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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 22, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Telecom Egypt and Cable Network Egypt (CNE) sign a strategic partnership to enable IPTV services
 
 
Telecom Egypt, the first fully integrated telecom operator in Egypt, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Cable Network Egypt (CNE) to provide Telecom Egypt’s customers with Internet Protocol television services (IPTV) in collaboration with various content providers...
 
Royal Commission of Yanbu welcomes Huawei’s 5G and ICT Roadshow
 
 
The Royal Commission of Yanbu (RCY) represented by Royal Commission Yanbu (RCY) officially opened the 5G and ICT Roadshow, an initiative of Huawei, which will be stationed at the KFCC (King Fahad Civic Center) in RCY...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  STC’s Net Income for Q2 and first half of 2019 compared to the comparable quarter and first half of last year increased by 16.5% & 11.3% respectively
Member Logo Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has announced the company’s preliminary financial results for the period ending at 30 June 2019...
 
•  Etisalat offers Hajj and Umrah roaming pack
Member Logo Etisalat announced the launch of a new roaming pack for customers travelling to Saudi Arabia for Hajj and Umrah...
 
•  Mobily revenues grow for seventh quarter in a row
Member Logo Mobily continued delivering positive net results for the third consecutive quarter, as Q2 2019 net result reached US$10.07 million compared to a loss of US$20.96 million in Q2 2018...
 
•  BT to move its HQ to new premises in London
Member Logo BT has agreed the relocation of its global headquarters from the St Paul’s area of London to a new site in the city’s Aldgate area. The move forms an important part of ‘The Better Workplace...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Huawei earns “Recommended” rating in NSS Labs 2019 NGFW group test
 
•  Batelco awarded Service Provider Partner of the Year award by Comstor
 
•  Alnasser attends the first DTP meeting
 
•  Etisalat unveils new ‘together’ emoji to mark World Emoji Day
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• BTRC to finalise directives for mobile operators soon
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will soon finalise Equipment Identity Register (EIR) directives for mobile network operators (MNOs) in the country...
 
• Hong Kong opens applications for 5G auctions
Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) has invited applications for 5G licences in the 3.3GHz, 3.5GHz and 4.9GHz bands...
 
South Asia
 
• Dialog exhibits future of 5G applications
Dialog Axiata showcased a range of next-generation technologies and the future of 5G applications, including Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data & Analytics, Robotics and Smart Entertainment in...
 
• Number of internet users increases by 4.4 million in one year
The number of internet users in Nepal have increased by 4.4 million in past one year, with 18.6 million internet users in the country...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Loon’s balloons deliver LTE to Peru, with CenturyLink and Telefónica
Customers in Peru are now receiving LTE internet service from balloons, thanks to a collaboration between Google’s owner, Alphabet, with CenturyLink and Telefónica...
 
• BATM launches platform for mobile networks to capitalise on 5G and edge computing
The new ultra-high capacity cloud platform will allow network operators to open their networks to a new ecosystem and value chain, such as internet-of-things applications...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Tricolor unveils OTT plans
The Russian DTH platform operator Tricolor plans to launch its own OTT service this October...
 
• Amazon Prime Video launches on Virgin TV
The deal is the first time in the UK that Amazon Prime Video will be accessible through a set-top box, and comes ahead of the launch of English Premier League matches on Prime...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Huawei and Tamkeen launch the fourth edition of its Seeds for the Future Talent​ program
Huawei has launched the fourth edition of its Seeds for the Future talent development program in Bahrain in collaboration with the Labour Fund Tamkeen...
 
• China's top real estate internet platform launches services in UAE
A part of Fang Holdings, Fang leads the online real estate market in China in terms of number of page views and visitors to its websites that provide marketing, listing, financial and value-added services...
 
• Smart Dubai to offer its AI powered city concierge to visitors of Expo 2020 Dubai
Smart Dubai’s AI powered city concierge service ‘Rashid’ to be the official backbone of the Expo 2020 Dubai’s virtual assistant solution...
 
North Africa
 
• Maroc Telecom Group H1 revenue rises nearly 1 percent
Maroc Telecom Group's revenues increased by 0.8 percent to MAD 17.94 billion in the first half of 2019 thanks to business growth in Morocco, which offset the decline in mobile call termination rates and incoming...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• Boost for Estonian cable subscribers
All services from Estonia’s leading cable operator Elisa can now be received via a national fiber network operated by Elektrilevi...
 
• IEC Telecom set to provide enhanced maritime communications
Satellite communications specialist IEC Telecom has successfully completed an interconnection with Iridium Certus...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Vodafone partners with Mencap to help connect those with learning disabilities
Vodafone has teamed up with Mencap to improve the lives of those with learning disabilities and keep using IoT enabled devices...
 
• Deutsche Telekom to reaching further into the clouds with cloud connectivity solutions
The demand for cloud access is steadily growing, in large part due to rising digitisation, a booming IoT landscape and expanding mobility services...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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