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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 24, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bahrain TRA's Board of Directors hold their 3rd meeting this year
 
 
During the meeting, Board members discussed key issues related to the telecommunications sector. This includes the progress of the projects related to the Spectrum Award and Batelco Separation. The Board commended TRA’s significant efforts in relation to these major projects which are in the interest of consumers in Bahrain...
 
China ready for final rollout of 5G service
China is fully ready for the full rollout of fifth-generation (5G) telecommunications technology, and it's leading the world in the industry's development, experts said...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat introduces ‘eLife Unlimited’- complete new lineup of enhanced TV content and high-speed internet
Member Logo Etisalat has announced the launch of ‘eLife Unlimited’, an all-new line up of home service offerings delivering enhanced TV content at double internet speeds and for the first time in the UAE will be introducing...
 
•  Omantel announces auction for special numbers
Member Logo Omantel, in collaboration with the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), is organising the fourth special number auction for those interested in acquiring VIP numbers...
 
•  Huawei CBG expands collaboration with DTCM stakeholders
Member Logo Huawei CBG has announced its strategic service, SkyTone, an inexpensive global mobile data roaming service, dedicated to Chinese Outbound Travellers, which will joint Dubai Tourism to promote Dubai as the destination of...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
NBTC to hold 900-MHz auction on Oct 20
Thailand's National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) will take its second attempt at auctioning 5 MHz of 900-MHz spectrum during an auction now scheduled for October 20...
 
Bahrain TRA's Board of Directors hold their 3rd meeting this year
During the meeting, Board members discussed key issues related to the telecommunications sector. This includes the progress of the projects related to the Spectrum Award and Batelco Separation. The Board commended...
 
South Asia
 
Ecommerce registers significant growth in Pakistan
The count of the registered e-commerce merchants has seen more than 2.6 times increase in present times in mid of the 3G/4G services and the availability of the cheaper smartphones and internet packages...
 
Bangladeshi ride-hailer Shohoz raises US$15 million
Shohoz, a Bangladesh-based online ride-sharing and ticketing platform, announced today that it has raised US$15 million pre-series B investment...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Celcom signs up with Ericsson to expand and upgrade its LTE network in Malaysia
Malaysian data network provider Celcom Axiata Berhad has signed an agreement with Ericsson to expand and upgrade its LTE network in Malaysia...
 
Bakcell aims to install 400 LTE base stations by end-2018
Bakcell, Azerbaijan’s second largest mobile network operator (MNO) by subscribers, has said that it intends to install around 400 new 4G LTE base transceiver stations (BTS) by the end of this year...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Next-gen wireless infrastructure to put an end to not-spots
Westminster City Council’s lamp posts will help deliver world-class wireless service to residents, businesses and visitors across the city, finally putting an end to pockets of poor connection known as...
 
China ready for final rollout of 5G service
China is fully ready for the full rollout of fifth-generation (5G) telecommunications technology, and it's leading the world in the industry's development, experts said...
 
 
Middle East
 
DarkMatter Group incorporates digital transformation at heart of evolved strategy
The Abu Dhabi based cybersecurity start-up's new model focuses on four key pillars and complements their aim of being the region’s first and only fully-integrated digital transformation, defence and cyber security...
 
Intracom, COMATEC deploy IPTV solution in KSA
Intracom Telecom has joined forces with COMATEC in order to deploy an IPTV solution in a luxurious compound in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...
 
North Africa
 
Tunisia holds workshop on fiscal reform in telecom sector
Tunisia has published two studies on the topic of taxation in the telecom sector, which it commissioned as part of a consultation process aimed at shaping fiscal reform to encourage investment.
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Kenya tops globally in mobile money penetration
More than 70 per cent Kenyan adults used mobile money in 2017, positioning Kenya at the top of mobile money penetration in the world according to a research...
 
Cirkus launches in Austria on A1 TV
Cirkus, the video-on-demand service offering series from the UK and Scandinavia, is now available on the IPTV platform A1 TV of Austrian telco A1 Telekom Austria...
 
iflix targets young subscribers with Trace deal
Afro Urban media group Trace has singed a content distribution deal with the iflix video-on-demand (VOD) service for emerging markets...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Hawaiki cable capacity upgraded by more than 50%
Hawaiki Submarine Cable contracted Ciena to upgrade the capacity of its recently launched subsea cable connecting New Zealand and Australia with the west coast of the US...
 
A1 expands Upper Austria fiber network
A1 Telekom Austria is expanding its fiber-optic broadband network to an additional 41 municipalities in Upper Austria...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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