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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
June 11, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Batelco Hosts Iftar for Batelco Home for Child Welfare
 
 
As part of its CSR programme during the holy month of Ramadan, Batelco, the leading digital solutions provider in the kingdom, hosted an Iftar for the children of Batelco Home for Child Welfare which was held on Thursday May 31st at Elite Resort and Spa...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  VIVA DataCenter, first in Bahrain to achieve International Tier III certification
Member Logo VIVA DataCenter has become the first Uptime Institute Tier III certified facility in Bahrain, listing itself among the most sophisticated data centers from around the world...
 
•  Huawei releases world's first 3GPP R14-based commercial NB-IoT solution
Member Logo Huawei recently released the world's first 3GPP R14-based commercial NB-IoT solution in eRAN13.1...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Eng. Nasser Alnasser appointed as CEO of STC Group
 
•  Batelco partners with Seef Mall to provide free internet for mall visitors
 
•  Apple Watch Series 3 with built-in cellular arrives at Etisalat
 
•  VIVA the first in Kuwait to physically demo its “5G” services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
5G frequencies may be bid out in Philippines
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) may auction off Fifth Generation (5G) frequencies in the future, after telecommunications giants PLDT and Globe Telecom announced their readiness to adopt...
 
Smart services save Dh8 billion (US$2.1 billion) over three years
Smart Government applications generated savings of AED8.00 billion (US$2.1 billion) in three years, according to a study conducted by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, (TRA)...
 
Middle East
 
Türksat deploys Teleste’s Luminato digital TV platform
Turkish pay-TV operator Türksat has tapped Teleste to provide a headend system to deliver cable TV, over-the-top (OTT) video and IPTV, and live content processing...
 
Oman to put two satellites into orbit
Oman will launch two medium-sized satellites into orbit, according to the Minister of Transport and Communications...
 
Mobeewave to launch contactless payment platform in UAE
Fintech firm Mobeewave has announced plans to introduce its acceptance platform for contactless payments in the UAE...
 
South Asia
 
Unicef, GP, Telenor join hands for child-safe internet in Bangladesh
Unicef, Grameenphone and Telenor Group joined hands to create opportunities for a meaningful and safer digital participation for the young population in Bangladesh...
 
South Asian pay TV and OTT growing by 7.4%
The number of pay TV and over-the-top (OTT) video subscribers in South Asia is due to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4% between 2017 and 2023, according to Dataxis...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Alibaba plans to enhance O2O services
Alibaba plans to integrate nearly 400 RT Mart outlets in China within its grocery and food delivery network by the end of this year to share resources with the e-commerce giant’s Hema Market to boost O2O services and...
 
Myanmar and Vietnam launch MyTel mobile carrier
Commercial fronts for the militaries of Myanmar and Vietnam formally kicked off a mobile carrier joint venture at the launch ceremony of Myanmar National Tele and Communications, or MyTel...
 
 
North Africa
 
AfriLabs extends reach to 6 new countries
AfriLabs has announced the admission of 40 new hubs which extends the company’s reach to 6 new countries; Morocco, Algeria, Somali Land, Cote D’Ivoire, Angola and Mali...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Google expands Telemundo online World Cup coverage
Google will bring leading US Hispanic Spanish-language broadcasterTelemundo’s World Cup content to its web estates and YouTube platform across the country...
 
Dutch DTH platform Joyne goes to Belgium
The Dutch DTH platform is rolling out its service in Belgium, starting with the three public broadcasters from the VRT, Een (One), Canvas and Ketnet...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Net1 Indonesia launches 4G in tourist hotspots
Indonesian 4G-based mobile broadband provider Net1 Indonesia has expanded availability to 10 tourism destinations across the country...
 
GE reiterates vow to build private LTE networks
As the FCC potentially nears decisions related to the 3.5 GHz band, General Electric is stepping up efforts to make sure census-tract licensing remains part of the picture...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
SK Broadband implements DOCSIS3.1
SK Broadband has announced the successful implementation of DOCSIS 3.1 broadband technology to enhance its cable infrastructure...
 
KT to bring next tech revolution to space and North Korea
KT Corporation, South Korea's largest telecommunications company, said that its satellite business operator will gear up efforts to bring the next technology revolution to outer space as well as the Korean peninsula...
 
EZECOM enters alliance with LXT Networks
Cambodia's largest operator EZECOM has entered a strategic partnership with intra-ASEAN wholesale provider LXT Networks to offer a combined connectivity solution which will bridge Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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