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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Omantel teams up with MECA for digital solutions
 
 
Omantel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs (MECA) for information and communication technology (ICT) solutions…
 
“InspireU” signs an agreement with Oracle
STC, represented by “InspirU”, signed an agreement with Saudi Oracle to provide many services to entrepreneurs...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  STC raises the level of readiness in sales outlets
Member Logo STC intensified its preparations for Hajj season 1483H, through dedicating all capabilities and expertise to raise the readiness of (air-sea-land) ports...
 
•  Free WiFi by Etisalat during Eid Al Adha holidays in UAE
Member Logo Etisalat announced today that it will offer free UAE WiFi by Etisalat – the telco’s high-speed public WiFi across malls, restaurants and cafes for residents in the UAE during Eid Al Adha period...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Bahrain’s iGA organizes cloud computing workshop
 
•  Nokia 8 flagship officially launched in the UAE
 
•  92% of Makkah`s network is supported by FTTH
 
•  TRA UAE employs robots to serve customers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• NCC, FCT joined on telecoms infrastructure
Nigerian Communications Commission teamed up with the Federal Capital Territory to discuss how best to ensure the deployment of telecoms infrastructure to the city that houses the three arms of government...
 
• Ukrainian regulator issues new licences to Dnipro, Intertelecom
Ukrainian national telecommunications regulator NKRZI has issued new licenses for companies enabling them to provide telecommunications services…
 
• CRTC orders wholesale high speed access for small ISPs
According to the telecommunications regulator, it wants Canadians to have more choice for innovative internet services at competitive prices…
 
South Asia
 
• Nayatel to transform Bahria Enclave into a smart city in Pakistan
In order to turn Bahria Enclave into a smart city, Nayatelhas formally entered Bahria Enclave to provide fast internet services to the residents…
 
• Huawei considering to launch smartphone assembly line in Bangladesh
Huawei is considering assembling smartphones in Bangladesh after the government slashed the customs duty for mobile parts for assembling locally...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Life:) Belarus upgrades LTE services
Mobile operator Life:) Belarus has expanded the coverage of its LTE services to the cities of Gomel and Mozyr, as well as the towns of Kalinkovichi and Dobrush…
 
• Skyroam offers global portable 4G LTE connectivity
Skyroam is planning to ease travelling connectivity woes with the Skyroam Solis, a portable 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot …
 
• T-Mobile Netherlands adding TD-LTE capacity
T-Mobile Netherlands has announced that it is introducing TD-LTE capacity in the 2600MHz frequency band to augment its 4G LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) network…
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Ultra-fast broadband extended to 190 small towns
Crown Fiber Holdings has signed various contracts to put ultrafast broadband in the 190 towns, as well as bring rural broadband to another 74,000 households…
 
• NBN witnesses huge rise in users wanting out of FTTN
NBN has seen a more than a tenfold increase in the number of people applying to upgrade their access technology as its fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) rollout hits scale…
 
 
Middle East
 
• Omantel teams up with MECA for digital solutions
Omantel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs (MECA) for information and communication technology (ICT) solutions…
 
• VTC, Huawei launch joint training program in Jordan
In support of the Jordan government’s efforts to develop the local ICT talent pool, the Vocational Training Corporation (VTC) and Huawei, a leading global ICT solutions provider, has launched a vocational training...
 
• Saudi Arabia launches digital platforms for Hajj
Arabia has launched two digital platforms in the lead-up to the Hajj, which will provide information and insights to pilgrims in Makkah, worldwide audiences and local and international media…
 
• “InspireU” signs an agreement with Oracle
STC, represented by “InspirU”, signed an agreement with Saudi Oracle to provide many services to entrepreneurs...
 
North Africa
 
• Morocco set to launch its 1st Pleiade Satellite
Morocco will launch its first Pleiade satellite in November from the European space port of Kourou in French Guiana…
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• waipu.tv adds 12 new TV channels
German IPTV platform waipu.tv has expanded its line-up by 12 new TV channels, most of them offered in HD quality…
 
• Videotron set to launch Comcast-based IPTV solution
To develop an IPTV service based on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 platform, Videotron will launch an IPTV service based on U.S. telecom Comcast’s proprietary platform, following in the footsteps of major Canadian carriers...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Ericsson launches small cell solutions to improve network coverage
In a bid to provide better mobile coverage and prepare networks for 5G, Ericsson has launched three new scalable small cell solutions...
 
• Liquid Telecom partners with Microsoft
Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom has partnered with Microsoft through the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) programme...
 
• New IoT solutions to realize better results
Companies, big and small, are increasingly depending on niche technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things to boost performance…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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