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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 5, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
SES pioneers cloud based network automation and service orchestration
 
 
SES teams with Amdocs to operationalise the first ONAP orchestration platform for scalable, automated delivery of satellite-enabled network services on Microsoft Azure...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel’s net profit soars 38%
Member Logo Oman Telecommunications Company announced the initial consolidated results for the half year ended 30 June 2019...
 
•  Batelco announces over 50 ‘Duel Game’ winners
Member Logo The service provides customers with daily messages including various facts and information across a number of categories such as entertainment, sports, Bahrain’s history and science...
 
•  Huawei joins Paris Call for trust, security in cyberspace
Member Logo In becoming a Paris Call member, Huawei joins 564 other entities who have made a public commitment to strengthening the security of digital products and digital systems. The group’s members include 67 states, 139...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
CITC Deputy Governor: World class ICT services ready for Hajj 2019
The Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has announced the full readiness of the telecom networks to serve the congregation of pilgrims around the Holy Cities of Makkah and Madinah...
 
Telecom regulator mulls cutting termination rates
The Telecommunications and Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has recently floated a White Paper on the telecom sector termination rate regime...
 
TRA UAE and Huawei launch the 3rd edition of "seeds for the future"
This initiative represents TRA’s strategies in developing national cadres and raising the spirit of competition and innovation among the youth.
 
Middle East
 
Huawei Care launches in the UAE
The Huawei Care would allow customers to purchase services along with their smartphones across stores starting this August...
 
Bespin Global to boost the Middle East cloud industry with Falcon 9 acquisition
This strategic acquisition was made by Bespin Global to immediately access the Middle East cloud market, which is estimated to reach about US$4 billion by 2022...
 
IoT spending in MEA to surpass US$8 billion this year
Organisations in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) are expected to invest over US$8.47 billion on Internet of Things (IoT) technologies this year...
 
North Africa
 
Fiber Misr inks deal with Orange Marine on market services
Egypt’s Fiber Misr has signed a memorandum of understanding with Orange Marine to establish the first regional centre in Egypt and Africa to provide services for this industry...
 
Britain and USA collaborate on deployment of satellite services in Africa
British satellite telecommunications company, Inmarsat, has joined forces with a Washington D.C non-profit organisation called RESOLVE to put its satellites to work on behalf of endangered wildlife in Africa...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Virgin Media sets out to bring gigabit broadband to 15 million by 2021
Virgin Media has set out bold targets to connect up to 15 million UK homes with gigabit broadband by the end of 2021...
 
 
South Asia
 
Sri Lanka Telecom launches Xyntac wholesale brand
Sri Lanka Telecom has introduced its ‘Xyntac’ wholesale brand, that will provide voice and data services as well as digital services...
 
Bangladesh to use IT fund to bankroll blockchain education
Bangladesh will use money from its US$208 million IT project fund to send graduates to boost expertise in the fields of distributed ledger technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning and cyber security...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
TrueVisions turns to streaming
TrueVisions is expanding into the internet video-on-demand segment as its pay cable and satellite TV businesses suffer subscriber losses from competition with popular streaming services...
 
Anevia delivers DAI capability to end-to-end OTT offer
Over-the-top and IPTV software provider Anevia has added dynamic ad insertion into its end-to-end OTT video-delivery solution...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Deutsche Telekom expands LTE network with new base station sites
Since May this year, Deutsche Telekom has deployed 141 new mobile communications locations in Germany to drive network expansion...
 
Azercell continues to implement "Digital world in districts" project
Azerbaijan’s Azercell Telecom is expanding 4G networks to provide residents of all country's districts with equal technology capabilities and present them the latest innovations in the field of high-speed...
 
Dhiraagu switches on 5G in the Maldives
Dhivehi Raajjeyge Gulhun (Dhiraagu), the Maldives’ incumbent telecoms operator, has announced the commercial launch of 5G services...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telkom Indonesia taps Synchronoss for digital transformation
Synchronoss DXP allows operators, service providers and other companies to design a unified, interactive customer experience across mobile apps, call centers, in-store point-of-sale interactions and online...
 
IBM’s blockchain network gives digital identities to suppliers
IBM is working with Chainyard on the blockchain network, which is designed to simplify and improve supplier management...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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