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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 6, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
STC offers two days of free calls inside and outside the network
 
 
Dr. Khaled H. Biyari, STC Group CEO, announced that STC customers will be able to make voice calls inside and outside the network free of charge for two days on the occasion of the Saudi National Team qualification to World Cup 2018 in Russia...
 
Chairman and CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa Bruno Mettling visits Orange Jordan’s new headquarters at the Boulevard
 
 
Celebrating Orange Jordan’s milestone of moving its new headquarters to the Boulevard, Chairman and CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa Bruno Mettling visited the new building, where he was received by the Chairman of Orange Jordan Dr. Shabib Ammari, the CEO, JérômeHénique, executive directors, and employees...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Nokia puts operators on path to 5G by boosting 4G performance
Member Logo Nokia is extending its comprehensive portfolio of ultra-broadband product and technology solutions to give operators new flexibility to meet consumer demand and enhance mobile network performance as they evolve towards...
 
•  Accenture to deliver video-enabled justice to Sussex Police
Member Logo Sussex Police has chosen Accenture as its IT services partner for its pioneering project to improve how people to give evidence by video…
 
•  Huawei cloud and Microsoft apps embark on new strategic cooperation
Member Logo Huawei and Microsoft signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Cloud Service under which Microsoft applications will be released on Huawei cloud...
 
•  Mobily brings Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia on board for network upgrade
Member Logo Saudi Arabia’s Mobily has recruited three of the world’s biggest network equipment vendors to implement upgrades to its network over the next three years…
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  The Future of Telecom Operators in SAMENA Region
 
•  Virgin Mobile launched in UAE
 
•  Omantel spearheads MECA digital transformation
 
•  Dr. Biyari offered congratulations to the custodian of the two Holy Mosques for the success of Hajj Season
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRAI mulls policy for M2M communications
Telecom regulator, TRAI has come out with proposals on machine-to-machine communications that include a new kind of permit for companies keen on providing services for this new form of technology…
 
NCC to subscribers: take advantage of 2442, 622
The Nigerian Communications Commission has advised telecoms subscribers in the country to take advantage of the Do Not Disturb (DND) code 2442 and its toll free line – 622, to report service providers that are not...
 
CRC consults on proposed frequency allocations
Bulgarian telecoms watchdog the Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) has launched a public consultation procedure on the proposed allocation of available spectrum in the 1.5GHz, 2GHz, 2.6GHz and 3.6GHz radio frequency...
 
ITA supports government entities to develop eServices through providing infrastructure
The Information Technology Authority Oman (ITA) is responsible for the development and implementation of the IT infrastructure in Oman to help other government and private sector entities to offer quality services…
 
South Asia
 
Young engineers make Nepal’s first smart wheelchair
A team of Nepali engineers with support from the Centre for Independent Living claimed that they had invented the country’s first smart electric wheelchair…
 
Bengali OTT platform Hoichoi hires Rediffusion – Y&R to handle creative duties
Kolkata-based Bengali entertainment company Shree Venkatesh Films (SVF) has appointed Rediffusion – Y&R as the creative agency for its new over-the-top (OTT) platform Hoichoi…
 
NT extends scheme
Nepal Telecom (NT) has extended the scheme that the company had announced targeting the Fathers’ Day and Teej festival…
 
PwC Sri Lanka launches Oracle Cloud Application consulting practice
For driving businesses to capitalize on new opportunities by using technological solutions, PwC Sri Lanka recently launched the Oracle Cloud Application Practice…
 
Popularity of digital e-library is on rise in Nepal
With the advent of information and technology, the popularity of e-library is on the rise by providing readers with facility to read digitally…
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Bluesky Cook Islands to launch 4G+ service via SES Networks
In order to launch 4G+ service to Rarotonga and Aitutaki, Bluesky Cook Islands, the sole provider of fixed phone, mobile and broadband services to the Cook Islands, has increased the amount of satellite capacity it is using...
 
