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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 3, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dr. Biyari: Government’s Decision to Establish the National Authority of Cyber Security Came on Time
 
 
STC Group CEO Dr. Khaled Hussain Biyari praised the government support to the field of information security, and he described the government’s decision to found the National Authority of Cyber Security came as a crucial decision which came on time...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Now TV and ViuTV to exclusively broadcast 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™
Member Logo PCCW announces that Now TV and ViuTV will exclusively broadcast the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ in Hong Kong...
 
•  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
 
• Maltese regulator says spectrum demand outstrips supply
The Malta Communications Authority says it has received expressions of interest from four companies looking to attain rights to use wireless broadband spectrum...
 
• Minister urges companies to co-share broadband infrastructure
The Ghanese Minister of Communications, has called on broadband and telecom companies to build up a broadband infrastructure code to allow for the co-sharing of broadband infrastructure...
 
Middle East
 
• More than 1.4 million Dubai medical records go digital
Health chiefs announce launch of third and final phase of the Salama electronic system as more than 1.4 million medical records in Dubai go digital...
 
• New app to rate Saudi government services
A new smartphone application for citizens to provide feedback on government services will be launched in early 2018...
 
• Telecoms account for 2 percent of Iran's total GDP
According to a top telecoms official from Iran, the gross value added by the sector stands at 350 trillion rials ($8.53 billion)...
 
South Asia
 
• Google puts Pakistan among 4 countries that will give next billion smartphone users
According to Google, the ‘Next Billion Users’ of smartphones will emerge from four developing countries including Pakistan...
 
• Nepal Rastra Bank proposes threshold for digital payments
NRB is seeking inputs from stakeholders before issuing a directive to the service providers on the newly proposed the threshold for digital payments under card facilities, electronic wallet and mobile banking...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Mtel launches LTE-A in ten locations
Bulgarian cellco Mobiltel (Mtel) has launched carrier aggregation (CA) over its LTE network in 10 new regions with plans to deploy the technology across the entire terrotory in 2018...
 
• US city with fastest 4G revealed
Minneapolis, Minnesota has been named the United States city with the fastest 4G internet speeds, narrowly beating out Detroit, Michigan...
 
 
North Africa
 
• Twitter Lite launches in Africa
Twitter has announced the release of Twitter Lite to 24 new countries including Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Kyivstar mobile money venture nears launch
The National Bank of Ukraine has approved the application of mobile market leader Kyivstar’s 100% subsidiary StarMoney to establish ‘payment infrastructure services’ for a mobile money service...
 
• Ethiopian Airlines launches digital wallet payments
Paysafe has agreed a deal with Ethiopian Airlines to offer its customers the ability to pay through digital wallets...
 
• State-funded OTT boosts LATAM VOD
Public streaming services are becoming a key springboard for local video-on-demand (VOD) content, Business Bureau has revealed...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Digicel launches triple play services
Digicel has launched their new fibre service, offering customers the ability to bundle internet, TV and voice services...
 
• Guyana launches broadband project
Guyanese has announced that it’s allocating USD 38 million in funds to the first phase of the Smart Guyana broadband programme...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• ntel to commence national roaming test with 9mobile
Broadband operator, ntel, has announced that it will commence a national roaming field trial with telecommunications network operator, 9mobile...
 
• SK Telecom, Korean vendors collaborate on 5G relay technologies
SK Telecom says the new relay technologies that it has developed with local players in South Korea are moving it one step closer to building a 5G ecosystem in Korea...
 
• Docomo develops multi-profile SIM
NTT Docomo, in partnership with Gemalto, has developed what it says is the world’s first SIM card that can store multiple profiles from mobile carriers internationally...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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