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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 14, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accenture selects Dubai winner of connected digital hackathon
 
 
Accenture, with the support of Expo 2020 Dubai, has selected the top team from Dubai that competed in its first connected digital hackathon
 
Umniah signs agreement to become the exclusive telecom provider for JUNet
 
 
Umniah was recently awarded the tender to provide Jordanian universities with internet and MPLS services, which was previously issued by the Jordanian Universities Network (JUNet)...
 
CITC estimates volume of e-commerce industry
Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) estimated the volume of e-commerce transactions between consumers and companies at 30 billion riyals (USD 8 billion)...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel teams up with Ericsson to begin 5G testing in Oman
Member Logo Omantel has started testing 5G technology in partnership with other companies, it was revealed on Tuesday...
 
•  du educates students on the importance of cyber safety in the UAE
Member Logo In line with its mission to create a culture that addresses cyber bullying and safe internet usage, after an initial first successful session...
 
•  Mobily launches 5 times double the balance offer for prepaid customers
Member Logo Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) launched a special offer for prepaid customers by doubling their balances 5 time which benefits Mobily customers to enjoy its voice, data, and SMS services...
 
•  Further growth at Eutelsat 7/8° West video neighbourhood: now reaching into over 56 million TV homes in Middle East and North Africa
Member Logo Eutelsat Communications presented the results of its industry-benchmark survey on TV trends across the Middle East and North Africa at the ASBU BroadcastPro Selevision Summit in Dubai...
 
•  Syniverse reveals E.U. mobile voice and data roaming traffic following introduction of E.U.'s 'Roam Like Home' regulations
Member Logo Syniverse reveals data that shows a significant increase in intra-E.U. roaming traffic following the introduction of 'roam like home' regulation, which came into effect on 15 June 2017 in the EU's 28 nation...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• CITC estimates volume of e-commerce industry
Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) estimated the volume of e-commerce transactions between consumers and companies at 30 billion riyals (USD 8 billion)...
 
• SPRK extends LMT spectrum rights
Latvian telecoms watchdog has chosen to extend the duration of spectrum rights for frequencies in the 2100MHz band held by Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT)...
 
• Broadband Chamber initiates steps to revamp policy
The Broadband Communications Chamber introduced the Broadband Ghana Forum to revamp the outdated National Broadband Policy and Implementation Strategy…
 
South Asia
 
• New ride hailing app launched in Pakistan
The competition of ride-hailing services grows in Pakistan as after the debut of ‘Uber Auto’ and ‘Careem Tezz Rickshaw‘, a local rickshaw union has launched a new ride-hailing service in Pakistan...
 
• Walton gets permission for mobile assembly plant
Walton has received a provisional licence from the telecom watchdog to assemble mobile phones in Bangladesh…
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Slovakia passes two million LTE users
A recent from shows that Slovakia is home to 2.09 million LTE users at the end of June this year...
 
• Arqiva to Stick WiFi and 4G cells on Lampposts in London’s Waltham Forest
Arqiva inked their 14th concession agreement in London, which will give them access to install their 4G / 5G Mobile Small Cells and WiFi access points...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Telefonica sells stake in infrastructure unit
Telefonica sold a further 15 per cent of its Telxius infrastructure unit to US investment firm KKR, taking the US company’s share of the business to 40 per cent.
 
• ​SK Telecom deploys LTE Cat-M1 for IoT speed boost
SK Telecom will link LTE Cat-M1 with its LoRa network to allow new competitive IoT applications...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Saudi Arabian Airlines rolls out Wi-Fi across network
Saudi Arabian Airlines now offers guests flying to 47 international destinations the option to connect onto its Wi-Fi service...
 
• Vodafone Turkey organic service revenue boosts
Vodafone Turkey reported services revenues up 14.3 percent on an organic basis in its fiscal first half to September to EUR 1.121 billion, and adjusted EBITDA rose 20.4 percent to EUR 327 million…
 
• ThingLogix to drive Internet Of Things growth in MENA
ThingLogix has established its regional headquarters in Dubai in a bid to expandcloud-based IoT solutions in the UAE and across the broader Middle East and Africa region...
 
• Dubai's DIFC announces USD 100 million fintech fund
Dubai International Financial Centre is establishing a USD 100 million fund to invest in early-stage and growth start-ups in the financial technology space...
 
North Africa
 
• Tunisia secures loan for improved digital capabilities
The Board of the African Development Bank Group has approved a loan to support the implementation of ‘Digital Tunisia 2020’ National Strategic Plan...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Globe set to rollout Alipay model in the Philippines
Globe Telecom’s financial service subsidiary is set to launch QR code payments in the Philippines in a bid to replicate the success investor Ant Financial enjoys in China...
 
• Rostelecom records 35,000 IPTV subscribers in Kaliningrad
Russian national operator Rostelecom's IPTV subscribers base reached the threshold of 35,000 households in the Kaliningrad region this November...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• China Telecom launches 100G link to Russia
China Telecom has teamed up with Russian operator TransTeleCom (TTK) to launch the first connection between China and Europe based on 100G ultra long haul DWDM technology...
 
• Globalstar’s sat-browse to enable faster satellite web access
Globalstar announced the introduction of Sat-Browse, a new internet compression and search engine technology powered by Yippy which enhances the internet browsing experience for the company’s satellite subscribers...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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