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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 7, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat Digital accelerates adoption of Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain in the region
 
 
Future Now, the innovation programme of Etisalat, has signed agreements with four scaleups to develop Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain solutions following the successful Dubai Future Accelerators programme...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Six talented Kuwaiti graduates enter 4th edition of Zain Group’s ‘Generation Z’ program
Member Logo The ‘Generation Z’ Youth Empowerment initiative is the brainchild of Zain Vice-Chairman and Group CEO, Bader Al-Kharafi, a keen supporter of developing and empowering Kuwaiti youth...
 
•  Huawei unveils industry's highest performance ARM-based CPU
Member Logo Huawei announced the industry's highest-performance Advanced RISC Machine (ARM)-based CPU. Called Kunpeng 920, the new CPU is designed to boost the development of computing in big data, distributed storage, and...
 
•  App Store caps record-breaking 2018 with blockbuster holiday week
Member Logo App Store customers worldwide set new spending records over the holidays, wrapping up a record-breaking year...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Philippines' DICT plans common tower foray
The Philippines' ICT ministry plans to establish agreements with tower companies aimed at accelerating the deployment of cell sites across the country...
 
• TRA-PDO deal to train 200 Omani jobseekers in telecom business
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) to train 200 jobseekers for two years, which will guide the trainees through to set up businesses in...
 
• NBTC to subsidise fixed broadband for 600,000 households in border regions
Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission plans to provide a three-year subsidy worth THB4 billion (US$124 million) for bringing fixed broadband services to 600,000 households in border...
 
Middle East
 
• Expo 2020 Dubai selects digital transformation partner
Siemens will provide its cloud-based digital technologies including building management system Design CC...
 
• Saudi Arabia inks deal to accelerate digitisation at Two Holy Mosques
Saudi Arabia’s authorities have announced plans to improve the quality of technical services at the Two Holy Mosques, which are the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque...
 
South Asia
 
• Initiative launched to promote online Interactive Remote Education
An initiative has been launched in Pakistan which will provide online interactive remote education for students, for better understanding of their study material...
 
• Sri Lanka's SLT launches telehealth insurance
SLT has announced the launch of Telehealth Insurance, provided in collaboration with Ceylinco General Insurance...
 
North Africa
 
• Telecom operators reveal their ambitions for the market this year
Nigerian telecommunications operators announce great realizations that will thoroughly transform the local market this year...
 
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Korea’s SK Telecom and broadcasters team up
Korean telecom operator SK Telecom has teamed with three of the country’s leading broadcasters to launch a joint OTT TV service...
 
• Czech Digi introduces Samsung TV app
The Czech Republic’s Digi TV has launched a new application for Samsung smart TVs...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Telefonica Germany deploys 2,100 MHz spectrum
Telefonica Germany has started to use its 2,100 MHz frequency range for its LTE network in southern Germany....
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Grupo MASMOVIL passes one million broadband subscriber milestone
Spanish alternative operator Grupo MASMOVIL has announced that it passed the one million fixed broadband subscriber milestone at the end of 2018, after notching up net additions of almost 500,000 in the preceding twelve...
 
• Windstream to expand Kinetic 1-Gigabit fiber internet service to 100,000 businesses
Windstream will be expanding the availability of its Kinetic fiber Internet services, with speeds up to 1 Gigabit, to approximately 100,000 commercial locations across 16 states in 2019...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Workz provides eSIM to Europe’s MTX Connect
Workz, a mobile & IoT solutions provider, has partnered with MTX Connect to offer their subscribers network connectivity via new embedded SIM devices such as the new iPhone, Google Pixel 3 and Microsoft Surface Pro...
 
• Vodafone and SFA join forces to help firms embrace smart working
Vodafone is joining forces with the Small Firms Association (SFA) are holding regional workshops across Ireland to bring businesses up to speed on smart working and the future of work...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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