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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 4, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Batelco platinum sponsor of Bahrain sustainable Smart Cities Forum 2018
 
 
Batelco's General Manager Cyber & Corporate ​​Security Dr. Sh. Khalid Bin Daij Al Khalifa delivered an address at the opening ceremony of the 3rd edition of the Bahrain Smart Cities 2018 Conference, in which he emphasized Batelco's pride as the platinum sponsor...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Huge demand on Alfa’s 4G/LTE roaming service
Member Logo Alfa, managed by Orascom TMT, announced that its 4G /LTE Roaming service, launched exclusively to its subscribers and visitors to Lebanon, has witnessed tremendous growth since its launch in October 2017...
 
•  OSN and Huawei sign new strategic IPTV partnership
Member Logo A regional first, OSN and Huawei join forces to provide telcom operators an easier and more accessible way to offer IPTV service...
 
•  Accenture top for quality of business strategy offering in GCC
Member Logo Accenture has been ranked first across eight key service categories in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Client Perception Study 2018, surpassing other top consulting firms in the region for the quality of its business...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
UAE cyber attacks down 39% in seven months
A total of 274 cyber attacks targeted government, semi-government and private sector entities in the UAE during the first seven months of the year, 39 percent down as compared to the corresponding period in 2017, according...
 
Uganda expects 100% cellular coverage next year
The head of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) says the country should have 100% mobile phone coverage by the end of 2019...
 
North Africa
 
Egypt to activates e-payment in government portal
The fourth edition of the government portal will be launched in December of 2018 to activate the use of electric payment cards...
 
Africa registry launches gateway system for domain names in Africa
Africa Registry has announced a new programme from its gateway service RRPproxy to empower domain name vendors, registrars and resellers in Africa to sell domains using over 1,000 TLDs and to benefit from a USD 50 free...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
KPN’s Digitenne starts DVB-T2 transition
KPN has begun the transition of its DTT platform Digitenne to the DVB-T2 standard...
 
VOD platform VOOT to launch in UK
Viacom18 plans to launch its video-on-demand (VOD) service VOOT in the UK in November...
 
AdColony launches Aurora HD interactive video ads to engage mobile users in Middle East
AdColony's interactive mobile video ads deliver innovative and immersive storytelling, resulting in record engagement and purchase intent...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Biznet launches advanced fiber network
Indonesia's Biznet Networks has launched a new advanced fiber network service to accommodate customers' future bandwidth demands...
 
1st iDirect DVB-S2X network launched in Africa
VT iDirect has revealed that Internet Solutions has launched the first iDirect DVB-S2X network in Africa, which is currently live across more than 300 sites in Nigeria...
 
 
Middle East
 
UAE leads world in mobile penetration rate
The United Arab Emirates leads the world in mobile penetration, according to a new report...
 
Turkcell in talks with telcos to share digital transformation know-how
The Turkish operator said it is in talks with nearly 30 companies from all over the world to discuss ways to create digital economies...
 
Jeeny rolls out order delivery service in KSA
Jeeny, previously named “Easy” and one of the top ride-hailing mobile applications in the region, announced the release of its order delivery model in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Madinah...
 
South Asia
 
Bangabandhu Satellite starts transmission
Bangladesh’s first geostationary communication satellite Bangabandhu-I (BS-I) is set to start its maiden transmission today through broadcasting of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship...
 
Second dialogue on Sri Lanka e-commerce reforms opens on September 6
The second national Public-Private Dialogue (PPD) on Sri Lanka’s E-Commerce Reform, backed by Geneva’s International Trade Centre (ITC) will open on 6 September in Colombo...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Digicel promises nationwide coverage of LTE
Accordign to the CEO of Digicel, the company will be erecting 100 more LTE sites to complement its 300 existing sites, giving Digicel greater coverage throughout the country, not just major urban areas like Port of Spain...
 
Globe on track to hit LTE coverage target
Globe Telecom is moving closer to reaching its target of deploying long-term evolution (LTE) services to 95% of cities and municipalities in Philippines by end-2018...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Italtel and Habble partner to expand cloud-based value added services offering
Italtel has partnered with Habble, a cloud platform providing real-time monitoring and optimization of landline, mobile and data company communications through advanced analytics...
 
ADB helping countries to leverage digital technologies for development
ADB has actively started to promote digital technologies in its operations. In education, computer-based adaptive learning and remote technologies will enhance learning outcomes in schools...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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