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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 1, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cisco delivers new platform solutions to drive workload agility across public and private clouds
 
 
Today’s business environment is changing faster than ever. Applications have become more distributed, workforces are more mobile, and the demands on our systems are greater than ever. In order to face these challenges, IT teams need greater insights and automation to deliver true technology agility. Cisco is unveiling agile IT platforms to help technology groups respond to these market transitions...
 
Telecom Egypt signs agreement with St Helena Government to provide it with its first subsea solution
 
 
Telecom Egypt and St Helena Government (SHG) have signed an agreement to connect the Island to Telecom Egypt’s subsea system over the Equiano submarine cable system. Telecom Egypt will be the first to provide St Helena with a fibre optic connection to the rest of the world, which is a crucial step towards the Island’s economic growth. The cable, along with the associated high-speed internet, is planned to be delivered to the Island by early 2022...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  SIMAH Rating Agency has assigned stc with the highest credit (AAA)
Member Logo stc announces that it has been assigned with the highest grade credit rating by SIMAH Rating Agency-Tassnief- (Licensed by the Capital Market Authority) as “AAA” for long term and “T1” for short...
 
•  First-quarter 2020-21 revenues - Eutelsat
Member Logo Highlights of the First Quarter include the renewal of the Sky Italia contract at HOTBIRD, confirming the ongoing relevance of satellite in Western Europe, and significant steps in the Fixed Broadband strategy with the...
 
•  Tech Mahindra inks INR 400 crore ‘Project Parivartan’ contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Member Logo Tech Mahindra will be responsible for the transformation and modernisation of the ERP system as an implementation and support partner enabling HAL to streamline and standardize its business processes across the...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  stc to deploy phase 2 of the 5G network in 71 cities in Saudi Arabia
 
•  Mobily expects COVID-19 measures to impact telecom sector by 2020-end
 
•  Al-Nasser calls on companies to adopt plans to promote innovation through artificial intelligence
 
•  Etisalat UAE recognised as the fastest mobile network operator globally by Ookla Speedtest
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA UAE launches a brainstorming workshop
The workshop is in line with “Designing the Next 50” project, which aims to involve community members in shaping the UAE future, and to develop the pillars and components of the UAE Centennial 2071 Plan...
 
Ukraine extends DTT licences
The Ukrainian regulator National Council has extended the DTT multiplex licences held by Zeonbud for an additional 10 years...
 
South Asia
 
Nepal Telecom operates 3G tower in Mardi High camp
Nepal Telecom has recently on-aired a new Mobile Base station located at Mardi Base camp’s popular trek route...
 
Dialog Axiata deploys LANKAQR
Dialog aims to enable over 50,000 of its partner merchants with access to the LANKAQR platform for digital financial transactions by the end of the year...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Sky Broadband launches FTTP service
Sky Broadband has launched a new Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) service for its Sky Broadband Superfast and Ultrafast customers...
 
SES and CANAL+ strengthen partnership with long-term extensions across Africa, Western and Central Europe
SES and CANAL+ have signed new long-term strategic agreements for satellite capacity across three geographies, strengthening the companies’ longstanding partnership...
 
Satcom support for Mexico’s Shared Network
The Axess contribution includes the assignment of 80 satellite sites during the first phase and 1,000 new sites for phase 2...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telefónica to build Brazilian network by 2021 amid Q3 results
Telefónica has published its third-quarter 2020 results including details of a new wholesale network to be built in Brazil...
 
DITO on course for March launch
Philippines operator DITO Telecommunity said it is on target to launch commercial services in March next year, saying it is on track to pass a government technical audit...
 
 
Middle East
 
Smart tech to drive UAE healthcare market to $21bn
The UAE government continues to increase its healthcare spend – especially in supporting healthcare technology innovations that can help to manage lifestyle diseases and coronavirus...
 
Zain KSA increases its 5G network coverage to 50 cities enabled by more than 4,600 towers
With this new addition, the number of cities in the Kingdom covered by the company's 5G network has increased to 50 cities enabled by more than 4,600 towers...
 
Telecom Egypt signs agreement with St Helena Government to provide it with its first subsea solution
Telecom Egypt and St Helena Government (SHG) have signed an agreement to connect the Island to Telecom Egypt’s subsea system over the Equiano submarine cable system. Telecom Egypt will be the first to provide St Helena...
 
Arabic Language Centre, Alef Education sign MoU to support Arabic language education
The MoU establishes a framework focused on utilizing modern technologies, data analysis, and a range of programmes geared toward supporting Arabic language adoption and education, both regionally and internationally..
 
North Africa
 
Telecom Egypt to migrate international gateway
With the entry of Telecom Egypt into the world of Internet of Things (IoT), Ericsson will offer narrowband IoT-enabled software licenses...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Canal+ Poland launches Android TV-based online TV offering with a new box
Canal+ Polska has launched a new Android TV-based hybrid online-digital-terrestrial 4K HDR set-top that is squarely aimed at consumers looking to consume TV online...
 
Technicolor expands Android TV footprint in Canada
technicolor Connected Home has partnered with Canadian ISP EBOX to deploy the Sapphire Android TV set-top box to its over-the-top subscribers in Quebec...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Launch imminent for 4G LTE air-to-ground inflight broadband
Following successful rollout across Europe, Thales in the UK, Nokia and SkyFive are launching a new 4G LTE Air to Ground (A2G) solution to a global market...
 
T-Mobile first Dutch telecom to offer nationwide 5G coverage
The Dutch telecom companies are using the 700 MHz band auctioned off in July for their 5G networks. On that band, data traffic is only slightly faster than with 4G...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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