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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 1, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Nasser during the meeting of TOP 400: We have achieved impressive results due to STC one spirit
 
 
STC Group CEO Nasser bin Sulaiman Al-Nasser, considered the announcement of the upgrading of Moody's credit rating of STC as an evidence of the strength and the leading position of the company in CIT sector in MENA...
 
Zain Group and EXFO honored at 5G MENA awards
 
 
Zain Group and EXFO Inc have been jointly recognized with the 5G MENA award for Best Telecom Service Innovation. The award was presented at 5G MENA 2019, the largest event in the Middle East and North Africa region to focus on advancing and commercializing 5G networks...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Telecom Egypt signs landing party agreement for PEACE cable system
Member Logo Telecom Egypt announces that it has signed a landing party agreement with Pakistan & East Africa Connecting Europe (PEACE) Cable International Network Co. and PCCW Global, the international operating division of HKT, Hong...
 
•  Facebook launches Ramadan hub in Middle East
Member Logo The new hub will be home to locally-relevant and data-driven insights, as well as community stories during Ramadan...
 
•  Dialogic PowerMedia XMS 4.0 enhances Media Resource Function (MRF) and Media Resource Broker (MRB) offerings
Member Logo Extends media processing leadership with high capacity and scalability enhancements, additional security, new licensing models, and more...
 
•  Nokia joins ConectarAGRO to bring access for over 500,000 Brazilian farmers to IoT and Agriculture 4.0 technologies
Member Logo Nokia announced that it has joined ConectarAGRO initiative to promote innovative connectivity solutions to the Brazilian agribusiness sector...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Sudatel Telecom partners Arabsat to deliver 6A satellite services across Sudan
 
•  The Prime Minister of Pakistan meets with the founder of Huawei in Beijing
 
•  Etisalat and Commercial Bank of Dubai announce Co-branded Smiles credit card partnership
 
•  Mobily 1st to test 5G in Haram area, achieving 1GB speeds
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Kenyan CA releases new mobile numbering prefix to cater for rising data demand and M2M
The new prefix is expected to take effect immediately and was necessitated by increased demand for SIM cards, mobile data and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications...
 
• Belgium opens consultation on use of 26GHz band for 5G
Belgium’s telecoms regulator, the Belgian Institute for Post and Telecommunications, has begun a public consultation to assess interest in using the 26GHz band for 5G services...
 
North Africa
 
• MainOne urges RENs to adopt technology
MainOne, a connectivity and data centre solutions provider, has advised Africa’s Research and Education Networks (RENs) not to relent in its effort to improve the region’s research and educational capability...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• North dominates 4G connectivity
A new study has revealed Britain’s most digitally connected cities for mobile data coverage and internet speed...
 
• Korea secures 260K 5G subscribers in first month
KT has secured 100,000 5G subscribers, putting it ahead of SK Telecom and LG Uplus in the race to gain 5G subscribers...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Telefónica to launch OTT TV service in Spain
The service will include access to an on-demand catalogue of 300 series and documentaries, 270 movies and 60 channels with its own and third-party content...
 
• SKT to help broadcasters create 5G livestream system
SK Telecom has signed agreements with South Korea's top three terrestrial broadcasters to develop new media solutions and business models based on 5G technology...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• All hospitals and GPs to be connected to fiber optic broadband
All hospitals and GP practices in UK will soon have access to the fastest fiber optic broadband under new plans...
 
• Azercosmos provided satellite and telecom services to 17 countries in Q1 of 2019
Azercosmos` satellite and telecommunication services were exported to 17 countries in the first quarter of 2019...
 
 
Middle East
 
• UAE's du, Etisalat change network names to honour workers on occasion of Labour Day
Mobile network services providers Etisalat and du have again changed their network names to mark another important occasion, and this time, it is to honour all the workers out there...
 
• RheinBrucke partners with Epicor to drive digital transformation in the Middle East
Powered by RheinBrücke’s cloud, Epicor’s cloud-based ERP software enables businesses to implement seamless digital transition, adopt new technologies and drive efficiencies...
 
• Oracle opens Riyadh tech hub
The hub will act as a platform for Oracle customers, partners and other stakeholders to better understand the potential of emerging technologies...
 
• Souq becomes Amazon.ae in UAE
Amazon and Souq on Wednesday have the launch of Amazon.ae, a new local shopping experience for customers in the UAE...
 
• IoT can help shift high street retail into the digital future in the Middle East
According to the Country Manager – KSA at Aruba, IoT can take the high street into the digital future...
 
South Asia
 
• Pakistan Post embraces digitization to improve efficiency
Pakistan Post, in a bid to ensure speedy communication among society for their domestic and business needs, has opted for modern technology and taken revolutionary steps to improve its efficiency and expand its network...
 
• Nepal Telecom commercially launches roaming service for prepaid mobile
Nepal Telecom (NTC) has made the commercial launch of international roaming service for prepaid mobile customers...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Econet Wireless Zimbabwe to improve operational efficiency
The ACT deployment, beyond optimizing Econet’s day-to-day operations, will also allow the telecom player to employ predictive & prescriptive analytics...
 
• NOW Telecom plans ‘NVNO’ business partnership model in the Philippines
NOW Telecom has launched a programme to democratise business opportunities in the sector by teaming up with SMEs and individual entrepreneurs in Northern and Southern Luzon...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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