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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 8, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ebtikar exhibits strong presence at Mobile World Congress 2018
 
 
Ebtikar Card Systems, the Smart business unit of Etisalat, made a strong presence at the recently concluded Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, which attracted more than 107,000 visitors from 205 countries and territories...
 
Orange Jordan sponsors “Digital Content Pioneers” initiative
 
 
Orange Jordan Deputy CEO/CFO Raslan Deiranieh announced that Orange Jordan has recently sponsored the “Digital Content Pioneers” inivitative, which was launched by the Information and Communications Technology Association...
 
Eutelsat commissions ELO, its first low earth orbit satellite designed for the Internet of Things
 
 
Eutelsat Communications, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, has commissioned a nano-satellite from manufacturer Tyvak International SRL...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel launches TASIL big data analytics platform
Member Logo Omantel announced the launch of the sultanate’s first highly capable IBM-powered Big Data analytics platform ‘TASIL’, in collaboration with Poland-based technology firm TUATARA...
 
•  Huawei expands 5G millimeter wave trial with NTT DoCoMo
Member Logo Huawei has announced a collaboration with Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo and Tobu Railway to trial a 5G millimeter wave system at Tokyo Skytree Town...
 
•  Nokia Bell Labs Prize competition seeks disruptive technology ideas with potential to power the fourth industrial revolution
Member Logo Nokia Bell Labs opens its fifth annual global Prize competition, inviting innovators to submit their disruptive innovations in science, technology, engineering and mathematics...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  ​Eutelsat and Globecast set to launch new media platform over the Americas
 
•  Zain to continue investing in key areas of talent development and digital transformation
 
•  Huawei showcases a range of innovative public safety and cyber security solutions at the International Exhibition of National Security and Resilience
 
•  SAMENA Council emphasizes on industry challenges during GSMA MENA workshop
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• German regulator greenlights Telekom’s mobile data flat rate
Germany’s Federal Network Agency has no objections against Deutsche Telekom’s new mobile phone tariff offering unlimited data volume despite a clause fixing the data allowance in other EU countries at 23 GB per...
 
• NBTC cancels auction for broadband network
The board of the National Broadcasting & Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has scrapped its tender for the deployment of a broadband network covering 15,732 villages, which was previously set to get underway by April...
 
South Asia
 
• Prepay Nation launches balance plus services in the digital channel for Veon
Prepay Nation has entered into a long-term agreement with Veon,to provide the digital platform for their “Balance Plus” initiative in Pakistan and Bangaldesh...
 
• Ncell data usage grows by 130 percent
Ncell has seen an increase in data usage by 130 percent this year with the introduction of 4G...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Orange increases data transfer speed in Romania
Orange Romania, the biggest mobile carrier in the country, has increased the data transfer speed of its 4G and 4G+ services...
 
• Ukkoverkot supplies private LTE connectivity to Fira construction sites
Ukkoverkot has signed an agreement with Finnish construction company Fira Group to provide private LTE connectivity to new housing and office developments as well as for buildings undergoing renovation...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Globe to trial Huawei's FDD Massive MIMO product
The Philippines' Globe Telecom has commenced a trial of Huawei's commercial FDD Massive MIMO product...
 
• Kenya to roll out fifth generation network by 2019
Kenya plans to start the roll out the fifth generation network by the year 2019 once the International Telecommunication Union allocates the necessary bandwidth next year...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Oman moves one step closer to a cashless society
Oman is expanding its initiatives focused on financial technologies with the upcoming launch of the Sultanate’s first comprehensive e-payment platform...
 
• Dubai Internet City firms attract billions in funding
Members of the Dubai Internet City (DIC) community have collectively attracted US$2.12 billion (AED 7.8 billion) in funding since its launch, said the largest technology business hub in the region...
 
• Arabian Healthcare Group to use telemedicine to serve patients
The Ras Al Khaimah (RAK)-based Arabian Healthcare Group has formed a strategic alliance with Dignity Health, one of the largest health care providers based in the United States, to provide advanced medical services....
 
North Africa
 
• Etisalat Misr, Huawei launch CloudAIR solution
Etisalat Misr and Huawei have completed the world’s first verification of the CloudAIR GL15MHz spectrum dynamic sharing solution on Etisalat Misr's 1800 MHz network in Cairo, Egypt...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Delta protects new IPTV set-top box with Irdeto CA software
As it rolls out a new all-IP service in its domestic environment, Netherlands cableco Delta has turned to security technology provider Irdeto so that it can securely deliver premium pay-TV content to its subscribers through...
 
• Xone radio offers content on new mobile app
Việt Nam’s number one national radio channel, Xone, has launched its first ever mobile app...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• EU loan to boost fibre coverage in Belgium
Belgian operator Proximus has borrowed €400 million (US$ 497 million) to fund further fiber in its residential and business networks...
 
• KCOM names next locations for fiber rollout
Hull-based KCOM has unveiled the next locations that will benefit from its ongoing rollout of fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) technology...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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