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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 5, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
SAMENA Council's "Convergence to Kuwait" Engages Telecom Operators, Regulators, and Technology Providers to Promptly Address Digital Transformational Requirements in the Region
 
 
With the patronage of the State of Kuwait’s Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA), and with participation from leading regional telecom Industry Stakeholders, including STC, VIVA Kuwait, ZAIN Group, CISCO, HUAWEI, TRA Bahrain and Etisalat, SAMENA Council's CONVERGENCE TO KUWAIT conference...
 
TRA UAE chief touts Arab telecoms union formation
The UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has participated in the 21st session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Communication and Information Technology in Cairo, headed by Egypt...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  STC to launch 1000 Volunteer Campaign
Member Logo STC to launch 1000 Volunteer Campaign and is confident that this noble humanitarian idea, which springs from the teachings of religion and supreme human mission, will succeed...
 
•  Batelco Chairman and Batelco Bahrain CEO supervising rollout of fiber services for Bahrain
Member Logo Batelco Chairman Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa and Batelco Bahrain CEO Mohamed Bubashait have visited a number of Batelco divisions and locations where fiber is currently being installed...
 
•  Cisco expands learning portfolio with new business architecture training and certifications
Member Logo Cisco announced it is expanding its learning portfolio with new business architecture training and certifications designed to accelerate the pace of business transformation, innovation and growth...
 
•  Accenture pledges thousands of hours to bring coding to students with ‘Hour of Code’ activities
Member Logo Accenture employees across 56 countries have pledged to complete more than 10,000 Hours of Code and lead coding tutorial sessions around the world during Computer Science Education Week...
 
•  Nokia transforms experience for MTN Group's 52 million Nigerian customers
Member Logo Nokia has been selected to help MTN Nigeria drive its transformation from network- to customer-centric operations and improve the experience for its 52 million customers...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Hong Kong plans to be early adopter of 5G
According to Hong Kong's Office of the Communications Authority, it is planning to work to ensure the market is one of the world's earliest adopters of 5G technology…
 
German regulator issues ordinance against ping calls
Germany's Federal Network Agency and telecoms regulator, issued an ordinance requiring mobile network operators and providers to switch on free price announcements in mobile networks for phone calls with certain...
 
TRA UAE chief touts Arab telecoms union formation
The UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has participated in the 21st session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Communication and Information Technology in Cairo, headed by Egypt...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
U!com launches commercial VoLTE solution
Armenian telecom operator Ucom, which offers mobile services via its mobile arm U!com has launched commercial voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) technology on its 4G network...
 
Airtel Madagascar officially launches LTE services
The CEO of Airtel Madagascar announced that the company officially launched its LTE network at a ceremony in Tulear, attended by the country’s minister of Telecommunications and Digital Development...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Natgeo launches new VOD platform
Fox Networks Group Europe & Africa is launching a new VOD platform in Greece, Denmark and South Africa in cooperation with local partners…
 
DirecTV Now passes 1 million customer mark
AT&T's streaming TV service took a little more than a year to cross that threshold...
 
Google rolls out offline YouTube app
Google’s new YouTube Go app is aimed at users in developing countries that do not have access to high speed Internet and large amounts of data...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Siemens joins HCL Tech for IoT cloud platform MindSphere
Siemens has signed up IT services provider HCL Technologies to develop and expand its Internet-of-Things platform MindSphere…
 
Safaricom enhances MPESA for visually impaired customers
In line with the theme for this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities to create a more sustainable and resilient society for all, Safaricom has announced the launch of M-PESA services for visually...
 
 
Middle East
 
UAE’s growing fintech sector sees increased interest among local and international businesses
With Dubai targeting to become the Middle East’s smartest city by 2021, a growing number of local and international fintech companies are looking to make the emirate their regional base...
 
Majid Al Futtaim to enhance customer experience
Majid Al Futtaim plans to enhance its advanced analytics capabilities to gather deeper consumer insights, and in turn, revolutionise the personalised experiences it offers to customers...
 
Iran offers Azerbaijan cooperation in internet traffic transit to Russia
Iran is interested to cooperate with Azerbaijan in different spheres of economy, including information communication technologies (ICT) section,..
 
South Asia
 
Internet to experience faster speeds at Bangladesh
Tejas Networks has completed the execution of a high capacity national optical backbone network in Bangladesh that will significantly boost Internet speeds in Bangladesh...
 
Telecom imports into Pakistan increase by over 19 percent
According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.telecom imports into the Country increased by 19.03 percent during the first quarter of current fiscal year as compared to the same period of last year...
 
Nepal Telecom seeks information on fake lottery calls
Nepal Telecom has requested its users to call 188 when they get an illicit International call and provide the number where the call came from.
 
North Africa
 
E-SICO, Qualcomm to transfer high tech to local mobile factory
To transfer the latest communications technology to the new Egyptian factory, Egyptian Silicon Industries signed an agreement with Qualcomm…
 
Alternative Telecom
 
ACT Fibernet improves broadband speed
To offer fast internet speed at no additional cost, ACT Fibernet has combined the upload and download FUP which increased the FUP usage limit by almost 300%...
 
Tele2 deploys Infobip's omnichannel messaging solution
Tele2 will deploy a high-volume, two-way enterprise omnichannel messaging service aimed at business customers...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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