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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 8, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat awards ‘Hello Business Pitch’ competition winners
 
 
Etisalat announced the top five winners of the recently-concluded ‘Hello Business Pitch’ competition designed to encourage home grown Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) and start-ups...
 
Dubai to launch the region’s first digital bank
Dubai Holding has announced that it will be investing over the next five years to launch a next generation digital bank for the UAE. The digital bank will also expand services across the Middle East and North Africa region in the future...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  PCCW Global and Colt expand their blockchain trial while more carriers join the initiative
Member Logo PCCW Global and Colt Technology Services have further progressed their blockchain Proof of Concept (PoC)...
 
•  Angola Cables to become new DE-CIX reseller
Member Logo Angola Cables, S.A. a rising African IP carrier’s carrier, has announced that the company is entering into a reseller relationship with DE-CIX, the world’s leading Internet Exchange (IX) operator...
 
•  Nokia acquires SpaceTime Insight to expand its IoT software portfolio and accelerate vertical application development
Member Logo Nokia has acquired SpaceTime Insight to expand its Internet of Things (IoT) portfolio and IoT analytics capabilities, and accelerate the development of new IoT applications for key vertical markets...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Telecom masts to be regulated
The cabinet meeting chaired by His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa at the Gudaibiya Palace gave instructions to put tight regulations on telecommunications masts...
 
Subtel working on rules for secondary market for spectrum
The head of Chilean sector watchdog Subtel, has announced that the regulator is working on rules that will allow operators to sell spectrum concessions, and enable the authority to confiscate unused frequencies...
 
North Africa
 
Tunisie Telecom signs MOU with ICT integrator TMI
Tunisie Telecom and ICT integrator TMI have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening their respective positions in the B2B market by providing a wider range of IT, security and communication products and...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Claro Colombia launches LTE-A in 199 municipalities
Claro has activated LTE-A technology in 199 Colombia municipalities, including 24 of the country’s 32 department capitals...
 
LTE rollout successful in Belarus
he number of LTE-enabled cell stations has reached 1,000 in Belarus, BelTA learned from representatives of the Belarusian telecommunications infrastructure operator beCloud...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Claro stages IPTV ‘soft launch’ in Buenos Aires
America Movil (AM) has confirmed that Claro Argentina has staged a ‘soft launch’ of its new IPTV service in Buenos Aires...
 
NTV-Plus extends regional reach
The Russian DTH platform NTV-Plus has made its TV service more accessible throughout the country...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Telstra expands availability on key APAC routes
Telstra has expanded its Always On guaranteed connectivity service for enterprises to provide more bandwidth options on the Hong Kong to Singapore and Hong Kong to Japan subsea cable routes...
 
Unitymedia starts Gigabit internet rollout
German cable operator Unitymedia has launched its first commercial 1Gbps internet service in the town Bochum on May 7, 2018...
 
Uganda to boost 3G infrastructure deployment via satellite
Intelsat has announced that Uganda’s Communications Commission (UCC) will use its satellite services and Gilat Satellite Network’s ground infrastructure to advance the deployment of 3G wireless communications...
 
 
Middle East
 
Turkcell to bring 4.5G to rural Anatolia
Turkcell has deployed 4.5G to rural areas in Anatolia as a part of Turkey’s 'Universal connectivity' project...
 
Abu Dhabi airport employs IoT tech to manage passenger volume
Abu Dhabi International Airport has announced the implementation of smart Passenger Flow and Queue Management technologies to boost efficiency in day-to-day operations across check-in, security, immigration and...
 
Dubai to launch the region’s first digital bank
Dubai Holding has announced that it will be investing over the next five years to launch a next generation digital bank for the UAE. The digital bank will also expand services across the Middle East and North Africa region...
 
Siemens opens MindSphere Application Centre in Dubai
Centre aims to develop future-oriented analytics and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for airports, airlines, cargo service providers and ground handlers...
 
South Asia
 
Alibaba Group enters Pakistan's ecommerce market with Daraz acquisition
Alibaba Group has bought the entire share capital of Rocket Internet’s South Asian ecommerce platform Daraz Group...
 
Viber assures Sri Lankan users of ‘more secure; stronger connections’
Viber says it has taken careful steps to ensure data remains secure and private, following a recent outcry over privacy options on social networks by users...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Gulf Capital acquires stake in Saudi fintech firm
Asset management firm Gulf Capital has acquired a US$ 266.6 million stake in electronic payment solutions and financial technology company Saudi Geidea...
 
MTN launches 5G field trial
MTN and technology partner Huawei have launched what they are calling Africa’s first field trial of 5G mobile broadband...
 
Google launches its own IoT platform called Android Things
Google has launched its own IoT platform just hours before the official I/O event...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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