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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 24, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Viu announces eight Viu Original titles and aims to release over 80 titles in 2019 to reinforce its commitment to content creation
 
 
Viu has reaffirmed its commitment to creating content assets with the announcement of a slate of its next eight Viu Original titles in 2019 and its target to release over 80 titles of scripted and non-scripted series this year...
 
Egypt and the World Bank consider strategies to boost broadband penetration rate in the country
A collaboration between Egypt and the World Bank considering strategies for the upgradation of Egypt’s broadband strategy and the elaboration of an economic model that should help identify the main sectors to increase the contribution of the IT sector...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain sponsors 10th IEEE Conference and Exhibition
Member Logo Zain Kuwait announced its silver sponsorship of the 10th Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – Kuwait Branch (IEEE) GCC Conference and Exhibition, the 2nd Student Forum, and the Women in Engineering (WiE)...
 
•  Now rollover unused data and minutes with the all-new ‘WaselGo’ prepaid line
Member Logo With the rollover feature, customers will not lose anything they pay for as their unused data and minutes will be added to their new allowances upon renewal, re-subscription, or moving between plans...
 
•  Teleglobal brings broadband access and mobile connectivity services to rural communities in Indonesia via SES Networks
Member Logo Communities in remote areas of Indonesia will soon be able to enjoy reliable broadband internet access delivered by Teleglobal enabled by SES Networks’ managed data services and the SES-12 satellite...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Communications Authority to publish service quality report giving priority to client experience
The Communications Authority of Kenya announced the future publication of a report on the quality of telecom, internet and digital services offered by operators in the Kenyan market...
 
• Arcep France consults on project to install API in operators' boxes to measure broadband QoS
The project is part of the regulator's efforts to measure the actual quality of service experienced by broadband users via a data-driven approach...
 
South Asia
 
• Unilever joins hands with Telenor Pakistan
Unilever has joined hands with Telenor Pakistan to enable digital and financial inclusion in Pakistan through mainstream access to digitalised retail services, digital financial solutions, digital products and skill...
 
• Grameenphone earns record revenue in 1st quarter
Grameenphone has recorded its highest ever revenue in any quarter during its journey of 22 years in Bangladesh...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Indonesia to focus on 3.5GHz 5G from October
According to a report, Indonesia will look to tap into the potential of 5G technologies operating at 3.5GHz after the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) taking place in Egypt in October 2019...
 
• EE To Run 5G Trial At Glastonbury
EE has said it will install five temporary masts across the Worthy Farm site, which will enable festival-goers to connect to 2G, 3G, 4G and for the first time 5G networks...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• M7 Group and Vestel partner for hybrid smart TV app
M7 Group has reached an agreement with TV manufacturer Vestel to integrate M7’s hybrid smart TV app into the latest generation of Vestel produced smart TVs...
 
• Virgin to launch Amazon Prime Video app on UK TV platform
International TV and broadband provider Liberty Global has inked a multi-year deal with Amazon to make Prime Video content available on the TV services of its operating units...
 
 
Middle East
 
• ​Zain Bahrain hosts leading future organizations panel to discuss happiness strategy
Zain Bahrain hosted the Leading Future Organizations panel to discuss Happiness concept and strategy at Zain Tower, in collaboration with The National Program of Happiness & Positivity U.A.E earlier this month...
 
• Marlink and Mahd Group expand partnership to offer connectivity in Oman
The flexibility of this fully-managed network operator service from Marlink enables Mahd Satellite to offer a comprehensive range of VSAT communications capabilities for its customers...
 
• Microsoft to equip UAE company’s new HQ with virtual AI persona in expansion of cloud strategy
The project is an example of Microsoft’s broadening cloud strategy, which in recent years has grown to include Internet of Things tools for industries such as construction, manufacturing and retail...
 
North Africa
 
• Egypt and the World Bank consider strategies to boost broadband penetration rate in the country
A collaboration between Egypt and the World Bank considering strategies for the upgradation of Egypt’s broadband strategy and the elaboration of an economic model that should help identify the main sectors to increase...
 
• Huawei executives met with Egyptian prime minister to promote digital ecosystem development in Egypt
During the talks, the two sides conducted in-depth talks regarding new capital smart city construction related technologies and practical education and training in various industry sectors...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Telekom enables 100Mbps broadband for 139,000 more homes
Telekom Deutschland, has increased maximum internet download speeds to 100Mbps for a further 139,000 households as part of its ongoing network upgrade...
 
• XL Axiata upgrading fiber network for 5G era
Indonesia's XL Axiata has engaged Infinera to modernize both its South Sumatra terrestrial network and its Singapore-to-Jakarta subsea network for the 5G era...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Avaya to transform Stand Chartered through OneCloud
The Avaya OneCloud Private solution enables organisations to hit the ground running with unified communications and contact centre solutions delivered on their own private cloud...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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