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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 15, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat introduces ‘Play on Demand’ pay-per-minute access for video streaming for mobile subscribers
 
 
Etisalat announced the launch of its new ‘Play on Demand’ service for postpaid and prepaid customers, offering unlimited video streaming for only 5 fils per minute...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Airspan gears up for 5G small cells in aftermath of GLOMO win with Sprint
Member Logo Airspan Networks is on a tear. The former WiMax vendor is taking a lead role in the “AutoAir” consortium, integrating its small cells into the Reliance Jio Infocomm LTE network in India and preparing for the 3.5...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Etisalat honours top sales channel partners of 2017
 
•  Etisalat Digital’s M2M connectivity solutions empower FEWA smart metering project
 
•  SAMENA Council to Hold "Beyond Connectivity 2018 - In the Future" summit with Tech Mahindra
 
•  Eutelsat commissions ELO, its first low earth orbit satellite designed for the Internet of Things
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Ofcom unveils date for UK's 5G spectrum auction
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom will open bidding for spectrum bands seen as key to 5G deployments in a week, with six firms set to compete for the 2.3GHz band and 3.4GHz band licences...
 
• Ficora backs scheme to tackle internet fraud
Finnish telecoms regulator Ficora said it has begun the Huijausinfo campaign warning against internet fraud...
 
Middle East
 
• Dubai plans first AI-powered renewable energy digital utility
The world’s first automated, artificial-intelligence-powered renewable energy digital utility is set to be established in Dubai...
 
• Saudi Arabia accelerates digitisation drive for healthcare sector
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health and GE have delivered the first phase of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) focused on digital transformation in the Kingdom’s healthcare sector...
 
South Asia
 
• Finalisation of e-commerce policy urged in Pakistan
The Network for Consumer Protection has called upon the government to finalise the e-commerce policy to ensure building of fairer digital marketplaces that consumers can trust...
 
• Internet and tech adoption exhibit upward trend in Nepal
Internet revolution has brought in a lot of transformation across the world and Nepal is no exception in catching up the trend....
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Stoke partners with VXFIBER for open access fiber rollout
Sweden’s VXFIBER has announced a partnership with Stoke-on-Trent City Council under which it will roll out Gigabit full-fiber connectivity in the city...
 
• Hispasat, Global Skyware release triple-play, satellite solution
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat and Global Skyware are to launch a terminal that allows satellite data, voice and video services to be integrated in a single aerial...
 
 
North Africa
 
• Egypt launches digital forensic lab to improve IPR protection and enforcement
Egypt is setting up a specialized digital forensic lab for Intellectual Property as part of its enforcement schemes of combating software piracy...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Mobile video accounts for three-fifths of global views
The Q4 2017 edition of Ooyala’s Global Video Index Report has revealed what the authors say is a global shift in viewing devices, with an explosion of digital content helping to drive viewing off the TV thanks to a...
 
• UnionPay launches mobile payment service platform
UnionPay International has recently launched UnionPay International Mobile Payment Service, which enables commercial banks, retailers, mobile phone manufacturers and third party institutions outside mainland China to get...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Telcel to launch GigaRed ‘4.5G’ network in 76 cities
Telcel, Mexico’s largest mobile operator by subscribers – has revealed plans to launch ‘4.5G’ services in 76 cities this year...
 
• South Africa: 3G sites deployed in KZN rural areas
Vodacom has deployed seven new base stations in the deep rural areas of the KwaZulu-Natal Province...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• DXC launches cloud health platform in interoperability push
DXC Technology has launched a digital health platform designed to assist interoperability between healthcare providers...
 
• ZTE to help develop open access telecom infrastructure in San Marino
ZTE has signed an agreement with the secretary of state for telecommunications and public services agency AASS of the Republic of San Marino to set up a new venture to develop an open access telecommunications infrastructure...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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