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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Continuum Technologies, Snaptivity win the 2017 Nokia Open Innovation Challenge
Member Logo Startups pioneering innovations in wearable nanotechnology and connected media won top honors at the Nokia Open Innovation Challenge...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Alfa gets ISO 39001 certification awarded in Road Traffic Safety Management
 
•  du launches 'UpForIt' to honor community groups on UAE National Day
 
•  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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Spain starts consults on 5G spectrum
Spain has started a consultation on the use of 700-MHz spectrum for 5G mobile services…
 
• TRA: Customers have the right to select their service provider
The Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) of Oman has called on owners of commercial as well as residential units to provide the customer the right to choose their service provider…
 
Middle East
 
• China’s ZTE plans to make Turkey its regional technology hub
According to Chinese telecoms equipment and systems company ZTE, it has decided to enhance its investment in Turkish telecom Netas…
 
• Souq.com doubles White Friday sales
Souq.com, the online retail and marketplace website in the region, has announced that the number of items sold during White Friday 2017 more than doubled compared to last year...
 
• Western Digital launches cloud based storage solutions in Saudi Arabia
Western Digital Corporation has launched their latest range of storage technology at a press conference held in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
 
South Asia
 
• E-commerce sales see huge boost in Pakistan
Pakistan’s e-commerce sales recorded a hike during the Friday weekend that was marked by discounted deals and shopping extravaganza…
 
• Dialog Axiata, Australian government pilot a digital payment platform in Sri Lanka
Dialog Axiata has teamed up with Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to pilot a digital payment platform roll-out across 200 locations in Sri Lanka…
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Marlink Adds Tampnet 4G LTE to its Sealink Network
Marlink launched a connectivity boost for its Gulf of Mexico customers with the addition of Tampnet’s 4G LTE services to its high-speed Sealink multi-band network…
 
• Sprint indicates 6 Gbps peak speeds over LTE network
Sprint could use a combination of several key wireless technologies, including massive MIMO, to eventually offer theoretical peak speeds on its LTE network of up to 6 Gbps…
 
 
North Africa
 
• Egypt eVisa now available for 46 nationalities
Egypt has officially launched an Electronic Travel Authorization for foreign visitors to travel to the country...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• HBO boosts OTT in CEE
HBO is upgrading its direct-to-consumer service to seven more Central European countries…
 
• iflix offers 30-day free trial with Saudi launch
iflix, a subscription video-on-demand service focused on emerging markets, has announced the launch of its services in Saudi Arabia...
 
• Muscat Municipality modifies its app to make it more user-friendly
Muscat Municipality has modified certain features of its mobile app 'Baladiyeti' to make it more user-friendly...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• BTC joins Korean Telecom project to deliver high broadband internet speed
To meet the demands for an improved, faster and reliable internet, the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) has partnered with Korean Telecommunications to transform its infrastructure with the aim of improving...
 
• UPC Polska all set to invest in fiber
UPC Polska’s fiber offer, which includes internet access at up to 500Mbps, is now available on over 85% of its network…
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Vodafone Romania and OMV Petrom complete trial of NB-IoT technology
OMV Petrom and telecom player Vodafone Romania have completed the first national trial for using the standardized NarrowBand-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) technology in the oil and gas sector…
 
• Verizon to launch residential 5G broadband service in multiple markets
Verizon announced that it will launch fixed wireless broadband services for residential customers in 3-5 US markets next year…
 
• China Mobile all set to launch RCS tomorrow
China Mobile will tomorrow launch become the first Chinese operator to launch rich communications suite (RCS) services nationwide…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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