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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 27, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
TRA Bahrain wins CommsMEA’s “Regulatory Initiative of the Year” award
 
 
CommsMEA announced the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the Kingdom of Bahrain as a winner of the “Regulatory Initiative of the Year” Award for 2017 in the 12th edition of the annual CommsMEA Awards...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat exclusively launches Huawei’s first AI smart phone Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro
Member Logo Etisalat announced the exclusive launch of the new Huawei smartphone Mate 10 across key Etisalat business centres and retail outlets across the UAE...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Speakers announced for SAMENA Council's "Convergence to Kuwait 2017", December 4, 2017
 
•  VIVA wins “Best Operator Network” and “5G Innovator of the Year “ awards
 
•  Fijian Government selects EUTELSAT 172B for providing universal television access
 
•  Batelco’s development of new datacenters for ICT & digital solutions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Osiptel lifts suspension on ‘unlimited’ plans
Peru’s telecoms regulator, the Supervisory Agency for Private Investment in Telecommunications has lifted its temporary ban on the sale of ‘unlimited’ mobile data plans...
 
• Ukraine lists top OTT/IPTV channels
The Ukrainian regulator National Council has published a list of the most viewed TV channels via OTT and IPTV in the country…
 
South Asia
 
• NT alerts subscribers of unusual phone calls
Nepal Telecom has appealed to its subscribers not to receive phone calls from any unknown and unusual number…
 
• PTCL & 1LINK sign agreement for hosting their Primary Data Center facility
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited signed a Data Center Hosting agreement with 1LINK Guarantee Limited to deploy PTCL’s Data Center facility in Karachi…
 
• 3G internet gains momentum in Bangladesh
3G internet usage by has started to gain traction in Bangladesh, befitting of the investment made by the operators as people are progressively becoming habituated to digital services...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Netflix, HBO storm into Spanish TV market
Two years after Netflix launched in Spain, subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services are used by a quarter of the country’s Internet homes...
 
• Careem adds additional safety layer to its application
Answering the consumer demand for stronger privacy protection, Careem, the ride-hailing service in the MENA region, Turkey and Pakistan recently launched a new call masking feature...
 
• VIMO.vn to offer WeChat Pay in Vietnam
VIMO.vn E-Wallet claims to be the first intermediary payment unit in Vietnam to allow Chinese travelers to use WeChat Pay (Weixin Pay) e-wallets to make payments...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Emergency Mobile Alert test held in New Zealand
The first nationwide test for Emergency Mobile Alerts, led by the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management (MCDEM), was held on Sunday 26 November in New Zealand…
 
• China steps in 3rd phase of 5G tests
China has started the third phase of 5G technology research and development tests, ahead of schedule…
 
 
Middle East
 
• Kuwait offers the most economical broadband within GCC
A recent report has ranked Kuwait on top of GCC countries, 11th in the Arab world and 89th worldwide for cheapest broadband internet, with an average of US$ 55.3 monthly...
 
• Royal Jordanian offers online multi-currency pricing
Royal Jordanian has offereed its customers purchase their online air tickets and services in as many as 150 different currencies...
 
• TRA Bahrain wins CommsMEA’s “Regulatory Initiative of the Year” award
CommsMEA announced the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the Kingdom of Bahrain as a winner of the “Regulatory Initiative of the Year” Award for 2017 in the 12th edition of the annual CommsMEA Awards...
 
• ADGM, ADNIC partner to enhance FinTech ecosystem
An agreement between ADGM and ADNIC enables close collaborate on a cross a range of technology-related initiatives...
 
• Dubai Police shifts services to smart tech
According to Dubai Police, it has transformed 100 per cent of its services and transactions to smart technologies…
 
North Africa
 
• Avaya to enable Egyptian companies to go beyond the digital experience
Avaya will demonstrate how it is partnering with leading organizations across Egypt and the Middle East & North Africa region to design superior customer experiences that go beyond the digital experience...
 
• Orange brings the latest Apple devices to Tunisia
Orange Tunisia is now offering the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus to its postpaid and prepaid customers, available in three colour variants and with two storage options...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Mongolia’s MobiCom offers LTE-A
To facilitate 4G customers, Japanese telco KDDI has announced that its Mongolian subsidiary MobiCom has launched its first LTE-A services…
 
• Cyfrowy Polsat all set to offer LTE 900
Polish group Cyfrowy Polsat has completed the preparation of radio resources for the launch of LTE 900...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Proximus starts fiber deployment in Liege
Belgium based ISP, Proximus has added the city of Liege to its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network footprint...
 
• NASA to test advanced space wireless network
NASA introduced the Technology Educational Satelliteto the International Space Station on Orbital ATK's Cygnus spacecraft…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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