healthy revenue growth of for the first half of 2019, on the bank of new subscribers and internet users...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Cyfrowy Polsat launches OTT TV service across Poland
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has launched a new OTT TV offering that is available to all consumers irrespective of their network provider...
 
EspañaTV to debut in Portugal
AMC and Atresmedia Internacional’s Spanish-language JV EspañaTV will launch on DTH and IPTV in Portugal on July 22 on Altice Portugal’s Meo platform...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
T-Mobile launches America's first NB-IoT asset tracking system
T-Mobile for Business will sell the first asset tracking solution, Roambee BeeAware, on a Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) network in the United States...
 
Verizon, Ericsson to bring cloud native tech in live network
This trial represents the world's first container-based wireless Evolved Packet Core technology deployment in a live network...
 
 
Middle East
 
Saudi Arabia offers one million sim cards and internet access to Hajj pilgrims
One million sim cards and free internet will be offered as gifts to pilgrims performing Hajj this year upon arriving at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Saudi Arabia...
 
New UAE-based institute to boost students' Artificial Intelligence skills
A new institute dedicated to teaching Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications to university students has been launched in Abu Dhabi...
 
North Africa
 
Egyptian startup Weelo seeks to offer digital grocery shopping experience
The grocery e-commerce space is one that's been seeing a lot of interest lately and Egyptian startup Weelo has found a certain niche in this space...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Mozambique gets second 4G network
Movitel, the smallest of Mozambique’s three cellcos in terms of subscriber numbers, has launched 4G services...
 
Three launches Nokia-backed cloud core network ready for 5G rollout
Three has announced that it has launched its 5G-ready “fully integrated” cloud core network in partnership with Nokia...
 
SK Telecom rolls out world's 1st 5G roaming service in Europe
SK Telecom (SKT) will begin the world's first fifth-generation (5G) roaming service in Switzerland, in partnership with a local mobile carrier...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Vodafone, Nos ink fiber pact with wholesaler dstelecom
Portuguese full-service telecoms operators Vodafone and Nos have signed an agreement with rural wholesale provider dstelecom, which will see the three companies collaborate on the deployment of up to 1.2 million...
 
Live test of OneWeb’s LEO satellite broadband network hits 400Mbps
British space company OneWeb has just conducted the first live test of their new compact ultrafast broadband satellites in circular Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which achieved top data speeds of up to 400Mbps...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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