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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat wins ‘Best Nationalisation Initiative’ award in the GCC private sector
 
 
Etisalat has achieved a milestone with the latest recognition and award, ‘Best Nationalisation Initiative in the GCC’, among its regional peers in the private sector...
 
Bubbletone and SIMYO to launch a pilot project
 
 
Bubbletone and SIMYO have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a partnership and implement a pilot project regarding the use of blockchain technology in commercialization of telecom services...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Bahrain International Airshow tickets available at Batelco retail shops
Member Logo Tickets for the fastest growing airshow in the Middle East are available at a number of Batelco Retail Shops and online on Bahrain International Airshow website...
 
•  Etisalat launches eSIM for iPhone
Member Logo Etisalat announced the launch of the long-awaited 12.1 iOS compatible eSIM for Apple devices making the operator the first globally to operate the technology...
 
•  Zain hosts LOAYC students to gain experience in private sector
Member Logo Zain Kuwait is hosting 32 students of the LOYAC part-time program who will be working at the company’s various divisions during October – December 2018, giving them an opportunity to gain experience in the...
 
•  VIVA sponsors NUKS UK 54th annual conference
Member Logo VIVA Kuwait announced its sponsorship of the annual 54th conference of the National Union of Kuwaiti Students (NUKS) - United Kingdom branch...
 
•  Eutelsat Communications: First Quarter 2018-19 results
Member Logo Eutelsat Communications has reported results for the First Quarter ended 30 September 2018...
 
•  Huawei iLab releases a white paper to help move medical images to the cloud
Member Logo Using the current status of the healthcare industry and the service characteristics of medical images as a basis, the white paper analyzes and identifies five application scenarios that are most closely related to...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Cape Verdean regulator aims to see 4G launched in Q1 2019
Cape Verde’s National Agency of Communications has stated that consumers in the west African archipelago should experience 4G LTE mobile services by the end of the first quarter of 2019...
 
• C-Band Alliance increases FCC proposal for spectrum repurposing
The C-Band Alliance (CBA) has announced that up to 200 MHz of mid-band (C-band downlink) spectrum could be cleared, dependent upon demand, under its updated proposal to the US Federal Communications Commission...
 
South Asia
 
• Zong crosses 10,000 4G sites mark
Zong 4G is the first telecom company in Pakistan to successfully deploy and cross the prolific 10,000 4G sites mark...
 
• Huawei leads home and mobile broadband products in Sri Lanka
Huawei has emerged as the number one home broadband provider in Sri Lanka over the years according to the company...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Telstra adds 4G voice failover to Smart Modem
Australia's Telstra has launched the second generation of its Smart Modem, adding 4G voice failover to prevent disruptions...
 
• Telefonica Deutschland adds nearly 2,000 LTE sites in Q3
Telefonica Deutschland said it added nearly 2,000 new LTE stations to its network in the third quarter and upgraded existing locations with additional LTE capacities...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• NTT DoCoMo selects Anritsu for 5G testing systems
DoCoMo confirmed it will adopt Anritsu’s 5G New Radio RF Conformance Test System ME7873NR platform...
 
• Telefonica reveals its rulebook for AI
Telefonica has become one of the first major technology companies to reveal exactly what guidelines it will place on the use of AI technology...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Saudi telecom sector profits rise 11 percent in Q3
Saudi Arabia’ telecommunication services sector’s profits increased by strong financial results of Saudi Arabia Zain and Saudi Telecom Company...
 
• Wataniya Palestine grows customer base to 1.3 million in Q3
Wataniya Mobile’s subscriber base increased by 57 percent year-on-year to 1.3 million at end-September, benefiting from the Gaza launch in October 2017...
 
• Saudi e-commerce start up Golden Scent expands to UAE, Kuwait
Saudi-based perfume and cosmetics platform Golden Scent has expanded to the UAE and Kuwait, crossing 1 million app downloads and raising its product portfolio by 250%...
 
North Africa
 
• KT to upgrade internet infrastructure in Suez Canal
Telecommunications firm KT has installed network solutions, which allow up to 1 gigabit per second internet connection speed over the existing copper lines, at the Suez Canal in Egypt...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Vodafone Spain to deliver dedicated HBO on-demand offering
Vodafone España is to building on its existing relationship with HBO Europe by offering a selection of HBO España content to its converged and mobile contract customers within a dedicated section of its Videoclub...
 
• Dutch streaming OTT ‘horror’ platform Fear Unlimited to launch in November
On November 30 the Dutch OTT service Fear Unlimited will be launched, a streaming platform with horror and thriller content only...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Infinera, Telia announce 600G breakthrough
Telia Carrier and Infinera have teamed up to achieve a new milestone in bandwidth. In an announcement this morning, the two revealed what they bill as the first real-time 600Gbps wavelengths in a live production network...
 
• Ooredoo expands FTTH across entire Addu City
Ooredoo Maldives has expanded its ‘SuperNet’ fibre-optic broadband service to all districts of Addu City...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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