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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 8, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Digital payment providers to be integral towards a cashless economy
UAE is attracting young entrepreneurs with its high Internet usage, smartphone and social media penetration and it is important that innovation revolves around this demographic and leverages the convergence of both smartphone and social media penetration...
 
Mobitel to operate as independent entity
Mobitel, Sri Lanka’s national mobile service provider, will operate as an independent entity, with the aim of making Mobitel a strong operator by broad-basing the ownership...
 
Ooredoo Qatar deploys 5G ready base station
Ooredoo Qatar hope sto have 5G speeds available by the end of the year and are looking to collaborate with partners to ensure that a full range of 5G-ready devices and smartphones will be available for Ooredoo customers in Qatar...
 
1Gbps LTE speeds offered by Monaco Telecom
Monaco Telecom (MT) is in the process of launching an upgrade of its LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) mobile network with connection speeds of up to 1Gbps...
 
Real time mobile payment service to be launched in UK
Starling, one of the first app-based banks in the UK, is to launch a service that will allow hundreds of companies to gain instant access to Britain’s payments systems...
 
Ecobank digital mobile banking platform gains popularity in Ghana
More than 80,000 customers of Ecobank Ghana have signed on to the digital mobile banking platform within four months of its launch...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  STC Net Income for the 1st Quarter increased 5.4% to reach SR 2.5 billion
Member Logo Saudi Telecom Company (STC) today announced the company’s interim financial results for the period ending at 31 March 2017....
 
•  Arabian Business: Etisalat Group the most admired telecom operator in the GCC featured in the list
Member Logo The ‘Most Admired Companies in the GCC’ were recognised based on the strong commitment showcased by such businesses in making bold decisions required to respond to the new economic landscape at the same time...
 
•  Mobily Awards 3000 SR Free Additional balance When Reactivating A Prepaid SIM
Member Logo Mobily clarified that subscriber can get 1000 SR monthly for three months when recharging his Voice SIM with 10 SR or more monthly. Additional free balance can be used for on-net voice calls, SMS, and data locally and...
 
•  Ooredoo Rewards Snapchatters with More Value than Ever Before
Member Logo Calling all digital savvy citizens and residents of Oman, Ooredoo recently revamped its Shababiah SIM Pack offer to provide new and seasoned snappers with an additional 1GB of Snapchat data, 1GB of data, and 500 Bz credit,...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• BTRC to audit mobile operators in Bangladesh
BTRC is set to start technical and financial audits into Airtel, from the start of its operations in Bangladesh till merger with Robi as well as a fresh audit into Banglalink...
 
• CRA to refocus on SIM card use
Communications Regulatory Authority, which monitors the activities of all cellular related matters in Iran, has launched an updated website to check ownership of cellular SIM cards as part of a transparency drive...
 
South Asia
 
• DYS aims to transform Khyber Pakhtunkhwa into a ICT hub
DYS brought together the next generation of digital innovators to announce the KP Digital Strategy in order to help map out Pakistan’s digital future and to transform Khyber Pakhtunkhwa into an emerging ICT hub...
 
• Grameenphone announce new CEO
Bangladesh's largest mobile operator, Grameenphone has announced the appointment of Michael Foley as the new chief executive officer (CEO)...
 
• Mobitel to operate as independent entity
Mobitel, Sri Lanka’s national mobile service provider, will operate as an independent entity, with the aim of making Mobitel a strong operator by broad-basing the ownership...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Dubai seeks help from PITB to digitalize police system
Complying to the request of Chief of Dubai police, the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) has agreed to assist the Dubai police in digitalising their different systems and police stations...
 
• Arsat to boost IP capabilities of Argentinean cablecos
In the last year, 216 local cablecos have signed a commercial agreement with the Arsat to connect to Argentina’s public fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• WiFi service launched by Comcast
As connected devices grow, Comcast has launched a new WiFi service, which allows users to control and monitor their Wi-Fi usage..
 
• NEC participats in KDDI's next generation platform trials
NEC participated in trials with Red Hat, K.K. to confirm the feasibility of KDDI's next generation integrated platform, which includes infrastructure and IaaS, and can operate with multiple types of systems.
 
• IoT sensors could connect via ambient radio waves
Disney Research has determined that one IoT solution may be to get rid of the radios all together and communicate via the ambient radio waves from TV, radio and cell phones...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Saudi Telecom pens agreement for fiber optic broadband
Saudi Telecom Co (STC) said has signed an agreement with the government of Saudi Arabia to provide high-speed fibre optic broadband services which will enable STC to connect 60 percent of the housing units in the Kingdom...
 
• Digital payment providers to be integral towards a cashless economy
UAE is attracting young entrepreneurs with its high Internet usage, smartphone and social media penetration and it is important that innovation revolves around this demographic and leverages the convergence of both...
 
• Mobily Transfers Its Expertise In Network And Human Resources To University Of Jeddah Students
The University of Jeddah hosted Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) to present its expertise in the fields of network and human resources and transfer its pioneer experience to the students...
 
• Ooredoo Qatar deploys 5G ready base station
Ooredoo Qatar hope sto have 5G speeds available by the end of the year and are looking to collaborate with partners to ensure that a full range of 5G-ready devices and smartphones will be available for Ooredoo customers in...
 
North Africa
 
• Mobile internet sees growth in Morocco
There has been a surge in mobile internet users within Morocco, representing an annual growth of 27.5 percent within the last year...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Facebook to make debut in premium TV shows
Facebook is making a debut in premium television and developing around 24 shows that will be premiered in mid-June...
 
• Real time mobile payment service to be launched in UK
Starling, one of the first app-based banks in the UK, is to launch a service that will allow hundreds of companies to gain instant access to Britain’s payments systems...
 
• Ecobank digital mobile banking platform gains popularity in Ghana
More than 80,000 customers of Ecobank Ghana have signed on to the digital mobile banking platform within four months of its launch...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• LTE sees expansion in Estonia
Elisa has completed the expansion of its LTE network in the Harju county after adding 100 new LTE base stations in Estona...
 
• 1Gbps LTE speeds offered by Monaco Telecom
Monaco Telecom (MT) is in the process of launching an upgrade of its LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) mobile network with connection speeds of up to 1Gbps...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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