|
SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
| |
|
|
| |
| |
 |
Industry News Briefing
March 20, 2017 |
|
|
|
| |
| |
| |
 |
| |
| |
| IoT revolutionizing the healthcare industry |
|
Healthcare organizations are increasingly seeking to improve the physician, staff and patient experience by employing a combination of strong authentication and new IoT applications to address their challenges…
|
|
| |
| Qatar set to boost use of digital technologies for social innovation |
|
In an order to transform Qatar into digital Qatar, the Ministry of Transport and Communications has partnered with Accenture to develop an innovation management capability for sourcing and applying digital technologies and social innovations…
|
|
| |
| Government aims to end all 2G services by August in Taiwan |
|
The government is planning to completely finish 2G telecom services by the end of August. Mobile phone users accessing 2G services with 3G or 4G SIM cards would be able to swiftly migrate to new services after the government ends the 2G service…
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
| |
| Policy and Regulation |
| |
| • |
Nepal considers TV broadcast digitization plan
The Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) has instructed cable operators to make necessary arrangements to ensure that the analog signal being used to provide cable television service is replaced by a digital...
|
| |
| • |
Qatar set to boost use of digital technologies for social innovation
In an order to transform Qatar into digital Qatar, the Ministry of Transport and Communications has partnered with Accenture to develop an innovation management capability for sourcing and applying digital technologies and...
|
| |
| • |
Government aims to end all 2G services by August in Taiwan
The government is planning to completely finish 2G telecom services by the end of August. Mobile phone users accessing 2G services with 3G or 4G SIM cards would be able to swiftly migrate to new services after the government...
|
| |
| • |
Govt all set to auction last 4G spectrum
To increase its earning ahead of the last federal budget, the government is planning to auction the last spectrum of 4G mobile internet at a minimum price of over $210 million in May-June…
|
| |
| • |
TRAI to offer infra sharing to cut cost of DTH
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is set to recommend sharing of back-end infrastructure between satellite TV service distributors to help them cut their costs of operations…
|
| |
| South Asia |
| |
| • |
Mobitel teams up with Ericsson to create 5G IoT in Sri Lanka
To bring 5G Internet of Things innovation and entrepreneurship to Sri Lanka, Ericsson in collaboration with Mobitel has formally signed the 5G Island of Innovation deal to promote 5G IoT innovations…
|
| |
| • |
UBL launches Pakistan’s first digital branch
To provide its customers with state-of-the-art facilities enclosed within a cutting-edge modern design, UBL has launched Pakistan’s first digital branch…
|
| |
| • |
Mercantile Bank plans new unit for Mobile Financial Services
To provide customers with different services, including cash-in, cash-out, mobile top-up, deposit, fund collection, salary disbursement and merchant payment, Mercantile Bank is planning to set up a subsidiary company to run...
|
| |
| • |
Wi-tribe installs 4.5G LTE network in Pakistan
In order to upgrade their existing network in Pakistan, Wi-Tribe has installed its first ever 4.5G supported equipment in the Head Office in Islamabad…
|
| |
|
|
| Middle East |
| |
| • |
E-commerce transactions hitUS$600mln in Saudi Arabia
According to Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani, secretary-general of the Consumer Protection Society, the volume of e-commerce transactions in the Saudi market amounted to around SR2.25 billion (US$600 million) in 2016…
|
| |
| • |
Create Your Number’ service launched in UAE
The customers can select, customize his/her mobile number and activate the same from any location in UAE, because 'Create Your Number' service has been launched on Etisalat's official website…
|
| |
| • |
Ooredootv OSN subscribers provided free access to OSN Play
In order to fulfill the entertainment needs of every family member in the home and include a comprehensive range of channels, Ooredoo and OSN have announced free access to the ‘OSN Play’ service for all Ooredootv...
|
| |
| • |
Huawei plans smart city innovation hub in Saudi
Investment Saudi Arabia and Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu have signed anagreement with Huawei to establish a training academy and a smart city innovation centerto accelerate smart city deployment in line with the...
|
| |
| • |
WiFi service launched at cultural and heritage sites in Dubai
In a bid to provide high quality facilities that support creativity, innovation and cultural exchange, Dubai Culture and Arts Authority launched WiFi UAE service across all of its culture and heritage sites…
|
| |
| • |
Saudi Post all set to sell Mobily products
Mobily has signed a collaboration deal with Saudi Post whereby Mobily products and services like voice and data SIM cards, recharge vouchers, and E-vouchers will be provided and sold in all Saudi Post offices and branches...
|
| |
| • |
STC sponsors the Gulf Statistical Forum
STC Business will participate, as activities technical sponsor, in the Gulf Statistical Forum, which will be held under the theme "Enhancing Statistical partnerships to support economic policies and sustainable development...
|
| |
| North Africa |
| |
| • |
Garmin, MTN jointly offer fitness devices in Nigeria
In a bid to introduce innovation and technology in health field, Garmin and MTN Nigeria teamed up to present a range of health and fitness devices to help boost fitness standards while maintaining a healthy lifestyle…
|
| |
| Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV |
| |
| • |
Kuwait’s Warba Bank launches Apple Watch App
In a bid to improve digital infrastructure, Kuwait’s WarbaBank has launched its latest innovation in digital banking, an application that allows clients to track their accounts and transactions carried out through...
|
| |
| • |
IBM ropes Weather Company to launch weather alerts
In order to connect people in areas with lower connectivity and data availability, IBM and The Weather Company offered the country’s first mobile alerting platform that will deliver weather alerts without the...
|
| |
| • |
Starbucks enhances digital platform in Hong Kong and India
Starbucks is boosting its digital mobile platform to China and the Asia-Pacific region by launching he Mobile Order and Pay program in Hong Kong and the mobile app system in India…
|
| |
| • |
Centre recommends e-platform to monitor sale of medicines
The Centre offered an e-platform to track and regulate sale of online medicines and to minimize antimicrobial resistance by making it mandatory for all manufacturers and retailers to register and document their sales…
|
| |
| 3G and 4G Networks |
| |
| • |
Somnet presents Somalia's First 4G Internet
In a bid to enable Somalis to resume internet services via their mobile phones that was ended in 2004, Telecommunication CompanySomnet launched the first 4G network in Somalia…
|
| |
| • |
Vodafone, Spark boosts their 4G networks
In order to expand 4G network, New Zealand’s two dominant mobile operators – Vodafone and Spark – announced that their 4G networks have started to cover more than 90 per cent of the population…
|
| |
| • |
Qualcomm brings 4G feature phones platform
Qualcomm launched its first 4G feature phone platform named Qualcomm 205 mobile platform. The phones can now be LTE enabled and offer VoLTE experience…
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
Please add news@samenacouncil.org to your E-mail Safe List.
If you received this news update from a colleague and are interested in receiving your own copy, please contact us here »
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
| Disclaimer: Information contained herein has been obtained from sources, which we deem reliable. SAMENA Telecommunications Council is not liable for any misinformed decisions that the reader may reach by being solely reliant on information contained herein. Expert advice should be sought. |
|
|
|
| |
| |
| |
| |
| SAMENA Telecommunications Council |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
