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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 17, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Mobily launches new Internet packages
Member Logo Mobily has launched its new Hajj and Umrah packages featuring data as well as international calls up to 600 minutes to coincide with the start of Ramadan...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
CITC says 4G networks upgraded to serve Ramadan pilgrims
Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) said the mobile service providers have finalized all preparations to provide high-quality service to pilgrims during Ramadan...
 
Telecom tower business garners huge response in Bangladesh
The telecom regulator has so far found 15 parties interested in running Bangladesh's telecom tower business, which is more than triple the number of licences up for grabs...
 
Middle East
 
UAE Space Agency reviews new satellite design
The UAE Space Agency, working in partnership with Khalifa University of Science and Technology and the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (Aurak), has reviewed the preliminary design of the MeznSat 3U CubeSat...
 
North Africa
 
Sanofi announces the 10 African startups set to pitch at VivaTech
Global biopharmaceutical firm and Viva Technology partner Sanofi has announced the 10 African startups selected as finalists in its Sanofi Afric@Tech initiative...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Azercell’s 4G now for Masalli and Jalilabad residents
Azercell Telecom continues the works towards expansion of its 4G service and has extended the LTE coverage and launched 4G service in Masalli and Jalilabad districts...
 
T-Mobile upgrades additional cell sites with more mid-band LTE capacity
Two weeks after T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray last announced a round of mid-band LTE upgrades, it’s been confirmed that another batch of upgrades has been made...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
5G industry alliance founded
A 5G industry alliance comprising 16 companies has been founded in Shanghai...
 
Comsol to trial 5G with Verizon and Samsung
South African telecoms company Comsol is planning to deploy a trial 5G network, in partnership with New York-headquartered Verizon Communications and South Korea’s Samsung Electronics...
 
 
South Asia
 
Kenyan digital payment company planning to open operations in Pakistan
A Kenyan digital payment startup BitPesa which uses blockchain technology is planning to expand operations into Pakistan and Kazakhstan...
 
Afghanistan to offer facilities to telecom companies
President Ashraf Ghani ordered the sale of state-owned lands to telecommunications firms at reasonable prices and in line with pertinent laws...
 
Subisu to deploy FTTH network in Nepal
Subisu, an Internet service provider (ISP) in Nepal, will deploy Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) network across Province 2 of Nepal...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
AT&T plans five OTT services to launch in 2018
By the end of the year, US telco and IPTV provider AT&T will have five streaming TV products in the market...
 
Youtube launches premium music service
YouTube’s new music subscription service, a potential competitor to Spotify has been launched...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
NTT achieves 100Gbps wireless speeds in lab trial
Japan’s NTT has achieved wireless transmission speeds of a blazing 100Gbps using a new technique called orbital angular momentum (OAM) multiplexing...
 
TIM Brasil launches fibre broadband service in Maua
TIM Brasil has launched the TIM Live Ultrafibra service in Maua...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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