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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 5, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Strategic partnership between Orange Jordan and Al Nabil Company for Food Products
 
 
Orange Jordan recently signed a strategic partnership agreement with Al Nabil Company for Food Products, to provide them with innovative telecommunications services for enhanced communications within the company and outside of it...
 
Etisalat launches an innovative payment service for UAE’s SMB retail sector
 
 
Etisalat has launched its Mobile Cashier service for the Small and Medium Business (SMB) segment in the country giving them a hassle-free on boarding and affordable mobile point-of-sale service...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  VIVA launches ‘February Offers’ with instant prizes
Member Logo VIVA has launched a variety of offers this month, celebrating the kick-off of the “Hala February” festival and the National and Liberation Days...
 
•  Alfa welcomes New Year by celebrating 2017 milestones during #LebanonCelebrates evening
Member Logo Alfa welcomed the New Year by celebrating 2017 milestones during an exceptional evening held at Biel in Downtown Beirut...
 
•  Cisco appoints Ali Al Lawati as General Manager for Oman
Member Logo Cisco announced the appointment of Ali Al Lawati as General Manager for Oman, where he will work closely with public and private sector organizations to help enable their digital transformation journeys...
 
•  Nokia and China Unicom deploy AirGile cloud-native core network to enable new VoLTE and VoWiFi services in China
Member Logo Nokia and China Unicom are to deploy a cloud-native core network based on Nokia AirGile technology in seven Chinese provinces...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  VIVA records KD 40 million (US$ 133 million) as a net profit in 2017
 
•  98 percent of people living in Kuwait use internet
 
•  Orange Jordan launches the advanced (4G+, 4.5G) service
 
•  STC’s net income for the year 2017 increased by 14.3% compared to last year
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
OFCA consults on LAA to boost 4G
Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) has opened a consultation into the proposed use of 5GHz spectrum for Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) 4G services...
 
Australia reforming spectrum management
The Australian Government will this year introduce legislation aimed at modernizing spectrum management in the nation, including by moving towards a single spectrum licensing framework...
 
South Asia
 
Nepal Telecom launches credit service
On the occasion of the company’s 14th anniversary, Nepal Telecom (NT) announced Namaste credit as their credit service, along with a few other anniversary offers...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Bell boasts Gigabit LTE capability
Bell Canada has announced that its LTE-A mobile network has delivered data speeds of 1Gbps in recent tests in Mississauga, Ontario...
 
European Aviation Network completes LTE ground network
Deutsche Telekom, Inmarsat and Nokia announced the completion of the first cross-border LTE network in Europe, as part of the European Aviation Network....
 
Alternative Telecom
 
NBN partners with Speedcast to deliver satellite-based wholesale business services
NBN has struck a deal with Speedcast International Limited with a view to delivering wholesale business and enterprise satellite services to regional and remote Australia...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Optus and Telstra outline 5G intentions
Australia’s Optus has revealed plans to begin the rollout of 5G technology by early 2019, with it aiming to deploy a fixed-wireless product in key metro areas...
 
Juniper, TIM to develop cloud-oriented network
Italian mobile operator TIM and Juniper Networks are working together under a MoU on the research and development of cloud-oriented network infrastructure...
 
 
Middle East
 
Telecommunication Company of Iran to share infrastructure with ISPs
Telecommunication Company of Iran has signed two agreements with local Internet service providers Shatel and HiWeb according to which the state-owned company will share its networks with the two private firms...
 
Cloud computing to pave the way for Saudi’s digital transformation
As the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia advances toward becoming a technology hub for the region, the country foresees cloud computing to grow by 25% by 2022...
 
Unlocking online business opportunities in Dubai
DCCI, Google launch programme to help local entities get more visibility on Web...
 
Singapore fintech firm to launch e-payments platform in GCC
Cryptocurrency users in the GCC will be able to convert digital assets into local currencies and withdraw them from ATMs, with the planned launch of a new payment platform in the region in March...
 
North Africa
 
Telecom Egypt signs an agreement with Vodafone ending in 2021
Telecom Egypt Company (WE) has signed an agreement with Vodafone Egypt, to provide transmission and infrastructure services, with the agreement taking effect from January 2018 for three years ending in 2021...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Kartina.TV to launch in Russia
The OTT service Kartina. TV will shortly make its debut in Russia...
 
Viacom signs deal to stream flagship networks across Latin America
Viacom has reached a wide-ranging mobile streaming deal across Latin America with Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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