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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 27, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat Group reports a 3% increase in consolidated revenues for the first nine months of 2018
 
 
Etisalat Group announced its consolidated financial statement for the nine months ending 30th September 2018.
 
iPhone XR arrives at VIVA’s stores on Friday, October 26
 
 
VIVA announced it will offer iPhone XR, bringing the latest iPhone innovations to more people, and has become available in VIVA’s stores on Friday, 26 October 2018...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Saudi Telecom Company (STC) announces the company’s preliminary financial results for the period ending at 30 September 2018
Member Logo STC’s net income for Q3 2018 compared to the comparable quarter last year and the 2nd quarter this year increased by 2.9% & 8.1% (respectively)...
 
•  Zain Bahrain launches first interactive smart customer service solution zBot
Member Logo zBot utilizes robotics and the latest Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural language processing technologies (NLP), making it one of the most advanced customer service solutions. Available 24/7 in English language, the...
 
•  Orange launches Ethernet Now service to deliver on-demand and real-time Ethernet connectivity
Member Logo Orange has announced the launch of Ethernet Now for wholesale customers to better manage their Ethernet connections through a simple, user-friendly and secure on-line portal...
 
•  PCCW Global and HENGTONG Group to connect three continents with high speed PEACE cable project
Member Logo PCCW Global, and the HENGTONG Group, have signed a cooperation agreement to connect China to Europe and Africa via the Pakistan East Africa Cable Express (PEACE) undersea cable project, a new high-speed connection which is...
 
•  Nokia and Samsung extend their patent license agreement
Member Logo Nokia in conjunction with its results announcement for Q3 and January-September 2018, that it has extended the patent license agreement between Nokia and Samsung, which would otherwise have expired at the end of 2018...
 
•  Huawei’s AI-powered smartphone debuts in the UAE
Member Logo Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) unveiled the much-anticipated Huawei Mate 20 Series to users in the Middle East and Africa region...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• TRA prepares to Host ITU's Plenipotentiary Conference 2018
Conference reflects the important place that the UAE has secured in the world ICT map...
 
• French regulator allocates airwaves
French telecom regulator Arcep has allocated airwaves to key players in the market...
 
South Asia
 
• Innovation Park established with collaboration of IPO & PCSIR Pakistan
Intellectual Property Organization Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan) will fully support Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) for the establishment of Science, Technology and Innovation Park...
 
• AGC to invest US$300 million in telecom sector
Alokozai Group of Company (AGC) would invest US$300 million in the telecom sector in Afghanistan...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Airtel unveils 4G LTE network in Lagos
Telecoms operator, Airtel has unveiled the 4th Generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in Lagos, eight months after it first rolled out the service in Nigeria...
 
• TELUS ushers in next generation of IoT connectivity with LTE-M network
TELUS is announcing the launch of its LTE-M low-power wide-area (LPWA) network, which is live today and provides the most comprehensive LTE-M coverage in Canada...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Vodafone 5G goes online in a first for the UK
The British telecommunications company started streaming over 5G from its site in Salford, Greater Manchester, to test the next generation of wireless connectivity...
 
• SK Telecom achieves multi-vendor 5G interoperability
SK Telecom has announced it has successfully verified interoperability between multi-vendor 5G equipment based on interfaces it has developed in collaboration with the industry...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Turkcell releases 3rd quarter results
Turkcell (TKC) reports revenues rose 26.1% on an year-over-year basis...
 
• Security in the driving seat for IT innovation in UAE
Security solutions firm RSA has announced its 2019 security predictions shedding light on the trends that will dominate the cybersecurity landscape in the region...
 
• Role of IT in economic, urban development highlighted
Digital information technology and telecommunications play a key role in improving quality of life, and have a great effect on economic and urban development in the world, according to Mohammed bin Hamad Al-Jawaan...
 
North Africa
 
• Intertek to build IT products testing and certification lab in Egypt
The lab will test and deliver certificates of compliance to international standards for communication materials and electronic equipment like mobile phones, tablets, IoT sensors, devices using radio frequencies, and GPS...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Zamtel, ZRA launch mobile money tax payment system
Zamtel in partnership with the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has launched a mobile tax payment system using Zamtel Kwacha...
 
• Sky Italia taps Nagra to secure retail DVB-T pay-TV
The Italian subsidiary of pay-TV provider Sky has launched a new DVB-T pay-TV service secured by Nagra broadcast and direct-to-TV content protection technologies...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Comcast passes 30 million cable customers in Q3 as broadband growth continues
Comcast passed the milestone of 30 million cable customers in the third quarter, after adding a net 288,000 new customers in the period...
 
• NBN to upgrade HFC infrastructure to DOCSIS 3.1
NBN Co has reportedly said it expects to spend around AUD80 million (US$57 million) on upgrading its HFC infrastructure to DOCSIS 3.1 technology...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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