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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 17, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six MBEs across BT as pandemic response honoured
 
 
Workers in the telecommunications industry have been recognised as key workers and have continued to work through the pandemic to keep the UK connected; providing critical support for the NHS, the emergency services and vulnerable customers...
 
Saudi National Cybersecurity Authority issues new controls for cloud services
The controls aim to reinforce the reliability of cloud services by providing security against various threats and to support the continuity of services to users...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat offers iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 pre-orders from 16th October
Member Logo Etisalat will offer the new iPhone 12 lineup, including iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12, and iPhone 12 mini, introducing a powerful 5G experience...
 
•  Huawei launches all-scenario intelligent connectivity solutions
Member Logo Through these scenarios, home broadband will enter the experience economy era and the digital transformation of industries will be accelerated...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Batelco engages with its business customers in a series of cybersecurity webinars
 
•  Etisalat named ‘Best Regional Wholesale Carrier’
 
•  Digital enablement is key to transformation in the new normal, says Etisalat Chief Technology Officer
 
•  BT confirms new long-term home at state-of-the-art offices in Manchester
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• ITU Virtual Digital World 2020 to focus on “Building the digital world. Together.”
ITU Digital World 2020 is going online with a three-day programme of virtual exhibitions and debates at the very highest level, taking place from 20 to 22 October 2020...
 
• FCC receives 386 applicants for Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has confirmed that 386 applicants are qualified to bid in its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction (Auction 904)...
 
• Saudi National Cybersecurity Authority issues new controls for cloud services
The controls aim to reinforce the reliability of cloud services by providing security against various threats and to support the continuity of services to users...
 
South Asia
 
• Dialog’s helps automates medical appointments at Lady Ridgeway Hospital
With this channeling platform, patients from across the country can now dial its toll-free, trilingual hotline 1390 to place direct appointments with specialist doctors at any LRH clinic...
 
• Robi hits 50 million subscriber milestone
Robi is also the first local telecom operator to have introduced voice over long term evolution (VoLTE) technology to provide its 4G users with enhanced audio, better data usage, and improved service...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• TiVo+ bolstered with Pluto TV channels launches
TiVo has announced an expanded partnership with ViacomCBS’s Pluto TV to incorporate 72 featured channels to its TiVo+ AVOD platform...
 
• Dplay to launch on Com Hem
Com Hem and Boxer have reached a new agreement with Discovery Networks Sweden that sees the continued distribution of Discovery branded channels...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Vodafone partners with IBM for 'Big Data' platform, to leverage AI and cloud technologies
IBM Services will now implement a Big Data Platform based on the open-source Hadoop framework to help Vodafone Idea (Vi) improve customer experience...
 
• MTN, Airtel resume mobile money services in Uganda
MTN and Airtel’s Ugandan units announced mobile money services between the two networks have resumed after a major hack impacted transactions in the country...
 
• Netgem launches complete Wi-Fi mesh service
Super WiFi is designed to improve Wi-Fi coverage in consumers’ homes alongside service management tools...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Bahrain to boost the digital economy
Bahrain is well on track to upgrade the telecommunications sector as part of its goal to further develop the country’s digital economy...
 
• Almarai partners with SAP to boost food self-sufficiency in the Middle East
Almarai has announced the next phase of its digital transformation, with global technology company SAP, to optimize operations and support food self-sufficiency in Saudi Arabia and the region...
 
• Huawei Middle East ICT Competition opens
The initiative supports socio-economic development by bolstering the overall ICT ecosystem through nurturing local talent; individuals who will be their nations’ assets for achieving national development plans and...
 
• Google starts digital engine to accelerate Mena's economic recovery
The initiative will provide an overall proactive ecosystem that will digitise businesses and help them cope up with the ever-changing dynamics of the market...
 
North Africa
 
• Ericsson releases Egypt-made AI software worldwide
The software will be used by its clients to improve customer experience, increase revenues, optimize capital and operating expenses, and reduce carbon emissions...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Nextivity and Spry Fox Networks bring 4G to Hampshire village
The repeaters, along with the specialist antennas, exploit and amplify any available 4G signal regardless of the provider (EE, Three UK, Vodafone or O2)...
 
• Vodafone Hungary expands Budapest 5G network
Vodafone Hungary has announced that it is switching on around 200 5G base stations in and around Budapest within the next few weeks...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• Deutsche Telekom upgrades internet to 100 Mbps for 345,000 households in September
The number of households connected with pure-fiber optic lines rose by 46,000 in September to 1.9 million, with speeds of up to 1 Gbps available...
 
• SpaceX plans Starlink broadband satellite launch Sunday morning
SpaceX plans to launch its 14th group of about 60 satellites from Florida on Sunday morning for the company's Starlink broadband network, which is approaching a full-scale public trial period...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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