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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 29, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alfa gets ISO 39001 certification awarded in Road Traffic Safety Management
 
 
Alfa has become the first telecom operator in the MENA region to obtain the ISO 39001 certification in Road Traffic Safety Management...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel partners With mAdme to better engage digitally with their customers
Member Logo Omantel has chosen mAdme's ImpactConversion(TM) Platform to further lead the telecommunications industry in customer experience and innovation...
 
•  Nuage Networks to support the Fujitsu Cloud Service K5's global expansion
Member Logo Nokia's software-defined network (SDN) venture, Nuage Networks, has been chosen by Fujitsu to expand its Cloud Service Fujitsu Enterprise Cloud Service K5...
 
•  Huawei Wireless X Labs and TPCAST sign MoU to develop 5G cloud VR rendering solution
Member Logo Huawei and University of Edinburgh are to research potential of AI robotics systems operating over 5G networks...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
BTRC: 4G auction expected in January
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission will now move to hold an auction for spectrum allocation and 4G license…
 
Ukrainian regulator proposes to drop VAT on roaming services
Ukrainian national telecommunications regulator NKRZI has introduced a proposal to stop charging VAT on mobile roaming services…
 
North Africa
 
Digital technology helps reinvent basic education in Africa
A study carried out by the French Development Agency (AFD), the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), Orange and Unesco shows that ICT in education in general, and mobile learning in particular, offers a number of...
 
Investment fund to support Fintech startups in Morocco
A new investment fund has allocated a large sum to finance innovative startups in the sectors of information technology and communication...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Zeop covers 60% of Reunion with FTTH
According to ISP Zeop (Reunion), it has passed 200,000 households with its fiber-optic network, which is now present in 17 municipalities...
 
Australia’s Buccaneer satellite launched into orbit
Australian has announced that the Buccaneer cube satellite has been successfully launched into orbit...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Uzmobile, ZTE complete pre-5G testing in Tashkent
Uzbekistan mobile operator Uzmobile in cooperation with ZTE, has completed pre-5G testing in Tashkent...
 
Tosibox offers future of IoT connectivity
Tosibox, known for its awarded industrial communication technology, has introduced its next generation lock device which provides a totally new level of IoT connectivity…
 
MegaFon joins Rostelecom to cut cost of 5G
To reduce the cost of rolling out the next-generation mobile technology in the country, Russian operators MegaFon and Rostelcom teamed to jointly develop 5G networks…
 
 
Middle East
 
Kerlink joins Libatel to install Lebanon’s first IoT network
Kerlink has teamed up with Libatel for the first IoT LoRaWANsmart-agriculture project in Lebanon…
 
Restrata to provide GPS operations in Iraq
Restrata has been awarded a national communications and media commission (CMC) licence to sell and maintain GPS tracking systems in Iraq...
 
ADP and HP to provide innovative tech solutions in the region
ABB and Hewlett Packard Enterprise have agreed a strategic global partnership to deliver joint industry solutions that merge OT and IT to turn industrial data into insights and automatic action, combining widely-adopted...
 
Emirates Post Group launches e-Dirham card services
Emirates Post Group has announced the launch of the e-Dirham card service that will enable customers to buy, load, and reload e-Dirham cards across Emirates Post offices in the UAE...
 
South Asia
 
Roshan signs partnership agreement with Facebook
Afghanistan based Roshan Telecom has signed up a partnership with Facebook, to provide faster and higher-quality access to Facebook’s social network content for Roshan’s customers nationwide...
 
Consumers keen to adopt digital payment solutions across Sri Lanka
According to Visa, SriLankan consumers are keen to adopt digital payment solutions…
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Vuclip announces Arabic Viu Originals
Middle East VoD service provider Vuclip said that more Arabic Viu Originals will start airing in December…
 
The Africa Channel launches Demand Africa VOD
The Africa Channel is launching Demand Africa, a new SVOD service targeted to the African diaspora in the US and around the world…
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
SmartSky 4G LTE gets closer to commercial launch
SmartSky Networks is getting closer to the full commercial roll-out of its 4G LTE-based air-to-ground (ATG) inflight connectivity service and has completed its first media demonstration...
 
Telstra's 4G technology arriving in rural town
In order to introduce 4G technology, Telstra plans to build the mobile tower, described as a "small cell" facility, along Rosevale-Aratula Rd…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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