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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 4, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Digital Leadership Summit launched in Riyadh
 
 
The Digital Leadership Summit started at Kempenski Hotel in Riyadh, in preparation of the official launch of STC Academy...
 
DE-CIX services now available in two myLoc data centers
 
 
DE-CIX is expanding its presence at its Dusseldorf location and DE-CIX services, such as GlobePEER, GlobePEER Remote, and DirectCLOUD will now also be available in the two myLoc managed IT AG's data centers...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Batelco Group Chief Digital Officer presents keynote address
Member Logo Batelco Group Chief Digital Officer Karan Ponnudurai presented the Keynote Address at the TMForum Digital Transformation Middle East Conference which took place in Dubai recently...
 
•  Huawei’s X22 Set Top Box wins award
Member Logo Huawei’s X22 set top box has won an iF Design award for top design, which focused on “minimalism, streamline design and Golden Ratio Segmentation" after facing competition from over 6,400 candidates across 54...
 
•  Nokia, Deutsche Telekom and Hamburg Port Authority collaborate in 5G research in industrial environment
Member Logo Testing of 5G is to commence in an industrial environment in the Port of Hamburg, with the Hamburg Port Authority, Deutsche Telekom and Nokia commissioning an 8000-hectare area, with which to carry out key tests of various...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• TRA Oman to conduct online auction for VIP numbers
The first online auction for VIP (diamond and gold) numbers will be held on Monday and the money raised will go to charity, the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) has said...
 
• BTRC to earn US$ 100 million in tech neutrality fees
BTRC expects to earn over US$ 100 million by offering tech neutrality to the operators, except for Teletalk and Citycell, said Shahjahan Mahmood, chairman of BTRC...
 
Middle East
 
• Turkcell's Lifecell Ventures launches money transfer via OTT app
Turkcell Group’s company Lifecell Ventures has introduced a new era in money transfers via its innovative IP based communication application BiP...
 
• KhalifaSat set for launch this year
KhalifaSat, the first satellite to be completely built by Emirati engineers, is set to be launched later this year following a series of rigorous tests...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Telrad Networks, MBSI WAV to deliver fixed broadband LTE solutions throughout Canada
Telrad Networks has announced the signing of a partnership agreement with MBSI WAV, which will make carrier-class, fixed LTE solutions more widely available to operators and ISPs across Canada...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Globe Telecom enhances video streaming for customers
Globe Telecom deployed over the last two years more than 1 million new broadband lines, enabling more customers to enjoy video-streaming content...
 
• Awesomeness launches first DreamWorksTV OTT offering
DreamWorksTV, the kids and family brand controlled by Awesomeness, is launching an OTT service on Amazon Channels...
 
• Line to launch cryptocurrency exchange
Japan’s popular messaging app ‘Line’ is set to launch a cryptocurrency exchange...
 
 
South Asia
 
• Mobitel to launch 4.5G services
Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel has become the first Telecommunication provider to roll out the 4.5G network to the industry, which will enhance the user experience for its customers...
 
North Africa
 
• Egypt to host first FinTech conference to revolutionize economy
Aiming to endorse the use of financial technology applications in Egypt for efficient and cheaper financial services, Egypt is hosting a Financial Technology conference to revitalize the country’s digital economy...
 
• Avanti’s Hylas 4 to connect rural schools in Africa
Avanti Communications has agreed to form a partnership with Global Partnership for Education(GPE) to deliver satellite broadband via its new high throughput Ka-band satellite, Hylas 4, to 1,000 rural schools across Africa...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Sidmach, Microsoft plan broadband over TV white space
Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited is targeting part of the wireless spectrum that has been abandoned or left unused by television (TV) broadcasters as they increasingly move to digital transmission...
 
• San Francisco seeks universal fiber broadband with net neutrality and privacy
San Francisco is trying to find network providers to build a city-wide, gigabit fiber Internet service with mandated net neutrality and consumer privacy protections...
 
• WhatsApp hits 1.5 billion active users
Facebook-owned instant messaging service WhatsApp has hit 1.5 billion monthly active users..
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Sprint's nationwide 5G network will launch in the first half of 2019
Wireless carriers in the United States are currently in a race to offer truly 5G networks and Sprint just announced that it plans on being the first one to roll out nationwide 5G coverage during the first half of 2019...
 
• Microsoft launches the Cortana Intelligence Institute to advance AI
Microsoft is forming a new cross-continent research initiative to advance artificial intelligence technology...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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