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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 27, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
MCIT, Huawei host 5G onboard training program under ‘ThinkTech’ initiative
 
 
In collaboration with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Huawei hosted a dedicated 5G onboard training program at MCIT’s headquarter...
 
TRA UAE participates in the ITU annual forum on "IOT, big data, smart cities and societies" for Arab region
Over the two-day-event, a group of specialists in ICT, IoT, smart cities, big data, environment and climate change, will gather to discuss a range of key ICT issues in the Arab region...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Batelco Nasna team encourages staff to recycle
Member Logo In line with its ongoing efforts to raise awareness about reducing the consumption of single-use plastic, Batelco’s CSR Team ‘Nasna’ has launched an internal initiative across the company to encourage staff...
 
•  Viu collaborates with Warner Bros. International Television Production to remake Pretty Little Liars in Asia
Member Logo Viu, a pan-regional OTT video service from PCCW Media Group, has teamed up with Warner Bros. International Television Production to produce the latest international adaptation of the global phenomenon Pretty Little Liars...
 
•  Tech Mahindra launches GAiA 2.0 to expedite adoption of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning by enterprises
Member Logo Tech Mahindra Ltd has announced the release of GAiA 2.0, the latest version of its Enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML) lifecycle management platform GAiA, powered by Acumos...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
UK considers taller 5G masts to boost rural connectivity
The UK government is considering overhauling the current 25m height restriction on mobile telecoms masts, in a bid to boost rural connectivity...
 
TRA UAE participates in the ITU annual forum on "IOT, big data, smart cities and societies" for Arab region
Over the two-day-event, a group of specialists in ICT, IoT, smart cities, big data, environment and climate change, will gather to discuss a range of key ICT issues in the Arab region...
 
Middle East
 
Qualcomm and Dallah sign small cell patent license agreement
Qualcomm has granted Saudi Arabian company Dallah, a royalty-bearing patent license to develop, manufacture and sell multimode small cells utilizing 3G, 4G, and 5G technologies...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Fiber set to become Europe’s leading fixed broadband technology by 2023
xDSL is the leading fixed broadband technology in Europe, accounting for 49.9% of all fixed broadband lines, but fibre is forecast to overtake it by 2023...
 
Satellite internet startup chooses SpaceX for its first commercial launch
Astranis, the San Francisco-based satellite internet startup is set to launch its first commercial telecommunicate satellite aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Juniper Networks eye Australia as an AI market opportunity
Juniper Networks is watching the Australian market closely, believing that rising competition within the local telco sector will result in new business opportunities for the company...
 
Swiss telco Sunrise determined to salvage UPC deal
Telecoms group Sunrise Communications will soon present a new evaluation with revised savings of its planned takeover of Liberty Global’s Swiss business UPC, in a bid to win sufficient shareholder support for the...
 
 
South Asia
 
3G and 4G users in Pakistan reach 69.64 million
The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan reached 69.64 million by end July 2019 compared to 68.93 million by end June 2019...
 
Robi partners with Pathao for providing digital services
Bangladesh based mobile network operator Robi, and Pathao have recently entered into a strategic partnership to facilitate the Pathao users with digital recharge option from its mobile application...
 
North Africa
 
Egypt’s grocery delivery platform raises US$200,000 seeding
The Cairo-based startup sells and delivers groceries all over Cairo and Giza through its web and mobile-based platform...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Altice integrates Amazon Prime Video within SFR
The deal is said to further enhance Altice’s strategy to combine leading over-the-top online video apps and offerings from major streaming players, with its own content and TV functionality...
 
TV 2 Sumo selects Norigin Media for TV apps
Norwegian commercial public broadcaster TV 2’s streaming service has selected Norigin Media to build and launch its new TV apps...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Mozambique’s TMCEL to launch 4G by end-November
Mocambique Telecom will launch LTE-based services by the end of November, joining Vodacom and Movitel which implemented 4G networks in September 2018 and July 2019, respectively...
 
Faster surfing in Germany with the first small cell antennas for 5G
Deutsche Telekom (DT) is preparing its network for the introduction of 5G small cell antennas, and is working with Huber+Suhner, the specialist for electrical and optical connectivity...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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