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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 26, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
AT&T: New FirstNet cell sites launched in Fairfax, Prince William counties
 
 
To ensure AT&T and the FirstNet Authority are putting coverage and capacity where first responders need it most, the FirstNet build is being done with direct feedback from state and public safety officials in Virginia...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Tech Mahindra and Qualcomm collaborate to offer smart city solutions globally
Member Logo Tech Mahindra has announced its collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies to offer smart city solutions globally...
 
•  Accenture positioned as a leader in latest IDC MarketScape report
Member Logo Accenture has been positioned as a leader in the latest IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Digital Transformation Service Providers for Utilities 2019 Vendor Assessment...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
2G, 3G, 4G services to be under one licence
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has published a draft licensing guidelines for the mobile phone operators, scrapping provisions regarding requirement for multiple licences for the operators...
 
Portuguese watchdog sets out 700MHz migration timetable
Portuguese digital-terrestrial TV broadcasters will have to vacate the 700MHz band in a process that is set to begin in January and will take place over approximately six months, according to a timetable set by regulator...
 
South Asia
 
Jazz partners VMware to develop cloud services for businesses
The partnership enables Jazz to provide current and prospective customers with the Pakistan's largest seamless cloud platform that will catalyze future-forward innovations in an increasingly digitalized global economy...
 
Virtusa to automate SLT backend services & revamp service offerings to customers
Through this MOU SLT seeks to provide superior, world-class digital services to the public, radically transforming people’s lifestyles for the better, through digitalization and the effective use of ICTs...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Mocambique Telecom to launch 4G by end November
Mocambique Telecom (Tmcel) will launch 4G services by the end of November and upgrade the national network with financial support from China...
 
Tele2 Russia reaches 2.1 Gbps in 5G pilot area
Mobile operator Tele2 Russia announced that it reached a speed of 2.1 Gbps in its 5G pilot area...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
IMDb TV launches on iOS and Android
Amazon has made its new AVOD platform, IMDb TV, available on iOS and Android mobile devices...
 
Esports Mogul expands into the Middle East
Media and software business Esports Mogul has entered a partnership with a Saudi esports organisation...
 
 
Middle East
 
First session of 'SRTI Park Labs' launched with the theme of digitization
During first session, a host of topics were explored including Big Data, Intelligent Mobility, Internet of Things (IoT) Applications, and 5G in Smart Cities, under the theme of “Digitization”...
 
Saudi Arabia calls for increased tech innovation to combat cyber-attacks
Increasing foreign cyber-attacks on Saudi Arabia are pushing for more institutionalisation by developing national cadres specialised to combat threats...
 
Seera Group streamlines online booking experiences with Salesforce
Riyadh-based Seera Group has opted Salesforce to digitally transform and enhance travel booking experiences for millions of travellers...
 
North Africa
 
Maroc Telecom signs US$1 billion investment deal
Maroc Telecom has signed a deal worth US$1 billion with the Moroccan government to develop telecoms infrastructure over the next three years...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Canada funds submarine cable network to Greenland
The project will see construction of an approximately 1700-km submarine cable from Nuuk, Greenland, to Iqaluit through the Davis Strait...
 
Ethopia to launch satellite in December 2019
The launch into orbit of the very first Ethiopian satellite, initially scheduled for next month, will be postponed to December, to match with current weather conditions and the need to complete a parfait launch...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telcos are enhancing SMEs growth in Tanzania
Telecoms are now enhancing the SMEs growth in Tanzania , a sector that covers over three million businesses which collectively contribute to over 25 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...
 
Aboitiz unit, Smart ink common tower deal
Aboitiz InfraCapital, in partnership with FTAP has further strengthened its presence in the tower-sharing market after signing a common-tower agreement with Smart Communications...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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