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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 22, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dr. Biyari inaugurates Aqalat headquarter in Riyadh
 
 
Dr. Khaled Biyari, STC Group CEO, said, after the inauguration ceremony of Aqalat company in Riyadh, in the presence of Mohammed A. Alabbadi, Chairman of Board, Ali O. Alrakban, Aqalat CEO, and members of Board of Directors in Aqalat ...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Sudan's Sudatel plans international expansion
Member Logo Sudatel has launched LTE-A in Khartoum, and has announced a US$267 million investment plan to 2020…
 
•  Nokia and Japanese city of Sendai join to improve safety and security of residents, bolster local businesses
Member Logo Nokia and the City of Sendai have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deliver technology solutions for local businesses as they recover from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami...
 
•  Huawei achieves top performance during second-phase 5G technology R&D test
Member Logo Huawei's leading position in test completion and newly acquired results further accelerate the progress of 5G technology R&D and help form a set of global unified standards to impressively conclude China's second...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Bahrain TRA working on national telecom plan
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) Bahrain is developing a new economic regulatory framework to support and promote the Fourth National Telecommunications Plan...
 
Bangladesh govt plans rebate on fees for 4G spectrum conversion
Bangladesh government is considering rebating the mobile-phone operators on fees for the conversion of spectrum to a technology neutral system in line with their calls…
 
China blocking bogus overseas phone numbers
To combat telecommunication fraud, China's industry and technology regulator said that it would intercept any overseas phone calls using a number that is the same as one used by the public security offices…
 
South Asia
 
Young Bangla active for Digital Bangladesh
Young Bangla, a youth platform of the NGO Centre for Research and Information (CRI), has been playing a key role in revolutionizing the initiative of Digital Bangladesh through the use of technology…
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Google launches bug bounty to clean up mobile apps
Google has launched a bounty to identify Android app flaws, as the Alphabet Inc unit seeks to wipe out bugs from its Google Play store…
 
Rogers’ Comcast IPTV platform set to be introduced soon
According to Rogers’, its upcoming IPTV platform, which is set to be powered by U.S. telecom Comcast’s X1 technology, will soft launch in Q1 2018…
 
Alipay in-store volumes grew 700% during Golden Week
Alipay has revealed that overseas in-store payments on its platform increased 700% YoY during Golden Week 2017...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Agribusiness and utilities lead IoT adoption in Brazil
The agribusiness and utilities sectors are leading the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in Brazil, according to a recent study…
 
Qualcomm conducts first successful 5G test on mobile devices
Qualcomm finally took a step forward and announced the completion of its first test 5G connection on mobile device...
 
Telenet and ZTE announce FDD Massive MIMO field application in Europe
Belgian telco Telenet and Chinese equipment vendor ZTE are continuing their working relationship with the announcement that they have completed Europe’s ‘first’ FDD Massive MIMO field application...
 
 
Middle East
 
Transitioning to a digital future in the Middle East
Fintech is increasingly spurring the transformation of the financial landscape in the Middle East and collaboration is key to harnessing the new innovative opportunities unfolding in the region…
 
Saudi Arabia's IDB plans blockchain-based financial inclusion product
The research arm of the Islamic Development Bank plans to use blockchain technology to develop sharia-compliant products…
 
Telehealth startup Health at Hand gets $3.1M, preps for UAE launch
Health at Hand, a telehealth startup targeting Middle East markets, announced that it has received US$3.1 million in seed funding and will be launching its platform this Sunday in the United Arab Emirates…
 
North Africa
 
Algerie Telecom plans international data center
Algerie Telecom is working with an Hong Kong-based partner to build international data center…
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Vodafone tests Safe-T for 4G coverage
To support the UAS-provision of 4G coverage in areas with no cellular coverage, Vodafone Group has tested the Elistair Safe-T tethering station…
 
JCI, Baicells to develop unlicensed LTE network
Japan Communications inked an agreement with Chinese LTE services developer Baicells Technologies regarding joint business development of unlicensed LTE network…
 
Project Loon LTE balloons restore some communications in Puerto Rico
Alphabet’s Project Loon has brought basic communications back to parts of Puerto Rico for individuals who have LTE phones.;;
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Benin launches internet connectivity projects
Benin has introduced the ‘PDI2T’ project to develop telecoms and ICT infrastructures on 17 October…
 
Open Fiber presents Sassari FTTH rollout
The Open Fiber wholesale-only venture of Italian utility giant Enel and state lender CDP has announced an agreement with Sassari city council to build a wholesale fiber-optic network in the Sardinian locality…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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