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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 19, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat announces the first end-to-end 5G Standalone technology implementation in MENA region
 
 
Etisalat has successfully completed the first end-to-end 5G Standalone (SA) call in the UAE and has become the first operator in the MENA region to achieve this milestone...
 
Bahrain's National Broadband Network officially launched
Batelco Chairman, Shaikh Abdulla bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, announced the official launch of BNET B.S.C, Bahrain’s National Broadband Network at a high level press conference held at the Capital Club on 16th of October...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  du empowers UAE businesses’ digital journeys with seamless multi-cloud workload protection service
Member Logo du’s Multi-Cloud Workload Protection as a Service helps decrease complexity, simplify security, and accelerate compliance...
 
•  BT goes ‘Beyond Limits’ with world record-breaking drone show coded by kids
Member Logo BT has launched its new brand ambition – Beyond Limits – with an epic World Record-breaking indoor drone show coded by school children and performance from pop star Jess Glynne...
 
•  Nokia to publish third-quarter and January-September 2019 report on 24 October 2019
Member Logo Nokia will publish its third-quarter and January-September 2019 results on 24 October 2019 at approximately 8 a.m. Finnish time (EEST)...
 
•  ZPMC, Vodafone, China Mobile and Huawei jointly release 5G Smart Port white paper
Member Logo At 2019 Globe Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF 2019), Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company (ZPMC), Vodafone, China Mobile and Huawei jointly released a new 5G Smart Port white paper...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Bahrain's iGA rolls out NotifyMe system for government services
Bahrain’s Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) highlighted the NotifyMe integrated government notification system, which sends updates about all government services...
 
IMDA Singapore to ensure competitive edge by allowing four 5G networks
Singapore has set its sights on up to four 5G networks, instead of the two initially planned for, as it takes bolder steps to embrace a technology believed to be crucial to the nation's economic growth...
 
North Africa
 
Morocco’s telecom market, among the most advanced in Africa
This is supported by Maroc Digital 2020 strategy to encourage the development of a digital economy and on the National Broadband Plan which aims to provide fixed or mobile broadband access to the entire population by 2022...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
RCS&RDS to use 900MHz band for 4G expansion
RCS&RDS (DIGI), Romania’s fourth largest cellco by subscribers, is to provide 4G services using the 900MHz frequency band in addition to its existing 2100MHz and 2600MHz LTE networks...
 
O2 UK switches on 5G network
British mobile network operator O2 UK has announced the launch of its 5G network with a range of new tariffs, including an unlimited data option, at the same price as its 4G equivalents...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Zenlayer and MainOne partner to expand connections in and out of West Africa
As an edge cloud provider with a global private backbone and far-reaching connections, Zenlayer will pave the way for businesses to seamlessly connect with West Africa's technological hub in Nigeria...
 
Globecast partners with Orby TV for pay-as-you-go satellite service
Globecast has signed a deal with pay-as-you-go satellite TV startup Orby TV to provide a range of turnkey broadcast media operational services...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Ethio Telecom Q1 revenues up 21% year-on-year
Ethiopia’s state-run Ethio Telecom saw total revenues rise 21% in the first quarter of its fiscal year compared with the same period a year earlier, showing healthy growth as it prepares for foreign competition...
 
Melita to provide IoT connectivity across Europe
Melita Limited has launched melita.io, a new brand dedicated to delivering Machine to Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity to businesses across Europe...
 
 
Middle East
 
Bahrain's National Broadband Network officially launched
Batelco Chairman, Shaikh Abdulla bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, announced the official launch of BNET B.S.C, Bahrain’s National Broadband Network at a high level press conference held at the Capital Club on 16th of October...
 
UAE ICT sector ranked global 2nd in performance
The ICT sector in the UAE has achieved significant progress in global ranking from the 6th to the 2nd rank, according to the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) 2019 issued by the World Economic Forum...
 
Pentagram signs Etisalcom partnership deal
Bahrain telecom firm Etisalcom has signed a partnership deal with Pentagram Tech, a UK-based start-up that provides technology, architecture, implementation and digital services...
 
Abu Dhabi announces world's first Artificial Intelligence university
Abu Dhabi has announced the establishment of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the first graduate level, research-based AI university in the world...
 
South Asia
 
Communication solution for migrant workers launched in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment has joined hands with Mobitel to empower both the migrant workers and their families back home with the launch of a new communication solution...
 
Pakistan’s mobile ecosystem contributes US$16.7 billion to GDP
The mobile ecosystem in Pakistan is playing an increasingly important role, which is evident from its contribution to economic growth...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Sky Deutschland expands Sky Ticket OTT offering
Sky Deutschland has expanded its Sky Ticket low-cost OTT offering by adding 13 linear channels and a large slate of on-demand films, series episodes and documentaries...
 
Amazon Prime Video Channels launches in France
Amazon has launched its Prime Video Channels offering in France, bringing a range of third-party offerings including Starzplay, TFOU Max, GulliMax, GEO Television and MGM to the Amazon Prime platform...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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