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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 7, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eng. Nasser Al Nasser calls for building a sustainable digital economy as a priority for the region
 
 
Eng. Nasser Al Nasser, STC Group CEO, called for building a new and sustainable digital economy in the region that Is in line with the rapid changes in the industry and in modern technologies...
 
Batelco and BIBF sign Memorandum of Understanding
 
 
Batelco has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance (BIBF) as part of endeavours to develop and enhance digital learning opportunities...
 
Zain Innovation Centre (ZINC) startup hub inaugurated in Kuwait in presence of Minister Khaled Al-Roudhan
 
 
Zain Group, a leading mobile telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, announces the opening of its Zain Innovation Center (ZINC) in Kuwait...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat ‘Points of Presence’ at Expo 2020 Dubai to support advanced telecom and connectivity services
Member Logo Etisalat announced the achievement of a major milestone at Expo 2020 Dubai with the completion of the first phase of construction of two state-of-the-art Points of Presence (PoPs) that will play a critical role...
 
•  Omantel upgrades network with Imagine Communications’ Selenio platform
Member Logo Omantel has migrated its operations from an outdated transmission technology to Synchronous Optical Networking (SONET) and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) through the addition of networking modules to the Selenio MCP...
 
•  Orange Jordan as the Telecom Partner for Sofex
Member Logo Orange Jordan recently renewed its strategic partnership with the twelfth annual Special Operations Forces Exhibition and Conference (SOFEX 2018), entitled “Hybrid wars in the international gray zone - the changing...
 
•  Viva Bahrain introduces new digital services
Member Logo Viva Bahrain is looking to strategically bolster its digital operations as the telecom operator has now introduced a host of digital services including self service machines (SSM) and a smart queue management service to...
 
•  Virtutel selects PCCW Global’s nTwine UCaaS platform for cost-effective, scalable business communications
Member Logo PCCW Global and Virtutel, have signed a service agreement to bring hosted unified voice services to Australia and New Zealand using PCCW Global’s multi-tenant nTwine Unified Communications-as-a Service (UCaaS)...
 
•  Nokia and SFR first in France to conduct a 5G New Radio call using 3.5 GHz spectrum
Member Logo Nokia and SFR have successfully completed a 5G call, using the 3GPP-compliant 5G New Radio (NR) system over-the-air on the 3.5GHz frequency band...
 
•  DE-CIX supports hybrid network connections to Google Cloud with DE-CIX DirectCLOUD
Member Logo DE-CIX announced support for Google Cloud Partner Interconnect, a service from Google Cloud that allows customers to connect to Google Cloud Platform from anywhere...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• TRA urges Twitter users in Oman to change their passwords
The Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) has urged all Twitter users in Oman to change their passwords after an advisory by the social media giant asking more than 330mn users worldwide to do the same...
 
• South Korea to hold 5G auction June 15
The South Korean government has announced plans to hold an auction for 3.5-GHz and 28-GHz 5G spectrum on June 15...
 
South Asia
 
• IMEI database to be launched in 3 months
Bangladesh Mobile Phone Importers Association has got go-ahead to establish an IMEI database, which would help cut the use of illegal handsets, combat crimes and boost government revenues...
 
• Sri Lankan ICT companies to exhibit their products and services at Japan
10 Sri Lankan ICT companies will be exhibiting their software products and services at Japan IT Week 2018...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Copel Telecom expands FTTH to 16 cities in Parana state
Brazilian regional operator Copel Telecom announced the expansion of its fiber broadband service to 16 cities in the interior of Parana...
 
• Saudia launches free WhatsApp onboard service
Saudia Airlines has announced a new feature that will allow passengers to send online messages while onboard...
 
• Hawaiki Cable deployment nearly complete
The Hawaiki cable is nearly complete, according to the company and TE Subcom with each of the cable landings being complete, the final splice been made, and final testing to begin shortly...
 
• Telefónica Spain transforms its data centers with Nokia high-performance routing and Nuage Networks Virtualized Cloud Services
Nokia and its venture focused on software-defined networking (SDN), Nuage Networks, are partnering with Telefónica Spain to build an open, elastic and highly secure data center network infrastructure...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Overseas Alipay transactions grew fivefold over Labor Day
Overseas in-store transactions over Alipay grew fivefold during the Labor Day holiday compared to the previous year, with Hong Kong topping the list of destinations in terms of transaction volumes...
 
• Sprint to launch converged wholesale solutions at ITW
Sprint is announcing the launch of its converged wholesale solutions at International Telecoms Week 2018...
 
 
Middle East
 
• UAE most connected country in the region
The broadband market in the UAE is one of the most advanced both regionally and globally...
 
• Etisalat delivers value to customers using blockchain-enabled services’
Etisalat Digital concluded its participation as the strategic partner at the inaugural Future Blockchain Summit which brought together over 7,000 chiefs of industry and visionary technologists from around the world to...
 
• Samsung Pay launches UAE online payments option
UAE is the first country in the Middle East where Samsung Pay has been enabled...
 
• Matrix launches innovative cross-industry technology solutions
Matrix has unveiled its innovative telecom and security solutions at Jeddah...
 
• Servcorp signs with datamena for ME expansion
UAE-based datamena has signed a three-year deal with Servcorp, a leader in workspace technology to establish its Middle East regional ICT hub...
 
North Africa
 
• Tunisie Telecom hits 639 Mbps in live LTE-A network test in Tunis
Tunisie Telecom said that its 4.5 G network delivered a peak download speed of 638.66 Mbps during a live test in Tunis using a smartphone currently available in the consumer market...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• TVP to launch 4K channel
The Polish public broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) plans to launch a 4K channel in time for the World Cup in Russia...
 
• Instagram adds new payment options for select users
Instagram has introduced payment options for limited users across the globe. The move is aimed at making it more valuable for companies to use the platform...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Airtel pledges nationwide coverage with 4G network
Airtel Nigeria, has pledged to provide the country with the largest 4G technology network coverage before the end of the year...
 
• Uganda accelerates 3G network deployment in rural areas
Uganda is advancing the deployment of 3G wireless communications infrastructure and expanding high quality, affordable broadband access for businesses and communities in the rural areas...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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