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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 13, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ukraine’s first telecom satellite launching ‘early 2018’
Ukraine’s first telecommunications satellite, ‘Lybid’, is expected to be launched in early 2018, according to Interfax…
 
BTRC to launch 4G auction by December
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission is set to organize an open auction by December for selling spectrum in three bands, which will ultimately be used for offering 4G services in the country…
 
Africa has over 300 tech hubs
Africa has over 300 tech innovation hubs and the big boys like South Africa, Egypt and Kenya have had theirs expand over the years...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Nokia offers a look at the future of television at IBC
Member Logo Nokia unveiled a glimpse of the future of entertainment with the release of its "From Television to Any Vision" report..
 
•  Huawei joins Z-wave Alliance Board of Directors
Member Logo The Z-Wave Alliance, announced the addition of Huawei, to the Alliance Board of Directors...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
BTRC to launch 4G auction by December
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission is set to organize an open auction by December for selling spectrum in three bands, which will ultimately be used for offering 4G services in the country…
 
Ukrainian regulator extends several radio spectrum usage licenses
Ukrainian national telecommunications regulator NKRZI has extended several operators' licences to use frequency bands…
 
Australia announces 3.4 GHz auction for 5G
The latest regulator to announce plans for a spectrum auction geared to 5G is Australia’s ACMA, which aims to hold a sale in multiple bands late this year…
 
North Africa
 
Infinix Mobility launches new Note smartphone in Egypt
Infinix Mobility announced the launch of its new Infinix Note 4 Pro smartphone in Egypt…
 
Africa has over 300 tech hubs
Africa has over 300 tech innovation hubs and the big boys like South Africa, Egypt and Kenya have had theirs expand over the years...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
OI to expand 4G networks in Reunion and Mayotte
French telco OI has secured funds to modernise and develop its mobile broadband networks across the French overseas territories of Reunion and Mayotte...
 
Vietnamobile rolls out 3G nationwide
Vietnamobileis focused on developing 3G services catering to the needs of Vietnamese youths, not only in major cities but across the nation…
 
SK Telecom boosts coverage of fastest mobile broadband services
SK Telecom (SKT) has expanded the coverage of its fastest speed mobile broadband connectivity, with downlink speeds of between 700Mbps and 900Mbps now available in 75 cities and 31 counties across South Korea…
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Oracle expands its IoT services
Oracle has announced significant enhancements to the Oracle Internet of Things (IoT) Cloud, which now features built-in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning that powers Digital Twin and Digital Thread...
 
IBM and VMware extends partnership for cloud adoption
IBM and VMware are collaborating in the cloud as IBM is launching network control and visibility solutions from F5 Networks and Fortinet so that enterprises can continue to extend their VMware environments...
 
Charter, Samsung team up on 5G trials
Charter and Samsung announced that they are working together on 5G and 4G LTE lab and field trials in various U.S. locations…
 
 
Middle East
 
R&M supplies Jordan’s FTTH project
Saraya Aqaba in in the Gulf of Aqaba in Jordan, has become the first in the country to roll out FTTH connectivity by leveraging cabling solutions from R&M…
 
Western Union offers online money transfer capabilities in Kuwait
Western Union has announced the launch of the WU.com, a transactional website in Kuwait, giving customers the choice of a Western Union digital channel…
 
Awasr and SAP to launch cloud services in Oman
Oman's Internet service provider Awasr and global IT support services provider SAP plan to launch cloud services to drive business and economic growth, and job creation in Oman...
 
South Asia
 
Leosat to provide high speed data network in Pakistan
Pakistani satellite network service provider Supernet has partnered with LeoSat Enterprises, which is launching a constellation of up to 108 low-earth orbit communications satellites...
 
Payoneer integrates with Sri Lanka's mobile money operator
Payoneeris integrating with eZcash, Sri Lanka’s mobile money network and a brand of the Dialog Axiata group, which commands 50% of the country’s mobile market...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
ABOX42 demonstrates dotIO smart home platform
German IPTV and hybrid DVB set-top-box provider ABOX42 will demonstrate its new dotIO smart home platform for pay-TV, internet and mobile operators...
 
NSSF generates revenues via electronic platform
The National Social Security Fund NSSF, is moving to maximise all avenues including electronic platforms such as mobile commerce in growing deposits from savers...
 
Baltcom gets updated IPTV platform from SmartLabs
Latvian cable operator Baltcom has tied up with Russian company SmartLabs to upgrade its IPTV platform…
 
Mobile operator launches educational app
Jazz has launchesd the Educator App to provide e-books & interactive educational content for students...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
TIM signs deal with Italian utilities to roll out fiber broadband
TIM is set to use the infrastructure of utilities companies to help it roll out fiber broadband in Italy...
 
Super fast fiber broadband coming to West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire has been revealed as one of just six places chosen to test out the fastest and most reliable broadband…
 
Ukraine’s first telecom satellite launching ‘early 2018’
Ukraine’s first telecommunications satellite, ‘Lybid’, is expected to be launched in early 2018, according to Interfax…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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