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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 10, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
SAMENA Council makes a contribution to the TDAG to strengthen the role of private sector in ITU-D
 
 
In its contribution, SAMENA Council proposed that the Industry Advisory Group on Development Issues (“IAGDI”) can address globally emerging issues and themes of telecommunication/ICT development and provide advisory support to the ITU-D with the ultimate purpose of strengthening the role of the private sector – industry in particular – to augment development endeavours of ITU-D in a form of industry manifesto or communique...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel honours 40 dealers and partners for best performance
Member Logo Omantel, the first provider of integrated telecommunications services in Oman, recently held the annual gathering of its authorised resellers in Sur...
 
•  Huawei six-country Middle East roadshow ‘Leading New ICT, The Road to Digital Transformation’ kicks off in the region
Member Logo Huawei will conduct a six-country roadshow under the theme of ‘Leading New ICT, The Road to Digital Transformation’, to put the spotlight on advanced ICT technologies that are driving digital transformation...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Zimbabwe: Potraz to build info centre in Gokwe
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has immediate plans to build a community information centre at Manoti business centre in Gokwe South...
 
Arcep to redistribute spectrum in 900MHz, 1800MHz and 2100MHz bands in June
French telecoms regulator Arcep has launched a public consultation on the terms and conditions for its forthcoming auction of frequencies in the 900MHz, 1800MHz and 2100MHz bands...
 
Middle East
 
Dubai space programme unveils astronaut suit
MBRSC,which aims to promote scientific innovation and technology advancement in Dubai and the UAE, will unveil an astronaut suit for the very first time along with a mock module of Mars city...
 
Dubai Smart Coast system to issue maritime forecast, alerts
Live images, other data of beaches, and mobile apps for oil spills and high tides part of DM system...
 
North Africa
 
China helps Algeria put first satellite in orbit
Algeria's first communications satellite which has been developed, built and launched by China, has began operation this month...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
TalkTalk Business unveils 330Mbps G.fast trial
The business division of UK ISP TalkTalk has announced that it has started a trial of 330Mbps-capable hybrid fibre G.fast broadband technology for Wholesale and Partner customers...
 
Amaysim partners with fiber-to-the-home provider LBNCo to expand home broadband
Amaysim has partnered with Sydney fiber-to-the-home provider The Local Broadband Network Company (LBNCo) to expand its home internet plans to more communities...
 
 
South Asia
 
Pakistan’s industry vertical digitization supports vision 2025
Accordign to SAP, digital transformation is the top priority for Pakistan’s CIOs to transform industry verticals and daily lives...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
NTV-Plus expands to Georgia as OTT service booms
The Russian DTH platform NTV-Plus has made its first foray into the international market by officially launching in Georgia...
 
Global pay-TV to gain 95 million subscribers
Digital TV Research forecasts 95 million additional pay-TV subscribers between 2017 and 2023 to take the global total to 1.10 billion...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Kyivstar launches 4G service in 2600 MHz band
Ukraine’s largest mobile operator by subscribers Kyivstar launched commercial 4G LTE services in the 2600MHz frequency range...
 
Maxis has the fastest 4G speeds in Malaysia
Maxis emerged as the clear winner in the telco space in terms of 4G speed as compared to its competitors in the last six months, the latest data by OpenSignal showed...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
NBN announces 5G trials with Ericsson
NBN is this week trialling 5G with Ericsson in Melbourne in an effort to explore potential upgrade paths of its fixed-wireless service...
 
Singapore launches virtual sandbox for new generation cloud solutions
The Digital Transformation Foundry by SingTel and VMware is designed as a “virtual sandbox” for customers to conduct proof-of-concept experiments to help bring their digital solutions to market more quickly.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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