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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 7, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zain Group reports robust third-quarter 2018 results
 
 
Zain Group, announced its consolidated financial results for the third-quarter and nine-month periods ended 30 September, 2018, with the company ending the period serving 47.8 million customers, reflecting a 5% year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase.,,,
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Nokia signs frame agreements worth more than EUR 2 billion (US$2.19 billion) with three Chinese operators
Member Logo Nokia has signed three separate frame agreements worth a combined value of more than EUR 2 billion with China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom...
 
•  PLDT Enterprise rolls out global business voice services in collaboration with PCCW Global
Member Logo Following a successful launch in the Philippines, PLDT Enterprise, is on track to roll out a suite of global Unified Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS) business communication services to multinational companies, using...
 
•  Facebook partners with Macy’s for first pop up shops
Member Logo Facebook has partnered with Macy’s to open its first pop-up shops bringing more than 100 brands to “The Market at Macy’s"...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA: No issue with licensed VoIP services in UAE
The UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) said that it has no issues with the voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services in the country...
 
German government says 5G licences to come with more coverage requirements
German government ministers have met with the head of the Federal Networks Agency to discuss progress on setting the terms of the 5G spectrum auction,,,
 
South Asia
 
Grameenphone first to reach 5 million 4G customer mark in Bangladesh
Eight months into the introduction of 4G, Grameenphone has become the first telecom operator in Bangladesh to achieve the 5 million 4G customer mark...
 
Fixed broadband in Sri Lanka cheapest in Asia
The cost of fixed broadband in Sri Lanka is the cheapest within Asia and second globally, according to a latest survey...
 
Alibaba’s Alipay acquires 45pc shares of Telenor Microfinance Bank
Alipay, a third-party mobile and online payment platform owned by the Chinese commerce giant Alibaba, has secured the first mover advantage in the online commerce and digital banking in Pakistan...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Celestial Tiger secures OTT carriage deal with Telkomsel
Pan-Asian local entertainment content provider Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) has inked a carriage deal with Indonesian mobile operator Telkomsel to carry Celestial Movies, KIX and Thrill on its newly-launched Maxstream...
 
Netflix to boost production of European series
Netflix announced that it will produce more series in Europe in languages other than English following the global success of Spanish crime caper "Money Heist" and German mystery "Dark"...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Nokia and Infosys establish strategic alliance to support the digital transformation of major industries and enterprises
Nokia and Infosys, have established a strategic alliance to drive digital transformation in a wide array of enterprises and industries, addressing vertical markets including transportation, energy and manufacturing, media...
 
Openreach increasing use of drones to help build fiber networks
Openreach plans to make greater use of drones to help it bring broadband to remote rural properties it could not previously touch...
 
 
Middle East
 
Turk Telekom Q3 revenues jump 19%
Consolidated revenues at full-service operator Turk Telekom increased to TRY5.4 billion (US$1.0 billion) in the third quarter of 2018, up by 19% year-on-year...
 
UAE's Mubadala invests in UK's largest gigabit broadband provider
Hyperoptic announces that it has signed a deal for a significant equity raise with Mubadala Investment Company...
 
DarkMatter Group releases its quarterly security Report focusing on the UAE threat landscape
Darkmatter group discovers significant risks across Internet-facing sites in first UAE cyber security report...
 
North Africa
 
24 million Facebook users in Egypt
Nashwa Ali, the head of Public Policies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region at Facebook, said that there are about 24 million people using the website daily in Egypt...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Telkom signs big LTE roaming agreement with Vodacom
Telkom has signed an extensive roaming agreement with Vodacom to roam on its 2G, 3G, and 4G networks in South Africa...
 
Nokia and China Unicom deploy private LTE network for smart manufacturing services at BMW plant in China
Nokia and China Unicom have created a private LTE network for a BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd plant being built in Shenyang city in the Liaoning province of China...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
PLDT’s Smart to build Philippines’ first 5G city in Clark Freeport Zone
Philippine telco PLDT plans to ‘activate’ its first 5G cell site in the Clark Freeport Zone (CFZ) in November 2018, making the former US military reservation the country’s first 5G area...
 
Nokia unveils 'Future X for industries' strategy and architecture to catalyze productivity and economic growth in the Industry 4.0 era
Nokia has introduced its 'Future X for industries' strategy and architecture, developed by Bell Labs, to drive dramatic productivity improvements across a wide range of industry sectors...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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