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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
June 18, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Orange Jordan celebrates the graduation of the first group of women within the Women’s Digital Centers
 
 
The program was executed under the umbrella of Orange Digital Centers, and was implemented at five different locations affiliated with JOHUD, including the Queen Zein Al Sharaf Development Institute, JOHUD Social Support Center in Amman and Princess Basma Development Centers in Madaba, Al-Taibeh in Ma'an governorate and Al Khalidiya in Al-Mafraq governorate...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  AT&T business launches its first mobile 5G phone
Member Logo AT&T has began making the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G available to AT&T Business customers and 5G developers through the AT&T Developer Program...
 
•  Tech Mahindra recognized as winner for 2019 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award
Member Logo The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and for implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology...
 
•  Nokia selected by Cleco to modernize its microwave communications network
Member Logo New network to serve immediate and future communication needs of approximately 290,000 customers Cleco serves through its retail business and those it supplies wholesale power to in Louisiana and Mississippi...
 
 
 
 
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Policy and Regulation
 
Venezuela ramps up rural fibre rollout
Venezuela’s National Telecommunications Commission has unveiled its ‘Eighth Project of the National Transport Network’, which it says will connect more than 15 million rural citizens to new fiber-optic...
 
BTRC allows telcos to charge more for mobile banking service
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has allowed the mobile network operators to charge the mobile financial service operators each time for accessing mobile operators’ network...
 
Middle East
 
UAE’s e-commerce market to be worth US$17.8 billion in 2020
The UAE e-commerce market is poised to grow to $17.8 billion in 2020, and the logistics providers they choose will play a key role in the exponential growth of online shopping...
 
Security to boost adoption of contactless payments in Saudi Arabia
The launch of Apple Pay last month and Mada Pay last year mark key milestones in Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation agenda and one that is instrumental in ushering the adoption of contactless payments in the...
 
Oman based entrepreneur develops app designed to help job seekers
An Omani entrepreneur has developed a mobile application that provides part-time and temporary job postings for fresh graduates, experienced and retired Omani professionals...
 
South Asia
 
Jazz & LUMS come together for digital excellence in education
Jazz has teamed up with LUMS to set the stage for developing young talent across Pakistan with current and future-ready skills...
 
Ecommerce sales platform launched for Sri Lankans
In order to boost the Sri Lankan economy through exports via ecommerce, the Export Development Board (EDB) is implementing a national programme to nurture 2000 new entrepreneurs...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery launch German streaming service Joyn
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery have launched their joint German streaming platform Joyn, offering 55 TV channels as free live-streams...
 
DAZN signs deal with Australian Optus
Sports group DAZN has struck a content distribution partnership with Australian telco Optus’ sports streaming service...
 
 
North Africa
 
Tunisia telecom market revenues up 5.2 percent in Q4
Tunisia’s telecom market revenues rose by 5.2 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to the latest sector statistics...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Cape Verde cellcos pilot 4G
The pilots were launched to coincide with the African Beach Games being hosted on the island, enabling participants and visitors to access high speed mobile data services...
 
Globe to launch 5G broadband for homes
Globe Telecom will launch a 5G broadband service in Pasig City this week, becoming the first Filipino carrier to make the next generation connectivity standard available commercially...
 
Three UK starts 5G home broadband trial in London
Mobile operator Three UK has confirmed that they’ve begun trials of a new 5G based “home broadband” service in Camden and Wandsworth (London)...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Openreach trials will speed up broadband upgrade
Tests are being done by Openreach to focus on process of migrating households and businesses to fibre to the premise and voice over IP...
 
Iridium and Icom come up with satellite push to talk radio
Iridium Communications and partner Icom have announced the commercial availability of the world’s first dedicated satellite push-to-talk (PTT) radio...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
KT vows to invest in cloud computing business
South Korean telecom company KT said that it will invest up to 500 billion won ($421 million) in expanding its cloud computing business, with an aim to target government agencies and financial firms...
 
Globe signs MOU with ISOC, edotco to fast track ICT infra build in PH
Globe Telecom has entered into a tripartite agreement with ISOC Infrastructure Inc. and edotco Group becoming the first telco to support the common tower initiative of the Department of Information and Communications...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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