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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 28, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mobily 1st to test 5G in Haram area, achieving 1GB speeds
 
 
Mobily has successfully conducted site tests for 5G in Makkah around the Haram area reaching speeds in excess of 1 gigabit (1,000 megabits). The tests by Mobily are the first such tests in the Haram area, which has one of the highest concentration of mobile users in the world; upon deployment, 5G will boost their customer experience...
 
Egypt to become region’s digital hub
Egypt has one of the strongest submarine cable crossings across the world, which will attract investors in the field which will develop and monetize the infrastructure...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Notice of Q1 2019 audited financial results
Member Logo Telecom Egypt will be announcing its audited financial results, according to the Egyptian Accounting Standards (EAS), for Q1 ended 31st March 2019 on Tuesday, 14th of May 2019 at 9:00 am Cairo time...
 
•  Dutch telecom provider KPN partners with Huawei on mobile radio network modernization for 5G
Member Logo KPN has signed a preliminary agreement with Huawei to start preparations for the construction of KPN’s new Mobile Radio Access Network in the Netherlands, as part of KPN’s mobile network modernization for 5G...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Telecom Egypt signs LoI offering PEACE redundancy in exchange for competitive pricing on fiber optic cables
 
•  STC has contributed SAR 168 billion to the Kingdom's GDP over 19 years
 
•  Viu announces eight Viu Original titles and aims to release over 80 titles in 2019 to reinforce its commitment to content creation
 
•  Etisalat Group Reports consolidated Net Profit of AED 2.2 billion in first quarter of 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Serbia and Russia to work towards ending roaming charges
Regulators in Serbia and Russia have agreed to begin working together towards ending roaming charges between the two countries...
 
PTA notifies regulations for technical implementation of mobile banking
The regulations allow telecom operators, Authorized Financial Institutions and Third Party Service Provider to enter into interconnecting agreements to extend telecommunication services and systems to facilitate each other...
 
South Asia
 
Engro decides to venture into telecom infrastructure
Pakistan’s largest industrial conglomerate Engro will engage in the acquisition & construction of shared telecom towers, provision of various telecommunication infrastructure & related services...
 
Telcos block illegally registered SIM cards
Four mobile phone operators in Bangladesh have blocked SIM cards which were registered in violation of a regulatory instruction that bars registration of more than 15 SIM cards against a national identity card...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Telenor Myanmar expanding reach of LTE network
The company's LTE network now covers 307 townships, with the company having expanded to seven more townships during the first quarter...
 
Verizon announces its next 20 5G markets
US mobile market leader Verizon Wireless, which switched on its 5G mobile network in parts of Chicago and Minneapolis earlier this month, has unveiled its next 20 planned 5G markets...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Vietnam welcomes its first MVNO
Indochina Telecom has formally launched in Vietnam, becoming the country's first mobile virtual network operator (MVNO)...
 
Udenna, China Telecom ink investment deal to develop third telco Mislatel
Udenna together with another Chelsea Logistics Holdings and China Telecom formalized an investment agreement to develop and operate the Philippines’ third telecommunications service provider...
 
 
Middle East
 
Qualitynet to provide Iraq with Internet
Qualitynet has become the first Kuwaiti telecommunications service provider to win a service license after a strong competition with a number of Iraqi and international companies...
 
New streaming service announced for Abu Dhabi flights
Etihad Airways will offer wirelessly streamed movies and television shows to passengers on mainly short-haul flights as it removes entertainment screens from its Airbus A320 narrow-body fleet...
 
Leading e-commerce retailer sets sights on Saudi market
Mona Ataya has set her sights on Saudi Arabia as Mumzworld’s newest and biggest customer base in the region...
 
North Africa
 
Egypt to become region’s digital hub
Egypt has one of the strongest submarine cable crossings across the world, which will attract investors in the field which will develop and monetize the infrastructure...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
TalkTalk TV to offer Amazon Prime Video via set-top
TalkTalk has become the latest UK service provider to offer Amazon Prime Video to its TV offering following Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media’s addition of the streaming service...
 
Telefónica beefs up TV in Spain with Movistar OTT offer
The launch came as Telefónica Spain announced the strategy that the company would employ in the coming quarters to gain ‘relevance’ in the lives of customers with new services that capture growth...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Isocel launches first phase of fiber service in Cotonou
Isocel has officially launched the first phase of deployment of its fiber optic access network at the headquarters of the Seme City Development Agency in Cotonou...
 
Orange rolls out giga service
All the 3.5 million households covered by Orange’s fiber network in Poland can now subscribe to internet access at speeds of up to 1Gps...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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