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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 4, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
Special emergency session of the Broadband Commission pushes for action to extend internet access and boost capacity to fight COVID-19
 
 
An emergency virtual meeting of the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development has adopted an Agenda for Action outlining immediate measures that governments, industry, the international community and civil society can take to shore-up digital networks, strengthen capacity at critical connectivity points like hospitals and transport hubs, and boost digital access and inclusivity, with the aim of strengthening collective response to the COVID-19 crisis now sweeping the world....
 
Serious concerns arise on child safety online and the consumption of child abuse material as people work from home
 
 
Work computers are used to download, consume and share child sexual abuse material, and we know that this criminal behaviour increases when employees remove computers from the office. As the Corona virus has restricted our daily life and many employees now work from home, we risk seeing an increase in this behaviour...
 
Saudi Arabia participates in virtual meeting of UN Broadband Commission for sustainable development
Governor of the Communications and Information Technology Commission Dr. Mohammed bin Saud Al-Tamimi participated in the virtual meeting of the United Nations Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  eWallet launches international remittance services in UAE to 200 countries
Member Logo Digital Financial Services, a joint venture between Etisalat and Noor Bank, announced the launch of eWallet's international remittance services to 200 countries and territories worldwide in partnership with MoneyGram...
 
•  Mobily exempts MoH quarantined customers from April postpaid package bill payment
Member Logo Etihad Etisalat "Mobily", in agreement with the other two telcos, stc and Zain, has announced it was exempting its clients under the Ministry of Health (MoH) quarantine from paying their April postpaid package bill...
 
•  Microsoft partners with the industry to unlock new 5G scenarios with Azure Edge Zones
Member Logo Microsoft is announcing transformative advances to combine the power of Azure, 5G, carriers, and technology partners around the world to enable new scenarios for developers, customers, and partners, with the preview of Azure...
 
•  Huawei launches new solutions and services to empower developers in a digital economy
Member Logo Huawei recently announced the launch of new ICT technologies and enterprise-based solutions and services at its Huawei Developer Conference 2020 (Cloud) – known as HDC.Cloud 2020 – an annual flagship event held...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  NTT East selects Cisco SD-WAN to expand its managed SD-WAN services for enterprises
 
•  Final Acts of the WRC-19 now available online for download
 
•  TRA Bahrain continues efforts in protection of telecoms service consumers
 
•  VitalTech and AT&T Business offer free telehealth services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Slovakia inviting bidders for sub-1GHz 5G frequencies
Slovakia’s regulatory office has opened applications for its upcoming auction of 5G-ready spectrum, including frequencies in the 700MHz, 900MHz and 1800MHz bands...
 
Serious concerns arise on child safety online and the consumption of child abuse material as people work from home
Work computers are used to download, consume and share child sexual abuse material, and we know that this criminal behaviour increases when employees remove computers from the office. As the Corona virus has restricted our...
 
Saudi Arabia participates in virtual meeting of UN Broadband Commission for sustainable development
Governor of the Communications and Information Technology Commission Dr. Mohammed bin Saud Al-Tamimi participated in the virtual meeting of the United Nations Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development...
 
Middle East
 
UAE telecom subscribers hit 23.67 million in 2019
The number of mobile phone subscribers increased to around 18.278 million in December from 18.178 million in November...
 
Saudi Arabia’s Mawid smartphone app offers coronavirus self-assessment
Consultation services have been provided for half-a-million people by the Health Ministry and around 250,000 self-assessment tests have been made through its Mawid app...
 
North Africa
 
Egypt launches service for online payment of electricity bills
Egypt has launched a new service allowing citizens to inquire about and pay electricity bills online via the Fawry e-payment system...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Enable set to deliver fiber broadband to digitally excluded school children
The free wholesale fiber broadband service would be made available to families that the Ministry of Education identifies as needing broadband...
 
PSN, Indosat, PNS to launch Nusantara Dua satellite this month
The Nusantara Dua satellite would replace the Palapa-D satellite to serve broadband internet access and high-quality broadcasting services...
 
 
South Asia
 
Ncell slashes internet price by 25%
Ncell Private Limited has slashed internet price by 25 percent from April 2 in a bid to give relief to its customers amid the nationwide lockdown imposed by the Government of Nepal...
 
Jazz, NIC launch National Health Hackathon to develop services against coronavirus
Pakistani operator Jazz and the National Incubation Center (NIC) and Jazzxlr8 have launched the National Health Hackathon to find solutions for current and future healthcare emergencies, through an online hackathon...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
AMC’s Acorn TV to launch in UK
Streaming service Acorn TV from AMC Networks is to launch in the UK market on April 29, when viewers can take advantage of a 30-day trial...
 
Starzplay launches on Roku devices in the UK and Mexico
Starzplay, the international streaming offering from Lionsgate-owned US pay TV outfit Starz, has launched on Roku streaming players and Roku TVs in the UK and Mexico...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
SmarTone partners with HKBN for 5G backhaul
HKBN will provide a 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) high speed backbone network and a 10GE backhaul network to connect thousands of SmarTone’s cell sites across Hong Kong as it rolls out 5G technology...
 
Google's internet balloons now in Kenyan airspace
Google Loon, in partnership with Telkom Kenya, will help Kenyans access high speed 4G internet services that will keep Kenyans connected to emergency services wherever they are...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
StarHub buddies MATRIXX Software to power giga! app
StarHub has selected MATRIXX Software to supply it with its MATRIXX Digital Commerce Platform to support the launch of a fully digital mobile service brand...
 
IoT platform switches from Stellar to Polkadot
Internet-of-Things (IoT) platform Nodle has recently announced that it will be switching from the Stellar blockchain to Parity Technologies’ Substrate network...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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