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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
June 17, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
NCC may set up regulatory framework for OTT services
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecoms industry regulator, may likely set up a regulatory framework for the control of over-the-top (OTT) technology services...
 
UAE’s Mubadala invests US$ 400 million in European technology companies
Mubadala Investment Company of Abu Dhabi announced Wednesday its intent to create a $400 million fund to invest in leading European technology companies...
 
Palmex becomes UAE’s first regulated crypto exchange
Palmex has been granted regulatory approval, becoming the first regulated crypto exchange in the whole of the Middle East and North Africa...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  VIVA strikes deal with OSN to provide its customers with WAVO
Member Logo VIVA Kuwait has signed a partnership agreement with OSN to provide its customers with access to WAVO, the video streaming entertainment platform, powered by OSN...
 
•  Huawei launches Internet of Vehicles platform
Member Logo Huawei has launched a new Internet of Vehicles (IoV) platform designed to allow the development of intelligent and connected vehicles...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• NCC may set up regulatory framework for OTT services
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecoms industry regulator, may likely set up a regulatory framework for the control of over-the-top (OTT) technology services...
 
South Asia
 
• Nepal Telecom to launch utility payment service
Nepal Telecommunications Company says it will soon launch the utility payment service so that the customers can make payments to various services through the new service...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Mytel reaches 70% nationwide coverage
The fourth telecommunications operator Mytel has reached 70 percent coverage of the Myanmar population, according to U Zaw Min Oo, the company’s chief external relations...
 
• Telit provides LTE Cat M1 IoT module for NTT DoCoMo smart cities trial
Telit announced that the Telit ME910C1-J1 is being used in a field trial of a delivery service application implemented by NTT DoCoMo...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• DNA rolling out fiber optic connectivity in Vaasa
Finnish multi-service operator DNA has announced that it is expanding and enhancing its infrastructure in the city of Vaasa by adding fiber-optics...
 
• Unitymedia to roll out Gigabit internet in Cologne and Düsseldorf
German cable operator Unitymedia will launch its high-speed internet service in Cologne and Düsseldorf...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• China Mobile HK plans more 5G trials
China Mobile Hong Kong has participated in the Hong Kong 5G Industry Forum 2018 organized by the Communications Association of Hong Kong...
 
 
Middle East
 
• e-Mal signs exclusive deal with telecom leaders exacte
e-Mal, launched by eFatoora and based in Dubai, UAE, is delighted to announce strategic collaboration and an invaluable partnership with Exacte Communications...
 
• UAE’s Mubadala invests US$ 400 million in European technology companies
Mubadala Investment Company of Abu Dhabi announced Wednesday its intent to create a $400 million fund to invest in leading European technology companies...
 
• Palmex becomes UAE’s first regulated crypto exchange
Palmex has been granted regulatory approval, becoming the first regulated crypto exchange in the whole of the Middle East and North Africa...
 
North Africa
 
• One Global eyes expansion in Egyptian market
One Global has started to develop a new strategy for its operations in the Egyptian market to provide value-added services within the government's financial inclusion and digital transformation plans...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Rogers’ IPTV service available for Ontario customers
Cableco Rogers has begun providing its Ignite TV IPTV service to customers in Ontario, following trials with company employees...
 
• BrightBlue and Amino team up for IPTV service
UK-based technology solutions provider Amino has entered a partnership with BrightBlue, Germany’s new turnkey IPTV service provider...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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