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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 19, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Huawei announces securing 25 5G commercial contracts
 
 
Huawei Rotating Chairman Ken Hu held a press conference with leading global media at the company's new campus in Dongguan, where he mentioned that Huawei has secured 25 commercial contracts, having already shipped more than 10,000 base stations to markets around the world...
 
NTA calls for frequency auction of residual spectrum
Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA), the regulator for telecommunication in Nepal has called for an auction of the residual radio frequency spectrum in 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, and 2100 MHz. NTA have invited applications for interested applicants to assign the rights to use the residual spectrum in those frequency bands.
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Saudi Telecom seals partnership deal with Linx
Member Logo Saudi Telecom Company has joined hands with UK-based London Internet Exchange (Linx) to launch the JED-IX driven by Linx - an Internet exchange in Jeddah city of Saudi Arabia...
 
•  Etisalat scoops five major accolades
Member Logo Etisalat won five prestigious awards at the ‘Telecom Review Excellence Awards 2018’ held in Dubai, Dr Ahmed bin Ali, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Etisalat, collected the ‘Best Middle...
 
•  Zain Kuwait enters pioneering agreement with Zain Drone for tower inspection and maintenance services
Member Logo Zain Kuwait announces entering an agreement with Zain Drone to undertake inspections of its tower infrastructure...
 
•  Port operator Steveco embraces Port 4.0 with private LTE solution from Nokia and Ukkoverkot
Member Logo Nokia and Ukkoverkot are providing a private LTE network to the Port of HaminaKotka, bringing the ability to embrace IoT and digitalize processes as well as providing mobile access to vital applications and information...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Hong Kong concludes spectrum auction
The Office of the Communications Authority in Hong Kong has concluded its auction of spectrum in the 900MHz and 1800MHz bands...
 
NTA calls for frequency auction of residual spectrum
Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA), the regulator for telecommunication in Nepal has called for an auction of the residual radio frequency spectrum in 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, and 2100 MHz. NTA have invited applications for...
 
South Asia
 
Jazz looks to invest over US$200 million for provision of 4G in remote areas
Jazz, a mobile network operator, is looking to invest over US$200 million for expansion of 4G services in remote areas of Pakistan next year...
 
App-based service to make calls cheaper in Bangladesh
Five internet protocol telephony service providers (IPTSP) have recently won regulatory approval to roll out app-based services to make calls at much cheaper rates than those offered by the telecom operators...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Telecom Namibia expands 3G, 4G mobile network coverage
Telecom Namibia, under its TN Mobile brand, has extended 3G and 4G to both urban and rural areas across the country with the upgrade of 22 mobile sites and the erection of 10 new base stations in various parts of the...
 
Vodafone UK completes remote drone delivery using 4G network
Vodafone UK has completed the first UK drone delivery over a 4G mobile network, using a portable 4G router...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
AT&T to launch mobile 5G services
AT&T has announced that it will launch a mobile 5G device capable of accessing its standards-based 5G networks in the coming days...
 
Telstra to buy 25% of Southern Cross Cable Network
Australia’s Telstra has arranged to acquire a 25% stake in the Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN), and become an anchor customer for the new Southern Cross NEXT cable...
 
 
Middle East
 
Zain adopts smart technology at launch of new branch in Kuwait
Zain opens new smart branch with innovative touchscreen technology and advanced facial recognition as it continues its journey from traditional branches to digital ones...
 
Comtech wins US$ 2.5 million order from Saudi operator
Comtech Telecommunications said that its Enterprise Technologies group has received a US$ 2.5 million order for various location platforms and location-based service (LBS) applications with a top tier telecommunications...
 
Secure mobile payments surge in UAE
Mastercard recorded a record number of secure mobile transactions in the UAE in 2018, the company has announced...
 
North Africa
 
Osinbajo urges Africa to embrace digital economy
The Vice President of Nigeria has called Africa and Europe to work together to advance and harvest the economic benefits of digital economy...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Volia launches SVOD service
Ukraine’s cable operator Volia has launched a new SVOD service named Volia Football+...
 
BBC renews partnership with Mindtree for digital testing services
Mindtree is to continue as the BBC’s lead application testing partner for a range of its digital products after being awarded the Corporation’s latest digital testing services framework contract...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Open Fiber awarded third regional broadband tender
Open Fiber has been awarded the third and final government tender for the rollout of broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas of the country...
 
CleverTap and SonyLIV partner to improve user experience with video push notifications
By leveraging CleverTap’s Psychographic Segmentation feature, SonyLIV is able to process millions of data points across its entire user base to determine predominant interests of the audience...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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