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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 6, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sudatel Telecom Group hosts the first US trade mission to Sudan since US sanctions lifted
 
 
Sudatel and CCA organized this week (December 4-7) a trade mission composed of business people from across the US who are visiting Sudan for the first time...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  STC organizes special gathering for International Day for Disabled Persons
Member Logo STC organized special gathering for International Day for Disabled Persons at Building 4, in the presence of Dr. Khaled Biyari, STC Group CEO...
 
•  Eutelsat satellite connectivity selected by Colombian government
Member Logo The Colombian Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement with Eutelsat Communications for capacity on the EUTELSAT 115 West B satellite...
 
•  Huawei to work with carriers in building agile leased line services with compelling customer experience
Member Logo Huawei kicked off the fourth Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF) at the Hangzhou International Expo Center..
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Excess SIMs must be disabled by Dec 31, says BTRC
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission says all mobile users must take the initiative to contact operators and disable any SIMs or RIMs registered to them above the maximum limit of 15 by Dec 31…
 
Canadian media firms urge creation of online blacklist
A group of Canadian broadcasters are pushing the nation’s telecom regulator to establish an independent body that would have the power to order internet service providers to block the domains of certain websites…
 
CTU seeks bids for services for people with disabilities under USO
Czech regulator CTU has published a call for tenders for provision of a partial service under the universal service obligation, namely for access for the disabled to a publicly available telephone service, the enquiry...
 
Middle East
 
STC Solutions sponsors Hackathon competition
Dr. Khaled Biyari, STC Group CEO on the side of MENA Information Security Conference 2017 launched “STC Solutions Hackathon” that witnessed participanst of 64 student from 12 Saudi universities...
 
Home internet service in Iran becomes affordable
Iran has implemented e “unlimited data usage” for users on their home internet services with a fair use policy...
 
Blockchain has potential to transform banking sector: Avaya
Avaya has announced that blockchain will transform the banking sector in years to come, by enabling organisations to gain greater insight from customers’ data...
 
South Asia
 
Nepal ranks 5th in ICT among SAARC countries
According to a report by the International Telecommunication Union, Nepal stands fifth in Information Communication Technology (ICT) development among the SAARC countries…
 
SLT's newly constructed tier 3 data centre to be opened in Q4
According to Sri Lanka Telecom, its newly constructed tier 3 data centre will be up and running very soon in Q4…
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Digicel boosts IPTV convergent offer to Bermuda
Telco Digicel continues to gain more markets for its fiber-based products and will be launching an IPTV, convergent offering for the first time in Bermuda…
 
SPAR Poland launches new mobile App
SPAR Poland has launched a new mobile app for both Apple and Android devices, providing customers with an additional sales and communication channel…
 
 
North Africa
 
IoT network launched for Tunisia
Ooredoo, and French connectivity specialist, Sagemcom, have launched the first Tunisian Internet of Things (IoT) network, based on LoRa technology…
 
Vodafone officially applies for new frequencies
Vodafone Egypt has made an official request to the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) to obtain additional frequencies…
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Jamii Telecom offers 4G mobile network in Kenya
Internet service provider Jamii Telecom has launched its mobile service named Faiba 4G Mobile in Kenya, making it the 5th telecom operator to be licensed in the country...
 
Spark switches on 4.5G on three mobile sites in central Taupō
According to Spark, Taupō has become the 30th site capable of achieving the fastest mobile data speeds in the country, as 4.5G is switched on in three sites across Taupo…
 
Ericsson and T-Mobile get gigabit LTE
T-Mobile has combined 256 QAM, 4x4 MIMO, carrier aggregation, and licence-assisted access (LAA) technology to attain speeds of more than 1Gbps on its LTE network in partnership with Ericsson…
 
Alternative Telecom
 
TPG all set to offer 10Gbps fiber broadband in Adelaide
TPG has decided to start rolling out a 10Gbps-capable fiber broadband network for business customers in Adelaide at the beginning of 2018…
 
PSN plans new satellite for Broadband Service next year
Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) has decided to introduce a new satellite named PSN VI in 2018 to meet high demand in the country's broadband data sector…
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Intel introduces 5G facial-recognition payment technology
Intel and Foxconn jointly displayed use cases for 5G-based edge computing facial-recognition technology across payments, smart retailing, and access to residential and business buildings…
 
MTN joins Cisco Jasper to enable IoT connectivity
MTN has partnered with Cisco Jasper, enabling their business customers to deliver IoT services worldwide…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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