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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 17, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
VIVA announces availability at 23 new Cooperative Societies in Kuwait
 
 
VIVA has announced its availability at 23 new Cooperative Societies “Coop” in different areas in Kuwait, with limited time special offers on iPhone X, smart devices, tablets and routers...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Nokia cloud-native packet core solution selected by Telia Company to deliver enhanced mobile broadband and manage mobile network data demand
Member Logo Telia Company has chosen Nokia's cloud packet core solution to profitably deliver enhanced mobile broadband, and to provide the massively scalable platform required as part of Telia's Next Generation Core...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  NUMBASE Group becomes Member of SAMENA Telecommunications Council
 
•  Eutelsat announces rise of FTA HD channels in key 7/8° West video neighbourhood at CABSAT 2018
 
•  du and Abu Dhabi Media announce launch of new TV channel
 
•  Dubai aims to be the blockchain capital of the world
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Arcep temporarily opens up radio waves to test 5G benefits
French telecoms regulator Arcep said it is opening up some radio frequencies to get a better understanding of the benefits and usage of the next generation of mobile internet, known as 5G...
 
TRA Oman announces regulations for consumers to participate in auction
Consumers looking to get hold of fancy mobile phone numbers will now get a chance to participate in auctions conducted by the telecom operators under the strict guidance of Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)...
 
Middle East
 
Vodafone deploys dynamic spectrum sharing in Turkey
Vodafone has demonstrated dynamic spectrum sharing between 2G and LTE in the 900MHz band on its commercial network in Turkey...
 
Noor Bank and UB QFPay release mobile wallet acceptance solution in UAE
Noor Bank has collaborated with UB QFPay, the joint venture between Dubai-based United Brands (UBPAY) and China-based QFPay, to bring a new mobile payment solution to the UAE...
 
AI learning platform launched in Dubai
Black Cube Solutions has unveiled the world’s first complete platform for skill development for students and professionals powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning...
 
South Asia
 
Sri Lanka Telecom to launch Tier 3 Data Center
Sri Lanka Telecom will launch its newly built, state-of-the-art, Tier 3 Data Centre, to enhance the provision of a secure and reliable data hosting facility and Cloud computing services in Sri Lanka...
 
Walton to open computer assembly plant to support digital Bangladesh goal
Walton will inaugurate a computer assembly plant in Bangladesh, aimed at helping the government translate their vision of digital Bangladesh into reality,..
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Ericsson 5G Radio Dot gives boost to indoor coverage
Ericsson is meeting the challenge of indoor coverage by introducing the 5G Radio Dot, a small cell radio designed to satisfy the advanced indoor mobile broadband performance requirements demanded by 5G...
 
LPWA IoT gains traction
2017 was a successful year for IoT, especially for LPWA (Low Power, Wide Area)technologies including NB-IoT and LTE-M...
 
 
North Africa
 
Smartphone usage rises in Egypt
The number of smartphones in Egypt have risen to 23.6 million at the end of 2017, up from 21 million at the end of 2016...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
BritBox, all3media International team to expand content streaming service in US
BritBox, the subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service from BBC Worldwide and ITV, has inked a new third-party deal with content creator all3media International to boost the streaming of British TV conent in the US...
 
TTK offers IPTV mobile app nationwide
The TTK TV mobile application is now available to customers across Russia...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Australian operator reaches 1.5Gbps in Gigabit LTE trial
Austria’s A1 has used carrier aggregation and other Gigabit LTE techniques to hit speeds of 1.5GBps over its 4G network...
 
DIGI to launch 4G network in June
Hungarian triple-play fixed broadband operator DIGIaims to launch its 4G mobile network service with national roaming on 15 June 2018...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
AT&T trials 10Gbps XGS-PON virtualised network
AT&T has confirmed that it has successfully trialled a 10Gbps XGS-PON virtualised network using Open Source Access Manager Hardware Abstraction (OSAM-HA) software...
 
Quika to off free internet via satellite
Quika has launched a satellite, with the goal to provide free internet service to areas which have connectivity issues…
 
Telekom Slovenije to launch hybrid solution
Telekom Slovenije announced is planning to launch a solution that makes it possible for users to simultaneously use the copper (xDSL) and the LTE/4G mobile network...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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