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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 15, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
During GSR-19, SAMENA Council Emphasizes on the Sustainable Expansion of Digital Infrastructure to Connect the Unconnected and Reiterates the Need to Achieve Equilibrium in Regulation, Multi-Stakeholder Engagement, and Market Forces
 
 
In the 19th edition of the GSR, regulators and private-sector experts from all over the world discussed the future of regulation as the fast-changing ICT landscape − with new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, the Internet of Things and 5G, as well as new business and investment models − continues its trajectory toward accelerated transformation. SAMENA Telecommunications Council, represented by its CEO Bocar A. BA attended the GSR19 and as the chairman of the Private Sector Chief Regulatory Officer’s Meeting (“CRO”), Mr. BA chaired the discussion of the industry...
 
Etisalat Digital signs collaboration agreement with 8 banks on new blockchain platform
 
 
Etisalat Digital, in partnership with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and Avanza Innovations, have developed UAE Trade Connect (UTC), a new nationwide platform that will use the latest disruptive technologies to digitise trade in the UAE...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain offers interactive experience to test 5G applications
Member Logo Zain Kuwait has launched a dedicated 5G Zone that offers customers the opportunity to experience the true capabilities of 5G technology at its branch in the Avenues Mall, Phase 4 - Electra...
 
•  Telecom Egypt and Etisalat Misr sign four agreements to provide virtual fixed voice and bitstream services
Member Logo Given the successful partnership between the two companies, Telecom Egypt and Etisalat Misr signed four agreements to maximize their customers’ interest and provide them with the best services available in the Egyptian...
 
•  BT works with Bradford Council and scientists in Birmingham to measure air quality
Member Logo Air pollution is being monitored by sensors integrated within new InLink digital street units in Birmingham and Bradford - as they become the first areas in the UK to benefit from ‘real-time’ air quality data via...
 
•  New Accenture platform provides air cargo carriers real-time visibility into connectivity with partners networks
Member Logo Accenture has introduced AFLS Exchange, a new cloud-based connectivity and collaboration platform that enables air cargo carriers to seamlessly integrate with their partner networks, helping them expand their footprint and...
 
•  Huawei's 2018 Sustainability Report - Digital inclusion: Driving equal access for all
Member Logo Huawei released its 2018 Sustainability Report. It has published this report for the 11th year in a row. The 2018 report explains Huawei's four strategies for sustainability: digital inclusion, security and...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Egypt gets a National ICT Monitoring Center
Egypt has opened the national centre for monitoring ICT service, affiliated to the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA), in Smart Village...
 
CTU receives requests from mobile operators on redistribution of 900MHz/1800MHz spectrum
Telecoms industry watchdog the Czech Telecommunication Office (CTU) has received separate applications from the country’s three mobile network operators to change the allocation of radio frequencies...
 
E-authentication service planned in Bahrain
Under the hi-tech digital move, the ministry’s notary will provide the remote authentication service through the direct visual transmission...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Bite to upgrade 40% of sites with 4G+ by year-end
Bite Latvia is planning to upgrade 40% of it base transceiver stations (BTS) with ‘4G+’ LTE-A technology by the end of the year...
 
Movitel launches 4.5G LTE service in Mozambique
Movitel has launched a 4.5G LTE service, claiming to offer the fastest mobile data connection in Mozambique...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
HBO Go launches in Vietnam
Vietnam has become the latest market for HBO Go with the streaming service now available on the FPT Play app, following a tie-up between the US content giant and local telco...
 
IPTV, broadband grow in Slovenia
IPTV accounted for 54.7% of pay-TV homes in Slovenia in the first quarter, according to the latest statistics made available...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Open Fiber to invest in Foggia FTTH rollout
The Open Fiber wholesale-only venture of Italian utility giant Enel and state lender CDP announced an investment of around EUR 9 million (US$10.14 million) to bring FTTH to over 45,000 premises in the city of Foggia...
 
ADVA launches AI-powered service for monitoring of satellite-based timing
The solution provides communication service providers (CSPs) and other operators of critical infrastructure with real-time insight into signal quality at their GNSS satellite receivers...
 
 
Middle East
 
Artificial Intelligence to boost Middle East’s GDP by 11% by 2030
Decision makers in the Middle East are looking to embrace artificial Intelligence (AI) in their business, according to a recent report by PwC...
 
Hilal Computers offers cybersecurity protection for Bahrain firms
Hilal Computers has been able to protect, secure, mitigate and sustain robust cybersecurity initiatives from their vast portfolio of cyber security solutions for businesses in the kingdom...
 
Iranian airlines to offer inflight Wi-Fi
The Iranian airlines will be equipped with satellite WiFi in the near future according to the head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA)...
 
South Asia
 
SLT launches 'CoderDojo @ SLT' coding clubs
The objective of this programme is to contribute towards a more advanced national economy driven by technological innovations by expanding ICT learning opportunities across Sri Lanka...
 
Bangadesh’s IT industry growing fast
Bangladesh’s IT industry is growing fast and earned US$1 billion last year by exporting IT services and programmes and plans to raise its export earnings to US$5 billion by 2021...
 
North Africa
 
WorldRemit taps Cash Plus to facilitate digital remittances to Morocco
WorldRemit has entered into a new partnership with Cash Plus to enable digital money transfers to around 2000 cash pickup locations across Morocco...
 
Tata Communications Transformation Services and Smart Africa form alliance for Africa
The revolutionary program will address the skills shortage in the technological industry and chart the way for the future of telecoms and IT infrastructure in Africa...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Deutsche Telekom picks Idemia’s Entitlement server solution for eSIM-enable devices
Deutsche Telekom has chosen IDEMIA’s Smart Connect Entitlement server solution for European affiliates to enhance the user experience...
 
UK's first green data centre for AI launches in Cornwall
A satellite station has opened the UK's first green high-performance computing platform for artificial intelligence and machine learning on demand...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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