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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 20, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
NBTC may approve telcos' 5G testing requests this week
Thai regulator NBTC has indicated it will decide on Thursday whether to assign idle 26-GHz spectrum to AIS and True Corp to conduct 5G trials...
 
Tech spending by MEA smart cities ‘to double in 4 years’
Annual technology spending by smart cities in the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region is expected to double from US$1.3 billion to US$2.7 billion in the next four years, according to KPMG...
 
Telia launches live 5G network in Finland
The network will allow industrial companies and logistics operators to develop new digital operating models, ready for the commercial launch of 5G next year...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  VIVA Cash and Carrefour Bahrain sign partnership agreement
Member Logo Carrefour Bahrain has partnered with VIVA Cash to implement its digital wallet, offering convenient and secure cashless payments for customers in Bahrain...
 
•  Huawei unveils 5G home broadband capability in London
Member Logo Huawei and Three UK showcased a 5G home broadband demonstration using Three UK’s 100MHz C-Band spectrum at the 2018 Huawei Mobile Broadband Forum, bringing to life the transformative capability of 5G services...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• NBTC may approve telcos' 5G testing requests this week
Thai regulator NBTC has indicated it will decide on Thursday whether to assign idle 26-GHz spectrum to AIS and True Corp to conduct 5G trials...
 
South Asia
 
• Cataleya provides query platform for MNP system in Bangladesh
Cataleya, a provider of VoIP switching and analytics, will power Bangladesh’s mobile number portability system for its 22 International Gateway service providers (IGW)...
 
• Mobile phone imports see a 6.2% growth in FY2018-2019
Mobile phone imports in Pakistan have reached US$ 260.412 million in first four months of current fiscal year (July-October) 2018-19 as compared to US$ 245.208 million during same period last year...
 
North Africa
 
• Globaltel offers solar solution to optimize telecom aerials
Globaltel will deploy its system on the African continent to enable telecom aerials to operate with low-carbon and stable energy...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Jio launches VOLTE based international roaming
Reliance Jio Infocomm announced the launch of VOLTE based inbound international roaming between India and Japan...
 
• Mobile broadband users (3G/4G) cross 60 million mark in Pakistan
The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan have crossed 60.02 million by October 2018, adding around 0.52 million new users in a month...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Vodafone Spain completes DOCSIS3.1 upgrade
Vodafone Spain, the country’s third-largest broadband provider by subscribers, has confirmed that the upgrade of its HFC cable broadband platforms to the DOCSIS 3.1 standard was successfully completed in the third...
 
• SubCom to build Diamond Link Global cable
SubCom has been selected to build the Diamond Link Global cable system linking Poti, Georgia and Bucharest, Romania...
 
 
Middle East
 
• EITC, China Mobile International sign partnership agreement
EITC's Datamena services will enable CMI's Point of Presence to access the UAE and GCC Regions, as well as act as a hub point to reach the African market...
 
• Tech spending by MEA smart cities ‘to double in 4 years’
Annual technology spending by smart cities in the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region is expected to double from US$1.3 billion to US$2.7 billion in the next four years, according to KPMG...
 
• Senet and Imtac partner to deliver smart city solutions
Senet, a provider of cloud-based software and services platforms to enable global connectivity and network build-out for the Internet of Things (IoT) has announced a partnership with Imtac, a provider of technology...
 
• UOB picks Dell EMC to drive ICT transformation
University of Bahrain (UOB) has announced the successful implementation of an ICT project with Dell EMC deploying industry leading technology solutions to accelerate their transformation and enable human potential...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• YouSee launches SVOD services Nordisk Film+ and Fox+ in Denmark
Danish telco TDC, which operates TV services under the YouSee brand, has launched new Nordic subscription video-on-demand service Nordisk Film+ in Denmark along with Fox+, the streaming service from Fox Networks Group...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Airtel, Zamtel pledge to provide ICT platforms for Zambia’s first-ever digital-based 2020 Census
Airtel and Zamtel have pledged to support the conduct of the first-ever digital-based 2020 Census of Population and Housing through provision of the ICT infrastructure...
 
• Telia launches live 5G network in Finland
The network will allow industrial companies and logistics operators to develop new digital operating models, ready for the commercial launch of 5G next year...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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