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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 12, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dr. Biyari: STC focuses on attracting the Saudi talented people and investing in the digital infrastructure
 
 
Dr. Khaled Biyari, STC Group CEO, confirmed that the region is full of young people who are creative and capable of contributing to the positive transformation of the region`s economies, when they have the right environment.
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  EUTELSAT 115 West B satellite chosen to enhance Alaska's connectivity landscape
Member Logo Alaska Communications has signed a long-term multi-transponder agreement with Eutelsat Americas to extend access to telecom services for businesses, schools, health care providers, state and local governments across Alaska...
 
•  Batelco continues to support the ongoing efforts of the TRA and invites all Mobile line owners to register their lines
Member Logo Batelco, the Kingdom’s leading digital solutions provider would like to take the opportunity to remind its customers about the TRA’s SIM-Card Enabled Telecommunications Services Registration Regulation when...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Thai telcos need to adopt biometric verification by December
Thai telecoms regulator NBTC has instructed operators to comply with the new biometric SIM registration system by mid-December...
 
Peru watchdog suspends unlimited data plans temporarily
Peruvian telecom regulator Osiptel has ordered the country's operators to temporarily suspend the "all-you-can-eat" data plans launched last month on the grounds that the corresponding conditions are insufficiently...
 
IMDA releases infocomm sector transformation map
Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has released an industry transformation map (ITM) for the infocomm media sector, which outlines the strategies to prepare Singapore for the digital economy...
 
North Africa
 
Algeria entrepreneurs create ride hailing service
A group of young Algerian entrepreneurs have created a new Yassir app, with aim to improve the service taxis provide in the capital Algiers by connecting taxi drivers with smartphone users...
 
Konnect Africa brings Wi-Fi to rural African communities
Konnect Africa has unveiled SmartWIFI, a new hotspot service, as part of its ongoing commitment to bring digital opportunities to Africans...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
T-Mobile US boosts LTE-A to 920 markets
T-Mobile's next-generation LTE Advanced has now expanded to more than 920 markets…
 
Airtel plans 3G in 900MHz band
Airtel Tanzania is planning 3G technology in the 900MHz frequency band, with the aim of improving the quality and coverage of its mobile data services…
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Wisol and Ubiscale empower IoT trackers for mass-market
Wisol announced a close collaboration with Ubiscale, a provider of innovative geolocation technologies for IoT…
 
5G progress set to disrupt test processes
5G signifies a generational transformation that will profoundly impact businesses and consumers across the globe...
 
 
Middle East
 
MENA 5G subscriptions to hit 17 million by 2023
The first 5G subscriptions in the Middle East and North Africa region are expected to launch in 2020-2022, reaching around 17 million subscriptions by 2023, according to the latest report from Ericsson...
 
UAE Space Agency, German Aerospace Centre sign MoU
The UAE Space Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the German Aerospace Centre to collaborate on exchanging information and expertise in the fields of space science, research, technology, and...
 
Arab start-ups key to building localised digital economy
Governments, corporates, entrepreneurs have been urged to work together to build ‘friendly’ ecosystem for growth at World Economic Forum...
 
Turkish aid agency provides 'mobile library' to Myanmar
Turkey's state-run aid agency has provided a “mobile library” to a foundation in Myanmar in an effort to boost educational efforts in the country...
 
South Asia
 
Jazz signs MoU to launch one window operation
Jazz has announced its partnership with the Canteen Stores Department (CSD) at a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony to launch a one window solution for its services...
 
Call for integrating ICT into classrooms in Nepal
Education experts have stressed on enhancing the quality of education by integrating information technology into classrooms in Nepal...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Google’s TV clout set to accelerate with Android TV
Google could gain increased clout in the pay-TV market as interest from operators in Android TV picks up and creates a surge in shipments of Android TV STBs…
 
DentaCare offers rewards for maintaining dental care
Dentacare Mobile App (Android Beta release) is the brand new mobile app that rewards people for establishing healthy dental care habits...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Spain reaches 6 million active FTTH connections
Spain's fiber to the home (FTTH) footprint accelerated in September, with the country adding some 173,974 active connections to reach a total of 6.06 million at the end of the month…
 
Intersat, ABS presenting satellite broadband services across Africa
To provide quality broadband internet across Sub-Sahara and South Africa, InterSat and ABS have launched iDirect platforms on ABS-3A C-band and Ku-band beams…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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