Timor Telecom deploys LTE network with SES
Timor-Leste operator Timor Telecom is expanding its service uptake with SES Networks by nearly 30 percent over the O3b MEO satellite fleet to roll out its new 4G LTE network to customers across the country...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Liquid telecom upgrades East Africa internet speeds
Pan-African telecoms group, Liquid, a subsidiary of Econet Global has completed 100G upgrades to key routes on the East African fiber ring…
 
Sky and Space Global hit new nano-satellites milestone
Nano-satellite specialist Sky and Space Global has achieved a major milestone in proving that nano-satellites can power mobile communications…
 
Onecom and Vodafone team up to bring IoT to businesses
Onecom and Vodafone have signed a five-year deal aimed at expanding the choice of IoT services available to UK businesses…
 
Key’ 5G building blocks launched by imec
Two building blocks launched by Belgian research centreimec are said to be key for future 5G applications…
 
 
Middle East
 
Ooredoo & PACT Myanmar introduce first Tele-medicine service in Myanmar
Ooredoo Myanmar is partnering Pact, a leading international NGO, to provide the country’s first telemedicine service…
 
Orange 'committed to Jordan' with inauguration of new HQ
For upgrading broadband networks and introducing third and fourth generation services, the investments by Orange Jordan in frequencies and infrastructure have reached about JD1.1 billion since the company's inception in...
 
GE hosts ME’s first digital industrial hackathon
GE hosted a group of more than 60 Saudi entrepreneurs and developers in the region’s first digital industrial hackathon…
 
STC offers two days of free calls inside and outside the network
Dr. Khaled H. Biyari, STC Group CEO, announced that STC customers will be able to make voice calls inside and outside the network free of charge for two days on the occasion of the Saudi National Team qualification to World...
 
Le Beck presents security app for MENA region
Le Beck International, a specialist security and risk management consultancy with offices in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, has launched a new security mobile application — MENAlert…
 
Iran mobile internet users rise
The number of internet users in Iran has increased to 41 million…
 
Chairman and CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa Bruno Mettling visits Orange Jordan’s new headquarters at the Boulevard
Celebrating Orange Jordan’s milestone of moving its new headquarters to the Boulevard, Chairman and CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa Bruno Mettling visited the new building, where he was received by the Chairman of...
 
North Africa
 
Only 110,000 phone users upgrade to 4G in Nigeria
Only 110,000 of 151million active telecom subscribers in the country have so far upgraded to the fourth Generation/Long Term Evolution technology, more than 10 months after a commercial launch in the country by four mobile...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Conklin-Intracom to showcase multi-screen IPTV/TV anywhere
Conklin-Intracom is all set to showcase its multi-screen IPTV/TV Anywhere video delivery platform as part of Intracom Telecoms Compound Solutions, in booth S.116, at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Americas 2017...
 
Tektronix plans VOD and live OTT monitoring solutions
Tektronix is launching video-on-demand (VOD) and live over-the-top (OTT) monitoring solutions aimed at broadcasters and other video content distributors using cloud, virtual or physical networks…
 
Ovation launches "Ovation Now" on roku devices
Ovation tv, America's only arts network, has launched its first tv everywhere app, Ovation NOW…
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Bath & North East Somerset to pilot UK’s fastest Broadband
Businesses, schools and hospitals in Bath & North East Somerset are to benefit from major investment in the fastest Broadband yet in the UK…
 
Rural Cape Breton councils working to improve lagging broadband access
Cape Breton’s rural municipalities are working together in an effort to bring improved broadband access to their residents…
 
Orange partners with Comarch to roll out fibre-to-the-home
Orange Polska chooses Comarch as its OSS vendor in its fiber-to-the-home OSS4TTH project…
 
Facebook takes the next step to monetize WhatsApp
WhatsApp is testing features that would allow businesses to chat with their clients on the app…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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