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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 7, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  STC: 92% of Makkah network supported by FTTH
Member Logo Nasser Al-Nasser, acting STC Group CEO, said that 92 percent of copper network in Makkah has been converted to FTTH for the Hajj season…
 
•  Orange Jordan says frequency investments hit JOD 1.1bln
Member Logo Orange Jordan's investments in frequencies and infrastructure have reached about JOD 1.1 billion since it began operations in the country…
 
•  Nokia to drive agility in cloud services and advance operators to digitalization
Member Logo Nokia is applying the agility, scalability, programmability and reliability of the cloud to a new online portal that will enable the development of compelling digital applications using Nokia AirGile cloud-native core...
 
 
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
 
BTRC drafts policy for mobile assembly
The government has drafted a guideline to encourage manufacturing and assembling of Mobile handsets in Bangladesh…
 
NCC gives laptops to NWIIT for School Girls
Nigerian Communications Commission has presented laptops Nigerian Women in Information Technology (NWIIT) in fulfilment of a promised made to the organisation last year…
 
Chile to require all phones to have emergency alert capability
Chilean telecom regulator Subtel has announced that from 23 September all mobile phones sold in the country must have the ability to receive alerts of possible earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions from the...
 
South Asia
 
Ncell’s 4G/LTE services reach to 19 cities
Ncell, Nepal’s largest private telecom operator, has expanded its 4G/LTE service to 19 cities all around the country…
 
Telenor Pakistan shortlists four finalists for the ‘Telenor Youth Forum’
Telenor Pakistan shortlists four finalists for the ‘Telenor Youth Forum’…
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Facebook rolls out 'Watch' for everyone in US
Facebook has now rolled out "Watch" -- a redesigned video platform for creators and publishers -- to every US citizen who uses the social media platform…
 
Divan.TV updates Android app
The international OTT service provider Divan.TV has released an update app for an audience of 1.2 million Android users…
 
AirTies offers Android TV™ IP Set-Top Box for Operators Worldwide
To address the growing demand for the Android platform from TV operators, AirTies launched Android TV™ IP Set-Top Box for Operators Worldwide…
 
Global Telecom Update
 
GSMA announces launch of Disaster Response Innovation Fund
The GSMA announced the launch of its Disaster Response Innovation Fund to spur development of mobile technology solutions to assist and empower people and communities affected by emergencies…
 
Irish IoT firms set new standard for indoor GPS accuracy
Two Irish IoT players have joined forces to create the world’s first ever ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna range for centimetre indoor positioning…
 
Karamoja to receive satellite internet in November
Government is set to embark on a project that will see the country get internet services by satellite…
 
Taiwan gets a big boost from its first self-developed satellite
TAIPEI Taiwan's space industry received a big boost after the successful launch of its first self-developed satellite…
 
 
Middle East
 
Ooredoo Kuwait enhances Shamel premium rewards
Ooredoo Kuwait has enhanced its services to its customers through its Shamel Premium prepaid plans, part of its Al Nokhba offerings…
 
ETC inks MobiCash for JoMoPay Merchant Payment Solutions
As part of Jordan's vision for mobile payments in Jordan, Executive Telecom (ETC) signed a partnership agreement with MobiCash across the Middle East…
 
Souq.com set to acquire courier service Wing.ae
In order to provide mobile and web-based delivery services for businesses and individual consumers, Middle East online marketplace Souq.com has announced to purchase Wing.ae, a marketplace for merchants and couriers in the...
 
Bahrain gears up for MIT innovation forum
To develop and promote a culture of entrepreneurship, innovation and technological proliferation, the MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab has announced the launch of its first innovation forum in partnership with Bahrain Economic...
 
North Africa
 
Vodafone Egypt selects Openwave Mobility for video QoE
Vodafone Egypt has selected Openwave Mobility’s NFV-based download acceleration and encrypted video management solution to enhance subscriber QoE and manage rising encrypted video traffic…
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Expway extends LTE Broadcast to Multi-media Distribution Over 5G
Expway, the LTE-Broadcast expert today announced that it was nominated to lead the 5G-Xcast consortium's Network Architecture and Management Work Package activities and specifications…
 
AT&T Launches 4G LTE Service in Northeast Indiana
AT&T has launched its 4G LTE service in several northeast Indiana communities…
 
Alternative Telecom
 
SK Telecom launches In-Car Virtual Assistant Named ‘T Map X NUGU’
T Map X NUGU,’ the AI-based navigation service enables drivers to use their voice to enjoy the existing navigation features as well as other useful features offered by NUGU…
 
Pure Telecom finalizes nationwide broadband deal with Open Eir
Pure Telecom is on an aggressive growth path to reach 100,000 residential customers by 2019, and a new two-year deal with Open Eir worth €35m will prove pivotal…
 
Grand Junction moving forward with broadband plan
City leaders in Grand Junction are moving forward with a new broadband plan…
 
CIF set to launch FTTH plans for Utrecht
Dutch operator CIF will gradually deploy a fibre network to 12,000 addresses in the rural areas of 16 different Utrecht municipalities, in O-gen and in West Gelderland…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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