SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
July 3, 2018 |
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STC celebrated mega agreements for 2018 projects with its strategic partners |
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In the presence of the STC Group CEO Eng. Nasser AL Nasser, STC celebrated the signing of the mega agreement with its strategic partners Huawei, Ericsson, and Nokia. This deal considered as a major progress in regards to the strategic partnership with the three global companies. “It will lead to a new step of investments for future projects” Al-Nasser Said.
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4G is vulnerable to same types of attacks as 3G, researchers say |
As with the flaw-ridden protocol underlying 3G, the 4G protocol is susceptible to attacks that disclose mobile users’ information or impose a denial of service, according to a report from mobile-security company Positive Technologies...
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Member News |
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Sudatel and Nokia to collaborate on delivery of ultra-broadband services in Sudan
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Nokia and Sudatel are to trial Nokia 4.5G Pro, 4.9G and 5G mobile technologies along with Nokia's fixed fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) portfolio to enhance the mobile and residential broadband experience in Sudan. The... |
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Du to launch Voice over LTE service in fourth quarter
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du is set to launch its Voice over LTE (VoLTE) service in the fourth quarter of this year, allowing the operator to transmit voice calls over the existing fourth-generation cellular network... |
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Etisalat joins leading global operators in adopting GSMA's IoT security guidelines
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These IoT security guidelines, backed by an IoT security asssessment scheme, are targeted for IoT service providers, device manufacturers, developers and mobile operators. They address typical cybersecurity and data privacy... |
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Cisco helps Orange Romania complete 5G FWA trial
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Orange and its vendor partners have published details of its 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) trial in Romania. The trial, which is the first in Europe, was announced back in February and started operations at the beginning of... |
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DE-CIX services now available at EMC HostCo in Munich
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DE-CIX is expanding its presence in the Bavarian capital of Munich. DE-CIX services – such as DirectCLOUD, GlobePEER, GlobePEER Remote, and MetroVLAN – are now also available in the data center of EMC HostCo... |
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South Asia |
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Bangladesh operators split on standard call rate
Robi Axiata and Banglalink, the second and third largest mobile operators in Bangladesh, prepared to face off against market leader Grameenphone by backing a government move to set a standard voice call rate...
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3G and 4G Networks |
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Three Ukrainian cellcos launch LTE-1800
Ukraine’s three leading mobile operators Kyivstar, Vodafone Ukraine and Lifecell all launched commercial 1800MHz LTE networks on 1 July to expand, strengthen and upgrade their existing LTE-2600 platforms and herald the...
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4G is vulnerable to same types of attacks as 3G, researchers say
As with the flaw-ridden protocol underlying 3G, the 4G protocol is susceptible to attacks that disclose mobile users’ information or impose a denial of service, according to a report from mobile-security company...
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV |
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Amazon Prime Video launches on BT tv set-tops
BT announced it has become the first major UK pay-TV provider to offer Amazon Prime Video access via a set top box after signing a similar deal end of last year to sell Sky’s low-cost OTT TV service Now TV to BT TV...
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Disclaimer: Information contained herein has been obtained from sources, which we deem reliable. SAMENA Telecommunications Council is not liable for any misinformed decisions that the reader may reach by being solely reliant on information contained herein. Expert advice should be sought. |
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