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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 29, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
“VIVA Summer Draw” offers free oasis miles to 100 winners
 
 
VIVA has launched a Summer Draw Campaign for postpaid, prepaid and internet customers to enjoy their summer vacations even ‘more’ by being one of 100 winners of free Oasis Miles to travel to their favorite destinations in Europe, Middle East and GCC with Kuwait Airways...
 
Batelco hosts employee excellence award ceremony
 
 
As part of the company’s continuous efforts to reward and recognise its employees, Batelco held a ceremony honouring the excellent staff contribution in supporting the Global Business division...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Saudi Telecom Company announces the company’s preliminary financial results
Member Logo Saudi Telecom Comapany's net income for Q2 2018 increases by 3.74% compared to the comparable quarter last year...
 
•  Omantel and UNICEF to advocate well-being of children
Member Logo Omantel has joined hands with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) by offering its smart telecom solutions to help the organisation have a more innovative approach in addressing the health, nutrition and...
 
•  du offers unlimited voice, video calls for 15 days
Member Logo du is offering a 15-day free trial of the BOT-IM and C’me apps when customers subscribe to the Internet Calling Pack service...
 
•  Cisco and Google Cloud embark on a journey to streamline work for 150M+ people
Member Logo As part of its deepening alliance, Cisco has announced its first wave of collaboration integrations with Google products...
 
•  Nokia Corporation release financial report for Q2 and half year 2018
Member Logo Nokia Corporation has released its financial report for Q2 and half year 2018...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Orange Jordan supports the “Haqiq” Initiative training program in Al al-Bayt University
 
•  Batelco and Bahrain Credit provide customers with rewarding and exclusive benefits
 
•  Etisalat iconic buildings light up in red to celebrate Special Olympics’ 50th anniversary
 
•  Minister of CIT launches (STC Solutions) program for cybersecurity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
UAE's TRA 'Bashr' Initiative covers 1200 business activities
The "Start Your Business in 15 Minutes ‘Bashr’ initiative, launched earlier this month by the General Authority for Regulating the Telecommunications Sector (TRA) covers up to 1200 business activities in its...
 
Thai govt amends terms of 1800-MHz auction
The Thai government plans to set restrictions on the upcoming 1800-MHz auction to ensure the highest bidder cannot intentionally create technical barriers for operators already using the 1800-MHz band...
 
South Asia
 
Infozillion BD ready to launch MNP service after BTRC nod
Infozillion BD Teletech is only waiting for the green signal from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to launch the mobile number portability (MNP) service across the country...
 
North Africa
 
Ooredoo Tunisia subscriber base hits 8.4 million in H1
Ooredoo Tunisia’s customer base reached 8.4 million in the first half, up 5 percent from the year before...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Telenor Bulgaria introduces VoLTE service to post-paid customers
The Bulgarian unit of Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor said on Thursday it plans to introduce Voice over LTE (VoLTE) service in its 4G network as of August 1...
 
Telefonica drives LTE expansion with 3,000 additional base stations
Telefonica Deutschland, has installed or upgraded more than 3,000 additional LTE base stations in the first half of the year...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Sky and Telefónica UK extend Sky Mobile MVNO partnership
Sky and Telefónica UK have announced a new long-term deal which will allow Sky’s MVNO, Sky Mobile, to continue operating on Telefónica UK’s network...
 
Major Chinese telecom companies to launch a collective blockchain research group
Chinese telecom trio, China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom have joined forces to propel the development of blockchain applications in the Chinese telecommunications industry...
 
 
Middle East
 
Digital Haj application launched for pilgrims
A smart application providing digital services to pilgrims performing the Haj rituals was unveiled in Saudi Arabia...
 
Secure Tally.ERP 9 services available on the Cloud in Oman
Cloud Acropolis is now offering Secure Tally.ERP 9 services on the Cloud to its customers in Oman and across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)...
 
Network International partners with Alipay in UAE
Network International, a solutions provider, announced on Sunday it has partnered with Alipay, a China-based online and mobile payment platform, to provide payment services to Chinese shoppers in the UAE...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Celebro forms digital media partnership with Navada Studios
Global broadcast and IP studio provider Celebro has forged a strategic partnership with digital media group Navada Studios to add to the services it offers clients and increase its brand identity across digital platforms...
 
KPN addes 10,000 new subscribers to its IPTV service
KPN said it has added 10,000 new subscribers to its IPTV service during the 2nd quarter, compared with 25,000 bet additions in the same period last year...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
FTTH deployment assists Telefónica
Telefónica notes that growth of its business in Spain was in part down to the continued deployment of its FTTH network and having passed 20 million premises is the largest in Europe...
 
UK to invest in rural broadband
Rural businesses and communities are set to benefit from improved broadband access as part of a grant from the government...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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