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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 9, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
China's 5G to begin in 2019, 10,000 base stations expected by 2020
The commercial deployment of 5G technology in China will come of age in 2019 with the first batch of 5G commercial data terminals and smartphones launched in the first half of 2019...
 
UAE consumers are amongst the most connected technologically
UAE consumers are increasingly relying on technology and have a growing desire to be connected, with 67 percent stating that they see value in harnessing the power of technology...
 
Data consumption on the rise in Bangladesh
Data consumption in Bangldesh increased by 34 percent in the July-November period of the current fiscal year (2018-19) due to growing use of internet for individual and business purposes...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain Saudi Arabia signs FTTH provision deal with Integrated Dawiyat
Member Logo Under the deal, Zain KSA and Dawiyat will provide FTTH service for a second launch to residential customers in the cities of Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah and Medina...
 
•  Huawei releases industry’s first data center switch built for the AI era
Member Logo Huawei has unveiled the industry’s first data center switch built for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) era –– CloudEngine 16800, at its network product launch event for Spring 2019...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Subtel extends deadline for device registration
Chile’s Department of Telecommunications has extended to 13 March 2019 the deadline for the registration of equipment that connects to mobile networks...
 
Ukraine reveals IPTV/OTT viewing stats
The regulator National Council and rating agency Big Data Ua have published their latest findings on the most viewed TV channels by users of IPTV and OTT services in Ukraine...
 
Middle East
 
UAE consumers are amongst the most connected technologically
UAE consumers are increasingly relying on technology and have a growing desire to be connected, with 67 percent stating that they see value in harnessing the power of technology...
 
Saudi deal inked for digital Umrah platforms
Saudi Arabian Airlines' General Organization inked a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on facilitating Umrah...
 
Kuwait’s public university adopts Microsoft 365
To better equip its students with more relevant business IT skills, as well as boost student productivity, Kuwait University is committed to work with Microsoft...
 
North Africa
 
Plans to construct super-fast submarine cable system in Africa underway
Plans to build a super-fast submarine cable known as Africa-1, connecting South Africa and other African countries with countries in the Middle East, South-Central Asia and Europe, are underway...
 
MuzicUp expands in MENA with bigger share of digital music distribution market
By attracting independent artists like Hamza Namira and Ibrahim Al Hakami, MuzicUp, an online music distribution portal, continues to gain popularity in the regional digital music distribution market...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
AJC triples lit capacity with network upgrade
Infinera has upgraded the Infinera DTN-X network powering the cable system with its fourth generation Infinite Capacity Engine (ICE) optical engine...
 
KPN’s accelerated FTTH expansion begins
The Netherlands’ KPN has publicised the official start of its previously-announced accelerated fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) expansion project...
 
 
South Asia
 
Zong completes over 1600 4G sites successfully in few months
Zong has successfully completed more than 1600 4G sites in frame of few months to strength its network for addressing the evolving demands of the new age customers in Pakistan...
 
Data consumption on the rise in Bangladesh
Data consumption in Bangldesh increased by 34 percent in the July-November period of the current fiscal year (2018-19) due to growing use of internet for individual and business purposes...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Singtel beefs up e-wallet with remittance service to Myanmar
Singapore Telecommunications is extending its mobile wallet service to allow remittances to Myanmar as it pushes deeper into the e-payments market in search of new growth areas...
 
Canal+ planning relaunch of CanalPlay SVOD service
Canal+ plans to relaunch its subscription video-on-demand service CanalPlay in the spring, according to French financial daily Les Echos...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
Vodafone ready for Q2 4G rollout in Ghana
Following its successful bid for Ghana's second 4G license, Vodafone has announced plans to roll out 4G services across the country in the second quarter of 2019...
 
French LTE cell sites on 1800 MHz frequencies gain narrow lead over 800 MHz band
The number of LTE sites in operation across mainland France has increased by 543 in December to reach 38,043 as of 01 January 2019...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Bouygues Telecom completes 5G call in real donditions with first 5G terminal
Bouygues Telecom made the first 5G call in the streets of Lyon in real conditions with a mobile terminal powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 modem...
 
China's 5G to begin in 2019, 10,000 base stations expected by 2020
The commercial deployment of 5G technology in China will come of age in 2019 with the first batch of 5G commercial data terminals and smartphones launched in the first half of 2019...
 
Skyroam launches virtual SIM app in Indonesia
Global mobile data technology company Skyroam has launched its new virtual SIM application in Indonesia after securing approval from the Indonesian government...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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