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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dr. Biyari: IoT is the most important technology of the future
 
 
Dr. Khaled H. Biyari, STC Group CEO, participated in a panel discussion titled “What new technologies are driving the future” as major speaker and talked about STC experience in investing at the telecommunication industry in the kingdom and internationally.
 
Saudi Ministry of Communications signs deal with OneWeb to bridge digital divide
 
 
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and OneWeb have signed a deal to cooperate on the development of solutions in 2020…
 
UAE consortium set to revolutionize in-flight connectivity with high-speed internet service
Passengers on Etihad flights will have access to uninterrupted Wi-Fly, a superfast internet service with none of the buffering that slows down current inflight communication, is likely to be available on airplanes from late 2018...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat to unveil Cloudification Journey in collaboration with Deloitte and Huawei
Member Logo Etisalat Group with Deloitte and Huawei - a leading global ICT solutions provider – have today announced the launch of a joint White Paper entitled “From Pipelines to Clouds - Etisalat`s Playbook”...
 
•  Batelco Group announces third quarter 2017 profits of bd25.2 million (US$66.8 million)
Member Logo Batelco Group, the international telecommunications group with operations across 14 countries, today announced its results for the nine-month period ended 30 September 2017 (“the Period”)...
 
•  Orange Jordan launches competitively priced international calling bundle for Syria
Member Logo Orange Jordan recently launched an international calling bundle to all Syrian networks, which is considered to be the best among all telecommunication offers due to its competitive price...
 
•  Mobily successfully implements LTTH technology in collaboration with Nokia
Member Logo Mobily in collaboration with Nokia has successfully conducted a trial of LTE to the Home (LTTH) and implemented on the ground using FastMile technology to enable LTE technology on 4G network and become available on 2G...
 
•  Huawei takes lead on region’s public safety innovation through OpenLab
Member Logo Top public safety solution providers have endorsed Huawei’s Dubai-based OpenLab facility during GITEX 2017...
 
•  Nokia and Zain deploy FastMile solution to provide better broadband experience to end users
Member Logo Nokia and Zain Saudi Arabia are deploying Nokia's FastMile technology to provide a superior customer experience to Zain's customers...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Australia's ACMA plans spectrum re-allocation
According to Australian telecoms regulator ACMA, it is planning to reallocate spectrum in the 3.6-GHz band for 5G purposes…
 
• SPRK revokes Baltcom's license
Latvian telecoms watchdog SPRK, has cancelled the 2600MHz licence of Baltcom 4G, following the announcement of the former’s closure this year...
 
North Africa
 
• “We” attracts 1 million clients in its first month
"We", Telecom Egypt, the fourth mobile operator in Egypt has managed to attract 1 million customers across Egypt...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• SmartSky 4G LTE demonstrates in-flight connectivity
In conjunction with the rollout of its 4G LTE-based network, SmartSky Networks recently enabled multiple subject matter experts to experience, firsthand, the power of its patented inflight connectivity...
 
• Verizon pushes ahead with 4G LTE-A efforts
Verizon and Ericsson have teamed up to complete their first deployment of Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) Massive MIMO on Verizon’s wireless network in Irvine, Calif...
 
• 4G users reach 950 million in China
According to the latest figures available, China had a total of 950 million 4G network users as of the end of September...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• PTCL to expand FTTH network in partnership with Huawei
Huawei has signed a deal to supply fiber-to-the-curb (FTTC) / fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) solutions to Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) as part of the strategy of PTCL to modernize its fixed network...
 
• Proximus open to Flemish government partnership for FTTH
Belgian operator Proximus is not ruling out a partnership with the Flemish government to roll out fiber networks...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• China Mobile HK organizes NB-IoT demo event
China Mobile Hong Kong organized the territory's first narrowband IoT network demo event, demonstrating a smart parking service carried over its commercial NB-IoT network…
 
• Entel boosts network partnership towards 5G with Ericsson
Ericsson has extended its 20-year strategic partnership with Entel, the largest telecommunications company in Chile…
 
 
Middle East
 
• Internet penetration in Middle East triples in 8 years
Internet penetration in the Middle East tripled in the past eight years, from 20 per cent in 2009 to 60 per cent this year…
 
• Free public Wi-Fi launched in Iran
Local ISP Asia Tech, Mobile Company of Iran, MTN-Irancell, and Rightel have launched 66 public WiFi access points in different hotspots in the country that will be expanded in the near future...
 
• Jordan a good candidate for Internet Universality Indicators pilot project
UNESCO is eyeing Jordan as one of the pilot countries to implement the Internet Universality Indicators, which aims to develop indicators for governments and other stakeholders to measure Internet development at the national...
 
• UAE consortium set to revolutionize in-flight connectivity with high-speed internet service
Passengers on Etihad flights will have access to uninterrupted Wi-Fly, a superfast internet service with none of the buffering that slows down current inflight communication, is likely to be available on airplanes from late...
 
South Asia
 
• Smart Cell launches 4G network in Nepal
After NTC and NCell, Smart Cell is going to be the third telecom company which will be launching 4G services in Nepal….
 
• Axiata’s digital venture capital arm to set up US$ 15 million fund for Sri Lanka
According to Axiata, the parent of Sri Lanka’s Dialog Axiata, it will introduce a venture capital fund for Sri Lanka to stimulate the ecosystem around technology-based innovation and wealth creation in the...
 
• E-health plan to be launched in Pakistan
In order to solve the health problems of ever growing population, Pakistan will be launching Virtual clinics, especially for female patients in far flung areas of the country…
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Envivo uses Cisco products for new OTT streaming service in Africa
Envivo Communications (Envivo) has announced plans to launch an OTT streaming video service called Envivo TV, powered by the Cisco Infinite video platform...
 
• Rostelecom boosts IPTV subscriber base in Irkutsk
Russian national operator Rostelecom has announced that its IPTV subscribers base has reached the threshold of 100,000 in the Irkutsk region…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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