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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 27, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NCA Ghana to sell last 4G spectrum
The Nation Communications Authority (NCA) is to announce its latest move on the sale of the country’s last 4G spectrum. The move is to afford more players the opportunity to provide the 4G service to their customers but some players are not happy, saying it will affect the quality of the service...
 
Digital Signature to ensure online transactions security in Pakistan
Under the vision “Digital Pakistan” the Electronic Certification Accreditation Council (ECAC) is providing more reliable and secure digital system to public via digital signature certificate system...
 
Mobile payment on fast growth in China
China's banks processed 14.92 billion mobile payment transactions in Q2, up 73 percent year on year, according to the People’s Bank of China...
 
Africa adopting technology
African capital markets are increasingly adopting disruption to make investing more transparent and accessible to a younger, tech-savvy generation, and see an increase in trading volumes...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain Kuwait inks partnership with interior ministry about student safety online
Member Logo Zain Kuwait has announced a strategic partnership with the ministry of interior’s latest traffic awareness campaign, which will extend throughout the new school year and is being organised by MOI’s General...
 
•  Tech Mahindra teams up with Microsoft to curb spam calls
Member Logo Tech Mahindra has announced its partnership with Microsoft to create a Blockchain-based solution to fight the spam call menace...
 
•  Marvel Media partners with SLA Digital to expand international reach with Carrier Billing
Member Logo Marvel Media has partnered with SLA Digital to extend their carrier billing coverage across the Middle East and Asia...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
CRTC opens online survey about sales tactics by phone, cable, internet providers
Canada’s telecom regulator is giving consumers until September 7 to answer an online survey about sales tactics used by the country’s largest phone, cable and internet service providers...
 
NCA Ghana to sell last 4G spectrum
The Nation Communications Authority (NCA) is to announce its latest move on the sale of the country’s last 4G spectrum. The move is to afford more players the opportunity to provide the 4G service to their customers...
 
North Africa
 
Africa adopting technology
African capital markets are increasingly adopting disruption to make investing more transparent and accessible to a younger, tech-savvy generation, and see an increase in trading volumes...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Telstra merges wireless technologies for new location services
Telstra is looking at leveraging a combination of its Telstra Air Wi-Fi network, Cat M1 support on its LTE network and a new Bluetooth ‘community’ to power a suite of location-based services aimed at both...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Canada’s SaskTel launches OTT-friendly service
Canadian cableo SaskTel is launching maxTV Stream, which blends traditional television with advanced features and the latest over-the-top (OTT) content from Netflix and YouTube...
 
Mobile payment on fast growth in China
China's banks processed 14.92 billion mobile payment transactions in Q2, up 73 percent year on year, according to the People’s Bank of China...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
AT&T fiber reaches 2 million business customer locations
AT&T continues to invest in aggressively expanding the national fiber footprint and there are more than 450,000 U.S. business buildings lit with AT&T fiber...
 
Axiata aggressively pursues fixed broadband strategy
Telco player Axiata Group will make a significant investment next year in providing fixed broadband access throughout Malaysia, as part of its strategy to become a convergence player...
 
 
Middle East
 
Turkcell to continue development of digital services
Turkcell CEO Kaan Terzioglu recently released a statement discussing the developments in the Operator's digital services business...
 
SAP Ariba announces datacenters in Middle East
SAP Ariba has launched datacenters co-located with SAP in United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, giving companies secure, local access to market-leading solutions they can use to digitize procurement and transform their...
 
Microsoft enables carrier billing for Xbox games in UAE
Microsoft announced that they have enabled carrier billing for Xbox items for Etisalat UAE customers...
 
South Asia
 
Nepal nears 40 million voice telephony subscribers
Nepal reached 39.20 ­million voice telephony subscribers in July, up from 38.16 ­million in March...
 
Digital Signature to ensure online transactions security in Pakistan
Under the vision “Digital Pakistan” the Electronic Certification Accreditation Council (ECAC) is providing more reliable and secure digital system to public via digital signature certificate system...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Ericsson showcases 5G technology in Philippines
Ericsson presented a demonstration of 5G technology using its 5G trial system and demonstrated data speeds of 23 Gbps, a first ever in the Philippines, as part of its 30th Anniversary celebrations in the country...
 
VMware brings Horizon cloud services to Australia
VMware has created a new security-focused version of its flagship vSphere product...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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