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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 21, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat’s 5G Experience Bus showcases real life use cases
 
 
Etisalat and Ericsson are embarking on an exclusive roadshow – The 5G Experience Bus – showcasing 5G capabilities through innovative use cases. The roadshow will demonstrate how 5G will enhance digital transformation to all UAE consumers and businesses...
 
Cassava Smartech and Comviva win Aite Group’s Digital Wallet Innovation Award for EcoCash
 
 
Aite Group has recognized Cassava Smartech and Comviva as the winners of the 2019 Digital Wallet Innovation Award for EcoCash in the ‘Market Adoption’ category...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Orange Data Center receives the Tier III international certification
Member Logo Orange Jordan announced that the Orange Data Center has received the TIer III Constructed Facility Certificate after the American Uptime Institute passed the requirements for this certificate to become the first data center...
 
•  Batelco supports Youth City 2030
Member Logo Batelco sponsored this year's Youth City 2030 as the exclusive telecommunications provider, where the Company provided internet for the duration of the event, as well as participated in a number of initiatives and...
 
•  AT&T extends LTE-M roaming to Canada
Member Logo New agreements with top Canadian carriers create 1st North American LTE-M footprint; expands AT&T’s largest LTE-M ecosystem in the world...
 
•  PCCW Global, Orange and PEACE Cable International team up to deploy PEACE cable to connect Europe to Asia via East Africa by 2021
Member Logo PCCW Global, Orange and PEACE Cable International have signed an agreement to deploy the Pakistan and East Africa Connecting Europe (PEACE) submarine cable system, with a 12,000km ultra-low latency high-speed cable...
 
•  Huawei releases Developer Program 2.0
Member Logo Huawei announced an investment of US$ 1.5 billion in the next 5 years as part of its Developer Program 2.0 with the goal to partner with enterprises and individual developers to build the ecosystem of the computing...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Omantel collaborates with STARZPLAY to provide the leading entertainment platform
 
•  Huawei's Ken Hu: Digital inclusion – Leaving no one behind
 
•  Huawei announces computing strategy and releases Atlas 900, the world's fastest AI training cluster
 
•  Etisalat partners with Expo 2020 Dubai Volunteers to attract the 30,000 people who will help deliver the World’s Greatest Show
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Bahrain’s iGA highlights eKYC project at tech week
The Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) presented an overview of the Electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) project during a panel discussion at the 4th Bahrain Smart Cities Summit...
 
• TRA participates in Cyber Defence Live 2019
The UAE, represented by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA, participated in the Cyber Defence Live 2019 (FireEye) in Dubai, which discussed key practices to detect and respond to cyber-attacks...
 
• UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention launches first blockchain-based system
The smart system will cover healthcare workers in public and private health facilities overseen by the Ministry...
 
South Asia
 
• Nepal Telecom expands data roaming to 13 countries
Nepal Telecom (NTC) has expanded its data roaming servic to 13 more countries, which will enable Ntc postpaid customers with roaming service to access cellular internet...
 
• Dialog receive PCI DSS Certification for Genie for 3rd Consecutive Year
Dialog Axiata has become the first telecommunications provider in Sri Lanka to receive the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard certification for the 3rd consecutive year...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Telefónica Deutschland Continues Massive Expansion of LTE with 600 New Transmitters in July
The quality of Telefónica's network has been further improved by the expansion measures in numerous German cities and communities as well as along important traffic routes...
 
• Docomo trials 5G for Rugby World Cup
NTT Docomo launched pre-commercial 5G service in select areas of major cities in Japan, delivering on its commitment to provide trial coverage at stadiums for the Rugby World Cup...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• SK Telecom, Microsoft plan to deliver 5G-based cloud gaming in Korea
SK Telecom and Microsoft recently unveiled Project xCloud, Microsoft’s game streaming technology that allows gamers to play games on mobile devices while connected to the internet...
 
• Dutch SVOD platform Cinetree comes to Samsung smart TVs
Dutch online film and video service Cinetree is coming out with a new smart TV app as the launch follows on the success of the company’s video-on-demand (VOD) platform in the past calendar year...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Kuwaiti ISP Qualitynet deploys ADVA FSP 3000 for flexible 400G connectivity
The solution enables Qualitynet to offer flexible ultra-high capacity connectivity to its residential, business and government customers...
 
• Huawei launches 3rd edition of ICT Competition in Lebanon
Huawei has launched the latest edition of its annual Huawei Middle East ICT Competition in Lebanon...
 
• Samsung switched on to ‘new opportunities’ in Saudi Arabia
Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, wants to open up new business channels and diversify the economy on the back of the Saudi Vision 2030 reform plan...
 
North Africa
 
• Egypt’s MEDAF Investments plans expansion in Africa
Egyptian company Mediterranean and Africa (MEDAF) Investments announced their ambition to enter new African markets, and has recently launched its electronic payment company, which makes use of advanced financial...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• Sky and BUUK agree full fiber partnership
Sky and BUUK Infrastructure have agreed a strategic partnership that will see Sky obtain wholesale access to BUUK’s full fiber networks across the UK...
 
• Iridium to work with OneWeb on bundled satellite services
Satellite company Iridium, which went into service with its new fleet earlier this year, is to work on combined services with rival operator OneWeb...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• 9mobile selects Raeanna, Clear Blue Technologies for network rollout
Clear Blue Technologies has announced its ‘Smart Off-Grid’ technology will be used to power new telecom systems to support voice and data services from Nigerian wireless operator 9mobile...
 
• Starbucks launches NFC payment pens in Japan
Starbucks has introduced a branded contactless payment pen that customers in Japan can load with funds and then use to make payments at any FeliCa-compatible POS terminal...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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