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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 22, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Minister of CIT launches (STC Solutions) program for cybersecurity
 
 
H.E Abdullah Al-Sawaha, Minister of CIT launched the Cybersecurity program for beginners (Cyber craft), organized by STC, in the Presence of H.E Abdulaziz Alruwais, Governor of CITC and Eng. Nasser Al Nasser, STC Group CEO...
 
Etisalat iconic buildings light up in red to celebrate Special Olympics’ 50th anniversary
 
 
Etisalat, the official partner of Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019, which will take place from 14-21 March 2019, joined the world on July 20 in celebration of Special Olympics’ 50th anniversary to work together to create a new future for People of Determination...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Batelco Group announces 2018 half-year financial results
Member Logo Batelco has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2018, the three month period ended 30 June 2018 (Q2) and for the first six months of 2018 (H1).
 
•  du second-quarter net profit up 1.3% as fixed-line revenue rises
Member Logo du, reported a 1.3 percent increase in second-quarter net profit, as fixed-line revenues rose. "Top-line growth was supported by a solid performance in our fixed line business," Mr. Osman Sultan, Du's chief executive...
 
•  VIVA ties up with Skiplino for new digital services
Member Logo VIVA Bahrain has partnered with homegrown Skiplino Technologies to introduce the kingdom’s first cloud-based queue management system by a telecom operator...
 
•  Huawei 2017 Sustainability Report: ICT Technologies as a Key Enabler of Global Sustainable Development

Member Logo Huawei has released its 2017 Sustainability Report demonstrating the initiatives undertaken in the year across four areas: Bridging the Digital Divide; Supporting Network Stability and Security and Protecting Privacy;...
 
•  Nokia Open Innovation Challenge 2018 seeks startups with disruptive ideas to shape the future of industrial automation
Member Logo Nokia has officially launched the Nokia Open Innovation Challenge (NOIC), an annual global competition that seeks innovative technologies, products and solutions that can change the world...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Sudatel participates in global telecoms event this week in Rwanda
 
•  Etisalat’s E-marine bags the prestigious MARS project to connect islands in East Africa
 
•  SAMENA Council at GSR2018 shared perspectives on new regulatory frontiers and together with other representatives of the private sector identified measures to strengthen the industry in ITU-D in Geneva, Switzerland
 
•  Telecom Egypt and Orange sign three agreements for international telecom, transmission, and mobile termination services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Saudi Arabia sets bar for quality of service in communications, IT sector
The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has released an update to regulate the quality of services by telecommunications service providers (TSP) in the Kingdom...
 
Telcos asked to implement immediately reduced VAT rate on internet
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commissionasked mobile phone operators to adjust immediately the prices of internet packages in line with the reduced value-added tax rate...
 
South Asia
 
China's leading IT firm to explore investment opportunities in Pakistan
A leading Chinese digital solutions provider has shown tremendous interest to explore Pakistani market for investment and business through the joint ventures with famous local IT companies...
 
4G subscribers reach over 1.6 million in Nepal
Since fourth-generation (4G) mobile network was first launched in Nepal in 2017, more than 1.6 million people have subscribed to the service...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Alphabet to deploy balloon Internet in Kenya
Alphabet Inc’s Loon said yesterday it would deploy its system of balloons to beam high-speed Internet access with Telkom Kenya from next year to cover rural and suburban populations, marking its first commercial deal...
 
SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket with communication satellite
SpaceX cosmic company successfully launched Falcon 9 rocket which will put Telstar 19 Vantage, Canadian communication satellite designed to transmit a wide bandwidth signal in North and South America into orbit...
 
Hawaiki subsea cable ready for service
The Hawaiki subsea cable linking Australia and New Zealand with the US and multiple Pacific islands has commenced operation...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Globe Labs, Nexmo to develop voice solutions for SEA
The Philippines’ Globe Telecom has announced a new partnership between its developer community Globe Labs and business cloud communications company Nexmo focused on developing voice technology solutions for the...
 
Huawei unveils importance of C-Band 100MHz/operator for 5G business success
At the Fourth Annual Asia-Pacific Spectrum Management Conference, Huawei unveiled continuous large bandwidth (100 MHz per operator) has become a trend to drive future 5G business success...
 
 
Middle East
 
UAE telecom subscribers number hits 24 million
The number of subscribers to telecommunications services in the UAE rose to around 24 million during the first five months of 2018, a growth of around 2 percent compared to the end of 2017...
 
Bahrain fourth internationally in TII
Bahrain’s has been ranked fourth place internationally in the UN Telecommunication Infrastructure Index (TII)...
 
UAE tops Smart City rankings in the Middle East
The United Arab Emirates has the smartest cities in the MENA region, as stated by a study by the McKinsey Global Institute...
 
Abu Dhabi introduces AI in customer service
The Urban Planning and Municipalities Department has launched 13 new digital services as part of its efforts to participate in the digitalisation drive...
 
North Africa
 
Hexabyte Tunisia improves its half-yearly revenues by 45%
Hexabyte’s revenues increased by 45% to 4.5 million dinars (US$ 1.7 million) in the first six months of the current year against 3.1 million (US$ 1.2 million) a year earlier.
 
ZTE to resume suspended projects in Libya
The head of state-owned Libyana Mobile Phone, Ali Ghazawi, confirmed that the Chinese company ZTE will resume its suspended projects in Libya next week...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Kabelplus chooses Ocilion for IPTV platform
Austrian cable operator Kabelplus has selected Ocilion’s IPTV system solution for its new premium TV offer...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Claro LTE-A network now live in Costa Rica
Claro Costa Rica’s LTE-A network is now live is now understood to be available in around 20 major towns and cities, including the likes of San Jose, Limon and Tamarindo...
 
4G users hit 1.11 in China
According to the latest statistics, the number of people using China’s 4G network hit 1.11 billion by the end of June...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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