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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 23, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Telefónica launches 5G Technological Cities project
Telefónica has unveiled its 5G Technological Cities project, which will lead the way to a full 5G deployment in Spain...
 
Zain Saudi Arabia reports first ever full-year net profit for 2017
Zain Saudi Arabia has reported its first ever full-year net profit, amounting to SAR 12 million (US$ 3.2 million) for the period ending 31 December 2017...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Huawei's 5G Core Solution SOC named "Best Vertical Application"
Member Logo Huawei's 5G Core Solution SOC (service-oriented core) received the "Best Vertical Application" award at SDN/NFV World Congress 2017...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• NPC orders Globe to adopt stricter protocols in replacing SIM cards
The National Privacy Commission has ordered Globe Telecom to have stricter protocols in replacing prepaid SIM cards...
 
• Universal access to ICT Potraz's key objective
According to a senior official, universalising telecommunication services in Zimbabwe is one of the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz)’s key objectives...
 
• RURA to revise SIM card registration rules
The Rwanda Utilities and Regulatory Authority is set to introduce new SIM-card registration regulations...
 
North Africa
 
• Algerie Telecom’s fiber backbone to surpass 80,000km this year
Algeria’s state-backed national full-service operator Algerie Telecom expanded its domestic fiber-optic backbone network by over 6,000km during 2017 to reach a total span of 76,515km...
 
• MTN targets 60 million mobile money subscribers
MTN, the biggest mobile network in Africa said it is targeting to increase its mobile money subscribers from the current 21 million to 60 million in the next three to four years across the continent...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Internet Solutions to offer fixed LTE packages from Cell C
South Africa's Internet Solutions (IS) has partnered with Cell C to offer the operator's LTE services for fixed broadband...
 
• Wind, 3 Italia activate unified network in Agrigento
Italian operator Wind Tre has announced the completion of work to unify the mobile network infrastructure of Wind and 3 Italia in the Sicilian city of Agrigento which has seen significant improvement in 4G and 3G coverage...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Telefónica launches 5G Technological Cities project
Telefónica has unveiled its 5G Technological Cities project, which will lead the way to a full 5G deployment in Spain...
 
• Singapore completes public safety trials with NEC
NEC and NEC Asia Pacific have announced the completion of three safety and security test bed projects, held in and near Singapore's Jurong Island, under the Safety and Security Industry Program (SSIP) 2020...
 
• AT&T to demonstrate 28GHz & 39GHz-based 5G in Dallas this spring
AT&T is planning to demonstrate its latest advancements in the 5G segment in its home city of Dallas, Texas...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Zain Saudi Arabia reports first ever full-year net profit for 2017
Zain Saudi Arabia has reported its first ever full-year net profit, amounting to SAR 12 million (US$ 3.2 million) for the period ending 31 December 2017...
 
• Oracle opens Innovation Hub in Dubai
Oracle has announced the opening of a first-of-its-kind Innovation Hub in Dubai to drive the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) across the UAE...
 
• Alinma Bank launches e-Payment gateway in Saudi Arabia
In a move intended to give merchants more flexible options for receiving payments from their customers, Alinma Bank has recently launched its e-Payment Gateway service...
 
• Turkcell tests Huawei's LTE Spectrum coordination solution
Turkcell and Huawei’s Joint Agile Delivery (JAD) completed the world's first LTE Spectrum coordination on Antalya's commercial 4.5G network...
 
South Asia
 
• Three players to enter Pakistan’s online payments space
FonePay, Monet and TPL Rupya are entering Pakistan’s financial market, which hints at a rise in the business-to-consumer e-Commerce (e-B2C) growing incomes...
 
• eChannelling and MyMed.lk form partnership to enhance digital health
eChannelling has joined hands with MyMed.lk, an online platform to facilitate the delivery of prescription medicines to customers’ doorsteps...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• RTVE signs OTT deal
RTVE, the state-owned public corporation and the largest audiovisual group in Spain broadcasting in Spanish, has announced an OTT deal...
 
• NTT Docomo QR code payment rolls out in Japan
The mobile carrier will allow its subscribers to make mobile payments at stores using quick response codes...
 
• T-Mobile launches Czech DTH service
T-Mobile has expanded its offer in the Czech Republic by launching a new generation satellite TV service...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Vodafone Ireland conducts network slicing field trial over FTTH network
Vodafone Ireland has conducted a field trial of Network Slicing over a live fiber to the home (FTTH) network...
 
• Hawaiki Cable to be ready for service in June
Hawaiki Cable Systems which is building the 15,000km Hawaiki trans-Pacific cable, has revealed that it expects the system to be ready for service in June...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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