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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 7, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eng. Nasser Al Nasser visits Huawei headquarters
 
 
STC Group CEO Eng. Nasser Bin Sulaiman Al Nasser visited Huawei headquarters and had positive meeting with Huawei rotating chairman Mr. Ken Hu...
 
Zain Group launches ‘WE ABLE’ initiative, aiming to be Disability Inclusive by 2022
 
 
Zain Group has announced the launch of its far-sighted Disability Inclusion initiative, WE ABLE, which is set to position Zain as being Disability Inclusive by 2022...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  du becomes first VMware verified cloud provider in the MENA
Member Logo du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has taken a pioneering leap in the cloud arena by becoming the first Cloud provider to be VMware Cloud verified in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region.
 
•  Batelco signs Platinum Partnership with Rashid Equestrian & Horse Racing Club
Member Logo Batelco has announced its sponsorship of the Rashid Equestrian & Horse Racing Club following the signing of a Platinum Partnership agreement between both entities...
 
•  Tech Mahindra and SSH to deploy cutting edge cybersecurity solutions to secure access control for enterprises
Member Logo Tech Mahindra has announced a strategic partnership with SSH.com to deploy cutting edge cybersecurity solutions to secure access control for enterprises...
 
•  Taiwan Star Telecom expands LTE services and prepares for 5G migration with Nokia end-to-end portfolio
Member Logo TST (Taiwan Star Telecom) has chosen the Nokia end-to-end (E2E) solution to expand the coverage and capacity of its LTE network to support subscriber growth...
 
•  World's first iFIT pilot on the 5G transport network successfully completed by Beijing Unicom and Huawei
Member Logo The world's first In-situ Flow Information Telemetry (iFIT) pilot on the 5G transport network has been successfully completed by Beijing Unicom (China Unicom's Beijing Branch) and Huawei...
 
 
 
 
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Policy and Regulation
 
UAE TRA launches 5th edition of Innovation Camp
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA, has announced that the fifth edition of 'TRA Innovation Camp' will be held on 7th July and 8th August, 2019...
 
Ethiopia to issue 2 telecom licenses
Ethiopia would grant two telecom licenses to private firms and sell a minority stake in Ethio Telecom, the sole operator, as the government opens sectors long closed to outsiders...
 
North Africa
 
Mastercard offers extensive expertise model for development of smart cities in Egypt
Mastercard proposed an extensive expertise model to the Egyptian government to assist in the digitalising of new cities...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Slovakia’s 4ka plans 5G trial
Slovakia’s newest mobile network operator (MNO) 4ka (SWAN Mobile) says it intends to demonstrate a live trial of 5G technology, the first in the country.
 
Major Japan mobile carriers accelerating moves to share 5G base stations
Major Japanese mobile phone carriers are accelerating moves to share 5G mobile network base stations...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Average fixed broadband speed in Malaysia goes up 3 fold in 17 months
Malaysia’s average fixed broadband speed has accelerated more than three-fold over the past 17 months...
 
Kenya seeks to cooperate with China on satellite technology
Kenya is seeking to cooperate with the Chinese space agency in order to boost the east African nation's satellite technology...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
edotco eyes entry to Vietnam
The CEO of Malaysia based Axiata’s tower business edotco, revealed Asia Pacific still holds plenty of growth potential for the company, with Vietnam a key target for expansion...
 
Wavenet launches SD-WAN services
Wavnet’s Silver Peak’s SD-WAN services ease network management by steering application traffic dynamically across the most appropriate path, based on business intent...
 
 
Middle East
 
Tourists to UAE will get free SIM cards
Tourists arriving in the UAE will soon be gifted free mobile phone SIM cards with free data, international calling minutes and text messages...
 
du expands 5G mobile offers with Huawei Mate 20X
du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), is empowering customers across the UAE to experience the power of 5G with the launch of the 5G-enabled Huawei Mate 20 X...
 
Roaming service charges lowered locally and in the Gulf
The two local mobile operators, Alfa and Touch, and their counterparts in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have agreed to significantly lower the cost of voice and data roaming services both in Lebanon and the...
 
Trend Micro enables Saudi Youth job creation to support KSA's IT market growth
Trend Micro Incorporated has announced the first Saudi national graduation from its Saudi Arabia Graduate Academy for Cyber Security Program, fueling high-value technology and cybersecurity jobs for the Saudi workforce of...
 
South Asia
 
SLT and Huawei to support ‘Digital Sri Lanka Initiatives’
This partnership will cover several ongoing digital projects and initiatives including Colombo Port Smart City project, Polonnaruwa Smart City project as well as other projects...
 
UNICEF, Grameenphone join hands to keep children safe online
Both sides signed a partnership agreement setting out an ambitious strategy to further strengthen and scale online protection for children in Bangladesh...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Videofutur launches network PVR service on French fiber networks
Videofutur has introduced a network PVR (nPVR) service, available on a footprint of over 1.1 million households covered by public initiative networks...
 
FlinkBox set to launch Nigeria’s first incentive-based mobile advertising App
FlinkBox is set to introduce a new incentive-based mobile advertising App designed to enhance engagement between brands and target consumers with the aim of boosting return on investment...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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