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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 26, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat ranked no. 2 among the top public companies in the UAE
 
 
Etisalat ranked no. 2 on the Forbes Middle East list of the top 50 public companies in UAE based on four major criteria of total assets, net profits, market capitalisation and revenues...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  King Fahd Hospital launches the first platform to connect medical radiation with cloud computing in cooperation with STC
Member Logo Saudi Telecom Company (STC) announced the launch of the first-of-its-kind radiography platform (Enterprise Medical Imaging) in the Kingdom, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health at King Fahd General Hospital in...
 
•  Zain Bahrain and BSTD come together to support women with their new initiative
Member Logo Zain Bahrain and Bahrain Society for Training & Human Resource Development (BSTD) have announced a new women’s empowerment initiative (WE) to develop women’s leadership skills through gender equality in each...
 
•  Batelco, Cisco Meraki in managed Wi-Fi deal
Member Logo Batelco announced partnering with Cisco Meraki to provide small and medium enterprise customers with a managed comprehensive WiFi solution.,,
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Zain, Saudi Telecom ink deal to provide FTTH broadband services
 
•  VIVA Kuwait wins “Advertising Creativity Award” at Arab Media Forum
 
•  Accenture teaches UAE and KSA students to code with ‘Hour of Code’ initiative
 
•  Etisalat seals strategic partnership with Azizi Developments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
ITA Oman signs cooperation pact with MCBS
The Information Technology Authority (ITA) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with the Modern College of Business and Science (MCBS)...
 
UAE hosts MSS Multilateral Coordination meeting
The UAE, represented by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), hosted in Dubai the seventh mobile-satellite service multilateral coordination meeting (MLM-7)...
 
South Asia
 
Telenor Pakistan joins hands with Microsoft
Making strides toward its goal of empowering societies, Telenor Pakistan has joined hands with Microsoft to bring DigiGovHackfest 2018 to create digital solutions for civic problems...
 
Hutch targeting the youth segment
Sri Lankan based Hutch, is expanding its reach across the island and continues to engage with the youth of the country through exciting, memorable events and offers...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
KT starts LTE-based public safety network project
South Korean operator KT has launched a government-led public safety network project to provide enhanced safety measures during potential disasters...
 
SmartSky to launch service soon
The SmartSky 4G LTE network allows in-flight VPN access, email with large attachments, simultaneous voice calling, texting, and video streaming by multiple users...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
VNPT to spend US$1 billion on MA
The Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), the country’s largest telecom operator, plans to spend US$1 billion on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in technology enterprises...
 
E-commerce grows massively in Pakistan due to larger internet use
This year Pakistan’s e-commerce sector has performed better than ever before as digitalisation and larger internet accessibility paved the way for almost 100% increase in sales of local and international merchants...
 
 
Middle East
 
5 Omani women develop mobile application for visually impaired
Five Omani women have come together to develop an app for the visually impaired...
 
Dubai is a major hub for e-commerce regionally and globally
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in a recent report, said the UAE is the fourth most prepared developing economy for online commerce...
 
Emaar and TikTok sign MoU to explore collaboration opportunities
Following the MoU, Emaar can unlock the immense potential of TikTok and access its highly engaged, international audience via destination marketing, digital content creation, and other innovative and interactive...
 
North Africa
 
95% of copper cables to be replaced with fiber ones by 2020
Egypt will replace 95 percent of copper cables with fiber ones by 2020 to increase the speed of the internet in Egypt...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
MyTV launches New Year 2019 promo
VNPT's internet-based television service MyTV has launched a New Year promotion...
 
Shemaroo scripts digital makeover with streaming tie-ups
Media content house Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd is looking at a brand refresh through the launch of its new over-the-top (OTT) streaming service ShemarooMe...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Deutsche Glasfaser reaches over 450,000 homes passed with FTTH network
German fiber network operator Deutsche Glasfaser said it has reached nearly 450,000 households passed in more than 250 municipalities with its FTTH network...
 
Tencent inks deal with China Telecom to build data center in Guangdong
Tech giants Tencent Holdings has just signed a deal to build and maintain data centers for the Guangdong arm of China Telecom...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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