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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 4, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dr. Biyari reviews developing infrastructure with CISCO
 
 
Dr. Khaled Biyari, STC Group CEO and Woody Sessoms, the Senior Vice President of Global Service Provider Sales discussed developing STC`s infrastructure around the Kingdom...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Alfa organizes the 8th exhibition of artist with autism Ali Tlais
Member Logo Under the patronage of the Minister of Telecommunications Jamal Jarrah and in his presence, the artist with autism Ali Tlais displayed his new collection of paintings at the Beirut Art Fair...
 
•  Orange Jordan, TAG-Org and JuNET launch Jordanian International Connection for Research and Education Jointly with the EU
Member Logo Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazleh, Founder of Talal Abu Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org) and Chairman of the Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN) with His Excellency, Prof. Ali al-Qaisi, Chairman of the Jordanian...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Italy consults on third rural broadband tender
Italian government has opened a consultation ahead of its third and final tender for contracts to deploy broadband internet networks...
 
80% of Nigeria’s telecoms infrastructure run on wireless technology
According to Nigerian Communications Commission, Eighty per cent of telecommunications infrastructures in the country currently run on wireless (3G)…
 
Government starts IMEI registration of handsets
Bangladesh government has started the registration of International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number of all handsets being imported into the country...
 
South Asia
 
Sri Lanka opens submarine cable system
Sri Lanka has formally opened a cable landing station in Galle, that will connect the country with the latest submarine cable linking Southeast Asia, to Europe via the Middle East..
 
Standard Chartered consolidates communications infrastructure
Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) has signed an agreement with Pronet to deploy cutting-edge communications solutions from Avaya...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Shentel upgrades 4G network
According to Shenandoah Telecommunications Company, it has completed the upgrade of the former nTelos network (acquired in May 2016) from 3G to 4G LTE…
 
Elisa upgrades LTE network
In order to boost mobile internet speeds, Estonian mobile operator Elisa has implemented a upgraded its LTE network…
 
O2 connects 800 towns and villages to 4G in Scotland
According to O2, over 800 towns and villages in Scotland will have 4G connection nearing the end of 2017…
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Vivo boosts IPTV in Sao Paulo
Vivo is planning to get share in Sao Paulo’s market through reducing the prices of its convergent packages by up to 65% and increasing the reach of its IPTV operation…
 
KT opts for Alticast virtualisation platform for IPTV
Korea Telecom (KT) has selected Alticast’s Apex user experience virtualisation platform across nearly five million already deployed IPTV set-top boxes (STBs)...
 
Adyen powers Alipay at POS
Adyen, the omnichannel payments platform based in Amsterdam, announced that it is expanding its partnership with Alipay, the mobile payment platform owned by Alibaba...
 
 
Middle East
 
Dr. Biyari reviews developing infrastructure with CISCO
Dr. Khaled Biyari, STC Group CEO and Woody Sessoms, the Senior Vice President of Global Service Provider Sales discussed developing STC`s infrastructure around the Kingdom...
 
Openwave Mobility deploys NFV solution for Zain Saudi Arabia
Openwave Mobility has deployed an NFV-based mobile data traffic management solution for Zain Saudi Arabia which Zain KSA to manage and monetize encrypted data including streaming videos...
 
Saudi Arabia stepping towards vision of digital transformation
The telecom service revenue in Saudi Arabia is estimated to expand at a CAGR of 4.2% during 2017-2022, due to growth in mobile data consumption and fixed broadband segments…
 
EY to launch digital security centre in Oman
Global professional services provider EY is planning to open a new digital security operations centre (DSOC) in Oman, to address the growing threat of cyber crimes and provide a safety net to business establishments from...
 
North Africa
 
Watany Telecom to offer MVNO service in Tunisia
Watany Telecom is to become the second MVNO in Tunisia after Lyca Mobile, with the official launch of the service scheduled for the first quarter of 2018...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Orange County Broadband project underway
Work on a new broadband project is expected to be underway in the upcoming months which will enable high speed Internet access to areas of Orange County…
 
Digital banking gaining speed in the UAE
As technology plays an ever increasing role in the evolution of the banking industry, digital banking uptake continues to rise in the UAE and across the region...
 
New antenna in Alaska expands spacecraft communications capabilities
NASA's newest communications antenna became operational todaywhich will increase the agency's communications support to Earth-observing missions...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Ayla IoT platform adds phone-as-a-gateway capability for Bluetooth products
Ayla Networks, a global Internet of Things (IoT) platform for manufacturers, announced a new phone-as-a-gateway (PaaG) capability that will allow Bluetooth-enabled productsto connect to the Ayla IoT cloud…
 
Finbourne launches Lusid cloud-based utility for asset managers
LUSID has launched a a new cloud-based asset management platform which will replace existing in-house software and hardware and aims to cut operational and capital costs...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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