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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 14, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eutelsat Communications: Third quarter and nine month 2017-18 revenues
 
 
Eutelsat Communications reported revenues for the Third Quarter and Nine Months ended 31 March 2018...
 
Facebook has suspended around 200 apps so far in data misuse investigation
Facebook has published an update on its investigation into “apps that had access to large amounts” of data that it announced back in March in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and after investigating thousands of apps, the company has announced that “around 200” apps have been suspended...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  STC launches the first live 5G network in MENA
Member Logo STC announced the first live 5G network in MENA. This launching is the initial phase for operating the service once 5G special devices are available in the global markets...
 
•  Etisalat launches first commercial 5G network in the MENA region
Member Logo Etisalat announced the launch of the first commercial 5G wireless network in the UAE becoming the first telecom operator in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to achieve this technological milestone and set a...
 
•  du achieves PCI-DSS compliance across all its payment channels and data centre hosting services
Member Logo du has become the first telecommunications service provider in the MENA region to achieve PCI-DSS compliance across all its payment channels and data centre hosting services...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• DICT to cut mobile interconnection rates
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in the Philippines has ordered the country’s telecoms operators to reduce mobile interconnection costs and called on the National Telecommunications...
 
North Africa
 
• Data subscribers give Algeria's Djezzy hope
Algerian mobile firm Djezzy increased the number of its data subscribers as well as the volume of minutes on its voice telephony services...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Tele2, Telia to wind up 3G in Sweden to feed 4G demand
Tele2 and Telia are working together to phase out their joint 3G network in Sweden, with plans to use the spectrum to bolster their respective LTE frequencies...
 
• Zong 4G internet services launched in Gwadar
Zong 4G network has started its operations in the Gwadar City of Pakistan...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Thaicom to beam European content into Africa
Satellite operator Thaicom Plc has signed an agreement with Europe-based content-delivery specialist Mediavision to expand its broadcast platform in sub-Saharan Africa...
 
• OCA, OONA launch TV4 OTT channels in Indonesia
Omni Channels Asia (OCA) has partnered with Indonesian mobile platform OONA to launch up to 30 new genre-focused channels in 2018 – 2019...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Virgin and TalkTalk discuss deal over broadband sharing
The two UK operators are said to be working on a deal that would lead to them sharing the cost of rolling out new ultrafast broadband network infrastructure...
 
• PLDT highlights aggressive fiber network rollout
PLDT outlined its nationwide fiber network rollout efforts at a recent conference...
 
 
Middle East
 
• MTN-Irancell upgrades home internet services
Iran’s major mobile operator and Internet service provider MTN-Irancell is swapping subscribers’ WiMAX modems which are mostly used at homes for TD-LTE ones, which will translate into increased connectivity,...
 
• ACCESSADGM e-service portal launches
ACCESSADGM, a fully digital, integrated online client portal that provides over 60 e-services related to visas, work permits, letters, event permits...
 
• KFH launches online bank
Bahrain (KFH-Bahrain), an Islamic bank in the kingdom, has announced the launch of a digital banking platform called Jazeel...
 
South Asia
 
• Grameenphone works to shape future of Bangladesh mobile games
Grameenphone announced its intent to consolidate the digital ecosystem further by introducing two exciting new mobile games...
 
• Sri Lanka's eZ Cash selects Lamudi as payment partner
Sri Lankan mobile money network eZ Cash has added Lamudi as its most recent payment partner...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• NEC to help Docomo upgrade to 5G
Japan's NTT Docomo has entered an agreement with NEC covering the supply of control units for 5G base station equipment to help commercialize 5G services...
 
• Bitel to spend US$110 million on 2600MHz rollout
Vietnamese-backed cellco Bitel has announced plans to invest USD110 million over the next three years to implement 2600MHz band spectrum on its network...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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