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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 7, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
STC signs an agreement to broadcast Saudi Football
 
 
STC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The General Sport Authority (GSA), the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF)...
 
Nokia and Qualcomm complete key foundation tests of 5G New Radio network and devices
Nokia and Qualcomm Technologies, have successfully completed interoperability testing in the 3.5Ghz and 28Ghz spectrum compliant with the global 3GPP 5G NR Release 15 standard...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain Group reports 2% net profit growth for 2017
Member Logo Zain Group announced its consolidated financial results for the full-year 2017, and fourth-quarter ended 31 December, 2017....
 
•  Omantel announces surprise offers for Makasib customers
Member Logo To celebrate Muscat Festival, Omantel has launched exciting surprises and offers for its Makasib customers, allowing them the chance to win valuable prizes...
 
•  VIVA launches ‘Scratch & Win’ offer this Friday at the Avenues branch
Member Logo VIVA will receive customers on Friday, at its Avenues Mall branch ‘exclusively’ with a ‘Scratch & Win’ offer amid amazing February’s offers launched recently...
 
•  Mobily launches new prepaid bundles With various features
Member Logo Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has launched its new prepaid bundles with various features, which give subscribers more options to use local data and voice in and off Mobily network...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Government solicits help in crafting policy for startups
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPTC) will craft a new startup-specific policy to boost the growth of the Cambodian startup scene and requested insight from the sector’s stakeholders at a workshop...
 
Net 1 wins 450MHz spectrum auction
Telecoms regulator the Swedish Post and Telecom Agency has announced that Net 1 Sweden has won the auction for spectrum in the 450MHz band...
 
North Africa
 
Egypt signs MoU with Singapore at FinTech conference in bid to become major innovation hub
The MoU allows the Central Bank of Egypt and the Monetary Authority of Singapore to share FinTech experiences...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Orange and SFR add most LTE cell sites in January
The number of LTE cell sites in operation across mainland France increased to 33,061 as of 01 February, according to the latest statistics...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
QYOU and iflix partner on major global content initiative
QYOU Media has partnered with iflix, to distribute QYOU's curated online video content in 25 global territories...
 
SPI/Filmbox joins Turkey’s Vodafone TV
Turkey’s newly-launched Vodafone TV service has added eight SPI/Filmbox channels to its line-up...
 
Lendme app to provide instant loans
The app by Monami Tech aims to ease the process of obtaining loans by reviewing applications and granting immediate approvals if eligible...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
SK Telecom completes 5G self-driving car trial
SK Telecom has completed a trial with the Korean Transportation Safety Authority (TS) involving two 5G self-driving cars sharing traffic information between the two vehicles...
 
Mozilla announces an open gateway for the Internet of Things
Mozilla has announced that anybody can now create an open gateway to control the Internet of Things...
 
 
Middle East
 
Lebanon's Ogero relaunches internet strategy
Ogero relaunched its national internet strategy, while also unveiling a branding overhaul for the state-run telecommunications company...
 
MCI enhances 4G internet coverage
The main Iranian mobile operator, Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran (MCI), reported that it has expanded its 3G and 4G network and now has coverage in all 1,246 Iranian cities...
 
Turkey seeks safer internet, amid growing online access
Turkey joined the world in marking Safer Internet Day, an occasion to raise awareness about the dangers children and the youth face online, from falling victim to child pornography to cyberbullying...
 
Digital payments could yield US$ 2.2 billion benefit in Dubai
Increased usage of digital payments, such as cards and mobile payments, could yield a net benefit of up to $2.2 billion annually to consumers, businesses, and government in Dubai, UAE according to Visa...
 
South Asia
 
UNICEF launches landmark study on Sri Lanka's digital landscape
The United Nations children's organization, UNICEF, has launched a new report entitled 'Keeping Children Safe and Empowered Online: A study on Sri Lanka's digital landscape' to mark Safer Internet Day 2018...
 
Child Helpline International & Telenor team up to help children stay safe online in Pakistan
In response to the growing need for support, Child Helpline International and Telenor Group have partnered to build capacity among child helpline counsellors and are launching their first online training module on child...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Uzbekistan, WB launch Digital CASA project
Digital CASA aims to diversify the channels of transborder Internet traffic and create a communication hub in the region with Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan among the participating countries...
 
Orange Spain to bring FTTH to Algeciras
Orange Spain has reached an agreement with the city council of Algeciras in the southern Cadiz province to connect over 53,000 homes and businesses to its fiber-optic network...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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