SAMENA Daily News

'SAMENA Daily' - Archive

Previous Previous Next   Next

  SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing

 
 
 
 
SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 23, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accenture teaches UAE and KSA students to code with ‘Hour of Code’ initiative
 
 
Taking place in Riyadh, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Accenture’s Hour of Code activities were part of the company’s commitment to helping students around the world build computer and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Batelco partners with Cisco Meraki to offer smart managed Wi-Fi for enterprise
Member Logo Batelco has partnered with Cisco Meraki to provide Batelco’s small and medium enterprise customers with a managed comprehensive WiFi solution...
 
•  Etisalat seals strategic partnership with Azizi Developments
Member Logo Etisalat and Azizi Developments announced a partnership that would enable customers to get eLife services right at their doorstep...
 
•  Viu clinches win-win deal with Thailand’s leading content provider Workpoint
Member Logo Viu has signed a content agreement with Workpoint, enabling Viu viewers to enjoy more than 1,500 episodes of dramas and variety shows from Workpoint’s 2019 content portfolio...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Thailand to mandate 2G shutdown
Thai telecoms regulator NBTC has set a schedule for the mandated shutdown of 2G networks across the country in order to free up capacity for 5G deployment...
 
RTA, Careem establish e-hail taxi Joint Venture to uplift taxi sector
Dubai’s transport regulator, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has announced establishment of a joint venture with Careem to launch a taxi hailing service in the city...
 
South Asia
 
Sri Lanka Telecom awarded ISO certification
Sri Lanka Telecom has become the first National Telco in Sri Lanka to be awarded the ISO 22301:2012 certification for Business Continuity Management Systems...
 
Local TV channels using Bangabandhu-1 satellite
Seven private television stations and three channels of state-run Bangladesh Television have started airing programmes using Bangabandhu-1, the country's first communication satellite...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Surf Telecom's LTE rollout underway in Brazil
Brazilian mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) Surf Telecom has commenced the deployment of its long-awaited 4G LTE network in Sao Paulo...
 
Cyfrowy Polsat launches TDD in LTE Plus Advanced network
Polish group Cyfrowy Polsat has introduced TDD technology in the band 2600 MHz on its LTE Plus Advanced network...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Optiva deploys full stack OSS/BSS powered MVNE platform
​Optiva announced the deployment of a new mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) platform for a LATAM telecom provider...
 
Telecoms sector posts 9.2 percent profit
Zimbabwe’s postal and telecommunications sector registered a 9.2 percent revenue growth in the third quarter to September, 2018 on the back on increased usage of data and internet...
 
 
Middle East
 
France’s e-commerce firm Criteo sets eyes on Saudi, UAE for GCC expansion
Criteo is looking to expand its operations in the GCC, according to a top official, indicating that the e-commerce business has grown significantly on the back of smartphones...
 
Oman Data Park holds roadshows
Oman Data Park showcased a cross section of cloud-based computing services, managed security services and future IT trends at a roadshow held in Muscat...
 
STS signs cloud service deal with EHSI
Jordan-based STS has inked an agreement with Electronic Health Solutions International (EHSI), equipping it with cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) to manage its virtual servers and information storage operations...
 
North Africa
 
Meeza debit card holders in Egypt will now be able to shop online via PayFort’s payment gateway
PayFort has announced that its merchants will now be able to accept payments from Egypt’s new national debit card Meeza...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Telekom Slovenije launches combined smart home and TV platform
Slovenian telco Telekom Slovenije has launched NEO, its next-generation home entertainment platform that integrates could-based smart home functionality with pay TV services, gaming and e-commerce...
 
iFlix says partnership with Globe drives ‘strategic value for partners’
Internet TV service provider, iFlix, the world’s leading entertainment service for emerging markets says the key focus of their multi-tier strategic partnership with Globe Telecom is on content and distribution...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
DIGI plans fiber rollout in Madrid
Romanian-owned MVNO DIGI Mobil is planning to roll out its own fiber network in parts of Madrid, having entered the fixed broadband market earlier this year via an agreement with Telefonica Espana...
 
China launches tech experimental satellite for wider-reaching broadband connection
China launched a technology experiment satellite (TES) as part of its Hongyun Project, a low-orbit broadband communication satellite system...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
About SAMENA Council
 
History
 
Profile
 
CEO's Message
 
Board of Directors
 
Executive Committee
 
 
Members
 
Member List
 
Membership Benefits
Initiatives
 
Position Papers
 
Industry Issues
 
Policy & Regulation Issues
 
 
 
 
 
Please add news@samenacouncil.org to your E-mail Safe List.

If you received this news update from a colleague and are interested in receiving your own copy, please contact us here »
   
 
 
 
Disclaimer: Information contained herein has been obtained from sources, which we deem reliable. SAMENA Telecommunications Council is not liable for any misinformed decisions that the reader may reach by being solely reliant on information contained herein. Expert advice should be sought.
 
 
 
 
 
SAMENA Telecommunications Council
www.samenacouncil.org    
 
 
 

 
ATTENTION