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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 2, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Omantel and Unicef hold workshop on 'Gender Equality at Workplaces'
 
 
As a leading national company with clear vision and goals, Omantel’s support for women in Oman is deep-rooted and the company has made significant achievements in this field after years of hard work and dedication...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Batelco ready to unveil eSim technology
Member Logo Batelco has successfully completed the technical deployment of eSim technology and made its first eSim-equipped device call...
 
•  Google Doodle celebrates UAE National Day
Member Logo Google has joined in the UAE’s celebration of the 47th National Day with a special Google Doodle to mark the occasion...
 
•  Tech Mahindra, Cisco open digital technology experience centre
Member Logo Tech Mahindra has launched a digital experience center in collaboration with the network gear maker Cisco...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• ITA to announce Sultan Qaboos eGovernment awards
The Information Technology Authority (ITA) will organise a ceremony at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) to unveil winners of the 6th version of Sultan Qaboos Award for Excellence in eGovernment...
 
• BTRC yet to finalise satellite landing rights guidelines
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission is yet to finalise guidelines on satellite landing rights even after four years of taking an initiative...
 
South Asia
 
• Public universities, colleges to get free Wi-Fi coverage in Bangladesh
A total of 587 public universities, government colleges and educational institutions in Bangladesh are being brought under free Wi-Fi coverage...
 
• Sri Lanka computer, digital literacy on the rise
Digital and computer literacy in Sri Lanka has grown from a year earlier with greater ownership of personal computers and mobile devices...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Malitel launches 4G commercially
Within a month of securing permission to begin offering 4G services in the country, Malian mobile network operator Malitel has repotedly begun offering LTE-based services on a commercial basis...
 
• Mobile data usage rises 46 percent on 4G
Data usage in Bangladesh through mobile phones got momentum after the roll-out of 4G service in February, with the average consumption hitting the landmark of one gigabyte (1GB)...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Korea officially launches 5G service via Samsung phone
To mark the official launch of the fifth-generation of mobile network, South Korean mobile carriers held various celebrations and vowed to aggressively expand their 5G infrastructure across the country...
 
• Telstra, Arduino to fuel IoT growth in Australia
Australia's Telstra has entered an exclusive telco partnership with open source hardware and software ecosystem Arduino aimed at fueling the growth of IoT in the market...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Software giants look to host data in Oman as new centre launched
Well known companies like Microsoft, Facebook, Oracle and SAP are expected to consider Oman for hosting as the country’s largest data centre opens in Jabel Akhdar...
 
• Microsoft solutions to create 5,600 jobs in Bahrain by 2022
Microsoft’s technology ecosystem and the growing popularity of cloud services will create more than 5,600 jobs in Bahrain by the end of 2022...
 
• Oman ranks highest worldwide for digital accessibility for disabled people
Oman has ranked as the leading country in the world for supporting digital accessibility for disabled people...
 
North Africa
 
• Egypt-based ride hailing startup ‘Halan’ hits 3-million rides in one year
With over 3-million rides in one year, the ride hailing app for Tuk-tuk and motorcycle, Halan has dominated the slum areas transportation market in Egypt...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Net1 partners MNC Vision to offer internet TV to rural Indonesia
The collaboration is designed to plug gaps in areas where there is minimal or no internet connection, and will use Net1’s superfast LTE network to deliver entertainment services including paid television content...
 
• DAZN to launch in Brazil next year
Sports streaming service, DAZN, is due to launch in Brazil in March 2019, marking its ninth confirmed country launch...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• DELTA launches gigabit DOCSIS3.1 service across Zeeland
Dutch cableco DELTA has confirmed that its gigabit-capable DOCSIS 3.1 network now covers the whole of Zeeland – the southwestern-most province of the Netherlands that it serves...
 
• Open Fiber, A2A Smart City to bring 1Gbps FTTH service to Cremona
The Open Fiber wholesale-only venture of utility Enel and state lender CDP has teamed up with A2A Smart City and the local city council to announce the launch of work to build a fibre network in Cremona...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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