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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
June 27, 2017
 
 
 
 
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Etisalat Nigeria outdoors new technology for monitoring data usage
Comptel Corporation announced that Etisalat Nigeria is launching its time-based mobile data solution BlazeOn, powered by Comptel’s FWD Solutions, in the Nigerian market…
 
Orange Liberia launches 4G LTE outside Monrovia
According to the management of Orange Liberia says it has officially launched Liberia’s first 4G LTE network outside of Monrovia…
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Huawei and IDC Jointly Issue Cloud Enterprise Communications White Paper
Member Logo Ahead of the upcoming Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017, Huawei and International Data Corporation (IDC) have jointly issued their ‘Cloud Enterprise Communications: Serving Digital Enterprises’ white paper. The...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
BTRC looking for officials to run Satellite Company
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission issued a recruitment advert for 18 senior executives to run businesses generated from Bangladesh's first commercial and broadcast satellite Bangabandhu-1 through a...
 
ACMA to consult on use of 3.6-GHz for 5G
Australian telecoms regulator ACMA has launched public consultation on use of the 3.6-GHz band for 5G services….
 
Thai authorities call on Netflix, YouTube to register OTT services
Netflix, YouTube and Facebook must register their over-the-top (OTT) streaming services with Thailand’s national communications regulator by 22 July, or face potential advertising bans…
 
North Africa
 
New app helps Egypt's Nubians retain traditional tongue
A young Egyptian entrepreneur has created a mobile app to promote use of the Nubian languages and offer a way for both Nubians and non-Nubians to learn about the region’s culture and heritage…
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
IPTV data analytics demand drives Verimatrix acquisition
Verimatrix, the globalIPTV and multi- screen security specialist has made an acquisition in the audience analytics market…
 
N24 HD and N24 Doku launch on waipu.tv
To facilitate users, German news channel N24 HD and documentary channel N24 Doku will become available on German IPTV platform waipu.tv…
 
Tuluntulu now streams 40 TV channels on mobile
Tuluntulu has added an education, talent and religious channel to its lineup of shows which are viewable on a smartphone, offering users up to 40 TV and 28 radio channels…
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Etisalat Nigeria outdoors new technology for monitoring data usage
Comptel Corporation announced that Etisalat Nigeria is launching its time-based mobile data solution BlazeOn, powered by Comptel’s FWD Solutions, in the Nigerian market…
 
GSMA mobile IoT initiative takes off worldwide
The GSMA has announced that its Mobile IoT Initiative has taken off with the launch of multiple commercial rollouts of Low Power, Wide Area (LPWA) solutions by several of the world’s leading mobile operators…
 
European Space Agency joins forces for 5G satellite
The European Space Agency met with industry leaders at the recent Paris Air Show to discuss 5G, which could be critical for autonomous technology and advanced communications in the coming decade…
 
 
Middle East
 
Vodafone Turkey expands coverage of roaming service
Vodafone Turkey expanded the coverage of the 'All inclusive passport (Her sey dahil pasaport)' roaming service to Georgia, China, Serbia, Macedonia, Croatia, Poland, Kosovo, Sweden, Liechtenstein, Lesotho Kingdom,...
 
Dubai Economy launches mobile payment service
To transform customer experience by enabling users to do their financial and non-financial transactions in a smart way, Dubai Economy to launch empay, a mobile payment service developed within the framework of Dubai’s...
 
Jordan moves to promote digital literacy rates
Efforts to increase Jordan’s digital literacy rates against a backdrop of changing demographics and skills gaps in the labour market are beginning to yield results…
 
South Asia
 
Nepal's state-owned telecom company to offer free Wi-Fi for passengers
Most public transport vehicles in Nepal will be able to provide free Wi-Fi service soon to their passengers with the state-owned Nepal Telecom (NT) offering the internet access…
 
Banglalink deploys Butterfly Site in rural areas
Huawei and Bangladesh's Banglalink have deployed a jointly-developed technology designed to improve connectivity in rural areas by improving the total cost of ownership of rural cell sites…
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
AT&T, Ericsson hit over 650 Mbps in LTE-LAA field trial
AT&T and Ericsson have held what they say are the first live LTE-LAA field trials, reaching initial speeds of more than 650 Mbps in downtown San Francisco…
 
T-Mobile launches speedy LTE-U service in six cities
T-Mobile has launched LTE-U (that is, LTE riding on unlicensed frequencies) in parts of a handful of cities, including T-Mobile's home turf in Bellevue as well as Brooklyn, Dearborn, Las Vegas, Richardson and Simi...
 
Orange Liberia launches 4G LTE outside Monrovia
According to the management of Orange Liberia says it has officially launched Liberia’s first 4G LTE network outside of Monrovia…
 
Alternative Telecom
 
TIM offers 1Gbps FTTH to 70 cities throughout Italy
Telecom Italia has accelerated its fixed and mobile broadband plans by announcing that its FTTH service now offers speeds of up to 1Gbps in 70 Italian cities while its 4.5G network will be upgraded to 700Mbps in Turin,...
 
SES Networks, Primacom to offer high speed broadband connectivity
In order to deliver the highest levels of reliable high-speed broadband connectivity to vessels operating in Asia-Pacific region, SES signed a multi-year agreement with leading Indonesian satellite communications provider...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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