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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 3, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zain partners Mentor Arabia to empower, upskill and protect the region’s youth
 
 
Zain Group announces its strategic partnership and support of Mentor Arabia Foundation, the regional branch of Mentor International, founded in 1994. The mission of Mentor Arabia is to empower Arab children and youth to prevent them from risky behaviors through policies, capacity development, advocacy, knowledge and partnerships.
 
Samsung Galaxy Note10 now available to Etisalat customers in UAE
 
 
Etisalat announced that the all-new Samsung Galaxy Note10 is available across its business centres and retail stores from 1st September 2019...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Batelco ‘Nasna’ supports Tree of Life Charity through “Back to School” initiative
Member Logo In line with its continuous efforts to contribute to initiatives that support the community and with the collaboration of the Tree of Life Social Charity Society, Batelco hosted a ‘Back to School’ internal...
 
•  Eutelsat statement on C-Band Alliance
Member Logo Eutelsat announces its withdrawal from the C-Band Alliance (“CBA”), which has been formally notified to the CBA members...
 
•  Asia-Pacific leads 5G innovation, Huawei enables sustainable development of a digital economy
Member Logo With rich experience in 5G pilot commercial use and active exploration of 5G innovative applications, Huawei is committed to providing the safest and most advanced 5G products and solutions, as well as application...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Mobily ranked as the leader in Hosting Infrastructure Services in Saudi Arabia according to latest IDC report
 
•  Tech Mahindra and adjoint collaborate to announce industry’s first blockchain solution for secure enterprise financial management and insurance
 
•  AT&T and Starz announce multi-year carriage agreement
 
•  du concludes 2019 summer training programme
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Thailand to sell satellite orbital slots
Thailand’s telecoms regulator has announced that it plans to begin awarding licences for the use of satellite orbit slots, currently used by existing satellites Thaicom 4, 5 and 6, by early next year...
 
• FCC prepares for hurricane Dorian
As Hurricane Dorian comes closer to the southeast coast, the FCC has been working throughout the weekend to finalize preparations for the storm and coordinate with our federal and state partners...
 
South Asia
 
• Veon targets growth in new services
Veon believes stepping up its investment in Digital Financial Services in Pakistan is an exciting first step in Future Assets, as it looks to diversify...
 
• Sri Lankan e-commerce reforms to improve sales for small businesses
Sri Lankan e-commerce reforms underway in are aimed at encouraging more transactions and helping companies, especially small businesses, improve access to overseas markets...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Slovak operators continue to expand LTE coverage
Slovak mobile operators have expanded the coverage of their LTE networks, with O2, Orange and Slovak Telecom covering over 90 percent of the country‘s population...
 
• MTS hits speeds of 2.1Gbps in Moscow mmWave trial
Russian mobile network operator, MTS, has achieved speeds of 2.1Gbps in its latest mmWave 5G trials...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Amazon looking to expand TV reach with more Fire launches in Europe
Amazon is planning to launch its Fire TV offering in additional markets in Europe outside the UK and Germany in order to drive take-up of its Amazon Prime Video service...
 
• Airtel confirms new converged entertainment platform
The new service is described as being part of Airtel’s vision of building a ‘world-class’ digital entertainment ecosystem, accessible to customers through innovative devices and exciting applications......
 
 
Middle East
 
• GCC mobile phone shipments grow 11.5% year on year in Q2
The mobile phone market of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) had unit sales growth of 11.5 percent in Q2 2019, with shipments totaling 6.5 million devices worth US$1.7 billion...
 
• Swisslog delivers robot-based warehouse system for Axiom Telecom
Swisslog automation solutions enable UAE-based Axiom Telecom to reduce total cost ownership, fulfil a greater number of deliveries and adapt to seasonal peaks...
 
• The first-ever agriculture-tech hackathon in Saudi set to launch in September
King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), in collaboration with Faisal bin Mishal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Community “Mojtamae”, will launch the first agricultural hackathon in the Kingdom of Saudi...
 
North Africa
 
• SICO signs deal with Silicon Waha to extend Assiout plant
Silicon Waha has signed a service contract with Egyptian Silicon Industries Company (SICO) to expand its smartphone and smart tablet production plant in the Assiout technology park...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• Iliad announces French rural fiber plan
French telecoms group Iliad has unveiled a partnership that plans to accelerating the rollout of fibre outside of densely populated areas...
 
• Gravity Internet to use Kacific satellite to offer broadband services in New Zealand
Gravity Internet and Kacific Broadband Satellites Group have signed a 3-year deal for provision of rural satellite broadband services...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Deutsche Telekom links its public cloud with supercomputing service based in Stuttgart
Deutsche Telekom’s IT arm T-Systems has linked its public cloud, Open Telekom Cloud with a leading supercomputing service based in Stuttgart...
 
• Docomo joins 5G alliance for Connected Industries and Automation
NTT Docomo has joined the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA) with the aim of further advancing the use of 5G technology in the manufacturing sector...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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