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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 1, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat Digital and Alef Education team up to ‘shape the future’ of education
 
 
Etisalat Digital and Alef Education, a global K-12 education technology company, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will enable both entities to collaborate on a series of digital initiatives to empower the region’s education sector...
 
ICT industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45 per cent by 2030
A new ITU standard highlights that compliance with the Paris Agreement will require the information and communication technology (ICT) industry to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 45 per cent from 2020 to 2030...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc crowns the winners of the “Saudi Cup”
Member Logo Chairman of stc Board, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammad bin Khaled bin Abdullah Al-Faisal Al Saud handed over a million-dollar prize to the rider Dark Power, winner of “stc 1351 Cup” race, owned by Al-Adiat...
 
•  Batelco and Aptilo Networks partner for first-class Wi-Fi services in Bahrain
Member Logo Batelco and Aptilo Networks have entered into a partnership to deliver business-to-business (B2B) or (B2B2C ) Wi-Fi services in Bahrain.
 
•  Microsoft to open new datacenter region in Spain and expand strategic partnership with Telefónica
Member Logo Microsoft will open a datacenter region in Spain to help accelerate digital transformation of public and private entities of all sizes, helping them to innovate, scale and migrate their businesses to the cloud in a secure...
 
•  Huawei releases Smart 8T8R for flexible multimode multi-sector deployment
Member Logo SDA combines Huawei's unique adaptive power sharing and phase calibration technologies and innovative baseband beamforming mechanism, allowing antenna lobes to be adjusted through software configuration...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
K-Net and Liberian regulator delivering rural towers
The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has partnered with tower firm K-Net to deliver connectivity to one of the country’s more remote regions...
 
Bouygues, Free, Orange and SFR apply for French 5G
French telecoms companies Bouygues Telecom, Free Mobile, Orange and SFR have made offers for France’s new 5G telecoms spectrum, the regulator, Arcep, said in a statement...
 
ICT industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45 per cent by 2030
A new ITU standard highlights that compliance with the Paris Agreement will require the information and communication technology (ICT) industry to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 45 per cent from 2020 to 2030...
 
Middle East
 
Zain Bahrain highlights 2020 strategy
Zain Bahrain has recently hosted its annual staff gathering at Oliveto Restaurant & Lounge as part of its commitment to enhance the organisation solidity among Zain employees...
 
Aramco, AEC to develop Kingdom’s first data diode
The data diode is an important cybersecurity tool used to protect networks of vital establishments from cyberattacks and prevent any external penetration...
 
South Asia
 
Huawei to promote digital inclusion in Lanka
Huawei recently launched Tech4all in Sri Lanka, to promote the digital inclusion for people and small businesses by focusing on connectivity, applications and skills...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Cellnex and Bouygues launch JV to deliver fiber network in France
Cellnex has launched a new joint venture with French operator, Bouygues Telecom, which will deploy a nationwide full fiber network in France...
 
Kacific conducts first mobile backhaul over geo-stationary Ka-band satellite in Pacific Islands
Kacific Broadband Satellites Group has successfully conducted the first Geo-Stationary Ka-band mobile backhaul test in the Pacific Islands...
 
 
North Africa
 
60 holding companies to undergo digital transformation in Egypt
Sixty major holding companies will undergo digital transformation at a cost of 50 million dollars to improve business atmosphere and raise the efficiency of companies in markets...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Peacock adds A+E content to launch portfolio
NBCUniversal’s soon to launch direct-to-consumer service Peacock has inked a licensing deal with A+E Networks that will make hundreds of hours of episodes of hit series from the A&E and HISTORY catalogues available...
 
Biznet launches IPTV
Broadband services provider PT Supra Primatama Nusantara has launched a new Biznet IPTV interactive TV service, including 4K resolution, via its Biznet Fiber network...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
MTN Nigeria to invest in its mobile network
The investment would enable the company to accelerate its 4G network expansion, deepen population coverage and support the Federal Government’s broadband initiative...
 
Rain introduces cheaper 5G access
Rain, which launched a 5G service late last year, has now launched a new payment product, called the Standard Plan, which offers subscribers an uncapped 30Mbps service...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
VMware showcases NFV success stories with operators from around the world
VMware has illustrated how communications service providers across the world are adopting its Telco Cloud platform to accelerate time to revenue, automate service lifecycle, and simplify operations management...
 
SKT forms global alliance with 9 telcos on 5G mobile edge computing
SK Telecom has formed an international alliance with nine telecommunication firms to develop 5G mobile edge computing (MEC) technologies and services...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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