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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 16, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
TRA Bahrain's Board of Directors hold their last meeting of 2018
 
 
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority’s (TRA) Board of Directors held their last meeting of 2018, at TRA’s headquarters. Board members discussed key issues related to the telecommunications sector in; praising TRA’s outstanding efforts in the development and growth of the telecommunications sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain...
 
NBTC approves draft rules for 700MHz spectrum auction
Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board has approved a draft document containing the auction conditions for the 700MHz spectrum auction...
 
Five Omani tech startups reach Dubai contest final
In an event organised recently, the Information Technology Authority’s Sas Centre for Entrepreneurship, hosted the AIM Startup Competition where 16 tech startups competed and five emerging startups were shortlisted for the final round...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Orange Jordan inaugurates 61st Store in 'Dahiet Al-Yasmeen'
Member Logo Orange Jordan has inaugurated a new Smart Store in the ‘Dahiet Al-Yasmeen’ area, bringing the total number of operator’s stores in the country to 61...
 
•  Zain Platinum sponsor of Kuwait’s annual ‘Auto Works Show 2019’
Member Logo Zain Kuwait has announced its Platinum Sponsorship of Kuwait’s Annual International Auto Products and Services Show (Auto Works Show 2019)...
 
•  swyp and Liv. partner to bring more value to millennials
Member Logo Millennial mobile digital platforms swyp and Liv have announced a strategic partnership to provide a value-added shared proposition to their millennial customers...
 
•  Ren Zhengfei breaks silence to alleviate concerns around Huawei
Member Logo In his first interview since 2015, Ren Zhengfei broke his silence on the series of allegation that have roiled Huawei since the second half of 2018, from restrictions on the company selling 5G products and infrastructure in...
 
•  Nokia's Service Operations Center powers Telefónica UK's drive towards customer-centric operations
Member Logo Telefónica Group has selected Nokia as its Service Operation Center vendor to support the operator's journey in the UK from a traditional network-centric operation towards a customer-centric operation with full...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA Bahrain's Board of Directors hold their last meeting of 2018
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority’s (TRA) Board of Directors held their last meeting of 2018, at TRA’s headquarters. Board members discussed key issues related to the telecommunications sector in;...
 
NBTC approves draft rules for 700MHz spectrum auction
Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board has approved a draft document containing the auction conditions for the 700MHz spectrum auction...
 
South Asia
 
Robi conducts successful VoLTE trial
Mobile phone operator Robi conducted a non-commercial trial of Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) technology for the first time in Bangladesh...
 
COMBANK joins with Alipay to facilitate QR Code based payments
Chinese travellers visiting Sri Lanka can now enjoy a host of goods and services and pay for them through China`s leading mobile payment platform, Alipay...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Freedom Mobile now covers 43% of Canadians with LTE network
Freedom Mobile has reported that its 4G LTE network now covers nearly 16 million people, or roughly 43% of the population, whilst it plans to expand coverage to a further 1.3 million Canadians during 2019...
 
KT showcases 5G capabilities in Seoul
The carrier launched a bus service in which customers can experience virtual reality and augmented reality via 5G...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Asia key as Microsoft unveils retail-as-a-service offering
American retailer, The Kroger Co, has partnered with Microsoft to jointly bring to market a retail-as-a-service (RaaS) offering powered by the Azure platform, with Asian in line to benefit...
 
OTE sells Telekom Albania
An investment company controlled by the owner of Bulgarian operator Vivacom agreed to acquire Telekom Albania from OTE Group for €50 million (US$57 million)...
 
 
Middle East
 
Ajman to launch digital platform
The emirate of Ajman will next month launch a digital platform based on the blockchain technology to store data related to land and real estate properties, according to its director of digital services...
 
Dubai CommerCity launches regional e-commerce landscape report
The report assists global companies and startups in evaluating the opportunities within the regional e-commerce market and highlights the high growth in the MENASA region...
 
Five Omani tech startups reach Dubai contest final
In an event organised recently, the Information Technology Authority’s Sas Centre for Entrepreneurship, hosted the AIM Startup Competition where 16 tech startups competed and five emerging startups were shortlisted for...
 
North Africa
 
Algerie Telecom investing at least US$1.74 billion this year
Algerie Telecom group will invest at least DZD207 billion (US$1.74 billion) during calendar year 2019 including for: improving urban networks, expanding residential fiber broadband access, finalising submarine cable...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Guigo goes Globecast as content partner for new OTT platform
Global media solutions provider Globecast has partnered with Såo Paulo-based Guigo TV to provide twelve channels in Brazil for its new over-the-top platform...
 
Vestel launches TVs with integrated pay-TV access
Vestel has launched the first TVs which allow consumers to access premium pay TV services directly through their TVs without the need for a separate set-top box, CI CAM or any other external device...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Telstra adds capacity to subsea cable network
Australia's Telstra has expanded its subsea cable infrastructure via new investments in two cables linking Asia-Pacific with the US...
 
Hyperoptic aiming to scale up operations
Hyperoptic is looking to scale up its operations in the UK, as it aims to deliver FTTH services to 2 million homes by 2021...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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