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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 24, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accenture to drive the digital agenda at GITEX Technology Week 2017
 
 
Accenture will be the ‘Exclusive Digital Transformation Partner’ of GITEX Technology Week 2017 for the third year in a row...
 
Cisco introduces transformational systems management platform and strategy for UCS and HyperFlex
 
 
Cisco unveiled Cisco Intersight,™ a management and automation platform for Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) and Cisco HyperFlex™ Systems...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  STC will increase its purchases from SME
Member Logo STC intends to support SMEs through increasing its purchases from them 15% comparing to last year. Emad Alaoudah, Procurement and Support Services Sector VP, explained that STC has not only supported these facilities, by...
 
•  Etisalat brings iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus to UAE
Member Logo Etisalat introduced the new generation iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus starting fromSaturday, 23 September on www.etisalat.ae and all Etisalat stores in UAE. The unique ‘iPhone for Life’ program introduced last year...
 
•  Capacity on four Eutelsat satellites mobilised for TV coverage by German and international media outlets
Member Logo Capacity on four satellites operated by Eutelsat Communications is mobilised by leading German and international media to cover the German federal election which will see up to 62 million voters go to the polls...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Cell-phone subscriber numbers increased in UAE
 
•  STC launches fresh graduates program in cooperation with international ICT companies
 
•  Middle East e-commerce market to double to $69 Billion by 2020
 
•  Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice green-lights 4G auction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Smartphone users buzzing after Saudi Arabia unblocks Internet calls
Saudi smartphone users were calling out with joy this week after the government lifted a ban on apps that allow video and voice services…
 
NBTC sets panel for Line Mobile
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), ordered the establishment of a working panel to determine if the controversial Line Mobile service is legitimate...
 
Ukraine 4G auction cleared for launch in Q4
Ukraine’s National Commission for State Regulation of Communications & Informatization announced that the decision to launch a 4G LTE mobile frequency auction has entered force…
 
Peru to bring broadband to Amazon jungle areas
Peru's transport and communications ministry (MTC) is preparing three projects to bring high-speed broadband connectivity to the country’s isolated jungle areas…
 
Middle East
 
Public cloud gaining traction in the UAE
Cloud computing has been a transformational force in the IT industry. Several of the most recent innovations driving growth and innovative business models are a product of the technology...
 
New drive to increase Saudi women’s employment in IT industry
A guide prepared by Yesser has identified eight factors that could increase the employment of Saudi women in the information technology (IT) sector...
 
Accenture to drive the digital agenda at GITEX Technology Week 2017
Accenture will be the ‘Exclusive Digital Transformation Partner’ of GITEX Technology Week 2017 for the third year in a row...
 
Mohammed bin Rashid launches Arab e-platform for innovation tools
Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has affirmed that the UAE adopts an innovative methodology in governance...
 
South Asia
 
Nepal Telecom launches ‘WOW TIME’ app
Nepal Telecom in collaboration with Win Nepal has launched an online video streaming app called, WOW TIME…
 
Mastercard to boost cashless payments in Pakistan
In a collaboration aimed at driving the wider adoption of cashless payments in Pakistan, Mastercard and Inov8 Limited have teamed up to offer FonePay…
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Chromecast dominates among EMEA video developers
Google Chromecast is the dominant over-the-top device in EMEA with 37% adoption among developers, according to a new study...
 
ThreatMetrix announces smart authentication platform
ThreatMetrix has officially announced its ThreatMetrix Smart Authentication platform...
 
Telefónica rolls out beta 4K IPTV service in Spain
According to Movistar, it has started offering a limited number of 4K set-top boxes (STBs) among its fiber, IPTV subscribers in Spain…
 
 
North Africa
 
Telecommunications sector in Africa focusing on pricing
Moves to ensure fair competition and to examine pricing in the telecommunications sector is increasing in key mobile phone jurisdictions on the African continent...
 
Ecobank introduces cardless cash withdrawal service
Ecobank said it is striving to address the needs of the unbanked (and the general populace) by transforming a mobile phone into an all-in-one bank account and payment/cash withdrawal tool....
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Benetel opens its first international office
Benetel Ltd, an Irish provider of 4G/ LTE wireless radio solutions for the telecommunications market, has opened their first international office and R&D centre in Poland...
 
TIM boosts Lucca 4G service
Telecom Italiaannounced a series of interventions in Lucca with a view to boosting the Tuscan city's mobile network ahead of the forthcoming Rolling Stones concerts on 23 September…
 
TIM Brasil launching VoLTEservice
Brazilian wireless giant TIM has reportedly activated VoLTE technology in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, following a successful testing phase…
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Microsoft and Facebook's highest-capacity undersea cable completed
The construction of this transatlantic cable, dubbed Marea which was a major infrastructure collaboration of Microsoft with Facebook, and Telxius has been completed...
 
Open Fiber to invest in Ancona FTTH rollout
The Open Fiber wholesale-only venture of Italian utility giant Enel and state lender CDP has announced an agreement with Ancona city council to build a wholesale fiber optic network in the Marche locality...
 
Russian OTT services see subscription revenue outpace advertising
Subscription and transactional income for Russia’s streaming services surpassed advertising revenues in the first half of this year, according to a report...
 
Cisco introduces transformational systems management platform and strategy for UCS and HyperFlex
Cisco unveiled Cisco Intersight,™ a management and automation platform for Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) and Cisco HyperFlex™ Systems...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telstra plans simpler 5G and IoT rollouts
Telstra has thrown planned changes to the rules around installing ‘low impact’ telecommunications equipment, believing they could assist with its 5G and IoT network rollouts…
 
Beeline, MTS make 5G frequency applications
Russian cellcosMTS and Beeline have submitted 5G frequency applications for network testing in areas of Moscow and other regions…
 
3 HK jumps on NB-IoT bandwagon
3 Hong Kong has completed construction of a city-wide NB-IoT network on the 900-MHz spectrum band, with technology partner Huawei Technologies...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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