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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 28, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
10 billion to be invested in smart cities in the next four years: Tarig Enaya
 
 
Dr. Tarig Enaya, Senior Vice President of the STC Enterprise Business Unit, revealed that smart cities-associated technology investments that will take place in the next four years worldwide will reach US$ 158 billion by 2022...
 
Zain selected by Huawei to offer HUAWEI CLOUD services in Kuwait and MENA
 
 
Zain’s digital strategy focuses on unlocking the tremendous growth opportunities in B2B, aiming to become the operator of choice for governments and enterprises...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Batelco silver sponsor of the 3rd World Cup FAI WCIS 2018
Member Logo In line with its efforts to support the Kingdom’s sports and youth initiatives, Batelco, is delighted to sponsor the 3rd World Cup FAI WCIS 2018, which is taking place from 25 to 28 October at Gravity Village...
 
•  Etisalat Facilities Management partners with Grupo Eulen to enhance specialized industrial services
Member Logo Etisalat Facilities Management has signed an agreement with Grupo Eulen to offer telecoms and other industries the latest integrated and specialized facilities management services to achieve cost saving and operational...
 
•  Viu unveils original reality talent show Hello K-Idol in the Philippines
Member Logo Viu has recently teamed up with Globe Studios to co-produce Hello K-Idol – the first Viu Original reality show of its kind in the Philippines...
 
•  BSNL selects Nokia for smart pole deployment across India
Member Logo Nokia has been selected by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to support the transformation of India's cities through intelligent infrastructure...
 
•  Huawei launches Intel® select solution in NFVI for FusionSphere
Member Logo Intel Select Solutions for network functions virtualization infrastructure (NFVI) are workload-optimized network solutions designed to simplify the process of selecting and deploying the hardware and software needed for...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• BTRC to outsource telcos’ service quality checking
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has decided to deploy outsourcing agency to measure quality of services provided by the country’s telecom operators to their subscribers...
 
• NCC licenses three telecom infrastructure companies
The Nigerian Communications Commission has licensed three new telecom infrastructure companies to fill critical infrastructure gaps as part of moves to attain the 30 per cent broadband penetration...
 
South Asia
 
• Pakistan’s e-commerce market nearly doubles
Pakistan’s e-commerce market almost doubled in fiscal year 2017-18 as digitalisation paved the way for the services sector to increase its contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) from 52% to 60%...
 
• Bangladesh nears 156 million mobile subscribers in September
Bangladesh's total number of mobile phone subscribers reached 155.81 million at the end of September, up from 154.1 million in August, according to the latest data...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Movistar Guatemala launches LTE-A
Movistar Guatemala has celebrated the fourth anniversary of its original 4G LTE launch by upgrading its network to support LTE-A technology...
 
• Minsk metro to feature 4G in time for 2019 European Games
The metro in Minsk will feature 4G communication in time for next year's European Games in the city, it has been announced...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• UAE’s Virgin Mobile customers to get free access to three months of Netflix
Virgin Mobile has teamed up with Netflix to provide customers three months subscription with Netflix, at no extra fee...
 
• Iflix announces ‘significant expansion’ of channels line-up
Emerging markets SVOD service Iflix has said it is on target to offer more than 80 premium linear channels to users by the end of 2018...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• SES Networks to provide broadband network for APEC 2018
The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Government has contracted SES Networks to provide a broadband network for the 26th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum from October to December 2018...
 
• Vodafone expands gigabit cable network to Saxony
Vodafone Germany has announced the launch of its gigabit cable broadband service in the federal state of Saxony...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Zain launches the all-new iPhone XR
Zain Kuwait, launched the all-new iPhone XR during the special event it organized at MAYAR Complex...
 
• Oman Data Park introduces new service portfolio
Oman Data Park (ODP) has introduced artificial intelligence services to the Omani market at Omantel ICT Summit 2018...
 
• Oman's largest commercial data centre to come up in Jebel Akhdar
Oman based Data Mount is planning to establish the largest commercial data centre in the country in Jebel Akhdar...
 
• Free Wi-Fi access at Sharjah’s Al Jubail Bus Station
Bus users in Sharjah can now enjoy free Wi-Fi access at Al Jubail Bus Station and across 50 buses operating between Sharjah’s different cities...
 
• Huawei to expand its flagship stores across UAE
The Huawei Consumer Business Group says it plans to launch new flagship stores across the country during the coming months...
 
North Africa
 
• Algeria Telecomunications Corporation presents its satellite internet competence in Mauritania
The incumbent carrier Algeria Telecommunications Corporation is actually taking part in the special exposition of Algerian products being held in Nouakchott, Mauritania...
 
• Orange Cyber defense launches new hub in Morocco
Orange Cyberdefense has announced a new hub in Morocco to further strengthen its international presence...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Samsung, NEC forge 5G partnership
Samsung has announced a new 5G partnership agreement with NEC aimed at exploring new business opportunities in the global market...
 
• DTAC wins 900MHz licence auction
Total Access Communication (DTAC) subsidiary DTAC TriNet has won an uncontested auction for a 900-megahertz licence...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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