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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
June 13, 2017
 
 
 
 
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Dubai Electronic Security Center inks deal with University of Dubai
To promote research in information security, Dubai Electronic Security Center signed a deal with University of Dubai…
 
SoftBank teams up with ZTE on 5G trials
Japanese carrier SoftBank will conduct its first 5G trials with Chinese company ZTE using the sub-6GHz spectrum band at 4.5GHz in Tokyo…
 
China Telecom plans to make Shanghai a gigabit city
Shanghai Telecom is planning to deploy the first commercial FTTH network in China using 10G PON technologies, and aims to provide full 1Gbps fiber coverage across Shanghai over the next three years…
 
CRA launches new telecom infrastructure system
To foster sustainable competition in the telecommunications sector, the Communications Regulatory Authority will manage the service providers' requirement to utilize and access the new underground passive civil telecom infrastructure…
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Huawei Leads with Completion of China's Second-Phase 5G R&D Test
Member Logo Huawei leads with the completion of China's second-phase 5G radio technology test in Huairou District, Beijing. This test procedure was organized by IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group. During the C-Band test, Huawei adopted...
 
•  Nokia protects operators' investments in current technology by enabling radio portfolio to support low and high 5G frequency bands
Member Logo Nokia innovation and testing has underlined the flexibility, upgradeability and scalability of its AirScale radio portfolio to adapt to the frequency bands that will deliver the promise of 5G in initial applications of the...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• ComReg consulting on price control obligations for bundled services
Ireland’s Commission for Communications Regulation has launched a consultation on a draft decision related to price control obligations for bundled services…
 
• CRA launches new telecom infrastructure system
To foster sustainable competition in the telecommunications sector, the Communications Regulatory Authority will manage the service providers' requirement to utilize and access the new underground passive civil telecom...
 
South Asia
 
• Nepal Telecom to extend coverage to 175 new locations
Nepal Telecom is speeding up work to extend its coverage to 175 new locations nationwide, with 138 base transceiver stations (BTSs) to be installed…
 
• Zong 4G teams up with first adventure portal of Pakistan
To support startups in Pakistan and boost the 4G eco-system in the country, Zong 4G has partnered with ‘FindMyAdventure...
 
• Bangladesh trains girls to fight cyber criminals
Bangladesh has begun training thousands of school girls to protect them from being blackmailed or harassed online following a rise in cyber crimes…
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Exterity to launch new IPTV & Digital Signage Players at InfoComm
Exterity is all set to present its new IPTV and digital signage solutions to support HD and encrypted media management at InfoComm 2017…
 
• US banks present answer to peer-to-peer payment app Venmo
The US banking industry is all set to introduce the popular mobile payments app Venmo, in what is likely to be the biggest change in years in how individuals exchange funds digitally…
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• SSE plans to develop broadband network
Energy giant SSE is reportedly exploring major investments in ultrafast broadband infrastructure and is looking to create its own fiber-optic cables network…
 
• FTTH deployed in lower Austria
Fiber optics infrastructure company,noGIGheld a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of construction for an open, public and future-proof fiber-optics infrastructure…
 
• China Telecom plans to make Shanghai a gigabit city
Shanghai Telecom is planning to deploy the first commercial FTTH network in China using 10G PON technologies, and aims to provide full 1Gbps fiber coverage across Shanghai over the next three years…
 
 
Middle East
 
• Wavetec launches nextgen self service kiosks
Wavetec has launched a range of self-service kiosks in Dubai, which offer a modern modular design with an array of components for custom configurations for the banking and telecom sector…
 
• Dubai Electronic Security Center inks deal with University of Dubai
To promote research in information security, Dubai Electronic Security Center signed a deal with University of Dubai…
 
North Africa
 
• New radio navigation systems for Libyan airports
Libya Telecom is supplying and installing combined radio navigation systems known as VOR/DME, initially to Mitiga, Benina, Tobruk and Labraq airports…
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• ETSI begins interoperability trials for mission-critical LTE
ETSI, in partnership with the Tetra and Critical Communications Association is all set to start a series of interoperability tests to ensure that equipment from different vendors designed for mission-critical communication...
 
• Ericsson tips LTE for wireless dominance from 2018
According to Ericson, LTE will become the dominant access technology in the world during 2018 overtaking GSM and 3G for the first time…
 
• Algar reframes 1800MHz band for LTE
Regional Brazilian operator Algar Telecom has successfully reframed a portion of its 1800MHz 2G spectrum for 4G LTE use…
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Digital Realty expands to Japan
Digital Realty has inaugurated Digital Osaka 1, its first data center in Japan, a 93,000 square foot facility providing 7.6 megawatts of IT capacity…
 
• Asgardia nation to launch inaugural satellite
A team of international scientists, academics and entrepreneurs are planning for the launch of Asgardia-1, the inaugural satellite of the world's first space nation…
 
• SoftBank teams up with ZTE on 5G trials
Japanese carrier SoftBank will conduct its first 5G trials with Chinese company ZTE using the sub-6GHz spectrum band at 4.5GHz in Tokyo…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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