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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 15, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
AlNasser: Innovation and entrepreneurship are the main drivers of economic growth in the Kingdom
 
 
STC Group CEO, Nasser AlNasser, ensures that the innovation and entrepreneurship are the main drivers of economic growth in the Kingdom, noting that the government programs such as National Industrial Development and Logistics Program (NIDLP) is a step forward...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain participates in awarding winners of ‘INJAZ Company Program’ competition
Member Logo Zain awarded the winning teams of the “Most Innovative Product” category for university and high school students at the INJAZ Company Program Competition as part of its strategic partnership with INJAZ Kuwait...
 
•  Speak to everyone back home with Etisalat’s weekly and monthly international packs
Member Logo Etisalat announced the introduction of new international packs enabling prepaid customers to make unlimited international calls to unlimited numbers within 14 countries for as low as AED20 a week...
 
•  GlobalData ranks Huawei NCE an industry leader in WAN SDN controllers
Member Logo Huawei's Network Cloud Engine (NCE) eclipsed a field of 10 mainstream WAN SDN controllers and was ranked the only leader in WAN SDN controllers by GlobalData, in its March 2019 report...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Angola's fourth mobile licence awarded to Telstar
Angola’s tender for a fourth mobile network operator licensee has been completed, with local start-up Telstar Telecomunicacoes claiming the ‘Unified Global’ concession permitting mobile/fixed voice/data and...
 
NCC urges consumers to protect telecom infrastructure
As part efforts to ensure safety of telecom infrastructure, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called for a collaborative efforts with consumers towards protecting the facilities across the country...
 
South Asia
 
Zee5 to unveil global expansion plans
OTT platform ZEE5 has established leadership position in markets like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and announced partnerships with Dialog, Celcom, Apigate, Netrange, Zeasn...
 
Information Technology on the rise in Pakistan
Information Technology in Pakistan is growing and rising and it has the potential to expand even more in the future as it an transform Pakistan's population into an asset...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
3G And 4G internet to be launched in Minsk Metro
Minsk metro passengers will soon be able to use 3G and 4G networks at all metro stations and tunnels...
 
Vodafone trialling 5G in Newbury near its campus
Vodafone has just switched on a 5G trial network in its hometown of Newbury, ahead of a commercial 5G launch later this year...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
NTT Docomo to lower mobile phone fees by up to 40% from June
NTT Docomowill cut its mobile phone charges by up to 40 percent from June amid the government's call on telecom carriers to lower service fees...
 
Eastlink expands mobile network to Alberta
Nova Scotia-based cableco and wireless operator Eastlink has announced its first mobile network service launch in western Canada, in Grande Prairie, Alberta...
 
 
Middle East
 
Zain Bahrain “Khameesna Zain” initiative continues to support local small businesses
Through "Khameesna Zain", small businesses are invited to participate in events at Zain Bahrain's headquarters in Seef, where members of the public are invited to experience the various offerings of the Kingdom's...
 
Saudi mobile subscribers rise 2.7% to 41.3 million in 2018
The number of mobile subscribers in Saudi Arabia rose by 2.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) to 41.3 million by the end of 2018, with a market penetration rate of 126.9 percent...
 
Drees & Sommer launches innovation hub in Dubai
Drees & Sommer has launched a Dubai-based innovation centre to support its 3,200 employees to develop and implement disruptive market solutions...
 
North Africa
 
ICT sector in Egypt hits double-digit growth amid digital transformation
As the digital revolution transforms business, society and the global economy, Egypt’s growing ICT sector is laying the foundations for sustainable progress...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
IPTV surges ahead in Spain
Spain ended 2018 with 4.6 million IPTV subscribers, or 564,00 more than a year earlier, according to the latest statistics...
 
YouTube boosts TV offering with Discovery, Epix and OWN
YouTube has boosted its US TV offering by adding eight new channels from Discovery to its line-up, in addition to offering streaming service Epix for an extra charge...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Deutsche Glasfaser connects first households to FTTH in Mainhausen
Customers will be able to watch high-resolution TV streaming, surf at faster internet speeds, and host video conferences in their home office by connecting to the fiber network...
 
Tonga signs 15-year satellite contract with Kacific
Kacific Broadband Satellites Group has signed a 15-year agreement with Tonga Satellite Limited to provide a high-quality satellite broadband solution to the Pacific island nation...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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