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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
June 27, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bambu Wireless selects EUTELSAT 172B to provide connectivity services across the Philippines
 
 
Bambu Wireless, a Philippine Telecommunications Solutions Provider, has signed a multiyear contract with Eutelsat for capacity on the EUTELSAT 172B satellite...
 
PCCW Global Charity Run proceeds grant wishes to critically ill children
 
 
All proceeds raised from the more than 800 runners and corporate sponsors who participated in PCCW Global Charity Run 2018 at Silver Leaf, Gardens by the Bay, have been donated to Make-A-Wish Singapore...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  E-Vision launches book donation initiative to mark Year of Zayed
Member Logo E-Vision, a fully owned subsidiary of Etisalat, has launched a book donation campaign to commemorate the Year of Zayed, marking what would have been his centenary year...
 
•  Viva Bahrain, PIE to launch self-service machines
Member Logo Payment International Enterprise has partnered with telecom provider Viva Bahrain to launch new Eself-service machines allowing customers to complete various transactions via a one stop solution...
 
•  Batelco expands cloud solutions with Microsoft
Member Logo Batelco, has partnered with Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute to offer customers access to Microsoft Cloud Services over Batelco’s network consisting of over 26 PoPs around the globe...
 
•  Cisco Networking Academy helps narrow the IT skills gap in the Middle East
Member Logo Cisco in the Middle East celebrated several accomplishments of the Cisco Networking Academy®, its IT skills and career-building program available to learning institutions and individuals worldwide...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Orange Jordan continues to support the activities of the Goodwill Campaign
 
•  VIVA launches new summer roaming plan
 
•  Huawei unveils eLTE-DSA solution to help the Oil & Gas industry build energy IoT
 
•  du, Etisalat partner with Dubai Properties to power smart ICT infrastructure
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• DICT publishes ‘hybrid’ rules process to pick third telco
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) published its draft terms of reference (TOR) for the selection of Philippines third telco...
 
• CRTC to phase out US$115 million in local phone subsidies by 2021
Canada’s telecom regulator will stop spending millions on subsidized telephone lines in hard to reach areas as it shifts its focus to broadband, not local voice service, as the more critical connection...
 
Middle East
 
• Jordan climbs 11 spots on digital competitiveness ranking
Jordan jumped 11 spots on the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2018, according to a report released by the International Institute for Administrative Development in the Swiss city of Lausanne...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• AsiaSat, KBZ team for OTT video in Myanmar
Pan regional satellite operator AsiaSat and VSAT operator KBZ Gateway are joining forces to support over-the-top (OTT) video services in Myanmar...
 
• Airtel Uganda ties up with Kwese Iflix for mobile video
Airtel Uganda has tied up with Kwese Inflix TV to launch mobile television services...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Spectrum to offer gigabit internet service
Charter Communications has announced the launch of Spectrum Internet Gig for residential customers and Spectrum Business Internet Gig for small and medium-sized business clients...
 
• Telstra launches mobile satellite small cell
Australia’s Telstra has launched a new offering providing satellite-based small cell solutions for remote areas, and has signed on the first customer for the service...
 
 
South Asia
 
• Mobile phone imports surged by 19% in Pakistan during last 11 months
Mobile phone imports in Pakistan have witnessed a whopping surge of 19.28% during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year 2017-18 from July to May...
 
• Mixin collaborating with Nepal’s Global Payment Service Provider on instant messaging payment System
Mixin will cooperate with City, a payment service provider in Nepal on an instant messaging payment system that is based on a distributed ledger technology...
 
North Africa
 
• African entrepreneurs receive e-commerce training in China
Twenty-nine African entrepreneurs are attending e-commerce training in China, a program initiated by Alibaba and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Lifecell, Vodafone Ukraine announce LTE-1800 launch areas
Ukrainian mobile operator Lifecell has announced that it will launch 1800MHz 4G LTE network services in 232 settlements across all 25 regions of the country on 1 July...
 
• Flow to expand 4G coverage this year
Flow Jamaica has announced plans to expand its 4G-LTE network to 87 percent of the country’s population by the end of 2018...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Samsung and KDDI showcase the potential of 5G with an advanced live stream demo
Samsung has been aggressively working with many carriers around the world to roll out 5G services in the near future. The collaboration involves, among many other things, conducting tech demos to showcase the potential of 5G...
 
• CBRS Alliance, ATIS collaborate to enable commercial CBRS
CBRS Alliance and ATIS have teamed up for Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) commercial deployments...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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