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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 10, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eutelsat signs long-term multiple-launch service agreement with Arianespace
 
 
Arianespace and Eutelsat Communications have concluded a long-term multiple-launch service agreement on the occasion of the World Satellite Business Week in Paris...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Batelco signs agreement with the Supreme Council of Health
Member Logo Batelco and the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) have signed an agreement in support of the National Health Insurance Programme (Sehati). The agreement was signed by Batelco Chairman Shaikh Abdulla bin Khalifa Al Khalifa and...
 
•  Yahsat, Hughes form JV to deliver satellite broadband
Member Logo Yahsat and Hughes Network Systems have signed an agreement to enter into a joint venture to provide commercial Ka-band satellite broadband services across Africa, the Middle East and southwest Asia...
 
•  South Atlantic Inter Link connecting Cameroon to Brazil fully connected
Member Logo Huawei Marine Networks has deployed the approximately 6,000-km undersea cable, which links Africa and Brazil...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
MCIT kicks off Wakhan Corridor project
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has officially launched the ‘Wakhan Corridor Fiber Optic Survey Project’, the first phase of a plan to install a cross-border fiber...
 
Potraz intensifies consumer awareness campaigns
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe has increased visibility in most rural areas, after canvassing the country's 10 provinces, teaching mobile network providers' consumers on their...
 
North Africa
 
Huawei to build regional logistics hub in Tanger Med
Huawei announced that it will set up a regional logistics centre in Morocco...
 
China Telecom widens its presence In Africa
China Telecom’s Middle East and Africa subsidiary is establishing an inter-connection network and telecoms hub to support growing traffic demands at Teraco’s South African data centres...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Telenor, Telia enable 1Gbps speeds over LTE-A network
Danish mobile operators Telia and Telenor have upgraded their joint LTE-A network to support maximum speeds of 1Gbps...
 
T-Mobile extended range LTE now deployed in 1,250 municipalities
T-Mobile has now activated 600 MHz (Band 71) Extended Range LTE in more than 1,250 municipalities in 36 states and the island of Puerto Rico...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Ericsson strengthens end-to-end transport solutions for 5G
With 5G use cases placing more demanding requirements on networks, Ericsson is strengthening its end-to-end mobile transport solutions by building on its radio expertise and adding best-in-class transport technologies from...
 
Globe launches SD-WAN service for SMEs
The Philippines' Globe Telecom has launched a new SD-WAN service for SMEs through its Globe myBusiness subsidiary...
 
 
Middle East
 
Tata Communications opens cyber-security centre in Dubai
Tata Communications, a digital infrastructure provider with operations in nearly 240 countries, opened an advanced cyber-security operations centre in Dubai as part of the company’s wider push in the region...
 
UAE ties up with Dell EMC to foster future AI professionals
Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, has stressed the importance of providing opportunities for Emirati youth and encouraging them to develop new skillsets associated with AI...
 
ADNEC boosts Wi-Fi at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre with Aruba
Careful evaluation of solutions from leading vendors, analysis of independent reports from reputed industry research firms, and feedback from users in other large public venues in the UAE led ADNEC to select wireless...
 
South Asia
 
OnMobile launches its video services with telcos in Bangladesh, India and Middle East
OnMobile has launched its video entertainment portal, ONMO Videos, across 5 leading operators in Bangladesh, India and the Middle East...
 
Jazz ranked as the fastest mobile network in Pakistan
Ookla has analyzed tests from a large sample of genuine mobile users in Pakistan, and found Jazz to be significantly ahead of its competitor telecom networks...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Nowo launches IPTV
Portuguese cable TV operator Nowo has rolled out an IPTV service that allows access to content both nationwide and anywhere in the EU...
 
Amazon Prime expands in Estonia
The Estonian operator Elisa has added Amazon Prime Video to its offer...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
TOT to offer fixed wireless broadband in December
State telecom enterprise TOT Plc plans to commercially roll out an affordable fixed wireless residential broadband service in the Bangkok metropolitan area in December...
 
SpaceX successfully launches Telstar satellite into Orbit
SpaceX carrying Canada's Telstar 18 Vantage communication satellite has launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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