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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 27, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) signs 5G MoU agreement with Huawei and enters into a new chapter of collaboration
 
 
STC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its long-standing strategic ICT partner (Huawei) to collaborate on the innovation of 5G network technologies and services...
 
Zain partners with Huawei for new video streaming service
 
 
Zain KSA is partnering with Huawei in relation towards implementing a ‘to Home’ video streaming service platform and infrastructure
 
Mobily and Ericsson showcase network operations using Artificial Intelligence techniques
 
 
Mobily conducted network operations experiments, supported by AI technologies, automation and the power of data, in collaboration with Ericsson...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Batelco launches the Global Zone, a carrier neutral digital platform
Member Logo Global Zone has been designed to support the development of the digital economy in the near future and attract leading players in the ICT industry, by providing them with opportunities to meet and exchange data...
 
•  Viva Kuwait revamps website, digital services
Member Logo Viva Kuwait has launched a new digital experience which includes the revamped Viva website, Viva App and Selfcare...
 
•  du moves to programmable cloud platform with Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Member Logo UAE-based telco ‘du’, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company announced that it is modernizing and automating its cloud platform working with Hewlett Packard Enterprise...
 
•  Telecom Egypt Collaborates with Cisco to bring the benefits of Cloud Native to Fixed Broadband Network
Member Logo Telecom Egypt and Cisco are collaborating to enable Egypt’s first integrated telecom operator to serve virtual network functions (VNFs) in a full-stack telco cloud environment and further its network modernization...
 
•  VIVA Bahrain signs a Nationwide 5G services agreement with Huawei
Member Logo VIVA Bahrain will upgrade their existing infrastructure based on non-standalone 5G core and 4/5G dual mode radio unit and high capacity backhauling technologies, that will enable VIVA customers to access 5G services across...
 
•  Huawei launches new members to OceanStor Dorado all-flash storage family
Member Logo Huawei has launched the OceanStor Dorado3000 V3 entry-level all-flash storage system and the OceanStor Dorado Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) mid-range and high-end all-flash storage, with superb performance,...
 
•  Nokia and Dawiyat Integrated collaborate on multiple initiatives to develop Industry 4.0 ecosystem in Saudi Arabia
Member Logo Nokia and Dawiyat Integrated Telecommunications and Information Technology Company, part of Saudi Electricity Corporation (SEC), will collaborate on multiple projects to develop the ecosystem for Industry 4.0 in the...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
PTA working on licence renewal framework
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has said that it along with the Ministry of Information Technology and other stakeholders have been working since April 2017 on a licence renewal framework as licences of three...
 
Morocco adopts new telecom law
A new telecom law has come into force in Morocco bringing a number of changes to the sector, in areas including consumer protection, broadband deployment, and strengthened authority for national regulator ANRT...
 
North Africa
 
Telecom Egypt and Ericsson go live with 5G Cloud Core Network
Telecom Egypt and Ericsson have announced the upgrade of Telecom Egypt’s Cloud Core Network to be 5G ready...
 
Orange launches affordable smartphone for African and Middle East market
Orange has partnered with KaiOS Technologies and UNISOC to launch a phone with voice recognition at which will be available in 16 countries including Egypt and Tunisia...
 
Etisalat Misr and Ericsson ink two new partnership agreements
Swedish vendor Ericsson has announced the signing of two new contracts with Egyptian mobile network operator (MNO) Etisalat Misr under which it will ‘expand the latter’s 4G network capabilities’ and extend...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Ivory Coast begins digital TV switch over with GatesAir
Ivory Coast state broadcaster IDT is now broadcasting its first digital TV channels as part of the first phase of its nationwide transition to digital terrestrial television (DTT) transmission...
 
BBC to extend rural coverage in world-first 5G trial
Using a modified version of the new BBC Sounds app and a broadcast-ready smartphone, those taking part in the BBC trial will be among the first to receive live radio broadcasts over 5G...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Tele Columbus to introduce Gigabit internet in Berlin
The fiber optic-based network of the company, whose products are marketed under the brand name PŸUR, provides around one million citizens in Berlin with TV, internet and telephony...
 
Airbus, OneWeb aim to kick off new satellite era with first launch
London-based start-up OneWeb is set to launch the first six satellites in its multi-billion-pound project to take the internet to every corner of the globe...
 
 
Middle East
 
Mastercard, du partner on payments security solution
Mastercard has signed an agreement with UAE-based telecom provider du, to test how the company’s NuDetect solution can deliver safer, more seamless payment experiences for smartphone users...
 
Elm offers Eshara video chat service for the deaf
Eshara enables the deaf to be fully independent and self-reliant in concluding various service procedures by providing interactive interpretation to and from sign language between the service provider and the deaf...
 
Genetec launches new version of Security Center in the Middle East
Version 5.8 features customizable dashboards, a new mobile app, new health monitoring, privacy and cybersecurity features...
 
South Asia
 
Apigate expands partnership with Robi
The bilateral agreement allows Apigate's ecosystem of international content and gaming providers to seamlessly reach audiences in Bangladesh while enabling local content partners to expand their presence globally...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Airtel rolls out 4G sites in over 40 new towns across Kenya
Airtel Kenya has announced the roll out of over 800 3G and 4G sites across the country in a bid to enhance its network coverage thus improving customer experiences...
 
South African operator Rain and Nokia launch country's first 5G network to support early rollout of 5G services
South African operator Rain and Nokia have announced the launch of the country's first commercial-ready 5G network in Cape Town, following the deployment of the first 5G site last November...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Sinclair taps Mako for managed network and services
Sinclair has chosen Mako Networks to manage its network appliances and services to Sinclair dealers nationwide which will see Sinclair will deploy Mako’s newest 6600-M/LTE appliances...
 
CTC and Nokia advance the use of AI/ML powered 5G mMIMO scheduler at MWC 2019
The ML powered mMIMO algorithms will improve 5G RAN coverage and capacity and provide higher throughput and spectral efficiency...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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