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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 24, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
British Telecom turns to Canonical Ubuntu to enable next generation 5G Cloud Core
 
 
British Telecom has selected Canonical’s Charmed OpenStack on Ubuntu as a key component of its next generation 5G Core. Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, will provide the open source virtual infrastructure manager (VIM) as part of BT’s Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) program, and the transition to a cloud-based Core network...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  EITC is strengthening the UAE's bilateral relations with Pakistan
Member Logo EITC partners with wi-tribe Pakistan LDI (Private) Ltd to facilitate the development of a high capacity, low latency submarine cable system between Pakistan and the UAE...
 
•  AT&T reports second-quarter results
Member Logo AT&T Inc.reported solid operating results in the second quarter, including consolidated revenue growth, expanding operating income margin and record operating and free cash flow...
 
•  Huawei launches the Huawei P30 Lite 48MP edition in Saudi Arabia
Member Logo Combining an exquisite design with Huawei’s innovations, Huawei’s smartphone is equipped with three rear cameras with support for ultra-wide angle photography and artificial intelligence (AI) features...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
NCC reviews National Numbering plan
The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has embarked on a review of the National Numbering Plan, in a bid to ensure that the telecoms ecosystem is regulated in tandem with the demand of the fourth industrial...
 
Italy publishes roadmap for DVB-T2 transition
The Italian Ministry of Economic Development has published the roadmap for the transition of the digital terrestrial network to DVB-T2/MPEG-4 standard...
 
North Africa
 
Nearly 76% of Moroccan mobile phone users own smartphones
Morocco's smartphone penetration rate among mobile phone users rose to 75.7 percent at the end of 2018, up from 73.4 percent a year earlier...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Greater 4G coverage inches closer for rural UK
Jeremy Wright, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, said he is confident of securing cooperation between the four mobile operators to eliminate not spots...
 
O2 and Vodafone finalise 5G agreement
O2 and Vodafone have today finalised an agreement to share 5G equipment in an effort to speed up the roll-out of the network...
 
Swisscom brings 5G inside with Ericsson’s Radio Dot
The Swiss operator says it has reached another tech milestone, making a phone call between small cells in Ericsson’s office in Bern and one in the town of Liebefeld...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Italy’s Open Fiber selects Intracom Telecom for rural broadband FWA
Italian fiber network provider Open Fiber has appointed Intracom Telecom to supply fixed wireless access (FWA) solutions for its Rural Ultra-Broadband project...
 
Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio win communications satellite contract from Italian Space Agency
Thales Alenia Space) The Space Alliance between Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio announced today that it has signed a contract with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) for the initial development of an innovative satellite...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telefonica Deutschland upbeat as mobile service revenues pick up
Telefonica Deutschland continued its steady recovery in the second quarter as growth in mobile service revenues turned positive, helping lift top-line revenue by 1.6 percent...
 
TIM Brasil, Vivo ink network sharing pact
TIM Brasil and Telefonica Brasil (Vivo) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will see them initiate discussions on a number of potential network sharing agreements...
 
 
Middle East
 
UAE is fastest growing e-commerce market in MENA
According to Visa, UAE is the region’s most advanced market with eCommerce sales projected to hit AED 59 billion (US$ 16.06 billion) in 2019 and grow at an average of 23% annually between 2018 and 2022...
 
Middle East’s digital marketplace noon partners with Chinese tech company Neolix
noon has partnered with Chinese technology company Neolix to trial driverless delivery vehicles designed to make last-mile delivery even smoother...
 
Chinese ride-hailing app Didi to set up JV venture in Abu Dhabi
Beijing-based mobile transportation platform with 550 million users signs partnership agreement with Symphony Investment...
 
Honor eyes 4.5m smartphone sales in Middle East and African markets this year
Huawei’s sub-brand Honor seeks to double its smartphone sales to more than 4.5m units in the Middle East and Africa region this year compared to last year and strengthen its market position...
 
South Asia
 
Number of 3G, 4G users reaches 68.93 million in Pakistan
The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan reached 68.93 million by end-June 2019 compared to 68.07 million by end-May 2019...
 
SLT steps into minimizing carbon footprint
Under the common theme of 'Earth is Calling, Are You Listening?', Sri Lanka Telecom has taken successful initial steps to make it a 'carbon-neutral' company...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
All Media Baltics makes OTT choice
All Media Baltics (AMB) has teamed up with Atende Software to launch a next generation OTT platform serving Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia...
 
ProSiebenSat.1 considers international expansion of Joyn
German media company ProSiebenSat.1 is exploring the possibility of rolling out its streaming service Joyn, operated in conjunction with Discovery, to other countries...
 
Western Union integrates its services with Valyou mobile wallet
Western Union has expanded international money transfer services in Malaysia by integrating its services with the Valyou mobile wallet, a service offered by Valyou, a Malaysian financial technology subsidiary of the Telenor...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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