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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 12, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alsawaha: We are proud of using the new technologies (IoT, 5G, and critical communication) to serve pilgrims
 
 
H.E. Eng. Abdullah Alsawaha, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, in the presence of H.E. Eng. Hitham Alohalyi, Deputy Minister of CIT, H.E. Dr. Abdulaziz bin Salem Al Ruwais, the Governor of the Communications and Information Technology Commission and Dr. Tarig M. Enaya, STC EBU SVP, visited Makkah District and the holy places...
 
VIVA and Al-Aaly ink strategic partnership agreement
 
 
VIVA Kuwait and Al-Aaly Communications have inked a strategic partnership agreement that authorizes Al-Aaly to be the master and exclusive distributor for VIVA prepaid lines and recharge cards in the Kuwaiti telecom market...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat partners with DEWA in customer happiness initiative
Member Logo Etisalat and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly support customers with an innovative new mobile loyalty app focused on providing products and services for all...
 
•  Disposal of Eutelsat’s interest in EUTELSAT 25B satellite
Member Logo Eutelsat has sold its interest in the EUTELSAT 25B satellite operated at 25.5 degrees East to the co-owner of the satellite, Es’hailSat, for a consideration of €135 million...
 
•  Celcom partners Huawei to apply Cloud-based Digitised Operation Platform
Member Logo Celcom Axiata has inked an agreement with Huawei Technologies to apply the Cloud-based Digitised Operation Platform, Software as a Service (SaaS) solution...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Bubbletone and Nexign partner to deliver new blockchain capabilities to the global telecom market
 
•  Telecom Egypt and Etisalat Misr sign the first MoU for virtual fixed voice services
 
•  Batelco announces its exclusive partnership with Talabat
 
•  Zain Kuwait launches latest roaming campaign for postpaid customers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• NCA assures other telcos to enjoy 4G soon
The National Communications Authority (NCA) of Ghana has promised it will soon make the 4G spectrum available to mobile network operators that do not currently have access to the technology due to the regulator’s...
 
South Asia
 
• Government institutions in Afghanistan being equipped with Internet
All security and defence centres as well as other government institutions are being equipped with Internet and information technology...
 
• SLT Group's H1 profit jumps 13.5%, revenue up 5.5%
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) Group posted consolidated revenue of LKR 39.4 billion (US$ 0.24 billion) for the six months ended 30 June 2018, which represents a growth of 5.5 percent year-on-year...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Seoul tops the charts for 4G speed and availability in Asia
Seoul has been revealed as the best city in Asia for 4G speed and availability, following the publication of a new report by OpenSignal...
 
• Smart densifies 4G network in Metro Manila with LTE and LTE-A sites with CA
Smart Communications said it has completed its most recent round of network upgrades in Metro Manila with the roll-out of LTE and LTE-A network...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Roku Channel comes to web and mobile
The Roku Channel is now available on web via PCs, mobile phones and tablets in the US, as a subscription-free OTT service...
 
• Skye9 commences online movie platform
A digital firm, Skye9, has commenced a subscription-based online platform that offers nothing less than 5,000 Nollywood movies to Nigerians...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Orange Poland reaches 300,000 FTTH customers
Orange Poland serves 300,000 clients with its FTTH services and 3 million households are already covered by broadband internet...
 
• SpaceX launches Indonesian comsat with 'used' booster
For Telkom Indonesia, the launch restores the state-owned operator's fleet back to three satellites after one of its satellites exploded in orbit last August...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Regional SMEs look to cloud to drive business
Small and medium-sized enterprises, which account for more than 90 per cent of the companies operating in the UAE, consider cloud computing as main priority to harness their untapped digital potential in 2018-2019...
 
• Saudi Arabia to trial winning hackathon apps during Hajj 2018
The three winning apps at the recent Hajj Hackathon in Riyadh will be trialed at this year’s Hajj season, the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones (SAFCSP) told Salaam Gateway...
 
• Saudi Vision 2030: GACA pushes technology for digital transformation of Saudi Airports
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) is pushing technology for digital transformation of Saudi airports...
 
• Kanoo Travel awards cloud-based contact centre deal to Kalaam
Kanoo Travel, has awarded the cloud-based contact centre solution to Kalaam Telecom, a global managed solutions provider for businesses across GCC and international markets...
 
North Africa
 
• Platform established in Tunis for visual arts, video gaming
Tunisia has established a department for visual arts and gaming in Tunis’s City of Culture, a move seen by gamers as an important sign of support...
 
• Space programs will boost development in Africa
Rockets and space are increasingly important to Africa, where more countries have been partnering to launch or are launching their own satellites...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Spark on track to launch 5G in 2020
New Zealand operator Spark has published a briefing paper [PDF] outlining its 5G intentions and providing recommendations on policy considerations for lawmakers...
 
• China Mobile H1 profit grows 4.7% as subscriber base passes 900 million
China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile provider by subscribers has recorded a net profit of CNY65.6 billion (US$9.6 billion) for the first six months of 2018, representing an increase of 4.7% year-on-year...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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