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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 22, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat OneCloud enables digital transformation at DBA Group
 
 
Etisalat announced its strategic partnership with UAE-based conglomerate DBA (Darwish bin Ahmed & Sons) Group to provide Etisalat OneCloud services in support of its digital transformation process...
 
Huawei: Region’s 5G ecosystem growing faster than expected
 
 
Looking ahead to an all-connected, all-intelligent world, Huawei recently hosted top ICT industry leaders at its ‘5G is ON’ forum, co-located at the SAMENA Leaders’ Summit...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  STC’s Net Income for Q1 2019 increases by 6.3%, compared to the corresponding quarter last year
Member Logo STC’s Net Income for Q1 2019 increased by 6.3% compared to the corresponding quarter last year as it distributes SR 1 per share dividends for Q1 2019...
 
•  Batelco holds digital literacy programme as part of its CSR initiatives
Member Logo Batelco, as part of its commitment to its role as a responsible corporate citizen, arranged a Digital Literacy Programme at Al-Hekma Society for the Retired, recently...
 
•  Cisco and Dimension Data announce co-innovation partnership
Member Logo Cisco and Dimension Data have announced a new co-innovation agreement, to develop a deeper collaboration environment and framework to jointly solve clients’ business needs...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Now TV introduces a STEM learning ecosystem to families in Hong Kong with the launch of the new STEM Learning Pack
 
•  Batelco Prime Sponsorship supports success of future learning summit
 
•  5G infrastructure to become the nervous system of the Digital Society and Digital Economy, says Etisalat Chief Corporate Strategy and Governance Officer
 
•  Zain Saudi Arabia generated Revenue of SAR 2.1 billion (up 24%) and Net Profit of SAR 129 million for first quarter of 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA issues new WhatsApp warning for UAE users
The UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) issued an advisory for WhatsApp users, and warned to never reply to code verification messages unless it was triggered by the subscriber...
 
New DTT tender in Ukraine
The Ukrainian regulator National Council is organising a tender for two FTA channels on the DVB-T2 (MPEG-4) network in Odessa...
 
South Asia
 
Telenor Pakistan partners with STARZ PLAY Cinepax
Telenor Pakistan has partnered with STARZ PLAY by Cinepax to provide unlimited content with flexible payment methods to all Telenor prepaid and postpaid users...
 
Robi launches Datathon event in Bangladesh
A total of 84 data scientists and data engineers took part in the 24 hours long competition in 21 teams...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Velcom starts LTE services in Pinsk
Belarusian mobile operator Velcom, switching to the A1 brand, has started providing LTE services in the city of Pinsk in the Brest region...
 
Claro Argentina selects Comtech for mobile backhaul
Claro Argentina has selected Comtech to connect rural communities throughout Argentina with high-speed 2G/3G and LTE backhaul...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Internet of things adoption on the rise in Ireland
Adoption of internet of things (IoT) technologies rose significantly in the Republic of Ireland last year, according to telecoms operator Vodafone...
 
Docomo and Itochu Logistics test LTE-M for trucks
The solution involves placing hand-held, battery- or solar-powered devices in trucks to collect data, such as truck locations and frequency of sudden braking, which will be sent through an LTE network to a dedicated...
 
 
Middle East
 
Etisalat spells out world first with ‘Happy Alphabet’
Etisalat thanks the traditional phonetic alphabet for its long years of service, and called upon UAE residents to select happy words to replace the letters...
 
Condo Protego and VMware partner to enable UAE’s digitisation market
Condo Protego has become a VMware Enterprise Solutions Provider, helping it to enable new digital business models in the region...
 
Chinese technology group to invest US$50 million in Bahrain
Chinese technology group Wonder News announced the launch of its regional headquarters in Bahrain, which will offer services to GCC clients in the e-commerce and FinTech sectors.
 
North Africa
 
Orange opens Cyberdefense center in Casablanca
Orange Cyberdefense, the French group Orange’s branch dedicated to network security has officially opened its first African subsidiary in Morocco...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
SK Telecom gets joint offers from foreign video platform operators
South Korea's mobile carrier, SK Telecom, is receiving joint offers from foreign video platform operators as it seeks to build an integrated over-the-top (OTT) platform that could compete with Netflix...
 
Visa opens door to digital-first payment experiences through Visa Next
Visa has introduced a new platform to begin building and beta testing new payment products to help meet the future needs of digital-first consumers...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
AzerTelecom pushes For ‘Azerbaijan Digital Hub’ program
AzerTelecom, the backbone Internet provider connecting Azerbaijan to the global network, has launched the construction of fiber-optic cable line between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan...
 
Hughes, Xplornet deliver broadband to rural Canada
The satellite is expected to deliver broadband services for 15 years and will join the largest fleet of High Throughput Satellites (HTS) across the Americas....
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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