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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 2, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zain Group in collaboration with Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development publishes report on Child Online Safety
 
 
The Co-Chairs of the Broadband Commission Working Group on Child Online Safety, Zain Group, the leading mobile telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, and the World Childhood Foundation USA (Childhood) announced the publication of a new report on Child Online Safety: Minimizing the Risk of Violence, Abuse and Exploitation Online...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  AT&T submits white box design to the Open Compute Project
Member Logo AT&T submitted to the Open Compute Project (OCP) its specifications for a Distributed Disaggregated Chassis (DDC) white box architecture...
 
•  BT wins new contract with Spanish Government to connect offices around the world
Member Logo BT is all set to upgrade the Spanish Government's global IT and communications network for delivery of digital services in 120 countries...
 
•  Nokia celebrates twelve months of 5G achievements
Member Logo Nokia is celebrating twelve months of 5G ‘firsts’: a milestone defined by 23 game-changing achievements in the field of 5G...
 
•  Huawei's notice on rotating Chairman tenure
Member Logo In accordance with Huawei's Rotating Chairman system, Mr. Xu Zhijun (Eric Xu) will assume the position of Rotating and Acting Chairman of Huawei from October 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Huawei Founder: AI will fundamentally change how the international community develops
 
•  STC and SIF conclude a cooperation agreement to promote local content and create localization opportunities
 
•  AsiaHawala and Comviva scoop two Awards at the Telecoms World Award 2019
 
•  Etisalat launches UAE’s first end to end cloud-based Video Surveillance and analytics solution for SMBs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Angola invites fourth operator licence applications by 8 November
The Angolan government has launched the public tender for the assignment of the country’s fourth ‘Unified Global’ operator licence covering mobile, fixed line, broadband and TV services...
 
Russian watchdog checks mobile coverage on motorways
Russian regulator Roskomnadzor checked the coverage of mobile networks for four major mobile operators on 32 federal motorways in the third quarter...
 
South Asia
 
Sri Lanka's digital health solutions service provider partners with Western Hospital
The new service updates the live doctor channeling queue in real-time via the Doc990 mobile app or doc.lk website, resulting in convenience and efficient time management for patients as they access health services...
 
North Africa
 
Traxens joins forces with ITP/ITPL to track consignments of goods to Algeria
A Traxens module will be fitted to each container, so that ITP/ITPL's clients have nearly live access to the location of their goods and an alert system linked to geofencing...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Senegal and Zanzibar welcome 4G
There is 4G related activity continuing across Africa as there is news of promotional efforts in Senegal and an imminent 4G rollout in Zanzibar...
 
O2 upgrades UK network ahead of 5G launch
O2 parent company Telefónica UK has embarked on a network transformation project that it says will prepare its network for O2’s upcoming 5G launch...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
TiVo launches new streaming network
TiVo has announced its new receiving device will be accompanied by its own streaming network, which will deliver live streaming channels and thousands of movies and TV shows to viewers...
 
Kew Media, Participant confirm new distribution partnership
Kew Media has signed a multi-year distribution agreement with Participant giving it global TV and digital rights to limited new projects across documentary and narrative feature films...
 
 
Middle East
 
Swisslog to participate in GITEX Technology Week 2019 in collaboration with Etisalat
Swisslog has partnered with Etisalat for the first time at GITEX to physically display its highly efficient order processing solutions for single items...
 
Deloitte opens its first Digital Center in Mideast
The Digital Center enables private and public sector clients to work side-by-side with Deloitte’s experts to unlock the potential of disruptive technologies and deliver cutting-edge products and services across the...
 
Userful announces expansion into META region
Userful Corporation, a provider of AV-over-IP visual communication solutions, has announced the opening of a new office in Dubai to strengthen the company’s presence in the fast-growing Middle East, Turkey and Africa...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Openreach lays out its plans for a fully connected Britain
The company has revealed the names of 29 towns and cities that will benefit from its Fiber First programme over the next 18 months...
 
Amazon’s Project Kuiper and OneWeb raise the curtain higher on their satellite plans
Filings with the Federal Communications Commission are providing fresh details about the plans being laid by Amazon and OneWeb to set up networks of satellites for global broadband internet access...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Ericsson ramps up digitalisation and production at European factories
Ericsson’s factory in Tallinn, Estonia, has undergone a two-year digitalisation transformation to become a 5G manufacturing facility utilising Ericsson’s own 5G technology...
 
Rakuten Mobile offering free trial network services for 5,000 users
Japan’s new fourth operator Rakuten Mobile has began taking limited orders for services on its fledgling network, after the postponement of its full commercial launch to spring 2020...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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