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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 21, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
NYU Abu Dhabi makes breakthrough computer chip security technology
Researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi’s Design for Excellence lab have developed new innovations in computer chip technology that present landmark achievements in IT security…
 
BTC invests to boost internet speed, quality
Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) has embarked on a network transformation project in its quest to improve service quality and provide superior customer experience...
 
Nigerian Communications Commission asks operators to apply CCG
NCC has told all Mobile Network Operators and Internet Service Providers (ISP) to fully integrate the industry's Code of Corporate Governance to protect the sector's investments...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  VIVA launches the new Huawei P10 for KD 12.5 Plan
Member Logo VIVA, launched the new Huawei P10 device starting KD 12.5 plan that gives the customers KD 7 credit, unlimited VIVA to VIVA voice calls, 5 GB Internet and 300 local SMS.
 
•  du deploys 'WiFi UAE' at Souk Madinat Jumeirah
Member Logo Visitors to Souk Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai will now use the WiFi UAE service following its deployment in the marketplace, in both its indoor and outdoor areas for shopping, entertainment and dining...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Telecom fees to be reduced in Korea
The Korean government will raise the discount rate for people's telecom subscriptions from 20 percent to 25 percent as of mid-September, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT...
 
MPT plans to provide free Wi-Fi services
Myanmar Posts and Telecommunication are planning to provide free Wi-Fi services in public areas starting in 2018…
 
Nigerian Communications Commission asks operators to apply CCG
NCC has told all Mobile Network Operators and Internet Service Providers (ISP) to fully integrate the industry's Code of Corporate Governance to protect the sector's investments...
 
North Africa
 
Orange to broadcast live event in North Africa
Orange will be broadcasting an exclusive live broadcast of Nancy Ajram's concert withing Egypt, Morocco, Jordan and Tunisia...
 
Raya Telecom sees profit rise over 6 months
Egypt based Raya Telecommunications Services saw its profits jump by 311.4% during the first half of 2017, compared to the same period last year...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
West London all set to get ultra fast broadband
As part of the national rollout of ultrafast to 12 million homes and businesses by 2020, Hammersmith and Parsons Green are among 26 new locations across the UK to pilot the latest technology…
 
Telekom adds more towns to 100 Mbps broadband coverage
Deutsche Telekom announced new areas where customers can access fibre-based broadband at up to 100 Mbps…
 
South Africa’s Vumatel deploys FTTH in Johannesburg South districts
South African fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) provider Vumatelstarted the rollout of ultra-high speed services in Bassonia, Glenanda, Glenvista and Mulburton, in southern Johannesburg…
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Smartron offers Artificial Intelligent powered IoT platform
Smartron has launched a tronXTM and tronXLifeTM, which are based on an artificial intelligent ecosystem…
 
Siemens, AAIS ink deal to drive digital transformation of Singapore’s aerospace industry
Siemens and AAIS aim to promote wider appreciation for the benefits of digitalization and facilitate digital transformation in the aerospace industry…
 
 
Middle East
 
NYU Abu Dhabi makes breakthrough computer chip security technology
Researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi’s Design for Excellence lab have developed new innovations in computer chip technology that present landmark achievements in IT security…
 
UAE quickly embraces smart technology
To enhance the efficiency, transparency and delivery of services to end users, all levels of government in the UAE are adapting new technologies, embracing developments, as well as implementing change and innovation…
 
South Asia
 
Nepal Telecom's initiative sees upsurge in SMS
11.2 million SMS were sent In 3 days within Nepal Telecom's network during the free SMS initiative Nepal Telecom had announced in an attempt to provide aid to the flood victims and their relatives...
 
Bangladesh launches BdREN for digital learning
Banfladesh is set to implement a project named BdREN under Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project to provide a high-speed data-communications network to bridge the connectivity gap...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
BBC launches digital platfom for West Africa
A new language service for digital platforms in English-based Pidgin for West and Central Africa has been launched by the BBC World Service...
 
Youtap deploys QR code white-label m-pay system
Youtap launched a QR code-based mobile money platform and associated smartphone apps designed to deliver wireless transaction capabilities to small businesses and merchants in Africa and Asia...
 
Google includes 6-second video preview to Mobile Search
To allow searcher in Android's Google app or Chrome to show a little preview of each video, Google has added six-second video previews to its mobile search results…
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
P4 to expand 4G coverage
Poland’s second largest mobile operator by subscribers, P4 will acquire wireless spectrum in the 3.7GHz band, which it will utilise to increase the capacity of its 4G LTEsystems...
 
AIS offers gigabit 4G service
Thai mobile operator AIS launched 1Gb/s download speeds on its Next G network, which aggregates LTE and Wi-Fi spectrum to boost data rates…
 
BTC invests to boost internet speed, quality
Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) has embarked on a network transformation project in its quest to improve service quality and provide superior customer experience...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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