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September 16, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
be’ah signs pact with Omantel to promote recycling culture
 
 
As part of its mission to achieve the circular economy approach and to promote recycling and waste recovery initiatives, the Oman Environmental Services Holding Company (be’ah) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Omantel to foster the recycling culture among communities in Oman through the deployment of Reverse Vending Machines (RVMS) across Muscat...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc announces the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G is now available for pre-order across Kuwait
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, announced that the all-new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G is now available for pre-order for stc new and existing customers across Kuwait until 21 September 2020...
 
•  Uzbektelecom achieves 10% increase in average revenue per user with Nexign
Member Logo Nexign Converged BSS enabled Uzbekistan’s largest telecommunications provider to add 1.6 million subscribers to its customer base and reduce time-to-market for new products and services from two months to two weeks...
 
•  Huawei Bill Tang: Reliable and trusted service partner at all times
Member Logo Global carriers have taken on greater social responsibilities in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Bill Tang, President of Huawei's Global Technical Service Dept, in a speech at the 12th Huawei User...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Ministry warns of continued sale of pre-registered SIMs
Myanmar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) has issued a fresh warning to customers not to purchase SIM cards that have been pre-registered, less than three months after the authority blocked...
 
Arcep updates industry code of conduct on broadband QoS measurement tools
Arcep published a new version of the industry code of conduct introduced in 2018 on Quality of Service (QoS) measurement, which adopts a data-driven ‘crowdsourcing’ approach to assess the broadband quality...
 
North Africa
 
Egyptian ADSL use rises 92% in summer
ADSL usage increased by 92 percent during the summer months in 2020 compared with 2019, while mobile internet usage increased by 12 percent in Egypt...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
New 4G/LTE offshore solution unveiled
Vessel owners can install antenna hardware to extend capabilities of voice and data transfer services for LTE and 4G networks for coastal and shortsea connectivity...
 
KT to build 5G test facilities in S. Korea
The project is expected to be completed by 2023 and targets to provide small and medium-sized firms access to research versions of the 5G network to test nascent services...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
ER-Telecom launches 500Mbps service
Russia’s second-largest fixed broadband operator ER-Telecom has begun offering 500Mbps fiber internet speeds for residential customers, up from its previous limit of 300Mbps...
 
Turkey to launch communications satellite in November
The Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Ministry will launch Turkey’s new Türksat 5A communications satellite on Nov. 30, following the satellite’s delivery by the French company Airbus...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telefonica, Rakuten strike open RAN deal
The Japanese firm has become the first mobile operator to deploy a network based on a technology called Open Radio Access Network (RAN) that uses software to run network functions on the cloud, which requires less physical...
 
Deutsche Telekom to migrate 18 million fixed voice users to the cloud
18 million of Deutsche Telekom’s fixed-line voice customers will soon have their service transferred to a new cloud-based telephony platform...
 
 
Middle East
 
areeba launched mobile wallet Zaky in Lebanon
areeba has partnered with payment technology provider Wallet Factory to enable mobile payments in Lebanon by introducing Zaky, the new mobile payment platform...
 
Ajman Pay becomes UAE’s first local payment gateway to link with e-Dirham’s G3 cards
This move comes in line with the Department’s bid to support Ajman’s digital transformation strategy on all fronts of government services...
 
Bahrain's digital readiness minimized COVID-19 impact
Bahrain has entered an advanced stage in its digital transformation journey in the information and ICT sector, which is one of the pillars of the development process in the Kingdom...
 
Abu Dhabi Municipality selects Huawei as digitalisation partner
As digital transformation is accelerating, powered by emerging technologies like 5G, AI, and cloud computing. Huawei expects this trend will soon propel the UAE digital economy into a new phase of development...
 
South Asia
 
OpenSignal ranks Zong Pakistan’s top network operator
An independent global standard for analyzing consumer mobile experience, ‘Opensignal’ has recognized Zong as Pakistan’s number one telecom operator in network superiority...
 
Visa launches security roadmap for Bangladesh
Visa has launched its ‘Future of Security Roadmap’ for Bangladesh, with a detailed plan to further strengthen payment security over the coming three years...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
New OTT partnership in Russia
Russia’s NTV and Premier have entered into a partnership under which a significant part of the TV channel’s library will become available exclusively on the video servic...
 
Watch Brasil launches SVOD Smart TV app with Accedo
The video service is exclusively available to Watch Brasil’s roster of Internet Service Provider clients in Brazil, enabling them to deliver high-quality video content...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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