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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 1, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eutelsat renews long term video capacity agreement with Digiturk
 
 
Eutelsat Communications and Digiturk have concluded a multi-year multi-transponder agreement on the Eutelsat 7A satellite, extending a collaboration that began in 2000 with the launch of the Turkish pay-TV platform...
 
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) releases new data
According to the latest data released by ITU, about 830 million young people are online, representing 80 per cent of the youth population in 104 countries...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Partnership forged between “InspireU” and “Careem” to support entrepreneurs
Member Logo InspireU, STC incubator, announced a partnership agreement with Careem, the biggest car booking provider in KSA with which Careem will provide free rides for entrepreneurs dealing with “inspire”...
 
•  Nokia to expand development and deployment of 5G FIRST as industry interest grows
Member Logo Meeting growing customer interest in 5G, Nokia is broadening its focus into multiple areas of early 5G mobility use cases, including enhanced mobile broadband and ultra-reliable, ultra-low latency communications...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Broadband speeds on the rise in Romania
According to Romania’s telecom regulator ANCOM, the average fixed broadband Internet download speed in Romania increased by almost 45% in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2016,,,
 
• TRA clarifies stance on mobile package pricing
Bahrain’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has clarified that that any changes in retail services in the mobile market are purely a commercial decision made by mobile providers and the TRA has not issued...
 
• Ofcom plans more spectrum for future 5G services
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has confirmed its intention to make more spectrum available for mobile data services, including potential 5G services in future…
 
North Africa
 
• Moroccan mobile subscribers exceed 42 million
As per the latest statistics available, mobile subscribers in Morocco stood at 42.05 million by the end of June 2017, rising 0.64% compared to the first quarter of 2017...
 
• Japanese smartphone maker debuts in Nigeria
Freetel, Japan’s smartphone mobile brand, recently announced its partnership with TD Mobile, a mobile devices distributor in Sub-Saharan Africa establishing its presence in the Nigerian mobile market space...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Fintech startup launches peer-to-peer mobile payment service
Fintech startup Klarna is launching Wavy, a free peer-to-peer payment app and service...
 
• OmiseGo launches e-wallet payments system
To capitalize on the growth of mobile wallets globally, OmiseGoPte has decided to decentralize its exchange and payment infrastructure to enable cross-platform payments with a new e-wallet software development kit…
 
• Rostelecom upgrades IPTV services in Sakha
Russian national operator Rostelecom has expanded the coverage of its IPTV services in the Republic of Sakha to the town of Olyokminsk…
 
• Exaring teams up with Juniper Networks for IP-based TV services
Exaring has teamed up with Juniper Networks’ solutions to create an automated infrastructure for its IP-based TV services…
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Eutelsat renews long term video capacity agreement with Digiturk
Eutelsat Communications and Digiturk have concluded a multi-year multi-transponder agreement on the Eutelsat 7A satellite, extending a collaboration that began in 2000 with the launch of the Turkish pay-TV platform...
 
• High speed broadband for Berkshire in final phase
A multi-million pound programme, set to deliver high speed broadband to almost every home in West Berkshire, has entered its final phase…
 
• MPT offers FTTH internet service
Myanmar operator MPT has launched its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) internet service in selected parts of downtown Yangon…
 
 
Middle East
 
• Ooredoo new Global M2M Plan Keeps Business on Track
Latest affordable addition to Ooredoo Business Portfolio keeps enterprises connected with their assets worldwide...
 
• Zain Saudi Arabia maintains strong results in 2Q 2017
Zain Saudi Arabia reported its second consecutive quarterly net profit and its first ever, half year net profit for the period ending June 30, 2017…
 
• STME advises UAE businesses to protect IT systems
Following the global WannaCry attack in May, STMEadvised UAE businesses to protect IT systems and informed them the potential vulnerability of IT systems…
 
• Mashreq introduces NFC based payments
Dubai-based bank Mashreq incorporated NFC payments into its consumer app, creating what the company described as the most advanced banking wallet in the UAE…
 
South Asia
 
• Smart Telecom seeks time to roll out 4G services in Nepal
Smart Telecom has sought two months to launch 4G telecom service as it is in the process of importing 4G-related equipment and plans to launch the service aggressively in the country within September...
 
• Bangladesh banking on digital technology for the future
The Digital Bangladesh vision bets on digital technology to bridge developmental gaps through improved productivity and financial access for SMEs, agricultural businesses and rural enterprises.
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Ncell expands LTE service in Nepal
Ncell announced the expansion of its fourth generation LTE service to 10 more cities and is officially launching the service in those cities from today (August 1)...
 
• Telstra grows 4G coverage
According to Telstra, its 4G now covers 1.4 million square kilometers around Australia...
 
• Viettel presents 4G phone services in Timor Leste
Telemor, Viettel’s subsidiary in Timor Leste, has become the first mobile service provider to operate a 4G network in the country…
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Digicel chairman believes revenue sharing will ensure level playing field
Digicel chairman Denis O’Brien has publicly stated the need to create a level playing field for players in the digital world across the Caribbean and Latin America...
 
• Samsung presents data monetization platform for IoT
Samsung Electronics launched Samsung Artik Cloud Monetization for the Internet of Things (IoT), a new service to monetise the data shared by IoT devices and enable an IoT data economy…
 
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU) releases new data
According to the latest data released by ITU, about 830 million young people are online, representing 80 per cent of the youth population in 104 countries...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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