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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 26, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mobily and Huawei launched the first joint ICT Academy in the Kingdom
 
 
Mobily and Huawei have launched the first Joint ICT Academy among operators in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The purpose of this collaboration is to establish the first Joint ICT Academy among operators in Saudi Arabia and to minimize the gap between the vision 2030 talent demand and the supply in the ICT industry...
 
BTRC to focus on telcos’ market equilibrium
BTRC plans to concentrate on market equilibrium in the telecommunication sector to break the uneven market share of mobile network operators (MNOs)...
 
Cuban home broadband users exceed 70,000
Cuba’s state-owned telecoms operator Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba has signed up a total of 70,418 residential fixed broadband customers since the service was officially launched in March 2017...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  STC wins 2300 MHz spectrum license to provide mobile services
Member Logo Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has announced that it has won the auction for the 2300 MHz spectrum license for a period of 15 years for a total value of 360 million Saudi riyals...
 
•  EITC unites happiness and tolerance under one department to strengthen organisational framework
Member Logo EITC is bringing happiness and tolerance under one banner with the addition of tolerance to its Happiness Department – a first for both the country and the UAE telco industry...
 
•  Viva Bahrain offers its customers the opportunity to ‘double chances of winning’ during Shop Bahrain
Member Logo VIVA Bahrain has launched a series of promotions and benefits for its customers coinciding with its strategic partnership with the fifth-edition of Shop Bahrain, the largest event in the Kingdom...
 
•  Nokia and Open Fiber bridge the digital divide in Italy
Member Logo Open Fiber, the sole wholesale-only player in the Italian broadband market, has selected Nokia for a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) rollout that will bring ultra-broadband services to the small towns and rural areas of Italy...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
BTRC to focus on telcos’ market equilibrium
BTRC plans to concentrate on market equilibrium in the telecommunication sector to break the uneven market share of mobile network operators (MNOs)...
 
IMDA launches cybersecurity roadmap for telecoms industry
Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has launched a multi-year roadmap to identify new cyber threats and to develop solutions for protecting Singapore's connectivity infrastructure...
 
Middle East
 
Labiba forms Bahrain JV for AI solutions
Dubai-based Labiba for Artificial Intelligence has partnered with Bahrain Fintech Bay, a financial technology hub in the Middle East and Africa for the formation of Labiba Bahrain...
 
UK fintech firm picks Bahrain to drive regional ambitions
Innervate has chosen Bahrain to open its first regional office servicing the financial sector as the kingdom forges ahead with its transformation into a digital economy...
 
South Asia
 
Zong 4G and Huawei launch first commercial LTE FDD massive MIMO site in the world
Pakistan based mobile operator Zong 4G and Huawei have jointly launched the first commercial LTE FDD massive MIMO site...
 
LSE’s Sri Lankan trade-matching technology for cryptocurrency exchange
London Stock Exchange (LSE) group said its trade-matching technology developed by its Sri Lankan unit has been chosen for AAX, a new cryptocurrency digital exchange platform being launched by Hong Kong-based fintech firm...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Iridium begins commercial maritime broadband service
Iridium Communications has introduced its Certus commercial broadband service for maritime users after completing its second-generation global satellite constellation...
 
Cuban home broadband users exceed 70,000
Cuba’s state-owned telecoms operator Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba has signed up a total of 70,418 residential fixed broadband customers since the service was officially launched in March 2017...
 
 
North Africa
 
inwi offers Morocco its largest datacenter infrastructure
Designed and certified in accordance with the TIER III standard, this site offers a redundancy of all the strategic operating installations (electrical chains, air conditioning systems, network connectivity, etc.)...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Viacom acquires Pluto TV streaming OTT service
Viacom has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pluto TV, the free streaming television service in US, for US$340 million...
 
WarnerMedia launches content Innovation Lab
WarnerMedia has announced plans to launch Innovation Lab, an incubator that will combine emerging technologies with content from across its operating units...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Surfline expands LTE coverage in Ghana
Surfline Communications Limited, has expanded its network coverage by increasing its footprint in Accra by adding more locations to grow their coverage...
 
LG Uplus aims to complete 5G rollout to big cities in 2019
South Korea's LG Uplus has revealed it aims to complete the deployment of 5G infrastructure in major cities by the end of the year...
 
Huawei launches 5G multi-mode chipset and 5G CPE Pro
Huawei has officially launched its 5G multi-mode chipset Balong 5000, along with the first commercial 5G device powered by it, the Huawei 5G CPE Pro...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Two Asian firms interested in Thailand’s 700MHz airwaves
Two international mobile operators – from Malaysia and South Korea – have reportedly expressed interest in participating in Thailand’s 700MHz spectrum auction...
 
Kosovo Telecom sale attracts interest
Kosovo Telecom is already attracting interest from four international companies prior to a bidding contest having been launched...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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