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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 28, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
du launches 'UpForIt' to honor community groups on UAE National Day
 
 
On the occasion of the 46th National Day, du is proud to launch a creative production entitled “UpForIt” as a tribute to all community segments who contribute to achieving and making the impossible possible in the UAE...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Nokia & BT to launch UK's first live public 5G trial in Bristol
Member Logo The UK is set to see its first live public 5G trial in March 2018 as part of a joint research project between BT, Nokia, and the University of Bristol...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  TRA Bahrain wins CommsMEA’s “Regulatory Initiative of the Year” award
 
•  Etisalat exclusively launches Huawei’s first AI smart phone Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro
 
•  Cisco Announces $1 Billion Program for Smart Cities
 
•  Speakers announced for SAMENA Council's "Convergence to Kuwait 2017", December 4, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA publishes the Annual Market Indicator’s report
With growth of 53% during 2016 Bahrain soaring data consumptions exceeded 290 Million GB’s on broadband Packages...
 
Regional broadband spectrum up for grabs at auction
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has opened bidding in an auction to sell spectrum in bands that remain unallocated in the 1800 MHz band, and the 2 GHz, 2.3 GHz and 3.4 GHz bands…
 
MIC to revise spectrum allocation process to open up 5G market
The Nikkei Asian Review reports that the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) in Japan will revise its spectrum allocation process in a bid to encourage new players to enter the country’s 5G market in...
 
South Asia
 
3G, 4G service to be launched across Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
To provide speedy internet service, the Azad Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to launch 3G and 4G service across AJK with special focus on far flung and areas adjacent to the Line of Control …
 
Earthport expands to Bangladesh to deliver cross-border payments
Earthport, a cross-border tech payment service provider, has partnered with BRAC Saajan Exchange, the payments arm of BRAC Bank, to deliver cross-border payment services into Bangladesh.
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Ooredoo Myanmar boosts 4G Plus network
According to Ooredoo Myanmar, it has upgraded its 4G network with 1800MHz spectrum and the Ooredoo network team started rolling out newly acquired 1800MHz spectrum…
 
Azercell continues LTE expansion to three new cities
Azercell, Azerbaijan’s largest mobile network operator (MNO) by subscribers, has announced it has expanded its 4G LTE network to Barda, Shamkir and Lankaran…
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Euskaltel decides FTTH expansion in Northern Spain
Euskaltel Group announced a 5-year fiber to the home (FTTH) expansion plan for Northern Spain, targeting Navarra, León, Cantabria, and La Rioja with an investment of 20 million euro…
 
KCOM on target to reach 150,000 premises with FTTP by end-2017
UK operator KCOM has announced that it is on target to have made its ‘Lightstream’ branded fiber-to-the-premises connectivity available to 150,000 properties across Hull and East Yorkshire by the end of this...
 
RealNetworks launches mobile messaging platform
RealNetworks, a messaging services provider, has announced the launch of Kontxt, a platform that enables the management of next-generation messaging on mobile networks...
 
 
Middle East
 
Saudis enjoy 400 percent more Internet data than global average
Subscribers to Saudi telecommunications networks enjoy a 400 percent increase in data volume and a 200 percent increase in audio bandwidth over Internet users around the world...
 
UAE mobile operators in tribute to fallen troops
Telecom operators in the UAE have lent their support to mark Commemoration Day by changing the network name that will appear on handsets...
 
Smart technology to boost future businesses
According to ITA CEO, The Internet of Things (IoT) platform in Oman is ready and different sectors need to begin implementing it soon, as the next revolution in technology…
 
WiFi UAE offers free higher speed WiFi on National Day
This National Day weekend, WiFi UAE is offering its hotspot users complimentary higher-speed WiFi for five days across the UAE at over 400 locations...
 
North Africa
 
Abraaj buys Dubai Holding's stake in Tunisie Telecom
Private equity group Abraaj Group has bought Dubai Holdings’ 35 percent stake in state-controlled Tunisie Telecom...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Amazon introduces service to help video providers create content
Amazon has launched a suite of video tools to help content providers to process both live and on-demand video in the cloud...
 
Royal wedding could break mobile TV records
The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could break records for how people tune in, with experts at Ooyala expecting more people to watch on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets than laptops or PCs...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
McAfee all set to get Skyhigh Networks
McAfee, a global cybersecurity firm and Skyhigh Networks, a provider of data protection across all cloud services, have announced a definitive agreement to combine businesses, creating a leader in endpoint and cloud...
 
ZTE plans to make 6 new 5G services with China Mobile
According to ZTE, it will develop six new 5G services with China Mobile focusing on the areas of mobile internet, IoT, smart home, smart education, big video and terminal services…
 
Baidu joins Xiaomi for IoT and AI venture
Chinese company’s Baidu teamed up with Xiaomi to work on development of the internet of things and artificial intelligence…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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