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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 16, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
UAE ranked as global leader in Fiber Optic Network for a third year in a row
 
 
UAE is ranked number one for the highest Fiber to the Home (FTTH) penetration among all its global counterparts for a third year in a row, according to the leading industry body FTTH Council...
 
Ukraine’s regulator commits to 2300MHz 4G licence tender
Ukraine’s National Commission for State Regulation of Communications & Informatization has submitted its plan to allocate frequencies in the 2300MHz-2345MHz band for 4G LTE mobile services...
 
FCC moves to open spectrum above 95 GHz for new technologies
The FCC unanimously voted to adopt new rules related to the spectrum above 95 GHz that encourage the development of new technologies...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Batelco sponsors King Hamad horseracing festival
Member Logo The sponsorship is in line with the Company’s continuous efforts to promote and support major sporting events within the Kingdom...
 
•  du, Telstra to offer video connectivity to MBC
Member Logo du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has partnered with Telstra, to provide MBC in Dubai with dedicated and fully managed video network service...
 
•  Huawei Mobile Services launches AppTouch for global carriers at Digital Game Conference 2019
Member Logo Huawei Mobile Services has announced the launch of HUAWEI AppTouch - its new digital services platform to provide carriers with enhanced digital entertainment services such as games, videos and music...
 
•  Nokia joins Pöyry and Infosys
Member Logo Nokia will partner with Pöyry to further enhance and accelerate the adoption of KRTI 4.0(TM), an artificial intelligence (AI) framework for operational excellence...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Ukraine’s regulator commits to 2300MHz 4G licence tender
Ukraine’s National Commission for State Regulation of Communications & Informatization has submitted its plan to allocate frequencies in the 2300MHz-2345MHz band for 4G LTE mobile services...
 
• FCC moves to open spectrum above 95 GHz for new technologies
The FCC unanimously voted to adopt new rules related to the spectrum above 95 GHz that encourage the development of new technologies...
 
South Asia
 
• Zong 4G and Blue East join forces for IoT ecosystem development
This partnership will contribute towards innovation and digitization across Pakistan through deployment of IoT solution...
 
• Subisu providing internet services in rural Bhojpur
Subisu has initiated internet services in rural areas of Bhojpur district where locals do not have access to Nepal Telecom’s internet connection...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Major Chinese telecoms shutting down 3G networks to make way for 5G
To make way for new 5G infrastructure and development, China Mobile has announced that it will be shutting down its 3G networks in several areas around China...
 
• Verizon to launch mobile 5G on 11 April in Chicago, Minneapolis
Verizon Wireless has announced that it will launch its ‘5G Ultra Wideband Network’ in Chicago and Minneapolis on 11 April...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Vast and Benu launching Africa’s first carrier grade mobile offload network
Vast Networks offers a network of hotspots across Africa that mobile subscribers can access seamlessly, moving mobile traffic off the cellular network and onto Vast’s Wi-Fi network to fee up spectrum for mobile operators...
 
• NetComm launches industrial IoT router to support medium bandwidth applications
NetComm expanded its industrial internet of things (IIoT) portfolio with the launch of the 4G/LTE Category 1 Industrial IoT Router (NTC-220) that will provide medium bandwidth connectivity using universally available LTE...
 
 
Middle East
 
• UAE mobile networks change their names
UAE's telecom network providers on Thursday changed their network names to 'Child Day' to mark Emirati Children's Day...
 
• HyperPay launches new monitoring app in MENA
MENA-based online payment services provider HyperPay has launched a new mobile app that allows merchants to closely monitor all the activity that occur throughout the day on their business accounts...
 
• UAE’s e-commerce sales set to rise
The UAE e-commerce sector is poised to grow to US$ 17.8 billion, or 45.6 per cent of the total value of the Middle East market by 2020...
 
North Africa
 
• Egypt plans to revise building code to extend fiber coverage
Egypt aims to connect all new buildings and residential homes in the country with fiber optic cable and seeks to revise the building code to include the communication networks code...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• CANAL+ Myanmar deploys multiscreen OTT solution with Conax GO Live
Canal+ International’s Myanmar subsidiary has deployed the Conax GO Live turnkey OTT solution in its new multiscreen Android/iOS-based TV service...
 
• DAZN to launch advertising on streaming service
DAZN plans to introduce sponsorship and advertising on its streaming platform for the first time, as part of a company-wide revamp...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Orange boosts its full fiber reach in rural France
Orange has announced plans to offer full broadband services on all Public Initiative Networks (PIN) deployed in France...
 
• Videofutur to provide quad-play fiber service over SFR RIP
Videofutur plans to deploy its commercial fiber offering to two million homes covered by the SFR networks...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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