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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 8, 2017
 
 
 
 
Beyond Connectivity 2017
 
 
Iran's third mobile operator unveils messaging app
Iran’s third largest mobile operator, RighTel launched an indigenous mobile messaging application for subscribers to make voice and video calls...
 
Deal signed to roll out fastest broadband service in Pakistan
The partnership is part a $50m investment programme embarked on by the HB Group to upgrade and modernise broadband services in Pakistan following its acquisition of Wi-tribe in March last year. This strategic partnership will be the 2nd major investment by Wi-Tribe after a multi-million upgrade of its spectrum in August 2016...
 
Ofcom publishes beginner’s guide to 5G
Ofcom is playing a leading role internationally in the identification of spectrum bands for 5G having acknowledged the need for different spectrum bands with different characteristics to meet the requirements of future 5G services and networks...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain team aims high in 2017 Sailing Arabia-The Tour
Member Logo In a bid not to alter a positive alliance, Zain has again partnered with global technology provider Huawei and global law firm Clifford Chance to race a high-performance racing yacht...
 
•  VIVA receives prestigious ISO 27001:2013 Global Certification
Member Logo This certificate will foster VIVA’s position as a leading telecom company in the Middle East region by adhering to the highest internationally accepted standard for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS)...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Icasa to hold hearings on spectrum
Communications regulator Icasa will hold public hearings later this week that will determine how scarce radio frequency spectrum is utilised in future...
 
Austrian regulator consults on draft decision on vectoring
Austrian regulator RTR is proposing a framework for broadband network construction and the consultation on the draft will stay open until the mid of March...
 
Ofcom publishes beginner’s guide to 5G
Ofcom is playing a leading role internationally in the identification of spectrum bands for 5G having acknowledged the need for different spectrum bands with different characteristics to meet the requirements of future 5G...
 
Middle East
 
Ooredoo Kuwait gets Payment Card Industry, Data Security Standards certification
Ooredoo Kuwait obtained the Payment Card Industry (PCI)-Data Security Standards (DSS) 3.2 certification, making it the first telecom provider in Kuwait to be certified with this version...
 
Iran's third mobile operator unveils messaging app
Iran’s third largest mobile operator, RighTel launched an indigenous mobile messaging application for subscribers to make voice and video calls...
 
University of Sharjah & du to collaborate on 5G and IoT development
University of Sharjah and du signed a MoU to collaborate on 5G connectivity and the Internet of Things, IoT, development as part of the UAE 5G Innovation Gate, U5GIG...
 
Sharjah placed 6th globally in connectivity
An independent survey covering the most powerful and dynamic global economies has placed Sharjah, as one of the top 10 cities in the world for connectivity...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
YouTube presents mobile live-streaming feature
YouTube has started online video personalities broadcast on the go using mobile devices....
 
Home-grown streaming app 'Patari' helps Pakistan's musicians find voice
Pakistani musicians are getting help from two-year old Pakistani start-up Patari, a music streaming and production company...
 
Marriott Mobile app gets loyalty-focused overhaul
A new iteration of the Marriott Mobile app has been rolled out, with features designed to offer members of Marriott Rewards a more tailored mobile experience...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
HGC launches iBizCloud in Indonesia
Hutchison Global Communications has teamed up with Indonesian ISP PT Centrin Online Prima to launch a cloud service tailored for the Indonesia market...
 
IBM and Ericsson create new 5G antenna module
IBM and Ericsson have developed a phased array chip that could be used in antenna modules for 5G base stations...
 
 
South Asia
 
Banglalink set to sell out its towers
In a bid to concentrate on telecom services, Banglalink is ready to sell out its towers to a third party after the government introduces licensing for tower companies...
 
Citizens Development Business goes live with Intellect Digital Face in Sri Lanka
Design Arena has announced that Citizens Development Business Finance PLC has gone live with Intellect’s DIGITAL FACE to offer customers an omni-channel experience...
 
Pakistan set to enter digital revolution with smartphones
Pakistan is undergoing a digital revolution as the number of active users of social media is fast on the upward trajectory in today’s digitized world especially in the country...
 
iPhone users can subscribe to 4G
The newly-launched 4G or Long Term Evolution (LTE) service of Nepal Telecom (NT) can now be enabled in all iPhone handsets above 5 series available in the Nepali market...
 
Deal signed to roll out fastest broadband service in Pakistan
The partnership is part a $50m investment programme embarked on by the HB Group to upgrade and modernise broadband services in Pakistan following its acquisition of Wi-tribe in March last year. This strategic partnership...
 
North Africa
 
Careem aims 30% growth in business size in Egypt
Careem Egypt aims to achieve a 30% growth rate in the size of its business throughout 2017, according to Careem Egypt’s general manager Nadeer Shalaby...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Telefónica plans to virtualize its 4G networks in 13 countries
Spanish telco Telefónica has contracted Huawei to virtualize its 4G networks in 13 countries as part of its UNICA program...
 
Mobile satellite provider Pivotel installing 4G towers for farmers
Solar- and battery-powered 4G mobile base stations will utilise satellite services to provide connectivity to farmers in rural areas under Pivotel's solution...
 
Nokia, Alphabet, Qualcomm showcase first live demo of a private LTE network
Nokia, Alphabet’s Access Group and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. presented the first live demo of a private LTE network over CBRS shared spectrum at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
PLDT targets 4.4 million homes for FTTH Coverage In 2017
PLDT Inc is ready to supply its ultra-fast Internet connection via its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) service to as much as 4.4 million homes by the end of 2017...
 
Saguna, Vimmi Partner launch video delivery network solution for mobile operators
Saguna and Vimmi, the mobile video delivery innovator announced today a partnership to bring to market a Content Delivery solution for mobile operators based on the Multi-access Edge Computing standard...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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