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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 21, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zain Cash, UNHCR and IrisGuard collaborate to introduce iris technology for cash disbursements to refugees in Iraq
 
 
Zain Group announces that Zain Cash, its award-winning mobile wallet, money transfer, electronic bill payment, and funds disbursement service in Iraq will introduce a revolutionary EyePay® Cash platform enabling refugees to cash-out their financial assistance via iris identification...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  FirstNet apps bring fleet management solutions to public safety
Member Logo Built with AT&T, in public-private partnership with the First Responder Network Authority, FirstNet is designed to strengthen and advance public safety communications, helping first responders connect to the critical...
 
•  Viu and Wattpad ink content collaboration
Member Logo Wattpad and Viu have announced a collaboration to develop Viu Original series and film projects based on Wattpad stories, through which Viu will work with Wattpad to develop youth-oriented shows across its markets...
 
•  Facebook announces new updates to enhance Instagram security
Member Logo Facebook is announcing two updates to further strengthen Instagram’s security and help protect people who use the platform...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Public services to go digital by 2022
Oman is planning to digitalise 59 public services provided by different Omani government ministries and institutions over the next four years as part of a strategy to develop the Information and Communications Technology...
 
Kuwaiti government regulator welcomes AWS’s launch of a Middle East Region
The Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) has welcomed the launch of the new AWS Middle East Region in Bahrain as an important step in the security of cloud computing...
 
South Asia
 
Zong CMPAK conducts Pakistan’s first successful 5G trials
As a consequence of this successful 5G trial, Zong is harbingering a new digital revolution in the country and is putting Pakistan in the list of countries which have conducted the 5G trial successfully...
 
SLASSCOM and Norway to collaborate on ICT development and entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs entered into a two-year agreement to foster collaboration in the ICT industry...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
MTS Belarus expands LTE roaming coverage
Mobile operator MTS Belarus has expanded the coverage of its LTE roaming services to Greece, Vietnam and Kazakhstan...
 
XL Axiata completes third 5G trial
Indonesian mobile network operator XL Axiata has announced the completion of a third trial of fifth-generation technology at its headquarters in Jakarta...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Vodafone and Hatch launch 5G streaming games service in Germany
The Hatch app is available to download from the Google Play Store and offers unlimited access to more than 100 premium mobile games...
 
Jungo TV joins forces with Verizon to power global ad network
Entertainment distribution network Jungo TV and Verizon Media have announced an agreement for Verizon to provide Jungo with an end-to-end global advertising platform solution...
 
 
Middle East
 
Cloud based messaging app launched in UAE
Launched by Yzer Group, the cloud-based message app Yzer offers automatic translation, video calls, voice calls, texts, group chats and more to the users...
 
MDSap partners with SAP in the UAE and Oman
MDSap has announced the launch of a roadshow that presents how digitization can sharpen business efficiency and productivity...
 
North Africa
 
Airtel plans to roll out mobile money service in Nigeria
After recording increased revenue driven by the double-digit growth across its business products in Nigeria and East Africa, Airtel Africa is in the process of launching a mobile money service in Abuja...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
SEACOM to double data capacity
SEACOM says it will double the data capacity on its broadband submarine cable system from 1.5 terabytes to 3 terabytes...
 
Hughes to create new solutions for extending LTE coverage using Helicopters, UAVs
The new solutions support various global applications for government, militaries, first responders, and commercial Mobile Network Operators (MNOs)...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telia tests 5G face recognition payments
Finnish carrier Telia is working with OP Bank to test the viability of using a high speed 5G network to deliver face recognition payments to merchants operating in locations without a fixed line connection...
 
Microsoft's Skype-to-phone calling service is now registered as a telecom service in the Netherlands
Microsoft's Skype service for calling landlines and mobile phones officially has been designated as a telecom service in the Netherlands and is required to meet the same obligations as other telco services...
 
Waymo shares data for autonomous vehicles
This data has the potential to help researchers make advances in 2D and 3D perception, and progress on areas such as domain adaptation, scene understanding and behaviour prediction...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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