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April 8, 2019

SAMENA Council highlights key policy, legal and regulatory enablers for digital services

SAMENA Telecommunications Council, represented by Chief Economist and Director of Sector Development, Ms. Imme Philbeck, was invited to speak at the UN Broadband Commission’s Thematic Workshop on “Trusted universal connectivity and innovative partnerships to drive inclusive digital transformation” during UNCTAD eCommerce Week, which was held on 2 April 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland...

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5G is the ‘Future of Connectivity’ and a game changer for the telecom industry, says Hatem Bamatraf, Chief Technology Officer, Etisalat International

Etisalat’s pioneering efforts in 5G will pave the way for the ‘Future of Connectivity’ with innovation and digital transformation taking centre stage and leading the company to play a greater role in the...

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BT strengthens and extends relationship with NATO

BT announced that it is expanding the range of services it provides to NATO to support the military alliance’s global operations. It follows the signing of a new, three-year agreement with NATO’s Communications...

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FiberStar signs MoU with Huawei to jointly build ultra-broadband network

FiberStar Indonesia has signed a memorandum of understanding with Huawei, agreeing to further deepen cooperation in addition to building a high-speed optical fiber network...

Policy and Regulation

•	RAB to reopen telecoms market to new entrants The Regulatory Authority of Bermuda (RAB) has confirmed that the country’s electronic communications market will soon be reopened to accept new entrants into the market...

•	Saudi delegation in Egypt to discuss partnership in communication and IT Saudi Minister of Telecommunication and IT Abdullah Al-Sawaha is heading a delegation of his ministry and Saudi Arabia’s private IT and communication companies in Egypt...

•	DICT, telcos identify 1,000 locations for common tower project The Department of Information and Communications (DICT) and the Philippines three telecom companies have already identified around 1,000 initial locations for the government’s common tower project,..

South Asia

•	Ufone launches 4G/LTE service in Pakistan Ufone has upgraded from 3G to 4G/LTE in major cities of Pakistan including Lahore, Islamabad, Quetta and Peshawar.,,

•	Mobitel to invest US$50 million to roll out 5G network Sri Lanka’s national Mobile Service Provider Mobitel will invest US$50 million in 2019 to roll out their 5G network and also add other infrastructure to their network...

•	Grameenphone hits 10 million 4G internet users Within months of introducing 4G, Grameenphone has become the first operator in Bangladesh to cross 10 million 4G internet users...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Vietnamobile launches Hong Kong drama app The Vietnamobile Telecom Joint Stock Company and Hong Kong’s Television Broadcast have launched the TVB Anywhere app to play dramas...

•	Telefonica’s Movistar+ unveils response to Netflix Spain expansion Telefonica’s Spanish premium PayTV service Movistar+ has unveiled a strategic alliance at MIPTV with Germany-based studio Beta Film...

Alternative Telecom

•	Openreach passes 1.2 million homes as the UK's FTTH push kicks into gear The UK's incumbent broadband network provider, Openreach, has confirmed that 1.2 million premises in the country are now able to access its fiber to the home (FTTH) services...

•	Orange to bring fibre offers on French rural networks run by Axione The partnership follows Orange's announcement in March of its plan to offer fiber services to all rural networks deployed by third party infrastructure operators across the country...

Middle East

•	Zain Bahrain exclusively offers Huawei P30 & P30 Pro smartphone Zain Bahrain announced that Zain Bahrain customers will be able to purchase the new devices of Huawei – Huawei P30 and Huawei P30 Pro smartphone - bundled with a choice of Zain’s post-paid plans...

•	Reebok launches e-commerce sites in UAE, Saudi Reebok has launched two new e-commerce websites to support the growth of its multichannel retail business in the Middle East...

•	Virgin Mobile in the UAE switch to e-SIM with a simple click in the Virgin Mobile app Virgin Mobile allows its customers to change their physical SIM to eSIM from the comfort of their home or office...

•	Jordan, Huawei to set up 3 training academies Jordan has secured a deal with Huawei on the construction of three academies in the Kingdom aimed at improving youth technological skills...

North Africa

•	Vodafone Egypt reboots customer experience with Red Hat’s hybrid cloud and cloud native technologies Red Hat announced that Vodafone Egypt has deployed Red Hat Cloud Suite to advance its customer-first digital transformation initiative...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	MTS Belarus plans 50% capacity increase on 4G network MTS Belarus plans to increase LTEnetwork capacity by up to 50% by September 2019, in partnership with the country’s national mobile infrastructure provider Belarusian Cloud Technologies...

•	Vodafone trials 5G in Birmingham New Street station Vodafone has trialled 5G in Birmingham New Street station, making it the first station in the UK to test the new technology...

Global Telecom Update

•	Aruba announces new automated IoT security solutions Hewlett Packard Enterprise company Aruba has announced new offerings to help enterprise customers accelerate their adoption of IoT...

•	Alcide partners with Fortinet to provide hybrid cloud network security solution The joint hybrid cloud security offering aims to provide enhanced threat detection and mitigation for complex enterprise environments across public and private clouds...

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