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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 25, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
STC inaugurates its participation in the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona
 
 
In the presence of His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Khalid bin Abdullah Al Faisal AlSaud, Chairman of the Board of STC, His Excellency Abdullah Al Sawaha, Minster of Communications and Information Technology, His Excellency Dr. Abdulaziz Al Ruwais, Governor of Communication and Information Technology Commission, and Eng. Nasser Al Nasser, STC Group CEO, the company inaugurated its participation in the MWC Barcelona, Spain, presenting its cutting-edge services and digital solutions...
 
Etisalat partners with Huawei to deploy 5G network
 
 
Etisalat has announced a strategic partnership to deploy end-to-end 5G network in UAE in 2019, during Mobile World Congress...
 
Nkom publishes final rules for auction of offshore spectrum in 700MHz/900MHz bands
Norwegian telecoms regulator, Nkom has published the final rules for its upcoming auction of frequencies in the 700MHz and 900MHz bands for use offshore...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Batelco’s Tier III datacentre awarded Tier III Certification of Design and Construction from Uptime Institute
Member Logo Batelco announced that it has achieved Tier III Certification of Design and Construction from Uptime Institute, for its RJR Data Centre...
 
•  Zain Group publishes its latest thought leadership report entitled “Social Innovation: The Fusion of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and a New Generational Mindset”
Member Logo Zain Group, the leading mobile telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, announces the publication of its annual thought leadership report, this year entitled, Social Innovation: The Fusion of the...
 
•  AT&T, Vodafone Business team up to drive IoT for auto industry
Member Logo AT&T and Vodafone Business aim to jump-start IoT connectivity in the automotive industry by bringing their respective areas of expertise together...
 
•  Tech Mahindra launches “netOps.ai” to accelerate 5G adoption for communication service providers
Member Logo Tech Mahindra has announced netOps.ai, its Network Automation and Managed Services Framework based on CI/CD (Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment) principles and will conduct the first-ever live demonstration of...
 
•  Bharti Airtel to trial Nokia's 5G-ready fronthaul solution
Member Logo Nokia announced that Bharti Airtel will trial its homogenous fronthaul solution which can support 4G, 5G and enterprise services through a common platform...
 
•  Huawei redefines video experience with 5G live networks and foldable phones
Member Logo Huawei kicked off this year's Mobile World Congress with its Day0 Forum in Barcelona. With the theme of building a fully connected intelligent world, the forum included industry insights of the latest trends...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Hong Kong operators apply for 26-GHz, 28-GHz spectrum
China Mobile Hong Kong, HKT and SmarTone have all applied to be assigned 5G spectrum in the 26-GHz and 28-GHz bands...
 
Nkom publishes final rules for auction of offshore spectrum in 700MHz/900MHz bands
Norwegian telecoms regulator, Nkom has published the final rules for its upcoming auction of frequencies in the 700MHz and 900MHz bands for use offshore...
 
Middle East
 
Nokia to launch new smartphones in Bahrain
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has announced four new Android smartphones, including the world’s first smartphone with a unique five camera array, the Nokia 9 PureView, for the Bahrain market...
 
Saudi Arabia developing integrated payment environment
The Kingdom is developing an integrated payment environment to centrally link traders, customers and service providers to complete payments through the same platform regardless of service provider...
 
Saudi’s Vision Ventures announces investment in Bahrain-based crypto exchange Rain
Khobar-based Vision Ventures has announced investment in Bahraini crypto exchange Rain which is part of an ongoing seven-figure (US Dollar) seed round that Rain is expected to close within the next few weeks...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Zattoo unveils Android TV for Operators on IPTV platform
Zattoo is expanding its end-to-end white label IPTV platform and makes it available as an Android TV solution for operators...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Viettel pioneers narrowband internet of things technology
Viettel is among only 50 telecom companies in the world to successfully deploy the narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT), a technology developed for devices supporting IoT connectivity...
 
Nokia joins Facebook's Express Wi-Fi Technology Partner program to build better Wi-Fi networks
Nokia announced at MWC 2019 that it is joining Facebook's Express Wi-Fi Technology Partner ecosystem, expanding its participation in Facebook Connectivity's initiatives...
 
 
South Asia
 
Mindshare to introduce Artificial Intelligence based digital resources in Pakistan
Using big data, machine learning and cognitive intelligence, Mindshare Pakistan has built (Artificial Intelligence) AI-rich solutions that have transformed the way Media Planning has been done for ages...
 
Hemas Health to digitally enable healthcare and wellness in Sri Lanka
The Hemas Health app is designed to serve as a comprehensive integrated health and wellness platform that provides users with convenient and direct access to healthcare services...
 
North Africa
 
Honeywell seals Egypt smart city infrastructure deal
Honeywell has signed an agreement with Egypt’s Administrative Capital for Urban Development (ACUD) to deploy its state-of-the-art public safety and security infrastructure at the country's new administrative...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Dauphin Telecom launches fixed-wireless LTE
Dauphin Telecom, one of the operators in the overseas collectivity of Saint-Martin, has introduced a fixed-wireless LTE offer for homes and businesses affected by cyclone Irma...
 
Nokia and Vodafone collaborate on active antennas to boost 5G radio capacity and reduce costs
At Mobile World Congress 2019, Nokia and Vodafone will demonstrate two massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (mMIMO) innovations to improve 5G capacity and performance...
 
Telstra to trial 5G in banking sector
Australia's Telstra has used this week's Mobile World Congress to announce a partnership with Commonwealth Bank of Australia And Ericsson to trial 5G edge computing technologies in the financial services sector...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Tejas Networks launches world's first ultra-converged broadband product
Tejas Networks has announced the launch of its innovative, ultra-converged broadband access/edge product family which delivers wireline as well as wireless broadband services from a single integrated platform...
 
Inmarsat, Microsoft Azure IoT to deliver cloud services via satellite
Inmarsat, which provides mobile satellite communications services, has signed a collaboration agreement with Microsoft, allowing access to the latter’s Azure IoT cloud services via satellite connectivity...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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