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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 25, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
UAE digital revolution picks up speed
In the UAE alone, online shoppers now represent 62 per cent of the population, a 25 per cent increase from the previous year...
 
Deutsche Telekom, Intel and Huawei complete world's first 5G NR interoperability test
The collaboration has been hailed as an important step on the road towards commercial rollout of 5G...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  STC reveals health care and asset management solutions in IOT conference
Member Logo Saudi Telecom Company (STC), represented by Enterprise Business Unit, reveals the latest solutions and services of Internet of Things that the company presents, during the “Saudi International Exhibition & Conference...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Saudi Arabia outlines digital vision in Davos
Saudi Arabia's minister for communications and information technology has outlined the Kingdom’s digital vision at Davos...
 
Rwanda’s regulator approves merger of major telecom operators
Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) said it has approved the acquisition of Tigo Rwanda, a major telecommunication company in Rwanda, by its rival Airtel...
 
Somalia set to establish regulatory body for telecom industry
The Somali government will establish the first-ever ICT body, the National Communications Authority (NCA), to help regulate the country's telecommunication sector...
 
Middle East
 
UAE digital revolution picks up speed
In the UAE alone, online shoppers now represent 62 per cent of the population, a 25 per cent increase from the previous year...
 
IBM and Dutech launch cloud-based disaster recovery service
IBM and Dubai’s Port, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), and its technical arm, Dutech, have announced an agreement to launch a cloud-based disaster recovery service in Dubai, UAE...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Movistar Nicaragua extends LTE coverage
Movistar Nicaragua has extended its LTE coverage to more than 50 towns and cities across the country – up from just ten at the end of December 2016...
 
Tigo to expand 4G coverage this year
Telemovil, which operates under the brand name Tigo, plans to invest to improve the coverage and quality of Tigo’s 4G LTE network infrastructure, launched at the end of 2016...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
NIPOST set to maximise ICT to promote postal services
Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) says the agency is set to maximize Information Communication Technology (ICT) to enhance postal services in the country...
 
 
South Asia
 
Teletalk to launch 4G service in May
State-run mobile operator Teletalk is likely to launch fourth generation (4G) mobile service across Bangladesh in May...
 
North Africa
 
CBE issues standard criteria for accepting electronic payment using QR Code
he Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has issued electronic acceptance criteria for payments through QR Code, an easy and secure way to implement and accept payments electronically without the need for traditional POS devices...
 
Minerva to distribute Kinetic nesh networks in MEA
Rajant and Minerva have signed a new distribution agreement to bring Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh wireless networks to companies in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) looking to solve the advanced communications challenges...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Sky details plans for shift to streaming IPTV
Sky plans to introduce IPTV across all its markets, while its UK mobile network gains more customers...
 
Tencent expands WeChat Pay to HK residents
Tencent has expanded its WeChat Pay user base to Hong Kong residents, who now will not need to have a Chinese bank account or credit card to take advantage of the Mainland’s popular cashless payment system...
 
SK Broadband launches AI IPTV service
SK Broadband, a fixed-line affiliate of Korea's mobile carrier SK Telecom, has launched a voice-controlled artificial intelligence (AI) internet protocol TV (IPTV) service...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Telefónica speeds up FTTH deployments
Spain’s dominant telco Telefónica ended 2017 with FTTH passed through 20 million homes and businesses...
 
Movistar unveils fixed-wireless broadband pilot in Mexico
Movistar Mexico has staged a fixed-wireless broadband pilot project in Toluca...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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