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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
June 26, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Orange Jordan continues to support the activities of the Goodwill Campaign
 
 
Orange Jordan continues to support the activities of the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD)...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat offers exclusive 6 months of Apple Music free
Member Logo Etisalat announced an exclusive offer of six months of Apple Music free for their postpaid customers...
 
•  Zain Bahrain, Swiss-Bel Residences Juffair sign enterprise deal
Member Logo Zain Bahrain has announced a new enterprise partnership with Swiss-Bel Residences Juffair to provide a full connectivity solution for hotel operations as well as facilities with high-speed internet...
 
•  Viva unveils first 5G live showcase in Bahrain
Member Logo Viva Bahrain has launched the first 5G live showcase in the kingdom...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Uniform call rate on cards in Bangladesh
Bangladesh plans to introduce a uniform call rate for mobile phones to establish a level playing field for the country's telecom operators...
 
• Tanzania allocates 700MHz spectrum to Vodacom, Azam Telecom
The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has announced the results of its recently concluded auction of mobile spectrum in the 700MHz band...
 
• Nepal’s net neutrality policy in the offing
The new policy upon implementation will regulate the way ISPs deliver services with regard to speed-based discrimination and pricing of internet traffic...
 
South Asia
 
• SES in satellite deals with Wateen Telecom
SES announced its agreements with Wateen Telecom, Pakistan and Solomon Telekom Company, Solomon Islands to enhance their connectivity...
 
• Need of ICT in health, education stressed in Nepal
Stakeholders have stressed that government bodies and agencies concerned need to bring clear plans, policy and programmes to implement information and communication technologies in health, education and governance sectors in...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Flow Dominica to extend 4G LTE to mass market from next month
Mobile operator Flow (Dominica) is gearing up to extend the availability of 4G LTE services to the consumer market segment from next month...
 
• AT&T and Verizon test 4G LTE drones in New Jersey
Telecommunications companies use drone technology to spread vital cell service to those in need of rescuing...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia to create joint 5G testing corridor for connected, automated driving
Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia signed a letter of intent to collaborate on creating a joint 5G testing corridor for connected and automated mobility...
 
• Tanzania to launch telecom company
Tanzanian Bakhresa is on the verge of launching a mobile network throughout the country within the next few months...
 
 
Middle East
 
• AeroMobile partners with Etisalat to lower inflight mobile charges
AeroMobile, a Panasonic Avionics Corporation subsidiary, and UAE telecommunications operator Etisalat have partnered to simplify and reduce the cost of mobile phone use in flight...
 
• FinTech drives GCC cybersecurity market to US$8 billion in 2018
From facial recognition and iris scans, to crypto currency, the UAE’s banking and finance security innovation is driving the GCC’s cybersecurity market to USD 8 billion in 2018...
 
• Blockchain tech firm Bitfury opens UAE office
The new office opening will advance Bitfury’s commitment to developing blockchain solutions globally...
 
North Africa
 
• Egypt to launch 1st Egyptian tablet next week
SICO Technology Chairman Mohamed Salem revealed that the launch of the first Egyptian tablet, named as "SICO Express 3", will be in the next week...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• fuboTV readies itself for 4K OTT TV services
fuboTV, the sports-focused OTT TV service, plans to launch a 4K offering in beta form this summer, according to co-founder and CEO David Gandler...
 
• Thales, Microsoft partner to develop Defense Cloud app
THALES and Microsoft announced a preferred partnership for the development of a common Defense Cloud solution for armed forces...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• EU high-speed broadband penetration exceeds 75%
More than three quarters of homes across the 28 European Union nations (EU28) had access to high speed broadband services by the end of June 2017, according to new data released by the European Commission...
 
• Viasat launches satellite internet services in America
Viasat has launched satellite internet service for businesses and offers a variety of unlimited and metered data plans with download speed options ranging from 35 Megabits per second (Mbps) across most of the U.S. up to 100...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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