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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 26, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bubbletone First Member of SAMENA Council with Dedicated Focus on Blockchain Development
 
 
SAMENA Telecommunications Council has announced that Bubbletone, a wholly-owned brand of Clementvale, has joined its membership with the purpose of contributing to building the blockchain ecosystem in the South Asia - Middle East - North Africa region. Both SAMENA Council, as an operator interest and advocacy industry body and Bubbletone, as an emerging leader in blockchain technology, especially targeting an improved cross-border communication experience for telecom operators' customers...
 
Fifth Generation (5G) is an economic opportunity for the country
 
 
Umniah CEO Ziad Shatara, speaking at the MENA ICT Forum 2018, said that the fifth generation (5G) technology with its extensive positive advantages is a national economic opportunity and will be the basis for developing smart project applications and the eventual transformations into smart cities...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max arrive at VIVA on Friday, 28 September
Member Logo VIVA has announced it will offer iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, the most advanced iPhones ever, and will be available in VIVA’s stores on Friday, 28 September 2018...
 
•  Eutelsat announces successful 7-year bond issuance
Member Logo Eutelsat Communications announced the successful issue by Eutelsat S.A. of 7-year senior unsecured bonds (the “Bonds”) for a total of €800 million...
 
•  Huawei committed to supporting Saudi ICT sector to achieve Vision 2030
Member Logo For Huawei, the Saudi Kingdom's Vision 2030 has set a strong start toward contributing to social and economic development at the local level by creating jobs and investing heavily in local talent through training centers...
 
•  Accenture brings digital innovation to the fore at GITEX Technology 2018
Member Logo After three years of successful collaboration, Accenture has renewed its partnership with the Dubai World Trade Centre for an additional two years as the ‘Exclusive Digital Transformation Partner of GITEX Technology...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Cisco and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority work together for the UAE’s digital future
 
•  Bahrain TRA's Board of Directors hold their 3rd meeting this year
 
•  Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development advances efforts to connect the world’s nearly four billion “other half”
 
•  Telecom Egypt’s BoD approves the acquisition of 50% of Egyptian International Submarine Cable Co.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
FCC approves new rules aimed at speeding deployment of small cells and 5G
The FCC voted to approve rules aimed at speeding up the deployment of small cells and other 5G network equipment by regulating in part the fees and timelines cities and states can impose on wireless network operators and...
 
Test run of MNP service from Oct 1 in Bangladesh
The test run of much-awaited mobile number portability (MNP) service will be launched on October 1, according to the Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology...
 
North Africa
 
Etisalat Misr and Ericsson launch Egypt’s first Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services
Etisalat Misr, in collaboration with Ericsson, is set to unveil a new era of mobile voice communications with the launching of Voice Over LTE (VoLTE) services in Egypt...
 
AfricaXP launches Premium.Free channel bundle in Nigeria via SES
AfricaXP (AXP) has begun providing thirteen new free-to-air (FTA) channels in Nigeria in a bundle branded 'Premium.Free'. ..
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Nar continues LTE network expansion
Nar now covers 37 regions of the country with its 4G network and currently has 1,326 LTE base stations and 2,645 3G base stations nationwide...
 
T-Mobile adds more low-band LTE to cities across Puerto Rico
T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray has announced that T-Mobile has added low-band LTE to several cities in Puerto Rico in the last few weeks...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Estonia 5G network to go live by year-end, self-driving car on show by 2019
Telia Company has partnered with Ericsson and Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) with the intention of rolling out a live pilot 5G network at the university by the end of 2018...
 
Telcel Mali completes first phase of network rollout
Telcel Mali, which became Mali's third cellular operator when it launched in December 2017, has reportedly finished the first phase of its network deployment...
 
 
Middle East
 
BenefitPay grows, backs small & home-based businesses
BenefitPay, Bahrain’s national electronic wallet, is transforming the way payments are made in the Kingdom with more leading brands as well as small and home-based businesses elevate their business into the digital...
 
Microsoft revolutionizes business communications with the launch of ‘Kaizala Pro’ in the Saudi Arabia
Microsoft has commercially launched Kaizala Pro across Saudi Arabia, to improve the way businesses communicate and collaborate...
 
UAE continues to drive the Arab world's tech ambitions
Abu Dhabi and Dubai are setting the pace in the regional drive to create ecosystems capable of fostering entrepreneurial talent and enabling young companies to scale up...
 
South Asia
 
Grameenphone, Telenor, UNICEF roll out safe internet programme
Grameenphone, Telenor Group and UNICEF formally kicked off the safe internet outreach programme in schools in Bangladesh, to create awareness and understanding of a safer internet environment for the youth, as a part of the...
 
Afghan Telecom relying on Etisalat to grow market share
Afghan Telecom shares 60 to 70 mobile towers with Etisalat in different parts of Afghanistan...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
LG U+ adds Google Assistant to its IPTV
LG U+ announced that it will enable its customers to use Google Assistant for its IPTV set-top box...
 
ARTE and France Médias Monde team up for Spanish service
European cultural channel ARTE and French news channel France 24 have agreed on a partnership to increase the visibility of their Spanish-language online offerings...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Paraguayan institutions to coordinate on national fiber backbone
A number of Paraguayan institutions have committed to coordinating their fiber-optic deployment efforts to achieve superior broadband coverage...
 
Reedsburg Utility Commission powers broadband connectivity with Calix
Calix announced the Reedsburg Utility Commission (RUC) selected the Calix GigaCenter and 804Mesh satellite units to power broadband connectivity under its new LightSpeed service...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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