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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 29, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
ITU Plenipotentiary Conference brings more than 2500 ICT decision-makers together from around the world
 
 
​The International Telecommunication Union's (ITU's) 20th Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18) opened with a global call for the world to “act as one" to connect the world's nearly four billion people who remain unconnected to the Internet...
 
UAE's KhalifaSat successfully reaches orbit
KhalifaSat was launched from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan, aboard the H-IIA rocket at 1:08 pm Japan time (8:08 am UAE time)...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  VIVA reports KD 37.4 million (US$123.15 million) net profit; a growth of 29.8% during the nine-month period ended 30 September 2018
Member Logo VIVA Kuwait announced the financial results for the nine-month period ended 30 September 2018; whereby VIVA’s net profit grew to reach KD 37.4 million ((US$123.15 million) recording growth of 29.8% compared to the same...
 
•  Changes in Nokia Corporation's own shares
Member Logo A total of 1 154 073 Nokia shares (NOKIA) held by the company were today transferred without consideration to participants of Nokia's equity-based incentive plans as settlement in accordance with the rules of the plans...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• ITU Plenipotentiary Conference brings more than 2500 ICT decision-makers together from around the world
​The International Telecommunication Union's (ITU's) 20th Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18) opened with a global call for the world to “act as one" to connect the world's nearly four billion people...
 
• Government to strengthen Burkina Faso telecoms regulations
Burkina Faso’s government has decided that in light of rapid technological advances and new use cases, it will strengthen the legal framework and regulation of the telecommunications sector...
 
North Africa
 
• Ooredoo Tunisia EBITDA rises 6% in first 9 months
Ooredoo Tunisia's EBITDA for the first nine months increased by 6 percent as compared to the same period year earlier...
 
• Zimbabwe's mobile data costliest in Africa
The latest report by the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) says Zimbabwe has highest mobile data costs in the region at US$25 per gigabyte...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• O2 to upgrade 4G connections in 339 rural communities
O2 has announced that 339 rural areas in the UK will see upgraded 4G connections by the end of 2018...
 
• Airtel to move 900MHz to LTE, mulls 3G shutdown
Bharti Airtel is planning to migrate its 900MHz band spectrum from 2G voice services to 4G technology...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Fujitsu, Ericsson sign 5G partnership
Fujitsu has entered a strategic partnership with Ericsson aimed at delivering joint end-to-end 5G solutions, initially for the Japanese market...
 
• Subscriber gains drive China Telecom revenue growth
China Telecom, the third largest mobile player in China, reported steady financials for the first nine months of 2018, with a 22 per cent increase in mobile subscribers driving strong service revenue growth...
 
 
Middle East
 
• UAE's KhalifaSat successfully reaches orbit
KhalifaSat was launched from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan, aboard the H-IIA rocket at 1:08 pm Japan time (8:08 am UAE time)...
 
• Microsoft partners with KidZania to empower children to be future ready
The partnership with Microsoft is the first of its kind for KidZania Kuwait and aims at equipping kids with digital and soft skills that would prepare them for the jobs of tomorrow...
 
• Software AG signs MoUs with RIT and MoI
Software AG has signed an MoU with the RIT Dubai to establish a digital transformation lab and develop professional training programs...
 
South Asia
 
• Bangladesh signs digital connectivity deal with Chinese company
An agreement was signed with a Chinese company to implement a digital connectivity project aiming to deliver high speed broadband internet across the country including remote areas...
 
• Exponential growth shows broadband subscribers crossing 62 million mark in Pakistan
The number of broadband users including 3G and 4G in Pakistan has crossed 62 million by end of September 2018, showing a reasonable growth with each passing month...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Vidfish to tap blockchain in global SVOD rollout
Singapore-based streaming outfit Vidfish has officially launched a new subscription video-on-demand service with 12,000 hours of premium Chinese content, aimed at the global market...
 
• M1, TVB team for TV everywhere
Singapore operator M1 has entered into a partnership with Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) to offer its customers on-the-go access to the latter’s programmes via the TVB Anywhere SG mobile app...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Metro Optical, LXT Networks partner to deliver internet access and SDWAN in SE Asia
Carrier neutral company Metro Optical and LXT Networks have entered into a strategic partnership to offer internet access and SDWAN services throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam...
 
• Rocket Lab and Fleet Space to launch CubeSat next month
Fleet's two 'Proxima' satellites are the first scheduled launch of commercial CubeSats from an Australian company and will launch with Rocket Lab's 'It's Business Time' mission...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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