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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 23, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat Group Reports consolidated Net Profit of AED 2.2 billion in first quarter of 2019
 
 
Representing a 5% increase YOY, Etisalat Group Reports consolidated Net Profit of AED 2.2 billion in first quarter of 2019
 
Huawei previews "Innovation 2.0" at Global Analyst Summit
 
 
Huawei was joined by more than 680 industry and financial analysts, key opinion leaders, and media representatives from across a range of industries, including telecoms, Internet, and finance. Together, they discussed how to build a fully connected, intelligent world through continuous innovation...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  du and DED celebrate major milestone for Dubai Pulse
Member Logo du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has announced that the inaugural Dubai Pulse customer, the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai, has successfully migrated all of their data...
 
•  SP Telecom to build an alternative data fiber network in Singapore
Member Logo SP Telecom is partnering PCCW Solutions to deliver a secure and reliable intelligent network that supports needs of future digital businesses...
 
•  Nokia's revolutionary 5G virtual testing speeds deployment
Member Logo In its over-the-air validation area in Oulu, Finland, Nokia works with operators to simulate massive MIMO antenna beamforming performance by combining physical testing with a leading edge virtual environment...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Huawei: Region’s 5G ecosystem growing faster than expected
 
•  Batelco holds digital literacy programme as part of its CSR initiatives
 
•  Etisalat OneCloud enables digital transformation at DBA Group
 
•  Now TV introduces a STEM learning ecosystem to families in Hong Kong with the launch of the new STEM Learning Pack
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Somalia consults on draft ICT policy
The five-year policy outlines the development and enhancement of ICT across Somalia over the period 2019-2024...
 
• Russian upper house approves law on domestic internet
Under the new law, federal telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor will form a special public telecommunications network monitoring and management centre...
 
North Africa
 
• BBC Arabic extends North Africa reach via Yahlive platform
The expansion means BBC Arabic will now reach 42 million viewers in North Africa, in addition to the 62 million targeted via Yahlive’s East beam...
 
• Maroc Telecom publishes financial results
Maroc Telecom (IAM) has published its financial results for the three months ended 31 March 2019, reporting a marginal 0.5% decrease in revenues...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• O2 UK expands 4G mobile coverage into more of rural Wales
A further 24 villages and hamlets in Wales have now gained access to faster 4G based mobile phone and mobile broadband services after O2 expanded the reach of their network...
 
• China Unicom moves first Chinese 5G launch up to May
China Unicom has decided to move up its commercial 5G rollout to May 2019, accelerating the start of consumer 5G services in China...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Vietnam telcos ready to pilot mobile money
Vietnamese operators MobiFone, VNPT and Viettel have all submitted proposals to participate in pilot mobile money services...
 
• Telco seeks a greener industry
Telecommunications tower maker edotco Myanmar Ltd has developed a slew of initiatives to help it keep up with the times while achieving a greener and more sustainable business model...
 
 
Middle East
 
• GCC telecoms market 'more advanced' than Europe for first time
Chafic Traboulsi, regional vice president and head of networks for the Middle East and Africa at Ericsson, says the Gulf is among the world leaders in 5G...
 
• UAE is ready to embrace AI to enhance quality of life
The UAE has launched the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031, which will reaffirm the country’s position as a global hub for AI and to develop an integrated system that employs artificial intelligence in...
 
• UAE’s Mars probe on track for July 2020 launch
The UAE Space Agency and Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced that 85 per cent of the Hope Probe project has been completed...
 
South Asia
 
• Zong 4G partners with PTCL for network expansion in remote areas of Pakistan
The collaboration will ensure provision of VSAT services by PTCL to further support and expand the network coverage across the country...
 
• Telcos seek elimination of SIM tax
Bangladdeshi telecom operators seek elimination of SIM tax to boost telecommunication services in the country...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• OTT TV debuts in Uzbekistan
Beeline TV’s operator Beeline Uzbekistan estimates there to be over 20 million internet users in the country...
 
• Verizon, YouTube TV enter reselling pact
Verizon and Google have announced a partnership to bring YouTube TV to Verizon customers nationwide on whatever platform they choose, adding more choice when it comes to content for customers...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Coriolis strikes fiber agreement with TDF
French alternative mobile telecom company Coriolis Telecom has struck an agreement with transmission and infrastructure outfit TDF to commercialise its multi-play fixed and mobile offerings on TDF’s fiber networks...
 
• Thai satellite to launch on 3D-printed rocket from Cape Canaveral
Mu Space is developing both Low Earth Orbit and and Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellites to fuel smart cities through the company's Internet of Things devices...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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