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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 17, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
UAE presents strategy for Artificial Intelligence
To speed up government’s performance, and create conducive creative environment with high productivity, UAE has launched the Strategy for Artificial Intelligence...
 
Egypt amongst the fastest to adapt to online transactions
Based on the study of seven key countries for the regional payment industry, the region saw an overall 22 percent increase in online transactions during 2016, with Egypt seeing strong growth on an year-on-year basis...
 
SoftBank goes live with eSIM management platform
Japan's SoftBank has gone live with Gemalto's On Demand Subscription (ODC) remote subscription management platform to allow customers to directly connect their eSIM-enabled secondary devices to the operator's mobile network...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  VIVA Bahrain together with Huawei partner launch world’s first ‘One Cloud Core’ network
Member Logo VIVA Bahrain and Huawei have successfully tested and deployed the world’s first ‘One Cloud Core’ network at VIVA Bahrain...
 
•  New Nokia FTTx solutions give operators greater flexibility and choice to meet ultra-broadband demand
Member Logo Nokia is bringing several new products to its extensive FTTx portfolio so operators can accelerate ultra-broadband deployments...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Nkom submits MTR plans to ESA
According to Norway’s National Communications Authority, it has sent a draft decision regarding proposed mobile termination rates (MTRs) to the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA)…
 
South Asia
 
• PTCL to upgrade internet speed in Pakistan
According to the CEO of PTCL, the broadband internet service provider is undergoing a huge upgrade that will change the company and services it provides to the users...
 
• Calls for parents to watch children's safety on internet in Bangladesh
Discussants at a programme on internet safety have urged the parents and guardians to keep an eye on children's online activities...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• MTS Belarus lights up 4G in 19 new locations
MTS Belarus has announced the latest areas to get access to its 4G services are 19 towns and villages in the Minsk and Vitebsk regions....
 
• MPT boosts 3G network coverage across Chin State
To extend 3G coverage, Myanmar operator MPT has upgraded its tower network serving several remote locations in mountainous Chin State…
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Fastest broadband speeds launched in St Austell
More than 3,000 homes and businesses in St Austell are set to benefit from the new ultrafast broadband services…
 
• Bouygues approaches TDF for new FTTH deployment deal
Bouygues Telecoms inked an agreement with another infrastructure provider as it looks to deliver FTTH services to its customers…
 
• Cambodia plans to launch first satellite in 2021
Cambodia hopes to launch its first communications satellite into orbit as early as 2021…
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Tele2 Latvia rolls out first ‘5G-ready’ base stations
Swedish-owned mobile operator Tele2 Latvia has deployed its first ‘5G-ready’ base stations, in Ziepniekkalns and Talsi, whilst a third site is set to be installed in Valmiera by the end of the year…
 
• Corporate IoT use in networks soars
The sharp section of the adoption curve for IoT has been reached, as a recent study shows skyrocketing adoption of the technology across all business sectors for a huge range of different purposes...
 
• SoftBank goes live with eSIM management platform
Japan's SoftBank has gone live with Gemalto's On Demand Subscription (ODC) remote subscription management platform to allow customers to directly connect their eSIM-enabled secondary devices to the operator's...
 
 
Middle East
 
• UAE presents strategy for Artificial Intelligence
To speed up government’s performance, and create conducive creative environment with high productivity, UAE has launched the Strategy for Artificial Intelligence...
 
• Nesma Telecom plans digital telecom towers in UAE
Nesma Telecom & Technology has decided to foray into the UAE market with digital telecom towers that can carry the devices of more than one GSM operator…
 
• Rohn Products builds telecom towers factory in Oman
Rohn Products International Holdings established Oman’s first factory specializing in the manufacture, construction, and development of communication towers and related products…
 
• Iran to see arrival of MVNOs amid other reforms to telecoms sector
Competition in the mobile sector is set to increase in Iran, with the country's largest ISP, Shatel Group, given permission to begin offering full MVNO services...
 
North Africa
 
• Ericsson Group eyes Nigerian broadband market
Ericsson has expressed interest in the deployment of broadband to un-served and underserved areas in Nigeria…
 
• Egypt amongst the fastest to adapt to online transactions
Based on the study of seven key countries for the regional payment industry, the region saw an overall 22 percent increase in online transactions during 2016, with Egypt seeing strong growth on an year-on-year basis...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• RTA updates Smart Drive app to ensure safe and smooth driving experience
The Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, in Dubai has unveiled new updates to the Smart Drive app offering smart navigation in Dubai...
 
• ZOKAST Kids to launch video platform in South East Asia
China’s Zhejiang Zhongnan Animation Company and French digital start-up MEI Group have joined forces to launch a children’s online video platform in South East Asia…
 
• Snapchat parent company to commission TV programmes
Snapchat's parent company has announced plans to create TV programmes for its mobile app as part of a new deal with TV giant NBCUniversal...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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