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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 2, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat offers new iPad Pro with 5G connectivity and AirTag
 
 
Etisalat announced that it will offer iPad Pro now with support for ultra-fast 5G, at its retail stores across the UAE, via www.etisalat.ae, or My Etisalat app...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Batelco is making Bahrain the most connected island in the world
Member Logo Batelco announced that it has completely redesigned its Fiber packages to offer higher speeds and boosted usage, which will see maximum speeds of 1Gbps and a minimum of 50Mbps, under the campaign slogan of Batelco is making...
 
•  HKT powers Taikoo Place and Pacific Place with 5G
Member Logo HKT sets new benchmarks in Hong Kong with Swire Properties by empowering Taikoo Place and Pacific Place as the first business hubs in the city with 5G connectivity in indoor and outdoor spaces to deliver the most optimal...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
MCMC details plans to enhance internet coverage in Sarawak
Plans to construct new telecommunication towers at 742 locations on the outskirts of towns and rural areas in the state of Sarawak this year have been unveiled by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission...
 
Pakistan to auction mobile telecom spectrum in June
The auction for mobile telephony spectrum is expected to be held in June, and consultants have expressed optimism that it will be successful because of the potential available in Pakistan...
 
South Asia
 
Dialog Enterprise partners with Infobip
Following this move, Infobip will provide its range of CPaaS solutions together with Dialog Enterprise, empowering the company to create new revenue streams, accelerate time to market, and build new enterprise relations...
 
North Africa
 
Morocco ranks 45th globally for cheapest mobile internet
Morocco’s mobile internet is one of the cheapest in Africa, and in general, in the cheapest half of the global ranking...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
SaskTel builds out network with the launch of nine new cell towers
SaskTel has announced that it has launched nine new macro cell towers bringing 4G LTE wireless services to previously underserved parts of the province...
 
HT expands 5G to 15 new cities
HT launched 5G in parts of six cities in October and claimed to be covering one million people in 14 cities by the end of 2020...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Panam Sports Channel launches streaming service
Available on iOS and Android devices, the service will offer users access to live coverage of events including the Tokyo Olympic Qualifiers, Pan American Championships and the Cali 2021 Junior Pan American Games...
 
Freeview Australia turns to MediaHQ for new HbbTV service
One of the key user experience features is the service’s always-on “miniguide” and EPG, which replace traditional Smart TV built-in EPG guides with Freeview’s enhanced version...
 
 
Middle East
 
KFH launches digital wallets through mobiles and smart watches in cooperation with 3 global Apps
The service provides advanced and smart digital payment methods according to highly developed security standards in cooperation with Samsung, Fitbit and Garmin...
 
Tawakkalna users exceed 20 million in one year
It is noteworthy that Tawakkalna is the official app approved by the Ministry of Health to prevent the spread of coronavirus, and was developed by the National Information Center...
 
Dubai SME launches digital health business incubator Ztartup
The incubator provides two specialised programmes – one for business incubation and the other for business accelerators...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
HISPASAT agrees deal with Telefónica Group to take over Media Networks Latin America
Telefónica Group has agreed a deal with satellite operator HISPASAT for the latter to take over the management and signal transport business of Telefónica subsidiary Media Networks Latin America...
 
Serbia Broadband expands giga network
Sombor has been become the latest city in the Serbia Broadband (SBB) network to be offer giga services...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Hormuud Telecom launches Somalia’s first mobile money app
The fin-tech app, named WAAFI, gives Somalis access to a range of digital services across a singular platform for the first time...
 
oneM2M launches new initiative to promote sustainability via IoT technologies and open-standard systems
Building on the contributions of more than 250 members organisations, oneM2M specifications provide a framework to support end-to-end IoT systems, applications, and services...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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