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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 5, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VIVA launches new prepaid internet offer
 
 
VIVA has announced a new prepaid internet offer, designed to fit customers’ needs, for only KD 7...
 
Huawei shares vision of a collaborative and open cyberspace at SmartSec Conference in Bahrain
 
 
Mika Lauhde, Vice-President of Cyber Security and Privacy, Global Public Affairs at Huawei Technologies, shared his vision of a new frontier for cybersecurity regulations at a keynote in Manama, Bahrain...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Orange Jordan inaugurates Mafraq Knowledge Station
Member Logo His Excellency the Minister of ICT and Information Technology, Engineer Muthanna Al Gharaibeh and CEO of Orange Jordan, Thierry Marigny inaugurated Mafraq Knowledge Station, which falls under the Orange Digital Umbrella...
 
•  Yahsat launches satellite broadband service in Ghana
Member Logo Yahsat has officially launched its high-speed broadband satellite service, YahClick, in Ghana...
 
•  Oman Broadband signs financing agreement
Member Logo Oman Broadband has signed a RO92 million (USD 239 million) financing agreement with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to invest in infrastructure and finance its projects...
 
•  Google launches new search experience for job seekers
Member Logo Google has unveiled a new search experience making it easier for job seekers in the region to find employment opportunities from popular job listing websites, online classifieds and companies...
 
•  Banglalink, Facebook launch joint empowerment programme
Member Logo Private mobile operator ‘ Banglalink’ and Facebook have announced to launch a digital empowerment program in Bangladesh...
 
•  RASCOM expands its presence at DE-CIX Germany
Member Logo RASCOM will expand the bandwidth of the IP-network in Germany in Septemer and will start peering at the DE-CIX Internet Exchanges in Dusseldorf, Hamburg and Munich...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Batelco platinum sponsor of Bahrain sustainable Smart Cities Forum 2018
 
•  OSN and Huawei sign new strategic IPTV partnership
 
•  STC establishes a platform to share cyber threats information in collaboration with Anomali
 
•  VIVA launches Samsung Galaxy Note9 with postpaid plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Internet users in Nigeria hit 103.6 million
According to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Internet users in Nigeria increased to 103.6 million in July...
 
Bolivia to launch MNP on 1 October
Bolivia will introduce mobile number portability (MNP) on 1 October 2018 and portability requests will be processed within 24 hours...
 
South Asia
 
Telcos start e-registration of SIM in Bangladesh
Mobile operators have started electronic registration of SIM, without requiring any paper works for subscribers for purchasing their mobile connections...
 
Technology to empower classrooms in Pakistan
SABAQ, an education-technology initiative, and Seed Pakistan, a non-profit organization, have signed a MoU to introduce technology into the primary classrooms of one of Seed's adopted government school in Pakistan...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Google’s Loon to provide 4G LTE internet services to Uganda
Google’s Project Loon is set to venture into the Ugandan market with interest in the rural region. The project is to expand the internet connectivity reach...
 
Ericsson launches software upgrade for 4G towers
Ericsson has launched a software upgrade called Ericsson Spectrum Sharing, which can turn existing 4G towers into hybrid 4G/5G towers.
 
Global Telecom Update
 
San Marino to become Europe’s first 5G state
Telecom Italia (TIM) says its subsidiary in San Marino is set to turn the country into the first state in Europe to boast full 5G coverage when it switches on its network later this year...
 
HKT aims to help telcos accelerate DX
Hong Kong's HKT and Huawei have jointly opened a new Digital Transformation Practice Center (DTPC) in Hong Kong to share insights aimed at helping other operators plan and accelerate their digital transformation...
 
 
Middle East
 
Mobile travel bookings spike sharply in the GCC
Oman had the highest rate of mobile booking penetration, with 35 percent of all transactions made on mobile devices...
 
Plan for blockchain urged at SmartSec summit
The CEO of NGN has called to attract leading investors and entrepreneurs to develop a national plan to optimise the investment in Blockchain at the ongoing SmartSec summit in Bahrain...
 
UAE online spending to hit USD 9.8 billion in 2018
Overall online spending continues to grow in the UAE and is forecast to reach AED 36 billion ($9.8 billion) by the end of 2018, according to a joint report issued by PayPal and Ipsos...
 
North Africa
 
Orange Tunisia comes out with smart TV for children
Orange Tunisia has introduced Kidjo TV, what it says is the first smart TV aimed at developing children...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Deutsche Telekom introduces 4K IPTV, OTT, and satellite STB
Deutsche Telekom has launched EntertainTV Sat, a new high-end 4K IPTV, OTT, and satellite set-top box (STB)...
 
Elisa targets Chinese SVOD market
Finland’s Elisa has begun working with the leading provider of IPTV services in China to bring Nordic movies and series to the country...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Sky and Space Global delivering Nanosatellite Services in Indonesia and Suriname
Sky and Space Global, which works to provide affordable communications to the world's equatorial regions, has expanded its reach into Indonesia and Suriname...
 
BCN, Ustda to drive broadband deployment in Nigeria
The United States of America through the Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is partnering with Nigeria's Backbone Connectivity Network (BCN) Limited to bridge broadband access gaps in the country...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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