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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Batelco launches Summer Entrepreneurship Programme
 
 
Batelco has announced the launch of a Summer Entrepreneurship Programme in collaboration with BRINC Batelco IoT Hub, which features several workshops designed to target Bahrain’s Youth community including university students and young professionals aspiring to start their own business...
 
FCC certifies CBRS Environmental Sensing Capability
The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and the Office of Engineering and Technology certified CommScope, Federated Wireless, and Google to operate their Environmental Sensing Capability (ESC) sensors...
 
Number of 4G users in Nepal increase by 125 percent in a year
The number of 4G users in Nepal has reached 3.6 million which shows a growth of 125 percent in the span of a year...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  VIVA Kuwait achieves KD 20 million net profit
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company (VIVA), announced the financial results for the for six-month period ended 30 June 2019; whereby VIVA’s Revenues reached KD 139.6 million (US$458.5 million), whereas the Net Profit...
 
•  AT&T and Badger Technologies bringing 5G-enabled autonomous robots to retail
Member Logo AT&T and Badger Technologies™, a product division of Jabil, are working together to accelerate retail automation using autonomous robots with 5G wireless networking capabilities...
 
•  Tech Mahindra acquires leading strategic design consultancy, Mad*Pow
Member Logo Tech Mahindra has announced the acquisition of Mad*Pow, a strategic design consultancy headquartered in the US..
 
•  Huawei announces H1 2019 revenue: 23.2% YoY growth
Member Logo Huawei announced its business results for the first half of 2019: USD $58.34 billion in revenue, a 23.2% increase over the same period last year. The company's net profit margin for H1 2019 was 8.7%...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• ITA Oman incubates national talents in ethical hacking
The Information Technology Authority (ITA) continues to support the Omani competencies specialised in cybersecurity and all those who have the skills in ethical hacking with the ability to identify and tackle security...
 
• FCC certifies CBRS Environmental Sensing Capability
The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and the Office of Engineering and Technology certified CommScope, Federated Wireless, and Google to operate their Environmental Sensing Capability (ESC) sensors...
 
South Asia
 
• Bangladeshi internet users reach nearly 100 million
The total number of Bangladeshi Internet users reached nearly 100 million at the end of June 2019 with addition of about 5 million new users in the first 7 months of this year...
 
• Number of 4G users in Nepal increase by 125 percent in a year
The number of 4G users in Nepal has reached 3.6 million which shows a growth of 125 percent in the span of a year...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Telefónica Deutschland installs 4400 new LTE transmitters
With a total of around 10,000 planned new LTE transmitters this year, Telefónica Deutschland is implementing the largest LTE expansion program in the company's history...
 
• Oi achieves 1,029 Mbps in 5G tests
Brazilian operator Oi has started 5G tests in the state of Rio de Janeiro, using equipment for 4.5G but with more capacity and made specifically for a controlled environment...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• KPN launches safe viewing environment for children
Dutch IPTV operator KPN is introducing safe viewing environment on the iTV app specially created for children from 0 to 6 years old...
 
• Freeview app comes to Android
Freeview Play gives UK users access to stream shows from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, along with on demand content from BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, My5, and UKTV Play...
 
 
Middle East
 
• STC Pay now available to all HyperPay's merchants in Saudi Arabia
HyperPay, a trusted payment service provider in the MENA region announced a new agreement with STC Pay, the mobile wallet service by Saudi Telecom...
 
• AWS launches Middle East Region in Bahrain
The new AWS Region expands cloud pioneer’s global footprint, enabling customers to innovate faster and run workloads from data centers located in the Middle East...
 
• UAE, Saudi building firms plan higher spend on IIoT
The growing appetite for investment in digital transformation comes as regional governments push forward with the implementation of smart city initiatives...
 
North Africa
 
• Egypt’s Colnn raises investment for its cloud-based school management system
Founded in 2015, Colnn is a cloud-based school management system that comes with a mobile app, enabling schools to manage their operations, processes, activities, and communication between parents, teachers, and students...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• Tiscali launches first rural fiber services under Open Fiber partnership
Italian ISP Tiscali says it has launched fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) services in its first 70 rural communities under a recently signed partnership with wholesale network operator...
 
• IEC Telecom adds Iridium Certus connectivity
Satellite communications specialist IEC Telecom has successfully completed an interconnection with the Iridium CertusSM service enabling it to provide superior levels of reliable connectivity to vital humanitarian...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Qualcomm, Tencent to partner on gaming, 5G
Qualcomm Wireless Communications Technologies has signed an agreement with Tencent Games,for strategic cooperation in the field of digital entertainment...
 
• Microsoft announces general availability of Azure Security Centre for IoT
Microsoft says that its Azure Security Centre for Internet of Things (IoT) is now available to protect customers' deployed IoT devices from various security threats...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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