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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 25, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Huawei Founder speaks out about company's future
 
 
In his latest meeting with the media, Huawei founder Mr. Ren Zhengfei has reiterated that the company is in a strong position to move ahead...
 
Bahrain ranked ‘top in the Gulf’ in net connectivity
The Digital Life Abroad Report has ranked Bahrain 12th among 68 countries and first among GCC nations for easy Internet connectivity...
 
CITC says Saudi operators offer higher download speeds in Q1
Saudi mobile operators provided an average download speeds of 32.2 Mbps in Q1 2019, a rise of 12.2 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)...
 
IPTV remains tops for French viewers
In France, IPTV confirmed its position as the first means of reception (all sets combined), with 56.7% of households equipped with at least one television set, just ahead of DTT reception (53.7%)...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  BT opens up the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League Finals to more viewers than ever before
Member Logo BT is making the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final and the UEFA Champions League Final the best connected finals ever, making them available for anyone in the UK to watch whether on TV, online or on mobile...
 
•  AT&T offers unlimited talk, text, data to customers affected by Oklahoma flooding
Member Logo The unlimited access will be offered to customers in 85 ZIP codes, officials said. Affected customers might receive alerts during that time period, but accounts will reflect the credits and/or waived data, voice and text...
 
•  Dream Cruises selects SES Networks’ game changing connectivity for cruise fleet
Member Logo Guests and crew onboard World Dream, Genting Dream and the recently launched Explorer Dream will experience transformational, ultra-fast, low-latency connectivity powered by SES Networks’ Signature Maritime Solution...
 
•  Nokia and U Mobile deploy Single RAN Advanced Network to expand LTE services and collaborate on 5G live network trial in Malaysia
Member Logo Nokia and U Mobile have signed a three-year contract to deploy a Nokia Single Radio Access Network (RAN) network as well as microwave and IP-based mobile transport technologies to enable U Mobile to expand the delivery of...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Arcep publishes its 2018 scorecard
French regulators, Arcep has published its annual scorecard that delivers a snapshot of the French telecoms market’s key economic data, along with the fixed and mobile price index...
 
• CITC says Saudi operators offer higher download speeds in Q1
Saudi mobile operators provided an average download speeds of 32.2 Mbps in Q1 2019, a rise of 12.2 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)...
 
North Africa
 
• Expats rank Kenya top in Africa on access to the internet
Kenya-based expat workers have ranked the country top in Africa based on ease of access to the Internet...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Swisscom launches TV art app with blockchain payment for artists
Swisscom has launched a new TV app dedicated to art with a blockchain-based system to guarantee the ownership of rights for buyers and payment for artists...
 
• IPTV remains tops for French viewers
In France, IPTV confirmed its position as the first means of reception (all sets combined), with 56.7% of households equipped with at least one television set, just ahead of DTT reception (53.7%)...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• KDDI, Sumitomo to enter Myanmar mobile game market
Japanese operator KDDI and conglomerate Sumitomo have revealed plans to jointly enter Myanmar's mobile game industry through newly created joint venture Funcreate Myanmar...
 
• Huawei and Forms Syntron Release Open Banking Service Solution
Huawei and Forms Syntron have jointly released a distributed open platform solution “Fincube” for the global financial industry...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Qualitynet wins license to provide Internet Services & Satellite Communications for Iraq
Qualitynet becames the first Kuwaiti telecommunications service provider to win a service license after a strong competition with a number of Iraqi and international companies...
 
• Bahrain ranked ‘top in the Gulf’ in net connectivity
The Digital Life Abroad Report has ranked Bahrain 12th among 68 countries and first among GCC nations for easy Internet connectivity...
 
South Asia
 
• Telecom Operator Dialog and Netflix announce strategic partnership for Sri Lanka
This partnership will enable all Dialog postpaid mobile customers to simply add their Netflix subscription fee to their monthly mobile bill, offering them unparalleled convenience and security...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Smartfren expands 4G LTE network to Balikpapan and Samarinda
PT Smartfren Telecom (Smartfren) has announced that under its ongoing 4G LTE rollout programme, it has switched on advanced mobile services in the areas of Balikpapan and Samarinda in East Kalimantan...
 
• Vodafone Spain, Vodafone Portugal carry out world’s first 5G roaming
Vodafone Portugal and Vodafone Spain carried out the world's first 5G connection in roaming mobility on a route between Tui (Spain) and Valença (Portugal)...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• Vodafone’s gigabit cable network reaches 9 million German homes
Vodafone Germany has expanded its gigabit cable network to Potsdam in the federal state of Brandenburg...
 
• SpaceX puts up 60 satellites for Elon Musk's 'Starlink' internet
SpaceX has launched a rocket with the first batch of satellites of its "Starlink" constellation, which is designed to offer internet services from space...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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