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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 12, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat launches ‘Hello Business Hub’ to boost SMBs and start-ups in the UAE
 
 
Etisalat has announced the launch of the Hello Business Hub, aimed at assisting Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) to give them the flexibility and ease the process of setting up a business to kick-start their operations in the UAE...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Governor of Riyadh inaugurates STC academy
Member Logo HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh, inaugurated STC Academy for digital learning and training, which is one of STC initiatives to achieve the Kingdom`s Vision 2030 and to build digital skills and...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Airspan brings the small cell game to the next level
 
•  Zain Group reports 2% net profit growth for 2017
 
•  Nokia and Qualcomm complete key foundation tests of 5G New Radio network and devices
 
•  Google's new Arabic safety courses aimed at safeguarding children in UAE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA UAE signs cooperation agreement with MBRSC
TRA will fund the Emirates Mars Mission 2117 launched by the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai...
 
Middle East
 
Strategic Partnership Between Misk and STC
STC and Misk foundation signed a memorandum of understanding, in a step to achieve knowledge exchange and capabilities localization...
 
New satellite to monitor UAE
A new data-collection satellite will monitor a wide array of information across the UAE to help government make better decisions...
 
VIVA and Boubyan Bank ink a multi-currency financing agreement
VIVA and Boubyan Bank have inked a multi-currency financing agreement to finance VIVA's plans to upgrade its network and expand in the State of Kuwait, with 5 years tenor, on Monday 12 February 2018...
 
North Africa
 
Cairo International Airport brings automated document readers
A solution to the long queue lines at Cairo International Airport is about to be proposed through new automated document readers that will enable faster border crossings for millions of travelers...
 
Mobile transactions on the rise in Africa
The value of cash transacted through mobile phones rose by Sh283.37 billion (US$ 2.8 billion) in the 12 months ended December 2017 compared to the previous year according to the latest data...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Satellites power CCT expansion
China Communication Technology, a satellite-based communication services provider, will beef up its overseas presence to exploit opportunities brought by the Belt and Road Initiative...
 
Open Fiber tests 200G backbone
Italian wholesale provider Open Fiber has completed the first tests of its 200G optical transport network (OTN) backbone, dubbed ‘Zion’...
 
 
South Asia
 
Dialog Axiata 4Q propelled by mobile operations and lower forex losses
Strong mobile telephony business and lower forex losses put Dialog Axiata PLC’s top and bottom-line performances at elevated levels during its December quarter...
 
Nabil Bank to boost mobile banking with QR code payment service
Nabil Bank is looking to shake the payment industry in Nepal with the launch of ‘Union Pay International QR Code Acquiring service...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
BBC iPlayer records best ever year
BBC data has shown that viewers streamed 272 million programmes per month on average in 2017, with total requests growing to 3.3 billion, an 11% increase on the previous year...
 
HKT Payment to help users convert coins into wallet value
HKT Payment has collaborated with HEYCOINS to allow Tap & Go customers to convert local coins into mobile wallet stored value instantly...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
MyTel launches 4G only services in Myanmar
Myanmar's fourth telecom operator, MyTel, has launched and will only provide 4G service.in the country...
 
Vodafone UK gets 200Mbps from 4G mini mobile mast trial
Mobile operator Vodafone claims to be delivering mobile broadband speeds of more than 200Mbps, as well as a strong voice signal, by becoming one of the first in the UK to trial a new mini 4G mobile mast...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
China Mobile accelerates 5G launch plan
China Mobile appears to be gearing up to launch 5G services in 2019 rather than the 2020 target outlined by most operators in the country so far...
 
HPE opens Global IoT Innovation Lab in APAC
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has opened its new Global IoT Innovation Lab - Asia Pacific at its APAC headquarters in Singapore...
 
Mobile service providers ready for Tet rush
Mobile phone service providers Viettel and MobiFone have said they are ready to cope with the expected rush during the Lunar New Year (Tet)...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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