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April 9, 2019

SAMENA Council emphasized on the importance of private sector engagement in the work of ITU-D during ITU-D’s Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (“TDAG”) meeting 2019 in ITU-D in Geneva, Switzerland

SAMENA Telecommunications Council, represented by Bocar A. BA, emphasized on the importance of private sector engagement in the work of ITU-D during ITU-D’s Telecommunication Development Advisory Group. TDAG reviews priorities, strategies, operations and financial matters of the ITU and advises the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) on the implementation of the WTDC Action Plan, including issues relating to the budget and the operational plan of the Sector.

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Batelco Group signs a share purchase agreement to sell its Kuwait subsidiary, QualityNet

Batelco has signed a Share Purchase Agreement with Kuwait Telecommunications Company (“VIVA”) to sell its 90% shareholding of its Kuwait subsidiary, QualityNet General Trading and Contracting Company W.L.L......

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Proximus one of the first operators in the world to put Nokia's biggest multi-terabit router into service at the heart of its network for tenfold increase in capacity

Thanks to its unprecedented routing capability, the new equipment will allow the Proximus network to cope with the rise of data traffic of the coming decade, boosted by the ongoing Fiber for Belgium investment...

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China Tower and Huawei conduct joint innovation test on 5G energy solutions

The joint innovation results provide insight into the power supply mode for 5G sites and demonstrate the value of the joint efforts being made by the two parties to promote the maturity of the 5G power industry...

Policy and Regulation

•	UCC consults on new licensing laws The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has opened a public consultation into its planned review of the country’s Telecommunications Licensing Framework...

•	TRA Bahrain commencing final consultation on reference offer of new separated entity This consultation marks a key milestone in the TRA’s delivery of the Batelco Separation Project, a central telecommunications policy objective of the Government’s Fourth National Telecoms Plan...

South Asia

•	Dialog Home Broadband spearheads accessible e-learning with Guru.lk Dialog Home Broadband has announced the facilitation of free e-learning services, in collaboration with Guru.lk, exclusively for Dialog Home Broadband users...

•	PTCL, Netflix inked for monthly broadband bills The purpose of this association is to eliminate the need to carve up additional credit card or debit card details...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	BiH’s major telecom operators to start implementing 4G Network Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH’s) major telecom operators were given licenses for start implementing 4G network in the country...

•	Viettel installs first trial 5G BTSs in Vietnam Viettel plans to install 70 5G trial BTSs in Ha Noi and HCM City in June so that it can collect a detailed evaluation on coverage, data and maximum speed to prepare for 5G network planning and design...

Global Telecom Update

•	Telenor in US$1.7 billion deal for majority stake in Finland's DNA Norwegian mobile operator Telenor has agreed to buy a 54-percent stake in Finnish telecoms firm DNA for US$1.7 billion...

•	A1 brand introduced in Belarus Belarusian fixed and mobile operator Velcom has begun phasing in the ‘A1’ brand of its parent A1 Telekom Austria Group...

Middle East

•	Smart Dubai announces data ecosystem policy The emirate is leading an ambitious and advanced data initiative as part of its journey towards becoming a data-driven smart city, working together with stakeholders from both the private and public sectors...

•	Rehlat moves forward in digital payment Rehlat has partnered with PayPal to provide a seamless way to pay for the services that matter most to its customers...

•	Commvault, Jeddah University team up to support Saudi Vision 2030 The partnership will involve supporting scientific research, holding workshops on technology and cloud computing, providing training for students and more...

North Africa

•	Tunisia to modernize its hospitals’ IT system This operation will help digitalize health records and support an enhanced follow-up with patients as well as better management of laboratories...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Telefonica to produce original video content in Latin America Telefónica has used MIPTV to announce that it is kicking off production of original fiction series in Latin America...

•	Discovery launches SVOD service Dplay Plus in Italy Discovery is expanding its digital services in Italy, with the launch of Dplay Plus, a premium subscription streaming service offering content from its payTV brands...

Alternative Telecom

•	IEC Telecom to officially launch Orion Edge+ Orion Edge+ provides high quality, reliable broadband with the ultimate cost effective operational benefits...

•	Youfone to provide services on L2Fiber Rotterdam network Dutch operator Youfone has signed an agreement with L2Fiber Rotterdam to offer services over the latter's fiber network...

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