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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 15, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mobily succeeds in nationalizing call and customer care centers
 
 
Mobily celebrated the expansion of its call and customer care centers in Jeddah and Dammam to accommodate the newly recruited Saudi employees...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Batelco launches "Together We Grow" workshops for its employees
Member Logo Batelco's management has launched the "Together We Grow" programme, the first of its kind in the Company’s history, in coordination with the Office of the Chief Executive Officer and the Human Resources...
 
•  "Orange Jordan" announces its strategic partnership with the MENA ICT Forum 2018
Member Logo Orange Jordan recently announced its strategic partnership with The Middle East and North Africa Information and Communications Technology Forum (MENA ICT) 2018, that will be held under the patronage of His Majesty King...
 
•  DE-CIX services now available at Equinix in Dusseldorf
Member Logo DE-CIX is expanding its presence in the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia and now offers its services – such as GlobePEER, GlobePEER Remote, and DirectCLOUD – in the Equinix Dusseldorf data center...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Government approves four tower licences
The Bangladesh goverment approved four applications for tower operations licences as part of its move to separate the network business from telecom services with the view to rationalising the number of towers in the...
 
Belgian regulator unveils proposed legislation to auction 5G spectrum
The Belgian government aims to attract a new mobile operator through this new tender scheduled for 2019...
 
North Africa
 
Microsoft revolutionizes business communications in Egypt with the launch of 'Kaizala Pro'
Microsoft’s latest mobile offering, Kaizala Pro that improves the way businesses communicate and collaborate is now available in Egypt...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
78% of African countries will offer 4G services by the end of 2018
A recent study reveals that by the end of 2018, a total of 43 out of 55 African countries (or 78%) will offer 4G services...
 
Tampnet completes offshore 4G network serving southern US coast
Tampnet, an operator specializing in the offshore oil and gas industry, announced the completion of a 4G network coverage programme covering subscribers along the coast of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Orange expands in Slovakia
Orange TV will become available as a DTH service in Slovakia from August 15...
 
Cogeco to introduce IPTV platform with MediaKind
Cogeco Connexion has entered into an agreement with MediaKind to offer its customers MediaFirst IPTV platform in Canada...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Telekom, United Internet consider fiber network cooperation
Deutsche Telekom (DT), which operates in its domestic market via its Telekom Deutschland unit, is proposing cooperation talks with United Internet’s 1&1 Drillisch subsidiary on the joint expansion of fiber-optic...
 
Virgin Media expands Sunderland broadband network
More than 7,000 homes and businesses in Sunderland, the UK, will be next to access Virgin Media’s ultrafast broadband as the provider expands its network...
 
 
Middle East
 
Batelco offers high-speed LTE services package
Batelco is set to offer a new high-speed LTE Data Roaming services package with options including a one-day data roaming in the GCC for only BD5 (US$ 13.26) and seven-day data roaming in the GCC for BD10 (US$ 26.5)...
 
UAE tops Arab world in competitiveness
The UAE, which leads the Arab region in terms of competitiveness, and is home to many tech firms, needs to increase efforts to expand the use of latest digital technologies to further enhance its dominance...
 
Iran and Russia to expand IT cooperation
Iranian envoy to Moscow and Russia's deputy minister of digital development, telecom and mass communications in a recent meeting emphasized more enhancement of cooperation between telecommunication ministries in the two...
 
Retail CEOs keen to start using AI
Almost half of the UAE CEOs in the retail industry intend to start using artificial intelligence (AI) in the next two years, as they are increasingly influenced by technology to enhance the retail store experience for...
 
South Asia
 
Alipay to enter Pakistani market by the end of 2018
The Telenor chief executive officer Irfan Wahab Khan confirmed that Alipay is entering the Pakistani market by the end of 2018...
 
Dialog Axiata net profit climbs on higher mobile, broadband revenue
Sri Lankan mobile operator Dialog Axiata has published its consolidated financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2018, including the results of Dialog Axiata PLC and Dialog Axiata Group...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Optus invests to expand network in Tasmania
Australian operator Optus has completed an A$42.2 million ($30.5 million) expansion of its mobile network in the island state of Tasmania...
 
Verizon bringing 5G to Indianapolis
Verizon says it will be the first in the US to offer 5G services, with the carrier adding Indianapolis to its rollout alongside Sacramento, Los Angeles, and Houston...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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