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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 12, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Telecom Egypt signs agreement with Orange Data to provide high-speed bitstream services
 
 
Telecom Egypt and Orange Data announce the signing of a new agreement on bitstream access services enabling Orange Data as the first operator to sign this agreement to provide its customers with higher speed internet services...
 
Clementvale Baltic OÜ becomes an ITU member to pioneer innovative technologies in telecom
 
 
Clementvale Baltic OÜ has become an Associate member of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) to progress the development of international standards for innovative technologies in the telecom industry...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Mobily is available exclusively in 104 authorized visa centers around the world
Member Logo Mobily has signed an exclusive agreement with the VFS Tasheel Company, a visa centers’ operator authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Kingdom...
 
•  Eutelsat partners with Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation and the Association of Ethiopian Broadcasters
Member Logo Eutelsat Communications has signed simultaneous multi-year contracts with the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation and the Association of Ethiopian Broadcasters for video capacity on its EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite...
 
•  Nokia expands its WING offering with IoT applications for operators to address new vertical markets
Member Logo Nokia has launched off-the-shelf Internet of Things (IoT) packages to help operators win new business in vertical IoT markets, in advance to the Mobile World Congress...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  VIVA Bahrain announces the launch of the first 5th generation network
 
•  STC announces the largest 5G network in the Middle East
 
•  INJAZ Bahrain partners up with Google Arabia to launch 'Maharat Min Google' program
 
•  SES strengthens leadership team and enhances customer experience through establishment of global services organisation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• HK's OFCA publishes spectrum release plan
Hong Kong's Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) has published a spectrum release plan for the next three years, including spectrum in key 5G bands...
 
• CITRA and Microsoft collaborate to host AI workshop
The event will gather industry experts, software developers and individuals who are keen on upskilling with the emerging technologies and empower them to fuel the Fourth Industrial Revolution...
 
• Regulator permits 5G trials in Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir
Turkey’s Information and Communication Technologies Authority has approved applications by the country’s three mobile network operators Turkcell, Vodafone and Turk Telekom (Avea) to conduct 5G trials...
 
Middle East
 
• Information, communication technologies spending in Turkey to reach over US$17 billion this year
Information and communication technology spending by institutions in Turkey is expected to reach US$17.1 billion in size this year,..
 
• Spire Solutions, CyberX team up to bolster industrial and critical infrastructure security in the Middle East
Disruptive VAD partners with CyberX to address complex and interconnected challenges across OT assets, vulnerabilities, and threats...
 
• Saudi Aramco unit backs fitness app platform
Wa'ed Ventures has invested US$1.5 million in GetMuv, a smart-mobile platform that connects fitness seekers with sports clubs, instructors, events and venues within Saudi Arabia...
 
North Africa
 
• Inwi tops nPerf's mobile internet performance study in Morocco
Inwi has retained the title of best mobile internet provider in Morocco, in the annual study compiled by internet speed test site nPerf,..
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• China’s digital video platforms to serve 300 million paid users
At the end of 2018, a total of 230 users paid for China’s digital video services, a figure that had increased 119% over the past three years, at a greater compound growth than the overall number of Chinese internet...
 
• Inea launches new TV platform
The Polish cable operator Inea has launched a new TV platform in cooperation with ADB...
 
 
South Asia
 
• GP, Robi to partner with Bank Asia on agent banking
Grameenphone and Robi are set to enter into a partnership with Bank Asia on agent banking - a move that is expected to give huge boost to the new service and deepen financial inclusion...
 
• NTC to construct 12 new repeater towers
Nepal Telecom is all set to construct 12 new repeater towers in Tanahun district, to make its service accessible and solve the issue of ‘network busy’ at all places in the district...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Smart LTE-A upgrade boosts load retail biz in Iloilo City
Smart Communications has further ramped up Long Term Evolution and LTE-Advanced technologies upgrade nationwide with Iloilo City as one of the recent recipients of improved mobile connectivity...
 
• Deutsche Telekom reveals third 5G city
Deutsche Telekom is looking to begin its nationwide 5G rollout in early 2020 and has named Darmstadt as its third 5G test city...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• eir to 1.4 million premises with new FTTH network
Irish fixed line incumbent eir is planning to invest EUR500 million (US$ 566 million) in a new fiber broadband network passing 1.4 million premises...
 
• Norway poised to become a subsea powerhouse
Norway is seeing a flurry of interest from cable operators, data centre operators and OTT players, who are keen to find new routes into Scandinavia and Europe...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Orange to construct more 50 pole sites in 2019
The CEO of Orange Telecom Sierra Leone has disclosed that the company will construct more fifty communication pole sites across the country...
 
• Ericsson, Intel to develop SDI for the 5G era
Ericsson and Intel have announced a multi-year collaboration to develop software defined infrastructure (SDI) for the 5G era...
 
• Cujo AI and AirTies to provide cybersecurity and smart Wi-Fi solutions to network operators
Cujo AI and AirTies have announced an alliance to provide cybersecurity and Smart Wi-Fi software solutions for network operators around the world...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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