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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 8, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Batelco partners with YuppTV to offer entertainment content for customers
 
 
Batelco, in line with its strategy to partner with leading content providers to deliver the latest in technology and entertainment for its customers, has partnered with YuppTV; the largest South Asian OTT content provider...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat’s Father’s Day video goes viral reaching over 4 million people
Member Logo Etisalat’s documentary that pays tribute to fathers has gone viral, reaching over four million people on the company’s YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter platforms...
 
•  Mobily appoints Khaled Abanami as CFO
Member Logo Etihad Etisalat “Mobily” has announced the appointment of Mr. Khaled Abanami as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), succeeding Kais Ben Hamida...
 
•  BT and Indian Institute of Science kick off new phase of UK-India research collaboration
Member Logo BT and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), one of India’s leading research institutions, today kicked off a new phase of UK-India joint research with the opening of a new collaborative research centre in Bengaluru...
 
•  PCCW Global and Global Switch expand on-demand global connectivity in Asia
Member Logo PCCW Global and Global Switch have announced the launch of a new Console Connect point-of-presence (PoP) at Global Switch’s Tai Seng data center in Singapore...
 
 
 
 
Digital Services PLR - Banner
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA UAE visits CERT China
The visit aimed at establishing a joint working group to enhance cooperation between the two parties, as well as identifying best practices applied in China regarding space, cyber security, and protection of entities...
 
Oman's ITA and public lay suggestions to create safer cyberspace for kids
This session aimed at highlighting the dangers facing kids online, promoting parents’ awareness on actions to be taken to protect kids from these dangers as well as introducing the available solutions and tools to...
 
South Asia
 
Zong 4G, Huawei successfully test FDD dual-band massive MIMO
With the trial of First FDD Dual-band Massive MIMO in Pakistan, Zong 4G offers technological excellence to enhance the customer’s experience...
 
Mastercard forms strategic partnership with PayMaster
Mastercard has entered into a strategic partnership with PayMaster, a locally developed online payment platform that seeks to drive Sri Lanka towards a cashless society...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Vodafone Germany activates 700 MHz LTE base stations
Vodafone Germany has started to use 700 MHz spectrum for expansion of its LTE mobile network...
 
Shanghai targets citywide 5G coverage in 2020
China’s second-largest city by population, Shanghai, detailed an ambitious plan to deliver blanket 5G coverage by 2020, as part of a three-year plan...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Rakuten TV launches subscription offering with TalkTalk
Movies-on-demand provider Rakuten TV is to launch its recently launched subscription video-on-demand service with UK service provider TalkTalk TV...
 
Orby TV launches Pay-as-You-Go satellite TV service
Orby TV, an L.A.-based startup, is looking to make a business out of a segment of the pay TV market that sector giants have typically not targeted...
 
 
Middle East
 
Fiber optic cables a key technology for the Kuwait's upcoming projects
According to a high ranking official, fiber optic cables are a key technology for the Kuwaiti government’s upcoming projects...
 
MBRGI, Emirates Red Crescent to spread high-tech Madrasa e-learning platform in villages and refugee camps
Since the launch of Madrasa, the biggest platform of its kind in the Arab world, over 1.7 million users have already registered and its Arabic educational videos have garnered 32 million views...
 
Orange Business Services and Genesis Analytics partner on digital banking services in MEA
The partnership is focused on providing strategy consultancy to prepare financial institutions to launch new digital ecosystem banking services...
 
North Africa
 
Maroc Telecom completes 100% acquisition of Tigo Chad
Telecom operator Maroc Telecom announced that it has completed the full acquisition of Tigo Chad from Millicom International Cellular (MIC)...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Openreach community fiber scheme to benefit 100,000 UK premises
The Community Fiber Partnerships scheme from Openreach has now signed-up its 930th community and expects to deliver for 100,000 UK premises...
 
Inmarsat introduces two new satellite payloads dedicated to the Arctic region
Inmarsat is to introduce two new satellite payloads dedicated to the Arctic region in a partnership with Space Norway, and its subsidiary Space Norway HEOSAT...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telefónica Deutschland, Ericsson deploy 5G network for automobile production for Mercedes-Benz cars
Telefónica Deutschland, Ericsson and Mercedes-Benz Cars deployed the world's first 5G mobile network for automobile production in its "Factory 56" in Sindelfingen...
 
GTT to acquire Dutch telco KPN
Cloud networking provider GTT Communications is set to acquire telco and IT provider KPN International US$56 million in cash...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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