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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 20, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy & Technology Innovation, Spectrum Harmonization, Economies-of-Scale, Digital Integrity & Human Respect Central to Building the Middle East's Digital Economy
 
 
At a time when regional efforts are required for the harmonization of spectrum for 5G development, on setting rules for ensuring data privacy, developing cross-border agreements on the flow and management of data, and to align national digital transformation priorities; and as the Industry explores revenue and growth potential in new verticals, it has become essential that Telecom Operators be enabled by Regulators to overcome constraints, especially with respect to cross-border data flows, favorable taxation policies, reduction in capital and operational expenditure, spectrum license durations and costs, among other impediments. Likewise, it is now critical for Operators to seek partnerships with Regulators to help fulfill national ICT...
 
Satellite industry to enter operational phase of Crisis Connectivity Charter for support of global disaster relief
 
 
Members of the satellite community, including Eutelsat, signed contribution agreements with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), on behalf of the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC), stepping up their commitment to support global disaster relief...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat forms exclusive partnership with GSMA for Mobile 360 Series – MENA conference
Member Logo Etisalat announced its exclusive partnership with GSMA for Mobile 360 series-MENA conference in 2018 and 2019, a regional platform that attracts telecom leaders from across the global and regional mobile industry to address...
 
•  VIVA reaps three accolades at ME Call Centre Awards 2018 by Insights
Member Logo VIVA has been recognized as “Best Industry Call Centre”, “Regional Problem Solver” and “Best Medium Help Desk”. at the annual “Middle East Call Centre Awards 2018...
 
•  Mobily launches new Hajj and Umrah internet and voice packages
Member Logo Etihad Etisalat “Mobily” launched its new Hajj and Umrah packages to coincide with the start of the holy month of Ramadan...
 
•  PCCW Media launches "Now E", a brand new one-stop entertainment OTT platform
Member Logo PCCW Media has ntroduced Now E, a one-stop entertainment OTT platform with international and Asian dramas and movies, and world-class sports events, for viewers especially the Millennials to enjoy their favourite content...
 
•  Huawei says Shukran to its customers this Ramadan
Member Logo During this special time of reflection, devotion and generosity, Huawei re-emphasizes its commitment to serving its customers with dedication and pride, to enrich their daily digital life...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  STC launches the first live 5G network in MENA
 
•  Etisalat launches first commercial 5G network in the MENA region
 
•  du achieves PCI-DSS compliance across all its payment channels and data centre hosting services
 
•  Batelco Empowers Digitisation in the Education Sector
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Kuwait gears up for IPv6 adoption
RIPE NCC & Kuwait Telecommunications Regulatory Authority organized a training program to build IPv6 Capacity in Kuwait...
 
ACMA opens consultation on 5G spectrum auction
The ACMA is seeking feedback on its upcoming 5G spectrum auction in Australia...
 
South Asia
 
Ncell contributes US$ 692 million to Nepal’s GDP in 2017
According to the annual report published by Axiata, Ncell has contributed $692 million to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Nepal in 2017...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
NTV-Plus enhances multiscreen service
The Russian DTH platform NTV-Plus has teamed up with Amediateka Home of HBO to launch a new product aimed at subscribers to the multiscreen service Online TV...
 
M1 launches mobile money remittance platform with MyInfo
Singapore operator M1 has introduced a digital mobile remittance service dubbed ‘M1 Remit’ which is now integrated with MyInfo to enable account registration experience...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
​KT launches NB-IoT-based child monitoring service
South Korean telco KT has launched a child monitoring service that uses its national NB-IoT network...
 
AT&T and Amazon launch LTE-M Button for simple IoT tasks
AT&T has partnered with Amazon Web Services to introduce the LTE-M Button, a physical button that can commit actions as programmed through AWS Lambda 1-Click functions with the instructions communicated through low-power...
 
 
Middle East
 
‘Mobile Government’ introduced to promote e-services in Iran
The first phase of e-government services project in Iran officially came on stream under the title of ‘Mobile Government’...
 
Huawei, NGN partner for ICT training in Bahrain
Huawei has signed a partnership agreement with NGN Training Center, a part of multinational systems integrator NGN Group, to train a wide range of Bahrainis by 2019...
 
North Africa
 
Sanofi announces the 10 African startups set to pitch at VivaTech
Global biopharmaceutical firm and Viva Technology partner Sanofi has announced the 10 African startups selected as finalists in its Sanofi Afric@Tech initiative...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
MTS launches Gigabit LTE-LAA service in Ufa
MTS has announced the launch of what it claims is ‘Eastern Europe’s first commercial Gigabit Class LTE-Licensed Assisted Access (LTE-LAA) network’...
 
DTAC conducts soft launch on 2300MHz network
Total Access Communication (DTAC) has kicked off a soft launch for 4G service on TOT's 2300-megahertz spectrum with 10 base stations in Bangkok via its TriNet (DTN) subsidiary...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Telefonica to bring FTTH to Fuerteventura, La Palma and Lanzarote
Telefonica has been awarded a contract to bring fiber optic services to the islands of Fuerteventura, La Palma and Lanzarote in the Canary Islands archipelago...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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