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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 2, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
SAMENA Council emphasizes on spectrum harmonization and endorses operators’ support to Saudi 5G public-policy vision
 
 
SAMENA Telecommunications Council's recent participation in a special multi-stakeholder workshop on 5G spectrum management, organized by the Communications and Information Technology Commission of Saudi Arabia (CITC) and GSMA...
 
TRA Oman allocates frequency bands for 5G networks
 
 
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Oman (TRA Oman) conducted drawing of lots at Muscat for the allocation of the frequency band 3400 - 3700 MHz to the licensed mobile operators in Oman to be used in the operation of 5G networks, where each operator was be allotted 100 MHz...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain Bahrain employees attend VAT implementation workshop
Member Logo Zain Bahrain participated in the Value Added Tax (VAT) implementation workshop; which was held by the National Bureau for Taxation (NBT) as part of Zain Bahrain preparation for the VAT introduction starting January 1st, 2019...
 
•  Huawei 2018 sales revenue is expected to reach 108.5 billion US dollars
Member Logo In a New Year letter sent by Huawei Rotating Chairman Guo Ping to the company 180 thousand employees worldwide, he expresses his confidence about the company business performance as Huawei never stopped pushing forward, and...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  MoE, Omantel sign agreement to implement various school programmes
 
•  Etisalat’s ‘OneCloud Platform’ provides the foundation of ASGC’s digital transformation
 
•  STC signs 3 agreements within “Rawafed” program to maximize the local content
 
•  King Fahd Hospital launches the first platform to connect medical radiation with cloud computing in cooperation with STC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
AEK auctions off spectrum in the 2100 MHz band
The Agency for Electronic Communications (AEK) has announced its intent to conduct a public tender for the award of spectrum in the 2100 MHz band...
 
TRA Oman allocates frequency bands for 5G networks
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Oman (TRA Oman) conducted drawing of lots at Muscat for the allocation of the frequency band 3400 - 3700 MHz to the licensed mobile operators in Oman to be used in the operation...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Telenor Myanmar launches VoLTE service
Telenor Myanmar announced that its VoLTE service is now available to its 4G/LTE customers nationwide...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
SK Telecom claims world’s first for live TV over commercial 5G network
Korean incumbent operator SK Telecom has announced that it has achieved the world’s first live TV broadcasting using its commercial 5G network and live broadcasting solution...
 
ARD to offer full TV package in HD on Astra
German public broadcaster ARD will transmit its complete TV channel portfolio in HD quality for DTH satellite households via Astra (19.2° East) from January 7, 2019...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telenor Connexion passes 10 million installed SIM cards
Telenor Connexion, the dedicated IoT unit within Telenor Group, has experienced an accelerating growth rate during the last years, with 3 million SIM cards shipped in 2017 alone...
 
Globe Business enters data center JV with TechZone
The Philippines' Globe Telecom, through ICT division Globe Business, has entered a new joint venture with TechZone Philippines to provide data center services to local IT gaming enterprises...
 
 
Middle East
 
Mobile, internet penetration nears 100% in 2018 in Saudi Arabia
Penetration for mobile phones and the use of the internet has neared 100% among families in Saudi Arabia in 2018, according to latest data...
 
Ooredoo to manage disaster recovery datacentre for Boursa Kuwait
Boursa Kuwait has signed an agreement with Ooredoo Kuwait, to host the stock exchange’s disaster recovery (DR) datacentre, as part of its ongoing commitment to provide a secure, robust and cost-effective market place...
 
South Asia
 
Nepal to launch its satellite
Nepal is going to launch its own satellite soon by Baishak 2076...
 
Jazz launches B2B eCare platform
The platform is an all-in-one application that provides online customer account management and support solutions to all business users...
 
North Africa
 
Africa-1 subsea cable system coming closer to reality
A new cable system connecting Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan and Europe is set come on line – and a number of regional telcos are helping to speed things along...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
MTN Rwanda's data usage grows in 2018
MTN Rwanda's internet usage almost tripled, from 5.7Million Terabytes in 2017 to 14.5Million terabytes in 2018...
 
Network connect partners ITS
Network Connect will have a key role working with ITS to promote and sell full fiber and wireless services across its 22 networks...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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