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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 10, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
SUDATEL is officially AICTO associate member
 
 
The Arab Information & Communication Technologies Organization (AICTO), has organized the First Interregional Smart Agriculture Forum(ISAF©), in collaboration with Sudatel Telecom Group as strategic partner...
 
Mobily Platinum Sponsor of HIMSS
 
 
His Excellency the Minister of Health, Dr. Tawfiq Alrabiah, honored Etihad Etisalat Company "Mobily" for being a platinum sponsor in the International E-Health Conference and Exhibition organized by HIMSS...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel, Unicef hold workshop on Sustainable Development Goals - Oman
Member Logo Omantel recently organised a Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) workshop, titled ‘E-Government, achieving the SDGs, and digital equity’...
 
•  Google's Abtal Al Internet to protect children
Member Logo Accordign to regional head of marketing at Google Middle East and North Africa, Google wants children to learn how to protect their personal information online, avoid inappropriate content, hackers and spammers, while...
 
•  Nokia launches Multivendor ONU Connect, an innovative virtualized solution that guarantees PON interoperability
Member Logo Nokia launched Multivendor ONU Connect, the industry's only fully open, virtualized solution that enables operators to connect any Optical Network Unit (ONU), regardless of vendor, to a Nokia Optical Line Terminal...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA 2018 mobile Quality of Service report audit campaign begins
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) Bahrain held a workshop with mobile telecom operators from around the Kingdom on at its headquarters to discuss an upcoming audit on mobile coverage and quality of services in...
 
French regulator Arcep calls for acceleration in IPv6 deployment
While showing ongoing progress, the indicators collected from France's main network operators point to the risk that the migration may not be completed before the anticipated depletion of IPv4 addresses, expected by...
 
South Asia
 
Mobile broadband users cross 61 million in Pakistan
The number of broadband subscribers including 3G and 4G in Pakistan has crossed 61 million mark by end of August this year...
 
Afghan teachers, MoE employees to receive salaries through mobile phones
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Afghan Minister of Telecommunication and Technology and Afghan Minister of Education which will facilitate payment for teachers through mobile...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Ericsson to trial 4G LTE FWA on 600 MHz band for rural broadband
Ericsson, Agri-Valley Services and NewCore Wireless will conduct a joint 4G LTE trial using 600 MHz of spectrum in the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2018...
 
Paratus to begin work on second phase of TD-LTE network
Paratus Telecom has successfully completed work on the first phase of upgrades to its TD-LTE network.
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Deutsche Telekom targets 2020 5G launch
Deutsche Telekom will continue to invest heavily in constructing its next-generation network in Germany, where licences are due to be auctioned in 2019...
 
Juniper and Nutanix expand partnership for multiclouds
Juniper Networks and Nutanix expanded their existing partnership with an aim on simplifying enterprise multicloud architectures...
 
 
Middle East
 
Bahraini cryptocurrency exchange eyes GCC launch in 2019
Rain, a Bahraini cryptocurrency exchange backed by bitcoin developer Jimmy Song, aims to secure a full operational licence in 2019 to expand its operations in the GCC...
 
Oman Air launches WhatsApp service to guests
Oman Air has introduced a new WhatsApp service which enables its guests to communicate instantly with airline staff via the mobile app...
 
Bee'ah to set up UAE's first AI platform for futuristic offices
Bee'ah, a Sharjah-based integrated environment and waste management company, has joined hands with its technology partner Evoteq to launch the UAE’s first advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform for offices...
 
North Africa
 
Safaricom rolls out plan to reward ethical hackers
Telecom operator Safaricom is launching programme to promote and encourage ethical hacking and responsible disclosure of bugs or vulnerabilities found in any of its products and services...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
AT&T will launch a direct-to-consumer service next year
AT&T’s WarnerMedia unit plans to launch a direct-to-consumer streaming service in the fourth quarter of 2019 that leverages its recently acquired entertainment assets, including content from Turner and Warner Bros...
 
Jazz partners with STARZPLAY by Cinepax
The Pakistan based MNO Jazz has chosen to partner exclusively with Cinepax, a leading cinema company, to bring entertainment and informational content to its customers nationwide...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Frontier to launch Gigabit connectivity
Frontier Communications has unveiled plans to introduce a new Gigabit broadband service in its ‘FiOS’ and ‘Vantage Fiber’ markets...
 
Docomo launches prepaid Wi-Fi for travelers
Japan's NTT Docomo has introduced a new prepaid Wi-Fi service for travelers to the nation, offering easy access to its national network of public wireless LAN hotspots...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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