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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 25, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Batelco hosts ‘Batelco Talks’ session with Almoayed Technologies CEO
 
 
In light of Batelco’s role as a key player in the Kingdom’s ICT sector and in order to keep employees up to date with the latest technologies and trends, Batelco held its latest ‘Batelco Talks’ session on the subject of Digital Transformation with the CEO of Almoayed Technologies...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  STC wins the 2019 Best Practices Award by TDWI
Member Logo STC announced that it has been recognized as a 2019 Best Practices Award winner in the BI, Visual Analytics, and Data Discovery category by TDWI...
 
•  PCCW Global and Mauritius Telecom collaborate to launch island’s first mobile payment solution
Member Logo Based on the proven Tap & Go mobile payment service in Hong Kong, Mauritius Telecom’s my.t money is a mobile payment solution provided by PCCW Global...
 
•  Huawei wins EISA’s 'Best Smartphone of the Year' award
Member Logo EISA named Huawei P30 Pro’s low-light photographic capabilities as being by far the best you can currently get from a smartphone...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Regulator meeting ends with OTT accord
Telecom regulators in Asean have agreed in principle on revenue collection from over-the-top (OTT) service providers operating in the region...
 
TRA seeks public opinion on new telecom grid
Oman’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority is seeking opinion from people in the country on the facilities they want to see in a new telecom network that will be set up in the country...
 
Middle East
 
DEWA, Huawei hold summit on AI, digital transformation
The summit witnessed the launch of a joint AI laboratory, through which DEWA and Huawei will develop and implement AI digital services for the Middle East...
 
Saudi Arabia places order to introduce smart services on buses in Makkah
Saudi Arabia is ordering new smart technology to improve transportation services for pilgrims in Makkah...
 
New app to ease car service booking woes in Dubai
Dubai motorists can now remotely book their cars for service and repairs with the official launch of a new mobile app...
 
North Africa
 
GTH divests remaining shares in Djezzy to Veon
Egyptian company Global Telecom has agreed to sell the remaining shares it holds in the Algerian mobile phone operator, Djezzy including the MedCable submarine fiber optics system, to VEON...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
AMC adds SVOD services to YouTube TV
AMC has signed a deal with YouTube to bring two of its proprietary subscription services to YouTube TV...
 
Polish football league launches international streaming service
The Polish Ekstraklasa football league has launched its own OTT TV streaming service, Ekstraklasa.tv...
 
 
South Asia
 
Dialog welcomes Hutch to Sri Lanka's largest mAgri service
This pioneering collaboration between Dialog & Hutch will enable subscribers of the two networks to avail an expansive suite of services offered by Govi Mithuru platform...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Verizon taps Boingo for indoor deployments
Verizon is working with Boingo Wireless to bring its 5G service indoors and to public spaces like airports, stadiums, arenas, office buildings, hotels and other venues...
 
Cambodia pushes 4G access over speed
Mobile operators in Cambodia have moved quickly into LTE, with the country already placing in the upper half of Opensignal’s global rankings for 4G availability...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Serbia Broadband expands Giga network
Kragujevac will become the fifth city in Serbia receiving Giga services from Serbia Broadband (SBB) this September...
 
PLDT, Smart deploy communications services for Ormoc earthquake drill
The companies deployed free calls, emergency cell broadcast, satellite phones, multi-equipment on wheels, and Wi-Fi connectivity to support the drill...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
NZ operators partner to expand rural connectivity
New Zealand’s mobile operators Spark, Vodafone and 2degrees have jointly deployed 20 towers as part of a collaboration to build broadband and mobile services in rural locations across the country...
 
China Telecom considers plan to share 5G infrastructure with China Unicom
Chinese carrier China Telecom is considering a plan to share resources and costs in the deployment of 5G infrastructure with rival telco China Unicom...
 
Greenbone introduces virtual appliances for vulnerability management
Greenbone’s customers can now choose to deploy physical or virtual appliances, increasing flexibility and efficiency, while ensuring that data protection is always guaranteed...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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