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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 14, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
VOIP calls to be allowed in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia will unblock the voice and video calling functions of apps such as WhatsApp, Skype and Viber from next week. It will be followed by several initiatives in partnership with service providers to improve the sector and the customer experience, and to develop a digital society in line with the 2030 Vision...
 
5GCAR project to set the standard for 5G in vehicles
5GCAR stands for "Fifth Generation Communication Automotive Research and Innovation". The project is funded by the EU and has a budget of EUR 8 million. Chalmers share is EUR 0.5 million. The development of 5th generation mobile broadband systems, 5G to replace today's 4G, is in full swing..
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Cisco and Dimension Data join forces to fight against ransomware
Member Logo Cisco has joined forces with Dimension Data and published a white paper to help organisations stay ahead of ransomware threats...
 
•  DE-CIX in Frankfurt cracks new world record for data exchange
Member Logo On Tuesday 12 September, the data traffic rate of the DE-CIX in Frankfurt reached a new record high - 5.88 Terabits per second...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Ukraine’s first telecom satellite launching ‘early 2018’
 
•  Orange Jordan to be the exclusive provider of telecom services to Al Hussein Technical University
 
•  BOCRA: 4G network covers 45% of population
 
•  Zain Kuwait achieves over 70Gbps speed in 5G trial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
VOIP calls to be allowed in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia will unblock the voice and video calling functions of apps such as WhatsApp, Skype and Viber from next week. It will be followed by several initiatives in partnership with service providers to improve the sector...
 
NCA permits telcos to deploy 3G on 2G spectrum
The National Communication Authority has authorized all telcos in the country to use their 900MHz 2G spectrum to deploy 3G technology, particularly in the unserved and underserved areas…
 
Namibia tightens rules on telecom equipment imports
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia has informed all importers, vendors, patent owners and equipment manufacturers to obtain a Type Approval certificate…
 
Middle East
 
GE, HPE partner to bring digital solutions across MEA, Turkey
GE has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) that will bring GE Digital’s breakthrough digital industrial solutions at scale to the Middle East…
 
New system to deliver visa health screening results in a minute
The new smart health screening system launched by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will revolutionize the issuance of medical fitness results for visa procedures…
 
Mobile banking gaining popularity in Saudi Arabia
Banking customers in Saudi Arabia are increasingly using digital channels to conduct their transactions, with mobile banking leading the way...
 
Iran launches local navigation system using cell towers
A new plan for Iranian radio navigation system has been revealed which would use cell towers to pinpoint the user’s location which could help reduce road fatalities...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Telefonica to evaluate 4.5G Pro and 4.9G technologies
Telefonica and Nokia have signed an agreement to evaluate new technologies which will enable an efficient network evolution to 5G, in line with the Spanish group’s business objectives...
 
MTN LTE rolls out reaches Rustenburg
MTN has rolled out LTE coverage to Rustenburg through the re-farming of existing spectrum in the region…
 
AT&T partners with Qualcomm and Mobike for smart cycling project
Mobike, a smart bike sharing service, will use AT&T’s LTE connectivity combined with Qualcomm’s LTE internet of things modems to promote urban cycling in US cities…
 
Alternative Telecom
 
NU-Telecom offers Hanska broadband project
NU-Telecom recently celebrated the launch of one of its 2017 broadband development projects…
 
Southern Hills to begin testing 1Gb fiber internet
The City of West Plains is planning to enter the second phase of a fiber internet project that began on a recommendation in December 2015 to provide internet as a city utility…
 
 
South Asia
 
NTC inks a deal with VMWare to accelerate Pakistan’s digital initiative
National Telecom Corporation and VMWare signed an MoU to provide complete public cloud services like IaaS &DaaS to support ICT solutions and data connectivity requirement of the Public Sector…
 
Data consumption rises on Ncell network
According toNepalese operator Ncell, data use increased by more than two and half times compared to the same period of previous fiscal year...
 
Dialog Axiata gears up for digital finance push
Dialog Axiata, the largest mobile operator in Sri Lanka, showed its interest in becoming a major player in digital financial serviceswith the acquisition of a listed finance company…
 
North Africa
 
MM Group to distribute Freetel Japan mobile phones in Egypt
MM Group has signed an agreement with Plus one Marketing to become an authorized distributor of Freetel Japan mobile phones in the Egyptian market...
 
Sudan's Sudatel to expand telecom infrastructure across West Africa
Telecommunications and ISP in the Sudan, Sudatel Telecom Group (STG) plans to boost its investment in domestic and Pan-African operations following increased 2016/17 revenues and profits…
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
PrimeTel gets major platform upgrade
SmartLabs has announced a contract with PrimeTel for the upgrade of their existing interactive TV solution to SmartLabs’ SmartTUBE5 Multiscreen Solution and the delivery of SmartLabs latest UHD Android STB...
 
Muavin App helps Pakistani women against online harassment
MMFD & Code for Pakistan launched Muavin App which helps women to fight against online harassment…
 
ShortsTV launches on YoufoneTV
ShortsTV has launched its linear TV channel on YoufoneTV, the new OTT TV service offered by SIM-only provider Youfone in the Netherlands…
 
61% US young adults mostly watch OTT
The rise of online streaming services such as Netflix and HBO Go has dramatically altered the media habits of Americans, especially young adults…
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Samsung launches bug bounty program for mobile devices
Samsung has launched a bug bounty program to find and neutralize bugs impacting the firm's mobile platform...
 
Sprint, Ericsson conduct first U.S. field tests for 2.5 GHz massive MIMO
Sprint and Ericsson launched results of the first U.S. 2.5 GHz Massive MIMO field tests conducted in Seattle, Washington and Plano, Texas using Sprint's spectrum and Ericsson's 64T64R radios…
 
T-Mobile all set to deploy and scale NB-IoT
T-Mobile US said narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) is the perfect fit both for the operator’s spectrum resources and the applications it’s looking to serve…
 
5GCAR project to set the standard for 5G in vehicles
5GCAR stands for "Fifth Generation Communication Automotive Research and Innovation". The project is funded by the EU and has a budget of EUR 8 million. Chalmers share is EUR 0.5 million. The development of 5th generation...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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