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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 29, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
eWallet launches free digital utility bill payment services
 
 
Digital Financial Services, a joint venture between Etisalat and Noor Bank, has announced the launch of eWallet's utility bill payment services, giving customers peace of mind and savings while paying their bills...
 
CITC consults on future spectrum awards plan
Saudi telecoms regulator the Communications and IT Commission (CITC) has launched a public consultation on its plans to release more than 10GHz of additional radio spectrum across a wide range of frequency bands by 2024...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  BT launches a new range of managed security and advisory services for Microsoft Azure Sentinel
Member Logo BT announced a new range of fully managed security and advisory services to support Microsoft Azure Sentinel...
 
•  CANAL+ to launch first premium DTH platform over Ethiopia, broadcast from EUTELSAT 7C
Member Logo Eutelsat Communications and CANAL+ have signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract for Ku capacity on EUTELSAT 7C to support the launch by CANAL+ of a premium DTH platform in Ethiopia at the beginning of 2021...
 
•  Tech Mahindra Q1’21 PAT up 20.9 percent
Member Logo Tech Mahindra has announced the audited consolidated financial results for its first quarter ended June 30, 2020...
 
•  Tech leaders at inaugural Huawei Better World Summit discuss the role of ICT in overcoming COVID-19 challenges
Member Logo Technology’s role in effectively combating the spread of COVID-19 and boosting post-pandemic economic recovery was discussed by top industry minds during the Better World Summit, hosted by Huawei...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Dubai's DFSA warns cyber threats during lockdown remote working
The Dubai Financial Services Authority has reported a large increase in malicious domains related to COVID-19 at a time when companies were transitioning to remote working...
 
CITC consults on future spectrum awards plan
Saudi telecoms regulator the Communications and IT Commission (CITC) has launched a public consultation on its plans to release more than 10GHz of additional radio spectrum across a wide range of frequency bands by 2024...
 
South Asia
 
Robi has the largest 4.5G network in Bangladesh
Robi has become the first mobile phone operator in Bangladesh to have established more than 11,000 active 4.5G sites, thus building the largest high-speed network...
 
SLT enters into an agreement with Sri Lanka Port Authority to provide communication services to SLPA
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the National ICT solutions and Digital services provider, signed an agreement with the Sri Lanka Port Authority (SLPA) to provide communication services to SLPA...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Motiv expands LTE network
LTE services from the operator have become available in the villages of Chasovaya, Pokrovskoye, Arti and Oktyabrskiy in the Yekaterinburg region...
 
Spark launches 5G in Palmerston North, promises four more locations in 2020
New Zealand telco Spark has launched 5G in Palmerston North and promised four more locations will be added before the end of the year...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Salto to launch on October 1
The commercial launch had been previously postponed until the autumn due to the coronavirus pandemic, though technical tests have been underway since June 3...
 
SPI/FilmBox’s Filmstream to launch in Samsung TV Plus in UK
Filmstream is the latest addition to SPI’s streaming offering and currently features a selection of independent and world cinema movies...
 
 
Middle East
 
UAE, Germany launch Taskforce on 4IR
The Taskforce was formed to accelerate and deepen cooperation between the UAE and Germany on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, 4IR...
 
Jordan Telecom Company distributes JD15 million (US$21.16 million) in cash dividends to shareholders
The General Assembly also endorsed the Board of Director's report on the company's business for the year 2019, including the governance report, the disclosure statement, the financial results for the fiscal year of...
 
Japan’s JCBI partners with Saudi Payments to enter market
The move aims at enriching the payments environment in the Kingdom, providing modern payment methods in a way that reduces cash and raising the level of competition in this sector...
 
North Africa
 
OBG lauds Egypt’s IT infrastructure, global footprint in outsourcing industry
The budding segment has been supported by the government, which offers financial incentives to outsourcing companies...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
OpenReach arm to roll-out fiber network to 3.2 million remote locations
The pledge is part of a £12 billion (US$15.6 billion) investment program that will see ‘Full Fiber’ infrastructure delivered to 20 million premises throughout the UK by the mid-to-late 2020s...
 
Last BeiDou satellite starts operation in network
The 55th and last satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System has commenced operation in the network after completing in-orbit tests and network access evaluation...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Avanci launches 5G licensing platform for the Internet of Things
This program, part of Avanci’s new 5G IoT platform, will enable patent owners and IoT and automotive companies to share 5G standard-essential wireless patents in a single license...
 
T-Mobile's latest IoT partnerships will help address enterprise demand for workplace health and safety tools
Through its new partnerships, T-Mobile will provide 4G LTE connectivity for two workplace safety IoT devices that are intended to help curb the spread of coronavirus...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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