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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 14, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accenture report reveals new cybercrime operating model among high-profile threat groups
 
 
Cybercrime campaigns and high-profile advanced persistent threat groups are shifting how they target victims and focusing more on intricate relationships with “secure syndicate” partnerships to disguise activity, according to the latest 2019 Cyber Threatscape Report from Accenture...
 
PTA Iceland consults on new termination rates for 2020
Iceland’s telecoms watchdog has opened a public consultation on its draft decision outlining the mobile and fixed termination rates for the 2020 calendar year...
 
NIST road map covers developing standards for AI
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology released its guidance on the government’s approach to develop technical and ethical standards for artificial intelligence...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat C&WS and Sparkle pioneer in enabling 5G roaming globally
Member Logo Etisalat Carrier & Wholesale (C&WS) and Sparkle have announced the establishment of a 5G data roaming interconnection between Etisalat and TIM, paving the way for 5G roaming between Middle East and across the globe...
 
•  AT&T, T-Mobile deliver cross-network call authentication technology
Member Logo AT&T and T-Mobile have began rollout of cross-network call authentication based on SHAKEN/STIR standards – another big step toward protecting consumers from unwanted robocalls...
 
•  New MVNO Audacious launches mobile service in the UK in partnership with BT
Member Logo Audacious is a new Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) service that will deliver an enhanced audio experience to assist the 10 million people in the UK who have hearing loss...
 
•  Tech Mahindra to enable digital transformation for Aakash Educational Services
Member Logo Tech Mahindra has announced tday a strategic tie-up with, Aakash Educational Services, to manage digitization of its IT operations including infrastructure, data centre and applications...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Nigeria to host African telecoms regulators conference
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to host the Conference of African Telecommunications Regulators on Consumer Affairs (CATCO) in Abuja from August 20 to 22...
 
• PTA Iceland consults on new termination rates for 2020
Iceland’s telecoms watchdog has opened a public consultation on its draft decision outlining the mobile and fixed termination rates for the 2020 calendar year...
 
South Asia
 
• Arpico Finance partners with mCash to offer digitalized payments
Sri Lankan mobile money platform, mCash, has partnered with Arpico Finance PLC to offer customers the facility to make payments via mCash...
 
• ZEE5 to take Bangladeshi content to global audiences
ZEE5 along with Robi Axiata Limited has announced its plans to take Bangladeshi entertainment content to global audiences...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• Australia's nbn to provide unmetered satellite broadband for homes and small businesses
NBN Australia has announced the launch of its Sky Muster Plus wholesale product, designed to provide homes and small businesses in the nbn satellite footprint to access unmetered data for essential online activities...
 
• M-net fiber coverage reaches 500,000 premises in Munich
Regional operator M-net has revealed that its fiber optic network now passes 500,000 households and businesses in Munich...
 
• edotco collaborates with Intelsat to advance connectivity capabilities
edotco is collaborating with Intelsat to advance connectivity capabilities across edotco’s footprint in South and Southeast Asia through pioneering industry solutions...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• DT, Telefonica and Vodafone launch password-free secure login service in Germany
The globally established mobile-phone-based login procedure enables simple and protected login to Inter-net services on PCs, tablets and mobile phones...
 
• NIST road map covers developing standards for AI
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology released its guidance on the government’s approach to develop technical and ethical standards for artificial intelligence...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Telehealth services rolled out for labourers
Labourers in the UAE can now access health care facilities through a mobile app or opt for remote consultation via phones, thanks to a new service launched by health care provider Right Health and Health at Hand...
 
• NBC inks incubation pact with Sas al Benaa International
Sas al Benaa implements works related to telecom and fiber optic networks as it provides high-quality Internet services for buildings and houses...
 
North Africa
 
• Egypt’s Chefaa raises six-figure seed for its on-demand medicine delivery platform
Chefaat hrough its mobile apps enables patients with chronic diseases to order their medicines and receive it at their doorstep every month...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Simplestream to demo CloudTV
Simplestream has revealed that it will showcase how its solutions empower broadcasters, content owners and telcos to stay ahead of the technology curve and succeed in today’s competitive and fast-changing media and...
 
• OTT first for Ukraine
Oll.TV has become the first licensed OTT service in Ukraine, which follows a decision by the National Council to issue the licence, combining it with the company’s existing IPTV licence into a single national licence...
 
• Sky launches new Go app
UK pay TV provider Sky has launched a new Sky Go app that combines existing Sky Q and Sky Go features, allowing customer to view content in a single experience at home and on the move...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Ewe Tel invites 3G users to upgrade to LTE ahead of network shutdown
German regional network operator Ewe Tel is inviting customers in rural areas still using 3G UMTS for mobile data to upgrade to LTE...
 
• Tele2 makes first 5G video call in super-connected Latvia
The first 5G Internet transmission exceeded 1Gbps, while the average download speed on the 5G network was over 750Mbps...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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