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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Middle East's Digital Economy to Come Under Focus at SAMENA Council's Leaders' Summit 2018
 
 
SAMENA Telecommunications Council will hold its annual Leaders’ Summit on May 3rd, 2018 with the patronage of Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the UAE, hosted for the fifth consecutive year by Huawei, a leading global ICT solutions provider, and co-Sponsored by Ericsson Middle East, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (Du), Alfa (managed by Orascom TMT), Sudatel, Numbase Group and Airspan...
 
Cisco to advocate that it’s time to put Security Above Everything at GISEC 2018
Cisco will address the maturing and more sophisticated tradecraft by attackers and will spotlight how adversaries are evolving their approaches to exploit new technology security gaps at this year’s Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC)...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Department of Culture and Tourism and Abu Dhabi Airports partners with Etisalat to launch 'Visitor Pack' to Abu Dhabi Visitors
Member Logo Etisalat announced the partnership with the Department of Culture and Tourism and Abu Dhabi Airports to offer all visitors arriving at Abu Dhabi the best-in-class service and a unique package that will help meet all their...
 
•  VIVA wins “Best Network Development” award at 5G MENA 2018
Member Logo VIVA has been recognized with an award as “Best Network Development”, in the MENA region, presented at the third annual 5G MENA Awards 2018 Ceremony, held in Dubai from 7th to 9th April 2018...
 
•  Orange Egypt swings to net profit in Q1, revenues rise 7.4%
Member Logo Orange Egypt said net profit amounted to EGP 16 million (US$ 0.9 million) for the first three months to 31 March, compared with a net loss of EGP 301 million (US$ 17.03 million) in the same period of 2017...
 
•  Telecom Egypt launches We Internet fixed service at up to 100 Mbps
Member Logo Telecom Egypt has launched We Internet, a revamped version of its fixed broadband service and subscribers can now get service at up to 100 Mbps instead of the old maximum of 16 Mbps...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Ukraine, Lithuania telecom regulators sign cooperation memorandum
The Ukrainian national telecommunications regulator NKRZI has signed a memorandum on mutual understanding with the Lithuanian national telecommunications regulator RRT...
 
• Australia kicks off regional telco review
The Australian government has announced that its three-yearly review of regional telecommunications services will begin shortly...
 
South Asia
 
• Pakistan set to launch aggressive space programme
Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Organisation of Pakistan has planned to launch an aggressive space programme during next fiscal year....
 
• NT services begin in Upper Dolpa
With the expansion of Nepal Telecom (NT) services, the people of Dho area in Upper Dolpa have received the services of the NT for the first time...
 
• Bangladesh's Pathao is aiming to launch its own mobile wallet next year
Pathao, a ride-hailing app in Bangladesh, plans to launch its own mobile wallet next year to reduce consumer reliance on cash payments...
 
• Sri Lanka’s telco merger to relieve competitive pressure: Fitch
The merger between Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Private) Ltd and Etisalat Lanka (Private) Ltd is likely to relieve some competitive pressures that have undermined Sri Lankan telecom companies’ revenue and EBITDA...
 
North Africa
 
• Algeria to have two new subsea cables by the end of the year
Algeria is set to be connected to two new submarine cables by the end of 2018 linking Algeria to the US and Spain. Houda-Imane Faraoun, Algeria’s minister of post, telecommunications, technology and digital, while...
 
• South African telecom operator to expand operations in South Sudan
South African telecom operator MTN has promised to expand its operations in South Sudan to tap into the rising demand for the mobile services...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• T-Mobile and Sprint merger promises 5G progress in the US
American mobile giants T-Mobile and Sprint have agreed to merge in a move which the two parties claim will improve services for customers and ensure the US maintains its leadership into the 5G era...
 
• Liquid Telecom partners Serianu on cybersecurity
Liquid Telecom has partnered with Serianu, the pan-African cybersecurity company, to improve cybersecurity standards and practices across the continent...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Etisalat Digital to highlight innovative digital security offerings at GISEC 2018
Etisalat Digital announced its participation in the Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference, which highlights its continued commitment to build awareness, showcase its digital security solutions, collaborate with...
 
• UAE e-commerce and contactless transactions boosted under new agreement
UnionPay card customers in the UAE can now make purchases via UnionPay Online Payment...
 
• Turk Telekom boosts Q1 sales, EBITDA by 8.8%, 29.1%
Turk Telekom posted consolidated revenues of TRY4.7 billion (US$1.2 billion) in Q1 2018, up by 8.8% year-on-year, while EBITDA grew 29.1% with an EBITDA margin of 42.1%, supported by group synergies and improved...
 
• SUSE, StarLink sign distribution deal for Mena
SUSE has signed a distribution agreement with StarLink, which will allow SUSE to continue expanding their footprint in the region by leveraging StarLink’s capabilities, channel community and customer base...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• nc+ boosts mobile TV offer
The Polish DTH platform nc+ has added 22 more channels to its nc+ GO service...
 
• Netherlands-based Mobile2Morrow (M2M TV) closes its OTT service
The Dutch OTT TV provider Mobile2Morrow (M2M) will terminate its service on May 1, the company wrote to its channel partners...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Movistar Colombia launches LTE-A
Movistar Colombia has announced the commercial launch of its LTE-A network, which spans 129 municipalities...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Kolbi starts FTTH rollout work in Heredia
Costa Rican state-owned telco Kolbi is set to begin replacing existing copper access networks in the central district of Santa Barbara de Heredia with fibre-based infrastructure...
 
• Dhiraagu sets up high-speed fiber broadband service in Addu
Maldivian telecommunications provider Dhiraagu has announced that it is now offering high-speed fiber-optic network connections along with their IPTV service, in Addu City...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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