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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 22, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Batelco congratulates staff member on Ironman 70.3 Middle East championship success
 
 
Batelco extends its congratulations to Rana Alalawi, a member of the Company’s Legal Team following her achievement at the recent Ironman 70.3 Middle East Championship..
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain Bahrain unveils special offer to mark 15h anniversary
Member Logo Zain Bahrain is celebrating its 15th anniversary in style with exclusive offers for both its new and existing customers...
 
•  Nokia release financial calendar for 2019
Member Logo Nokia has provided its financial calendar for 2019, which includes the planned publication dates of its financial reports...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Mobily is a technical sponsor in e-Commerce World Exhibition
 
•  Facebook’s growing momentum in Africa
 
•  Alnasser meets with delegations of Huawei and Ericsson
 
•  VIVA launches a draw campaign to win a brand new car
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
BTRC invites bid to install telecom monitoring system
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Thursday floated international tender for the installation of Telecom Monitoring System that would allow the telecom regulator to monitor live the mobile phone...
 
Macau publishes 5G spectrum plan
Macau’s Post and Telecommunications Bureau has issued its spectrum usage plan for future 5G mobile services...
 
South Asia
 
Nepal Telecom introduces SIP PBX service
Nepal Telecom (NTC) has brought a SIP PBX service that allows using multiple lines through a single phone number...
 
QPay launches its mobile-based app in Nepal
QPay’s main goal is to simplify the payment system by using a mobile as a wallet...
 
Mobile phone imports in Pakistan exceed US$300 million in five months
Mobile phone imports in Pakistan have witnessed a growth of 0.4 percent in first five months of current fiscal year and reached US$ 304.651 million...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
TVE launches OTT platform for the Americas
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE is launching its OTT service RTVE Play in Latin America, the US and Canada at the start of 2019...
 
Minnesota Vikings install VITEC IPTV and digital signage solution
Minnesota Vikings have successfully installed VITEC's EZ TV IPTV and digital signage solution for sports venues at its state-of-the-art practice facility...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Axione to complete rural FTTH network in Sarthe department by 2022
Bouygues’ subsidiary Axione announced that it has secured a contract in the French department of Sarthe, which will enable a faster deployment of FTTP services for local homes and businesses...
 
SpaceX wants to take Starlink broadband Australia-wide
Starlink is an ambitious plan to deploy a constellation of up to 11,943 satellites that would blanket the world with high-speed internet...
 
 
Middle East
 
Saudi Aramco in deal to set up new ICT company
Saudi Aramco has signed an agreement with Saudi Information Technology Company to set up a new joint venture that will invest in commercial enterprises in the information, communication and technology sector across the...
 
AeroMobile partners with Ooredoo Kuwait for inflight roaming
AeroMobile has partnered with Ooredoo Kuwait, to make inflight roaming in Kuwait more accessible and affordable for local customers...
 
DHL to focus more on ecommerce in Turkey
he German logistics player considers Turkey as an important regional hub which could fuel growth in the Middle Eastern and European markets...
 
North Africa
 
Tunisia and Senegal sign an MoU in the ICT sector
Tunisia and Senegal signed a memorandum of understanding in the posts, telecommunications and digital economy sector...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Tigo Senegal taps Ericsson for LTE rollout
Tigo Senegal has selected Ericsson for its nationwide modernisation project as it looks to accelerate digitalisation and upgrade its networks with LTE technology...
 
Liquid Telecoms to launch wholesale 4G network
Liquid Telecom South Africa, part of pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom announced that it would establish a multi-billion rand 4G network in South Africa...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
TIM and Ericsson make first 5G NR video call using mmWave spectrum in Europe
Telecom Italia (TIM), Qualcomm Technologies and Ericsson have successfully completed the first, live video call in Europe using 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum...
 
Singtel launches 2-in-1 pre-paid SIM and travel card
Singtel has announced the launch of a two-in-one combined prepaid SIM and public transport travel card for visitors to Singapore...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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