SAMENA Daily News - SAMENA Telecommunications Council

'SAMENA Daily' - Archive

SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing

Industry News Briefing
July 22, 2020

Zain Group partners Mentor Arabia to launch “Youth Awareness Film Competition”

Falling in line with the mission and values of both parties in supporting youth, the competition encourages Arab youth (ages 18 to 30) around the world to portray their artistic creativity and innovation by developing short films that highlight issues of concern relevant to them and express their views on crucial social and developmental issues to protect children and youth from dangerous behaviors and raise awareness about healthy living.

Member News

•

Viu acquires exclusive OTT rights to 12 iconic Takuya Kimura dramas

Viu announced that it has acquired exclusive OTT rights from Fuji TV to bring 12 iconic Takuya Kimura titles, including Long Vacation, Love Generation, and the Hero series to Viu-ers...

•

Vodafone Business to offer managed security services to SME and national corporate businesses in Europe

Vodafone Business has teamed with Accenture to provide digital resiliency services to help businesses detect, respond and recover from cyberattacks...

•

Nexign expands international presence with new office in Latin America

This initiative will enable Nexign to strengthen its positions in emerging markets by offering LATAM customers solutions to drive digital transformation efforts...

Policy and Regulation

•	Spanish watchdog approves 700MHz spectrum caps A limit of 2×15MHz per operator has been established for the 5G-suitable 700MHz band, which will be freed up by 31 October 2020 and auctioned in the first quarter of 2021...

•	UAE telecom subscribers hit 22.111 million by end of May 2020 The number of telecommunications subscribers in UAE mobile, fixed-line and data services amounted to around 22.111 million in by end of May 2020, according to statistics released by the TRA...

North Africa

•	Moroccan fintech startup OnePay raises US$417,000 for its digital payments platform The company said in a statement that it will invest in technical, marketing and commercial resources in order to extend its network to a large number of users...

Satellite & Internet

•	Telia Carrier builds out Southeast U.S. fiber-optic network Telia Carrier expects the new routes to appeal to content, application, and cloud providers and underserved populations in the region by leveraging new fiber...

•	Tuvalu taps Kacific for suite of connectivity services The bandwidth, supplied by Kacific’s high-throughput satellite Kacific1, will connect agencies, businesses, and communities across Tuvalu’s nine islands with high-quality internet...

Global Telecom Update

•	Africell marks mid-2021 for commercial launch in Angola Angola’s new licensee Africell has set a goal of launching commercial services by mid-2021...

•	Deutsche Telekom launches LTE-M in Germany Deutsche Telekom LTE-M is now commercially available across Germany in both post-paid and pre-paid IoT offerings, including its Business Smart Connect LPWA and M2M tariffs...

Middle East

•	Oracle launches Mena cloud data centre in Riyadh Oracle Saudi Arabia has selected the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to be the regional centre for its cloud data centre in the Mena region...

•	DSOA launches second phase of AI-based chatbot DSOA has announced the launch of the second phase of the AI-powered chatbot, “Hadi”, including the expansion of the list of smart services available online...

•	Dubai Internet City hosts live session on growing importance of VR in mental wellness The latest session comes after a wave of psychological research suggests VR has become key to diagnosing and treating medical conditions such as arachnophobia, acrophobia and glossophobia...

South Asia

•	Dialog Axiata invites Sri Lankans to its trial 5G network These endeavors will lay the groundwork for Sri Lanka to innovate new 5G related products and services, paving the way to access the global 5G marketplace...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	ZEASN, JOOX team to bring music streaming service to emerging markets OTT and smart TV solutions provider ZEASN has announced a partnership with the JOOX music streaming platform in Southeast Asia so that its app and content will run on ZEASN powered devices...

•	Cirkus extends German presence with Waipu.tv deal From the end of this month, Cirkus’s series will be available in Waipu.tv’s Perfect package without any additional charge, as the latter expands its VOD offering...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	TPG Telecom teams up with IDEMIA for LTE SIMs and OTA platform IDEMIA has struck a deal to supply TPG Telecom with LTE SIM cards and an Over-The-Air (OTA) platform to provide SIM-only plans to customers in the city-state...

About SAMENA Council

• History

• Profile

• Board of Directors

• Working Groups

Industry Matters

• WRC-19

• 5G Development

• Digital Services

• Industry Fees & Taxation

• Latest Open Consultations

• Industry Issues

• Position Papers

• Articles & Industry Views

SAMENA Trends & Media

• SAMENA Trends

• Industry Updates

• SAMENA Council in Media

• Video Content

Please add news@samenacouncil.org to your E-mail Safe List.

If you received this news update from a colleague and are interested in receiving your own copy, please contact us here »

Disclaimer: Information contained herein has been obtained from sources, which we deem reliable. SAMENA Telecommunications Council is not liable for any misinformed decisions that the reader may reach by being solely reliant on information contained herein. Expert advice should be sought.

To unsubscribe, click Manage Your Subscription below.

SAMENA Telecommunications Council