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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Umniah’s ICT solutions proved Ministry of Education's readiness to digitize its future exams
 
 
Umniah’s interconnection network, which is part of the largest ICT project in the kingdom between Umniah and the Ministry of Education (MoE), has solidified the ministry's electronic readiness and ability to computerize its exams in the near future...
 
HK government says competition will keep 5G costs down
The Hong Kong government believes that market competition will help to keep end user costs down in the future 5G mobile market. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau Tang-wah is quoted by the South China Morning Post as saying...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat Digital announces challenges for Dubai Future Accelerators
Member Logo Etisalat Digital announced its new set of challenges for the 5th cohort of Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA) focusing on creating smart innovative solutions based on emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and...
 
•  Zain launches new weekly Internet bundle for eeZee customers
Member Logo Zain Kuwait has launched an all-new KD 1.5 weekly Internet bundle for prepaid (eeZee) customers, offering them the opportunity to double their Internet capacity to 6 GBs for the same price when renewing the bundle on the...
 
•  Taqnia Space contracts additional capacity from Eutelsat to expand in-flight connectivity services
Member Logo Saudi Arabia’s Taqnia Space (TSC) has signed a multi-year contract with Eutelsat including incremental multi-transponder wide-beam capacity on the EUTELSAT 7B0 satellite as well as the fifth HTS spotbeam on EUTELSAT...
 
•  T-Mobile and Nokia ink $3.5 billion, multi-year 5G network agreement
Member Logo T-Mobile and Nokia announced a landmark $3.5 billion agreement to accelerate the deployment of a nationwide 5G network...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• BTRC to ask telcos to furnish data on digital marketing expenditure
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has initiated a move to collect data from mobile phone operators and other licensees on their advertising spending on online media that have no physical presence in the...
 
• HK government says competition will keep 5G costs down
The Hong Kong government believes that market competition will help to keep end user costs down in the future 5G mobile market. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau Tang-wah is quoted by the South China...
 
South Asia
 
• Mastercard launches Simplify Commerce to accept e-payments regardless of payment brand in Sri Lanka
Mastercard announced the launch of Simplify Commerce, a simple and secure platform that makes it easier for businesses to accept electronic payments, regardless of a payment brand, in Sri Lanka...
 
• Jazz, KPITB and World Bank to further promote digitalization in KPK
Jazz has embarked on a journey to further digitalize Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in partnership with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board (KPITB) and World Bank...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Paramount taps Red Bee to launch new UK network
Global media services company Red Bee Media has revealed the extent to which it, in cooperation with Viacom International Media Networks and Channel 5, was at the heart of the launch of Paramount Network in the UK...
 
• RTL Netherlands selects Piksel for its next-gen video platform
Piksel Group has been selected by RTL Netherlands to be a core part of the broadcaster’s next generation of over-the-top TV services...
 
• BBC reveals successful OTT live streaming of 4K TV
The UK’s national TV broadcaster, BBC, has provided details of its live 4K UHD and HDR streaming trials for the FIFA World Cup and Wimbledon tennis tournament...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Spain's Adamo acquires Knet to expand FTTH to La Rioja
Spanish broadband provider Adamo has announced the acquisition of local operator Knet, present in La Rioja, to expand its FTTH coverage to another region...
 
• Partnership will pioneer satellite launch from UK
The first British satellite launch in half a century could take place from Cornwall Airport Newquay in the next three years, following a new strategic partnership between Spaceport Cornwall and California-based satellite...
 
 
Middle East
 
• ITWorksME designs and deploys OTT platform for Saudi Broadcasting Corporation
Saudi Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) has made some ambitious moves in recent months, which include the launch of two online platforms, shashatcom.sa and sbcchannel.sa, to provide its audience with a videoon-demand and live...
 
• Trriple mWallet strengthens its presence in the UAE with improved functionality
Trriple, a UAE-based fintech start-up, adds new services and features to its mobile wallet application, which is available for download on Google Play Store and the Apple App Store...
 
• Sama, Monami Tech ink strategic partnership
Al Hail Orix Finance, the parent company of Sama, has announced the signature of a formal agreement and the formation of a strategic partnership with UAE-based fintech payments company Monami Tech...
 
North Africa
 
• Ooredoo Tunisia revenue up 4 percent
Ooredoo Tunisia revenues increased by almost 4 percent in the first six months, or by 8 percent in local currency terms...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Digicel aims for LTE in more places
As part of its mission to drive 100 per cent internet penetration in Jamaica, Digicel is connecting communities across Jamaica to the very latest LTE (Long Term Evolution) mobile internet technology as it rolls out the...
 
• LatAm MNO picks Gilat for LTE satellite backhaul
Gilat Satellite Networks has announced a contract to provide satellite-based LTE backhaul services for an unnamed major tier-1 Mobile Network Operator (MNO) in Latin America...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Globe to deploy 5G by 2Q19
The Philippines' Globe Telecom has announced it is on course to deploy 5G in the second quarter of 2019...
 
• Europe gives thumbs up to Telenor simplification sales
The European Commission has given its blessing for Telenor to offload assets in Eastern Europe to Dutch financial and investment group PPF...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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