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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
June 24, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comviva Joins SAMENA Council to enhance its presence in the MENA Region
 
 
SAMENA Telecommunications Council has announced that Comviva, a global leader in mobility solutions and a subsidiary of Tech Mahindra and a part of the US$21 billion Mahindra Group has joined its members of leading global and regional technology providers and both regional and internationally operating telecom operator groups...
 
Huawei: Work together to bring the best 5G into reality
 
 
The 11th Huawei User Group Meeting was held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang with more than 500 guests from telecom industry...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  VIVA Bahrain wins “Best Digital Transformation” and “Best Customer Service” from the International Finance Awards 2019
Member Logo VIVA Bahrain was awarded from the International Finance Awards 2019, winning the distinguished “Best Digital Transformation Telecom Company” and “Best Customer Service company in Telecommunications”...
 
•  Nokia collaborates with du to highlight the importance of 5G-ready cloud-based future network architecture
Member Logo du has developed a white paper in conjunction with Nokia to highlight the need for cloud-based future network architecture for new 5G and IOT use cases...
 
•  Batelco launches rewards program for mobile users
Member Logo Batelco has launched its exciting new loyalty program, “Batelco Rewards”, benefiting all Batelco’s mobile users...
 
•  Dialogic® BorderNet™ Session Border Controller 3.8.1 enhances distributed cloud-native service delivery
Member Logo Dialogic has announced the general availability of Dialogic® BorderNet™ SBC Release 3.8.1, which further enables infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders to move beyond a hardware and software element focus to...
 
 
 
 
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Policy and Regulation
 
• Cyberattacks in UAE down 43pc in 5 months
UAE’s TRA has reported a 43.2 per cent decline in cyberattacks on government, semi-government and private sector entities in the UAE during the first five months of 2019, as compared to the same period last year...
 
• Ofcom consults on method for modelling fiber network build costs
UK regulator Ofcom has published a consultation on its method for modelling the costs of building a fibre network...
 
North Africa
 
• Vodafone Egypt secures healthcare platform contract
Vodafone Egypt has secured a contract to develop a digital platform to support the country's new primary healthcare system...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• MTS Belarus upgrades LTE network with 2,600 MHz band
Mobile operator MTS Belarus has upgraded its LTE network with new base stations in the 2,600 MHz band in Minsk, as well as in regional and municipal centres...
 
• O2 Czech Republic switches on 5G network in ‘real environment’ setting in Koline
As part of its ongoing plans to introduce fifth-generation technology, telecoms operator O2 Czech Republic has activated its 5G network, running in a live environment...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Mubi expands into South East Asia
Arthouse film streaming SVOD Mubi has continued its growth with expansion into South East Asia...
 
• RAI stages Turin 5G broadcast test
The Rai Research Center is planning to run the tests in both interactive and broadcast modes, allowing the use of 360 degree video, augmented reality and user interactivity...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• More than 200 remote Kazakh villages to get broadband internet by September
The project is being completed within the Digital Kazakhstan state programme, with the aim of providing villages with high-quality internet connection...
 
 
Middle East
 
• VIVA inks agreement with Regency Hotel to provide 5G coverage
VIVA Kuwait and The Regency Hotel inked a partnership agreement to provide the hotel with the latest 5G internet service...
 
• Ericsson predicts business growth in Middle East on faster than average rise of 5G
Ericsson expects growth in its Middle East business driven by anticipated take-up of 5G wireless technology by consumers and businesses, one of its regional directors said...
 
• Dubai GEMS Education, Siemens ink MoU to boost education-industry integration
Under the MoU, the two companies will work jointly to develop new and innovative initiatives to cement collaboration between education and industry...
 
South Asia
 
• CMPak and Huawei complete joint innovation and commercial deployment of the longest distance microwave MIMO link
CMPak has successfully achieved the industry's longest distance microwave MIMO link innovation test which reached 11km with 5Gbps capacity in Pakistan...
 
• Dialog and Samsung introduce enterprise security solution in Sri Lanka
Dialog Enterprise has partnered with Samsung to introduce ‘KNOX’, a mobile security platform, for enterprises to keep personal data private or remotely manage a batch of business smartphones...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Crnogorski Telekom enables 500Mbps mobile download speeds
Crnogorski Telekom has announced it has become the first mobile network operator in Montenegro to offer subscribers download speeds of 500Mbps...
 
• Vodafone introduces new IoT-focused app development platform
Vodafone Ireland has introduced a new app development platform allowing for the creation of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, in light of a sharp rise in adoption of IoT technologies in the Republic...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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