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September 15, 2019

EUTELSAT 117 West A selected by Orby TV for new United States DTH satellite service

Eutelsat Americas, a subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications, has been selected by Orby TV for capacity on the EUTELSAT 117 West A satellite. The multi-year, multi-transponder agreement between the companies was announced at the International Broadcast Convention (IBC 2019) following Orby TV’s recent launch of its new and affordable satellite service across the lower 48 continental United States...

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Batelco provides connectivity to new AWS direct connect location in Bahrain

Benefits include reduced network costs, increased bandwidth throughput, and a more consistent network experience than Internet-based connections...

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du names new chief executive to replace Osman Sultan

du has appointed industry veteran Johan Dennelind as chief executive, replacing Osman Sultan after almost 14 years at the helm of the company...

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Nokia and Telefónica Peru to enable automated, digital mining operations for Las Bambas, one of the world’s largest copper mines

Nokia and Telefónica Peru have signed a contract with Minera Las Bambas, the world’s ninth largest copper mine, to enable digitalization and automation projects at its site in Apurimac, Peru...

Policy and Regulation

•	IFT approves transfer of ten 2.5GHz Ultravision licences to Telcel Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute has voted in favour of transferring ten 2.5GHz licences from Mexican fixed-wireless access provider Ultravision to mobile market leader Radiomovil Dipsa...

•	Dito Telecom on track to meet commitments by July 2020 - DICT According to the Department of Information and Communications Technology, Dito Telecommunity Corporation was on track to meet its commitments to the government by July 9, 2020...

Middle East

•	UAE’s homegrown digital video on demand firm hits one million subscribers UAE homegrown subscription video on demand (SVOD) service and digital start-up STARZ PLAY has reported a significant growth as it reaches one million subscribers...

•	C4IR UAE, World Economic Forum launch blockchain accelerator programme The accelerator programme, hosted will bring together public and private sector entities, blockchain solution providers, experts from the World Economic Forum, and legislative authorities who are implementing blockchain...

•	Bahrain's bwallet expands to include UK transfers The digital mobile wallet, the first of its kind to provide peer-to-peer money transfer, was launched in 2018 by Arab Financial Services (AFS) in partnership with Batelco...

South Asia

•	Mobile sets and telecom equipment top Nepal's import from China Mobile sets and telecommunication equipment topped the chart in Nepal's imports from China in the last fiscal year 2018-19 that concluded in mid-July...

•	SLT Enterprise Solutions strengthens its offerings Sri Lanka Telecom's international collaborations and partnerships have made it possible to bring powerful managed security as-a-service solutions to enterprise businesses...

•	Swvl expands further into Pakistan Swvl, the app based bus hailing startup, is expanding further into Pakistan, it announced in a statement, saying that it is launching its services in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, and Rawalpindi...

Satellite & Internet

•	Hungary's Magyar Telekom launches 1Gbps cable broadband Telecom provider Magyar Telekom of Hungary has launched a 1Gbps/25Mbps (download/upload) HFC cable broadband internet service, doubling its previous fastest cable broadband speed...

•	Botswana Telecommunications Corporation doubles capacity on Spacecom's Amos-7 in multi-year satellite services deal Spacecom and Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited have announced that BTC is doubling its capacity on AMOS-7 communication satellite Ku-beams...

North Africa

•	Egypt kicks off construction of MisrSat-II satellite The Egyptian Space Agency has, in collaboration with the China National Space Administration, kicked off construction of the MisrSat-II satellite...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	JAS partners for IPTV launch Telecom operator Jasmine International (JAS) has partnered with Mono Group and KT Corporation from South Korea to launch an IPTV business, to cater to its 3.3 million 3BB broadband internet customers...

•	Careem launches its mobile recharge payment services within the Careem PAY Wallet across Egypt, Pakistan and the UAE Careem has launched mobile recharge payment services within the Careem PAY wallet across Egypt and Pakistan and the UAE with Jordan to follow soon...

•	Telenor taps ADB for graphyne2 ADB’s system is enabling Telenor to provide access to OTT content providers through a single user experience on the set-top, including voice search...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	NREL private LTE pilot moves to second phase The trial network, constructed at the National Renewable Energy Lab’s location in Golden, Colorado, uses 900 MHz spectrum held by Anterix...

•	Verizon promises overhauled fixed wireless 5G service later this year The chief executive of Verizon's consumer business reiterated that the operator will begin offering a refreshed 5G Home fixed wireless service later this year...

•	SKT-Ericsson test of standalone 5G network succeeds SK Telecom and Ericsson said that they have successfully conducted a joint test of the 5G standalone network, opening the way for faster network services and better data management efficiency...

Global Telecom Update

•	Globe Business gets global industry certification in customer data security Globe Business has received the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance certification version 3.2.1 for its Makati, Cavite, Cebu, and Davao data centers...

•	Telefónica, DGT and SEAT deploy IoT for cycling safety Telefónica has teamed up with SEAT and Spain’s Directorate General for Traffic (DGT) to deploy IoT and reduce accidents on Spanish roads...

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