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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 12, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has been elected to the GSMA Board, the world's largest mobile organization
 
 
GSMA, the world's largest mobile operator’s organization has announced the election of Saudi Telecom Company (STC) as a member of GSMA's Board after the company won the board’s election to join the top 25 mobile operators in the world...
 
Turkey organises first 5G open field test at lab in Ankara
Turkish telecommunications authority BTK organised the country's first 5G open field test at the '5G BTK Market Surveillance Laboratory' located in the campus of Ankara's Hacettepe University...
 
SVOD revenues climb to US$35 billion
SVOD revenues across 138 countries will reach US$35.04 billion in 2018 which is US$10 billion more than the 2017 total and more than triple the 2015 total...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Batelco distributes Bahrain International Air Show tickets to staff
Member Logo Batelco, as part of its commitment to its employees has presented all staff with a ticket to the Bahrain International Air Show...
 
•  UAE Space Agency, Yahsat to showcase space projects at the Bahrain International Airshow
Member Logo The UAE Space Agency’s participation will demonstrate a number of key space projects including the Hope Probe, the first Arab mission to explore Mars, which is being developed by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre...
 
•  Huawei rolls out its first ‘HUAWEI Developer Day’ series
Member Logo For the first time outside of China, Huawei has rolled out its HUAWEI Developer Day workshop series bringing together the best smartphone developers across the Middle East and North Africa to announce the introduction of the...
 
•  CFOs play a growing role in digital transformation: Accenture
Member Logo Chief financial officers at banking and insurance companies are playing an increasing role in digital transformation through leveraging new data and analytic technologies and by assuming greater influence in decisions about...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Saudi ICT students head to China for training
Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) is set to collaborate with Huawei, to launch Huawei’s fourth edition of the global ‘Seeds for the Future’ program...
 
• ITA to support overseas training for 10 jobseekers
As part of the specialised training programmes offered by Digital Society Development Division, the Information Technology Authority (ITA) Oman has tarted an on job training programme on mobile apps development for 10...
 
South Asia
 
• TPL, Yayvo bring to customers secure shopping experience
To supplement and enhance the digital buying experience of customers, TPL Insurance Pakistan has entered into a strategic alliance with Yayvo.com...
 
• Omidyar Network leads US$1.62 million seed investment in Bangladesh’s ShopUp
Impact investment firm Omidyar Network has led a US$1.62 million investment in Dhaka-based fintech startup ShopUp...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• eir invests US$169.9 million to boost Irish 4G coverage to 99%
Irish telco, eir, has announced that it will invest €150 million (US$169.9 million) to provide 4G coverage to 99 per cent of Ireland...
 
• TELE completes 4G deployment project
TELE Greenland has completed its 4G deployment project, after upgrading the 2G network in the village of Qeqertaq to 4G...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Qualcomm shares DIRBS Software Platform to Address Counterfeit and Stolen Devices
Qualcomm Technologies has shared its Device Identification, Registration, and Blocking System (DIRBS) platform as freely downloadable open-source software...
 
• 5G to help China lead world in mobile communication
With Chinese companies rushing to release 5G-enabled devices and a mature environment for the technology in China, the country's mobile communication industry may pull ahead of the world in the coming 5G era...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Spotify is gearing up for the Middle East and North Africa launch
The music-streaming service Spotify will go live in the Middle East and North Africa soon, according to its verified twitter MENA account...
 
• Turkey organises first 5G open field test at lab in Ankara
Turkish telecommunications authority BTK organised the country's first 5G open field test at the '5G BTK Market Surveillance Laboratory' located in the campus of Ankara's Hacettepe University...
 
• New connectivity solutions introduced to oil and gas industry
IEC Telecom Group has showcased the solutions that will facilitate improved crew communications, online access and seamless operational performance as part of a new era of connectivity...
 
North Africa
 
• Egyptian app to provide roadside assistance services
A new mobile application ‘MAYDAY‘ is aiming to provide roadside assistance services to motorists across Cairo, Giza, Ain Sokhna road and Cairo-Alexandria desert road...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• MOTORVISION TV on new platforms in 14 countries
The MOTORVISION Group has driven forward its expansion with the launch of its TV offerings on new platforms in 14 countries across Europe...
 
• SVOD revenues climb to US$35 billion
SVOD revenues across 138 countries will reach US$35.04 billion in 2018 which is US$10 billion more than the 2017 total and more than triple the 2015 total...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Telekom 250Mbps fixed broadband reaches 12 million homes
Telekom Deutschland (TD), the domestic operating unit of Deutsche Telekom (DT), has enabled maximum fixed broadband speeds of 250Mbps for an additional 1.7 million households over the last four weeks...
 
• SK Broadband, Sckipio claim gigabit speeds with Gfast
Sckipio Technologies and internet service provider SK Broadband announced the first commercial deployment of Gfast 212MHz gigabit internet in Asia...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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