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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 23, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
AT&T supports families & educators during COVID-19 school closures
 
 
AT&T is creating a Distance Learning and Family Connections Fund to give parents, students and teachers tools they need for at-home learning. The fund also will provide resources to maintain meaningful connections and bonding opportunities for those isolated from family and friends...
 
Konnect Africa to connect schools in the Democratic Republic of Congo with high speed internet
 
 
Konnect Africa, a subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications, Schoolap and Flash Services have announced a Memorandum of Understanding to connect several thousand schools across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the Internet as part of the Schoolap project. It aims to provide schools with high speed internet connectivity, giving them access to a digital platform of officially recognized educational content and high quality teaching materials...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  KFH implements remote working solutions to ensure employee health and safety
Member Logo In its continued effort to enhance productivity and assure wellness of its employees, Kuwait Finance House (KFH) has announced that it is leveraging modern workplace solutions such as Microsoft Teams to empower its workforce...
 
•  Nokia and LG Uplus build fully automated IP transport network for 5G services
Member Logo Nokia will help Korean operator LG Uplus automate its IP transport and core networks, allowing the operator to launch 5G services faster while providing subscribers higher speed and unprecedented quality, reliability and...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Viu and Mediacorp combine forces to amplify premium content offerings for viewers across Asia
 
•  Etisalat launches business platform for SMBs in UAE
 
•  Zain Group holds Annual General Meeting with a quorum of 69.95%
 
•  Microsoft brings FastTrack for Azure to the Middle East and Africa to accelerate customer cloud journeys
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA supports national initiatives in combating COVID-19
The TRA oversaw the telecom sector’s implementation of the health guidelines and affirms that efforts are being taken to safeguard the general public...
 
Portugal suspends 5G spectrum auction in wake of pandemic
At the behest of the operators, the Portugal’s National Communications Authority has suspended the public consultation phase of its upcoming spectrum auction...
 
South Asia
 
Sri Lanka asks telecos to give emergency credit to keep in touch in Coronavirus fight
Sri Lanka has asked telecom companies to extend credit to customers with most people unable to settle bills or make pre-paid deposits with a three day curfew clamped on the country to counter the spread of Coronavirus...
 
North Africa
 
Jumia adapts Pan-African e-commerce network in response to COVID-19
The company has offered African governments use of of its last mile delivery network for distribution of supplies to healthcare facilities and workers...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Shahid to be embedded on Bravia TVs in MENA region
In the latest example of the leading smart TV sets building popular content within their libraries, Sony Bravia 4K TVs in the MENA region are now embedded with the app of the Shahid Arabic VOD service...
 
Amazon and Apple are reducing streaming quality to lessen broadband strain in Europe
Following in the footsteps of Netflix and YouTube, Amazon and Apple will also reduce streaming quality in Europe in order to lessen the strain being put on broadband networks...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
China deploys 5G-powered robot patrols to detect Covid-19 carriers
The robots have five high-res cameras and infrared thermometers that can scan the temperature of ten people simultaneously within a radius of 5 meters...
 
U-Blox IoT chipset certified by AT&T for LTE-M IoT applications
U-Blox has completed AT&T’s chipset verification process for the UBX-R5 multi-band low power wide area (LPWA) chipset platform to operate on the carrier’s LTE-M network for the Internet of Things...
 
Tango Telecom teams with CSG to support Unitel Mongolia’s business transformation.
Tango Telecom is working with CSG® to deliver an end-to-end technology solution to Unitel, Mongolia’s leading information communications technology (ICT) group, in support of its business transformation efforts...
 
 
Middle East
 
Mobile operators in Kuwait offer free calls, internet
The three mobile telecom service providers in Kuwait will offer every subscriber five gigabytes (GB) of internet usage free of charge every day for a month...
 
Voico: new free voice and video calling app is now available in the UAE
As UAE residents scramble to keep in touch with loved ones overseas amid the coronavirus pandemic, du has introduced a new calling app to help people stay connected...
 
Jordan manages to build platform for distance learning in less than a week
The Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship of Jordan stated that the Kingdom was able to build a digital platform for distance learning within less than a week...
 
Seven GCC companies enter Bahrain's ICT space in 2019
The Bahrain Economic Development Board announced that over the course of 2019, seven firms from other GCC member states entered Bahrain’s ICT space, bringing a total investment of US$ 4,085,965...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Universal 4G network to be available for Kenyans to work from home
The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta has granted approval to ensure universal 4G network is available throughout the country...
 
HKT's 5G services to go live in Hong Kong on April 1
In the initial phase of the launch, HKT’s 5G network will provide seamless continuous coverage in the major golden districts, key infrastructure such as Hong Kong International Airport and major shopping malls...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Nigeria rolls out broadband to boost growth
The joint public-private initiative hopes to achieve 70% broadband penetration by 2025, according to the minister of communications and digital economy...
 
SpaceX to deploy one million antennas for Starlink satellites after securing FCC approval
As noted by the company, the massive satellite constellation will enable telecommunication companies to provide internet services to customers residing in remote and hard-to-reach regions in different parts of the globe...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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