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Industry News Briefing
June 12, 2019

AT&T and Uber working to boost commercial air service

AT&T will explore with Uber how LTE and eventually 5G connectivity can enhance next-generation electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) and cargo drones...

UAE’s investment in AI reaches US$2.15 billion

The UAE is the second highest regional investor in Artificial Intelligence (AI) over the past 10 years, investing US$2.15 billion in total...

South Korea hits 1 million 5G subscribers in 69 days

The number of 5G service subscribers in Korea has surpassed one million within 69 days of launch...

Member News

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SES President and CEO Steve Collar to chair World Space Week 2020

SES and World Space Week Association jointly announced that SES President and CEO Steve Collar will be Honorary Chair of World Space Week 2020...

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BCG tops list of leading change management providers worldwide

Providing a holistic, behavior-based approach to change management propels Boston Consulting Group to the top position in ALM Intelligence’s latest ranking report...

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Nokia and UNICEF launch partnership to boost digital literacy in primary schools in Kenya

Nokia and the Finnish National Committee for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and UNICEF Kenya have launched a shared-value partnership during this year's Nairobi Innovation Week, to increase equitable...

Policy and Regulation

•	The UAE participates in the ITU Council session 2019 A UAE Delegation headed by H.E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, the Director General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), has participated in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council Session for...

Middle East

•	Iran plans three communication satellites Iran is looking to improve satellite communications services following the devastating floods which hit parts of the country earlier this year...

•	Lebanon to maintain cooperation with Huawei Huawei is involved in several telecom projects in Lebanon, including the fiber optics and 5G services...

•	UAE’s investment in AI reaches US$2.15 billion The UAE is the second highest regional investor in Artificial Intelligence (AI) over the past 10 years, investing US$2.15 billion in total...

South Asia

•	Nepal Telecom to improve service in Terai region Nepal Telecom (NT) has installed and operated 260 BTS towers of GSM mobile service in 17 districts of Terai region in the current fiscal year...

•	ZEE5 ties up with Robi & Airtel in Bangladesh While this partnership ushers in a new era of digital entertainment in Bangladesh, it also heralds a new era for local artistes to reach out to a global audience...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Anixe rebrands as Anixe+ and launches VOD service Anixe will adopt the new name Anixe+ on July 1, 2019, add new programmes and launch a video-on-demand (VOD) service accessible via its red button catch-up TV portal (HbbTV)...

•	Flix Snip to launch in Italy and Spain on Huawei Video Flix Snip, the short-form content app and VOD service, has announced a distribution partnership with Huawei that will see the platform offered as a part of the company’s Huawei Video service...

North Africa

•	Cyber security in Africa highlighted in Algiers Prevention against new digitalization-related threats in institutions as well as state-owned and private companies has been under the spotlight at the seventh African Cyber Security summit, in Algiers...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Claro Brasil brings 4.5G to Morumbi Stadium and Gremio Arena Claro Brasil has finalized its indoor coverage at the Morumbi Stadium and Gremio Arena, in Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre respectively, spaces that will host the 2019 America Cup...

•	Telefónica Deutschland acquires 90 MHz spectrum in 5G spectrum auction As part of the 5G frequency auction which has just concluded in Germany, Telefónica Deutschland acquired a total of 90 MHz spectrum at a total cost of EUR 1.425 billion (US$ 1.61 billion)...

•	South Korea hits 1 million 5G subscribers in 69 days The number of 5G service subscribers in Korea has surpassed one million within 69 days of launch...

Satellite & Internet

•	Telekom expands 250Mbps coverage Telekom Deutschland (TD), has enabled maximum fixed broadband speeds of 250Mbps for a further 975,000 lines nationwide in the last four weeks...

•	Avanti and MGI partner for satellite across South Sudan, Chad and Angola The partnership will improve the penetration of reliable satellite broadband in these countries, and significantly increase access to the internet...

Global Telecom Update

•	Nokia and DT showcase industrial use cases for 5G at the Port of Hamburg The pair demonstrated three use cases that helped to revolutionise productivity at Europe's biggest port...

•	Telefónica to offer Google Cloud solutions to companies around the world The agreement between the two companies will allow Telefónica to reinforce its multicloud offering to companies with the inclusion in its catalogue of Google Cloud Platform, G Suite, Google Cloud Interconnect and Chrome...

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