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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 2, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
DS 7 debuts as the first Car featuring Huawei connected car solution
 
 
The DS 7, the first car featuring Huawei Connect Car Solution, debuts at the Huawei Eco-Partner Conference 2018...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat reduces GCC roaming tariffs for data, text & calls
Member Logo Etisalat announced that it has further reduced its roaming rates for voice calls, SMS and data. Starting from 1 April 2018, Etisalat’s prepaid and post-paid customers will enjoy discounted roaming rates of up to 29...
 
•  Communications network ready for 2018 Grand Prix event
Member Logo Batelco, the official telecommunications partner of Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), is providing a full range of communications services for the 2018 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
SpaceX gets approval to launch over 4,000 satellites
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved an application by Space Exploration Holdings, better known as SpaceX, to provide broadband services via satellite technology for users in the U.S. and around the...
 
Middle East
 
UAE hospital transforms network to enhance patient care
Emirates Specialty Hospital (ESH) has unveiled a new state of the art network and communications infrastructure to deliver outstanding patient care...
 
Iran develops space technology to serve people
Iran has plans to develop remote sensing as well as communications satellites to serve the Iranian people in their daily lives...
 
InfoFort to integrate with and leverage blockchain technology
InfoFort is all set to leverage blockchain for a more secure and convenient ECM system...
 
South Asia
 
Teletalk aims to launch 4G by August
The state-run mobile operator Teletalk is preparing to launch the fourth generation (4G) mobile service in big cities across Bangladesh by August this year...
 
Telenor Bank partners with Thardeep
Pakistan’s leading microfinance institution Telenor Microfinance Bank entered into a partnership with Thardeep Microfinance Foundation, a leading Pakistani nonprofit working for poverty alleviation, for swift and...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
AT&T upgrades 4G network
AT&T added two new cell towers to its 4G LTE network at Naval Base Coronado to provide faster, more reliable wireless service...
 
Telekom improves 3G and 4G coverage
Telkom 4G and 3G mobile coverage has grown across the country, offering Kenyans an opportunity to combine the power of mobile, Internet and voice in their day-to-day engagements...
 
 
North Africa
 
MTN Rwanda set to complete network transformation
MTN Rwanda has announced the final phase of its massive network modernization and transformation plan aimed at ensuring seamless data quality and delivering the best customer experience across the country...
 
Blockchain’s big potential in Africa
Many African countries have already shown a tendency to “leapfrog” technologies, as seen with the adoption of mobile internet use, and mobile based P2P lending for people who didn’t have access to modem...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Poland’s Orange enhances 4K offer
Orange TV viewers in Poland can now watch selected 4K content from Discovery on an SVOD basis...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
OTE to provide 1 million households, businesses with access to FTTH network
OTE plans to provide 1 million households and businesses with access to its FTTH network by 2022...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
NVIDIA partners with Arm to bring AI to billions of IoT devices
NVIDIA and U.K.-based Arm are partnering to bring deep-learning inferencing to the billions of mobile, consumer electronics, and Internet of Things devices that are expected to enter the global marketplace...
 
Canada's push toward 5G technology depends on timely access to spectrum
Canada's push toward fifth-generation wireless technology promises network upgrades that could enable everything from powering complex new technologies to closing the digital divide...
 
Alibaba to buy remaining shares in food delivery app Ele.me
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said it would buy the remaining shares of Ele.me, a major platform in China’s food delivery market...
 
Smartphones that Support 5G are Not Expected until 2019, says GlobalData
While many telecom network technology vendors are claiming that the wait for fifth generation, high-speed wireless service (5G) is finally over, the full transition to 5G will not happen in 2018, according to leading data...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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