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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 29, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat and Commercial Bank of Dubai announce Co-branded Smiles credit card partnership
 
 
Etisalat and Commercial Bank of Dubai today announced their partnership to launch a co-branded CBD-Etisalat credit card...
 
UAE TRA certification paves way for wider blockchain adoption in the UAE and Middle East region through Ebooc and Pundi X technology
Approval for the XPOS came by way of the TRA certification to Digital Force Pro Information Technologies (DFP), and Ebooc Fintech & Loyalty Labs, the first Emirati fintech and loyalty company in Dubai...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain delivers ‘Ramadan Machla’ through strategic partners’ network
Member Logo Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, delivered ‘Ramadan Machla’ (supplies) to a number of its strategic partners of non-profit organizations, who will in turn distribute them to underprivileged...
 
•  DialogicONE 3.0 offers visual service creation and rapid prototyping, enables acceleration of CSP IoT solutions
Member Logo Dialogic, a cloud-optimized applications and infrastructure solutions provider for service providers, enterprises, and developers, announced today the general availability of DialogicONE 3.0, a major release of the...
 
•  China Telecom and Huawei Make 5G Shine at Beijing Expo 2019
Member Logo China Telecom and Huawei are working together to provide an end-to-end 5G network for Beijing Expo 2019, a world horticultural exposition presented by the Bureau International des Expositions and held in Beijing’s...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Somalia to establish first national ICT innovation center
Ministry of Post, Telecom and Technology is planning to establish the first national innovation center aimed at facilitating the creation of an ICT innovation ecosystem and marketplace for Somalia's digital products...
 
UAE TRA certification paves way for wider blockchain adoption in the UAE and Middle East region through Ebooc and Pundi X technology
Approval for the XPOS came by way of the TRA certification to Digital Force Pro Information Technologies (DFP), and Ebooc Fintech & Loyalty Labs, the first Emirati fintech and loyalty company in Dubai...
 
Tanzania to limit SIM cards to one per network
Tanzania plans to limit the number of mobile phone numbers an individual can own to a single line per network, in its bid to boost security and tame cybercrime...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
KDDI, Rakuten to bring mobile signal to Japan's remote, depopulated areas by 2024
Japanese mobile carrier KDDI and Rakuten unit Rakuten Mobile have submitted plans to install enough 4G/LTE base stations to eliminate dead zones by the fiscal year ending March 2024...
 
SKT to build 5G-powered smart mobility system in Songdo
SK Telecom will establish a self-driving infrastructure powered by fifth-generation (5G) networks in Songdo, an international business district in the western port city of Incheon...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Deutsche Telekom adds raft of ZDF content to on-demand service
Deutsche Telekom has added a raft of new content to its Megathek on-demand library from the catalogue of public broadcaster ZDF...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Globe extends GoWiFi service to over 2,000 sites
The Philippines' Globe Telecom has announced it has expanded its GoWiFi public WiFi service to more than 2,000 sites across the country...
 
Tampnet network now available through Globalgig
Tampnet and Globalgig have completed testing and reached an agreement whereby access to the Tampnet’s network will be available through Globalgig’s patented multi-IMSI SIM...
 
 
Middle East
 
Zain sponsors “Memoirs of a Sailor” national epic
Zain Kuwait has announced its sponsorship of the second production of the national musical epic “Memoirs of a Sailor” organized by Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Center (JACC) at the National Theater...
 
Western Union digital services enhanced in the UAE with mobile app and online access
Along with the UAE, Western Union is making significant headway across the Middle East, with more than seven countries now offering online services...
 
World's first Arabic-speaking AI news anchor will debut in the UAE
The AI news anchor is the first Arabic-speaking AI news anchor in the world, with the ability to interact through facial expressions while reading bulletins in Arabic...
 
South Asia
 
Investech Partners, Inbox to launch Blockchain-based digital platforms in Pakistan
The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together and optimize Pakistan’s potential when it comes to digital technologies...
 
Grameenphone offers enhanced maritime communication
The network development is aimed to help the bread earners and commuters of sea and keep them safe with prompt communication...
 
North Africa
 
Tunisia's Challenge One satellite to launch with Russia's Soyuz
Challenge One will give Tunisia new concepts in the information technologies and their practical applications...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Virgin Media launches 500Mbps ultrafast broadband for UK SMEs
The at scale rollout of the ultrafast business services will be a real game changer for Britain's small businesses...
 
Vodafone completes gigabit cable rollout in Berlin
Vodafone Germany has revealed that its entire cable network in Berlin is able to supply customers with gigabit broadband speeds, following the upgrade of an additional 110,000 households in the capital...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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