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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 15, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dubai Ruler visits Etisalat stand to experience the 'Future of Mobility' at GITEX Technology Week 2018
 
 
Etisalat is presenting a major digital showcase in ‘Future of Mobility’, bringing global leaders in autonomous transport to Dubai and providing an insight into the future at this year’s GITEX Technology Week...
 
Crown Prince of Dubai Viewed STC Role in the Digital Transformation Field at GITEX 2018
 
 
Crown Prince of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, visited STC exhibition at GITEX 2018 and was received by Tarig M. Enaya , Senior VP of Enterprise Unit and number of STC officials. Sheikh Hamdan was briefed about the company's services and participation at GITEX 2018...
 
Huawei hosts the Middle East 5G Ecosystem Conference
 
 
Huawei hosted the 5G Ecosystem Conference on the sidelines of the 3rd annual Middle East Innovation Day. Opening the conference, Mr. Bocar BA, CEO, SAMENA Telecommunications Council said: “SAMENA Council is engaged and working closely with Huawei, telecom operators, governments’ regulatory authorities and international organizations to create the enabling environment for the development of the 5G ecosystem...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  STC launches the first in-flight video call in MENA on a 30,000 feet-high
Member Logo Saudi Telecom Co (STC) inaugurated its latest innovation in in-flight call technology through a live call made on a 30,000 feet-high on board of a plane heading to Jeddah from Riyadh...
 
•  Etisalat Digital and Accenture to unveil innovative digital experiences through ‘Explore 2020’
Member Logo Etisalat Digital and Accentureand are playing a key role in making Expo 2020 Dubai one of the fastest, smartest, and best-connected places on Earth by collaborating to bring innovative digital experiences to attendees...
 
•  du and Nokia demonstrate new 5G use case with virtual reality football game at GITEX 2018
Member Logo du and Nokia have successfully demonstrate 5G capabilities through a virtual reality (VR) game at GITEX Technology Week 2018 in Dubai...
 
•  Zain Drone services launched in Kuwait
Member Logo Zain Group has announced the launch of its pioneering Zain Drone service in Kuwait, with the plan to expand its operation to other markets across the Zain footprint in due course...
 
•  Mobily signs agreement with Ericsson to manage its IT services
Member Logo Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) announced that it has signed an agreement with Ericsson, a leading company in remote data and telecommunications systems....
 
•  Google and Orange building cable between US and France
Member Logo Telecoms firm Orange has teamed up with Google to work on a private undersea cable connecting the Atlantic coasts of France and the United States...
 
•  Nokia, STC announce region-first LTE air-to-ground trial network at GITEX 2018
Member Logo Nokia and STC Business have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the launch of the air-to-ground pilot network in Saudi Arabia...
 
•  Accenture: UAE companies must make strategic shifts to unleash the intelligent enterprise
Member Logo Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies are accelerating the creation of intelligent enterprises and enabling companies to integrate themselves into people’s lives, according to Accenture...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Afghan regulator starts consultation on 4G spectrum allocation
The Afghanistan Telecoms Regulatory Authority (ATRA) has officially launched a public consultation for efficient spectrum usage...
 
• DCA publishes guidelines for next phase of mobile blackspot programme
Australia’s Department of Communications and the Arts (DCA) has released guidelines for the fourth round of its ‘Mobile Black Spot Programme’, calling for applications from cellcos and infrastructure...
 
North Africa
 
• Samsung Egypt delivers tablets for government schools
Samsung Egypt has started delivering the shipments of its new tablets to the Egyptian government, according to the agreement signed with the Ministry of Education...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• DNA doubles LTE speeds in three cities
DNA is introducing download speeds of up to 1GBps in the cities of Helsinki, Tampere and Turku in its latest stage of network improvement ahead of 5G...
 
• MTS Belarus switches on LTE in all regional centres across Mogilev
MTS Belarus, which is rolling out 4G services across the Republic, says that as the result of its latest expansion, LTE services are now present in all regional centres of the Mogilev region...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Amazon Prime Video takes Russian content
The Russian national broadcaster CTC Media has signed an agreement for the transfer of rights to four of its shows to Amazon Prime Video...
 
• Airtel’s free Internet for schools drives digital learning in Nyeri
Airtel’s Internet for Schools program aims o drive change in the community by giving more students the freedom to connect to the world of information...
 
• Sri Lanka Insurance driving towards digital Era with B Connect App
Sri Lanka Insurance announced its latest digital feature, the B Connect App that connects all advisers of SLIC, enabling them to be informed of all updates real time...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• SK Telecom successfully completes first 5G call
SK Telecom has successfully completed the first 5G Call using Samsung’s commercial 5G equipment...
 
• KT expands reach of AI-powered smart city solution to SEA
South Korea's KT has announced plans to expand the reach of its self-developed AI technology with the launch of services for hotels and smart cities in Southeast Asia...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Etisalat Digital launches ‘Future Now’ at GITEX Future Stars 2018
Etisalat Digital introduced its innovation program, Future Now, which introduces new ways of innovating and collaborating with startups, IoT developers, government entities, enterprises, and their end users at GITEX Future...
 
• Zain uses its technological capabilities to achieve New Kuwait vision at GITEX
Zain Kuwait inaugurated its dedicated booth at the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX Technology Week 2018)...
 
• DHA and du sign MoU to support smart health services
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and du signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during GITEX Technology Week to provide DHA with virtual solutions on Dubai Pulse...
 
• Dubai Airports takes to the Microsoft Azure Cloud
Dubai Airports has migrated to Microsoft Azure Cloud platform as part of an ongoing strategy to drive digital transformation across the organisation...
 
• Mideast firms ‘lead EMEA in digital transformation’
Middle Eastern businesses are rapidly investing in cloud and mobile solutions at a rate far surpassing other EMEA markets, according to Canon Middle East...
 
South Asia
 
• Grameenphone launches '013' number series
Grameenphone has launched its new “013” number series as its existing “017” prefix has reached its capacity...
 
• DataSoft spreads wings to Nepal
DataSoft is all set to provide software and cloud services to Nepal Finsoft Company, a Kathmandu-based fintech company...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Huawei releases the AI Developer Enablement Program
Huawei has launched a series of all-new AI offering with the capabilities to drive industry development and intelligence and accelerate digital transformation...
 
• Etisalat, Tappy unveil new payment enabled wearables
Tappy Technologies, the wearable payment enabler, and Etisalat have announced a partnership to offer payment and access enabled wearables in the UAE...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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