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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 17, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Women empowerment via digital education in Turkey
In a bid to help women and girls who left school before re-join education with tablet computers, Antalya Governorate has launched a Digital Education platform…
 
Social Network offered for Kids in Iran
A local Iranian candy firm is seeking to turn Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on its head with a newly developed social network platform for children...
 
Smart bandages to use 5G data to help doctors
Swansea University in the U.K. is planning to start trials the next year on smart bandage to help doctors track a wound through 5G wireless…
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel Expands Fiber Optic Services
Member Logo Omantel is the only operator in the Sultanate that offers triple play services via fiber optics...
 
•  STC to Activate the Digital Transformation for the Development of Health Services
Member Logo STC Group CEO met Belgian Ambassador and CEO of Agfa Healthcare Car and discussed shared interests and ways to activate digital transformation programs in Saudi Arabia...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA, Dubai development department plans network readiness
UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority inked a deal with the Department of Economic Development of Dubai to boost cooperation and coordination efforts for joint national indicators of the Network Readiness...
 
Oman Telecom regulator cuts mobile roaming rates
According to the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Oman has cut the cost of roaming mobile charges…
 
Website to curb electronic devices theft launched in Iran
New government-backed website has been launched to help Iranians counter the theft of electronic devices like mobile phones…
 
South Asia
 
PSX and PITB to collaborate in technology entrepreneurship
Pakistan Stock Exchange and Punjab Information Technology Board signed a deal to facilitate technological entrepreneurship in Pakistanto provide a nurturing ecosystem for the growth of technology startups…
 
South Asian Satellite to be launched in May
India plans to launch on May 5 the South Asia Satellite that will benefit all the countries in the region...
 
China’s IT company launches office in Pakistan
Shenzhen Technology has opened its office in Pakistan for providing solutions for telecommunication, Internet date centre, railroad and education…
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Smart starts testing voice calls over LTE
Smart Communications has started to test voice calls over LTE, or VoLTE, a way for subscribers to make calls over a data network without using a third-party application…
 
Africom 4G fixed internet launched set for Chitungwiza
In a bid to provide faster mobile broadband speeds, Africomhas announced thelaunch of 4G fixed internet in Chitungwiza…
 
2G all set to shut down in Singapore
Most of the people have migrated to 3G network in Singapore because 2G is going to be shut down shortly in the country...
 
T-Mobile presents GigabitLTE speed
T-Mobile has shared the maximum you can expect from a GigabitLTE Samsung Galaxy S8 / 8+ phone powered by Snapdragon X16 Gigabit LTE modem, that is packed inside of the Snapdragon 835 SoC...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Smart bandages to use 5G data to help doctors
Swansea University in the U.K. is planning to start trials the next year on smart bandage to help doctors track a wound through 5G wireless…
 
NYU plans latest wireless technology
To support the development of 5G wireless technology, the NYU Wireless is planning to develop its 5G wireless technology…
 
 
Middle East
 
Du moves towards smart customer service
In order to bring a new, digitalized level of customer service to customers, UAE-based du, in association with the Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA), is paving the way for smart customer service…
 
Women empowerment via digital education in Turkey
In a bid to help women and girls who left school before re-join education with tablet computers, Antalya Governorate has launched a Digital Education platform…
 
Mobile data sees high growth in Bahrain
According to a report, the total revenue and traffic for local and international calls is as compared to the revenues generate by higher data consumption in Bahrain…
 
Ooredoo Oman offers PABX service
Ooredoo Oman has launched Business Reach Mobile, which provides Private Automated Branch Exchange (PABX) or switchboard functionality by hosting it in the Cloud…
 
Social Network offered for Kids in Iran
A local Iranian candy firm is seeking to turn Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on its head with a newly developed social network platform for children...
 
North Africa
 
Vodafone Egypt presents new app for visually impaired users
In a move to make its products and services inclusive for all its users, Vodafone Egypt presented a new mobile application called “E3rafli” for visually impaired customers…
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
E-Vision teams up with MBC for IPTVdeal
E-Vision has signed a strategic partnership with MBC Group to obtain exclusive rights to distribute MBC channels in the UAE…
 
Taxi booking app hits 30,000 customers
Calling a cab, the taxi booking app has received 30,000 customers since launching less than 18 months ago…
 
Doha Bank offers service for money transfer via phone
Doha Bank has launched a new service that lets customers use their mobile phone to send money to more than 200 countries around the world…
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Enel's Open Fiber starts Bari FTTH network
The Open Fiber wholesale-only venture of utility giant Enel has announced that the first commercial fibre-optic offers using its network have been launched in the southern Italian city of Bari…
 
9 Conway towns ready for broadband
The broadband facility is finally coming to the majority of roughly 25 percent of houses in Conway, that aren’t yet connected to the internet…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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