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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 7, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
STC announces a successful Call on a 5G smartphone for the first time in MENA
 
 
STC announced that a successful call has been accomplished using a 5G smartphone for the first time in MENA region and among the first globally, in cooperation with its strategic partners. STC Group CEO Eng. Nasser S. Alnasser confirmed that STC is committed to provide the latest innovative technologies in alignment with its key role as the digital enabler to achieve the objectives of Saudi 2030 vision...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Batelco announces launch of Manama-IX
Member Logo Batelco announced the launch of Manama-IX (Manama Internet Exchange) in partnership with AMS-IX, at an event held recently at Bahrain’s prestigious Capital Club...
 
•  O3b satellites roar into space, scaling SES’s MEO constellation
Member Logo Four additional satellites will seamlessly scale SES’s MEO constellation which has positively impacted millions of people with low-latency, high-performance data connectivity services, and mark transition into next-gen...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  ITU Secretary-General's address during SAMENA Council's Leaders' Summit 2019 to enunciate global collaboration as a necessity for enabling 5G to become driver of the next mobile era
 
•  Umniah, and JEPCO sign partnership to establish new company operating an over-ground fiber optic network
 
•  'Building Digital Resilience for Digital Businesses' highlights Etisalat Digital at GISEC 2019
 
•  TRA Bahrain discusses Batelco separation and readiness of infrastructure
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Nkom confirms start date for 700MHz/2100MHz auction
Norway’s National Communications Authority has published the detailed auction rules for its upcoming sale of spectrum in the 700MHz and 2100MHz bands...
 
NCC set to drive broadband penetration to 70 percent
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has expressed its preparedness to drive the process of attaining 70 percent broadband penetration in the next couple of years...
 
South Asia
 
CDMA to shut down in Nepal from 2022
The Radiofrequency Policy determination committee has decided to close CDMA services in Nepal from the year 2022...
 
SLT signs MoU with University of Moratuwa to carry out collaborative research
Sri Lanka Telecom has signed a landmark agreement with the University of Moratuwa, to carry out collaborative research in the areas of electrical, electronics and telecommunications...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
MTN Ghana poised to snap up unallocated 800MHz 4G spectrum
Mobile network operato MTN Ghana is lining up to purchase the two remaining 2×5MHz blocks of spectrum lots in the 800MHz band that were left unallocated...
 
Mobile 5G base stations clustered in major cities
Nearly 90 percent of the 5G base stations are currently located in South Korea’s capital city of Seoul, its surrounding area, and five metropolitan cities...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Vodafone Group, Continental test AI-based automotive application using MEC with Netrounds
Vodafone Group and Continental recently showcased a new type of automotive application for road safety features in connected cars powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) using Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC)...
 
TIM, NTT and nine others join Cybersecurity Tech Accord
By joining the initiative, TIM says it is confirming its commitment to fighting cybersecurity threats, and providing the project with knowledge from its cybersecurity experts and research and development laboratories...
 
 
Middle East
 
Super-fast 5G mobile to launch in Saudi Arabia within months
The uptake of the technology is expected to add US$19bln to Saudi Arabia’s gross domestic product..
 
5G telecom network in Iran high on agenda
5G will use spectrum in the existing LTE frequency range (600 MHz to 6 GHz) and also in millimeter wave (mmWave) bands (24–86 GHz)...
 
Oman Post launches electronic payment
The move comes as part of Oman Post's strategy 'Driving Transformation through Business Excellence', which promises improved operations across the board...
 
North Africa
 
Tunisia pioneering digital blockchain
Tunisia has become the first mover in implementing a blockchain-based distributed-ledger digital currency in a global drive of developed and developing economies to migrate toward cashless economies...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Deutsche Telekom taps MediaKind for Hungarian launch of cloud TV platform
Deutsche Telekom has extended its partnership with technology outfit MediaKind to deploy, support and operate a new multi-tenant next generation cloud TV platform...
 
Akamai expands Microsoft Azure partnership
Together, Akamai and Microsoft say they will work to offer customers higher quality streaming delivery, lower latencies and more choices for their integrated media workflows...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
UK FTTH footprint passes 2 million properties
New data suggests that over 2 million UK homes and businesses can now access fibre to the home broadband services...
 
Yandex launches chat-platform for businesses
Russian internet search engine Yandex has launched a chat-platform enabling businesses to aggregate and respond to messages from customers over various communication channels...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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