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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 23, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Global internet growth stalls and focus shifts to ‘meaningful universal connectivity’ to drive global development
 
 
Traditional ap​proaches to driving internet network roll-out and uptake are failing to reach the remaining half of the global population still lacking online access, according to a new report issued in New York by the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development...
 
Etisalat celebrates International Day of Sign Languages across UAE
 
 
The initiative is in line with Etisalat’s brand direction, ‘Together Matters’, which reflects the leadership’s principles of promoting co-existence and acceptance and that the world is a better place when we are together...
 
Bangladeshi internet users hit 98 million
With addition of nearly 7 million new users in the first eight months of this year, the total number of Bangladeshi Internet users reached over 98 million at the end of August...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel and be’ah sign MoU for sustainable future
Member Logo Based on the MoU, Omantel will provide be’ah with lead-acid batteries, end of life tyres, used lubricating oils of Omantel’s transportation fleet and electronic, electric and paper waste, and the latter will...
 
•  VIVA participates in the International Banking Conference: “Shaping the Future”
Member Logo VIVA is participating in the International Banking Conference "Shaping the Future" organized by the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK), under the patronage of His Highness the Amir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad...
 
•  Etisalat addresses the importance of revolutionising in-store experience and driving customer engagement
Member Logo Customers now demand a more engaging and personalised in-store experience, pushing retailers to consider new digital transformation and Artificial Intelligence tools that can help them acquire, engage and retain their...
 
•  Nokia steps up commitments to limit global warming to 1.5°C
Member Logo Rajeev Suri, President and CEO of Nokia, announced the company’s commitment to reset its science-based emission reduction targets in line with the goal to limit average rises in temperatures to 1.5°C...
 
•  China Eastern Airlines, Beijing Unicom, and Huawei Beijing launch 5G smart travel system
Member Logo China Eastern Airlines, China Unicom Beijing, and Huawei joined to launch a 5G smart travel service system at Beijing Daxing International Airport...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
LTA hosts first ITU regional spectrum workshop
The Liberia Telecommunications Authority concluded a training workshop on International Telecommunications Union's (ITU) Spectrum Management System For Developing Countries (SMS4DC), co-organized by the ITU...
 
IFT to auction 600MHz spectrum in 2020
Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute has confirmed that it will seek to auction 5G-suitable spectrum in the 600MHz band in 2020...
 
South Asia
 
Visa launches payment security roadmap for Sri Lanka
Visa has launched a new roadmap that sets the direction for payments security in Sri Lanka for 2020 and beyond, in association with the Payment Card Industry Association of Sri Lanka...
 
Bangladeshi internet users hit 98 million
With addition of nearly 7 million new users in the first eight months of this year, the total number of Bangladeshi Internet users reached over 98 million at the end of August...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
LTE growth remains strong amid growing 5G deployment
According to 5G Americas, global LTE subscriptions are nearing 5 billion worldwide, and there have been a quarter billion new LTE connections added around the world in the second quarter of 2019...
 
KT rolls out 5G roaming services in Europe
KT subscribers will continue to be connected to 5G networks when they travel to Italy, Switzerland, and Finland...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Disney+ starts pre-orders
Disney is opening its forthcoming OTT platform up to pre-orders two months ahead of launch...
 
Hrvatski Telekom demos 5G video
The Croatian incumbent Hrvatski Telekom (HT) has undertaken the first video drone transmission on a 5G network in the Adria region...
 
 
Middle East
 
5G based pilot projects for businesses in Oman
Oman's two main telecom operators Omantel and Ooredoo are preparing to pilot 5G based telecom offerings targeted at businesses in the Sultanate...
 
5G to dominate at Gitex Technology Week
Some of the biggest names in 5G, including Etisalat, Huawei and Ericsson, attended a press conference at the Dubai World Trade Centre to discuss their plans for Gitex Technology Week...
 
Huawei launches 3rd edition of ICT competition in Jordan to cultivate local talent
In collaboration with the Crown Prince Foundation, Huawei has officially launched the third edition of its annual Huawei Middle East ICT Competition in Jordan...
 
North Africa
 
Dabchy raises US$300,000 in seed fund as it plans expansion to Egypt
Dabchy that had initially started as a Facebook Group now has a community of over 400,000 users in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria, who use its web and mobile-based platform...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
New high-density fiber networks for Milan and Madrid
Bandwidth infrastructure company euNetworks has built new duct-based, high-fiber networks in Milan and Madrid...
 
Hispasat, Bansat provide connectivity in Colombia
Hispasat, together with Colombian satellite services provider Bansat, is helping to provide communications for a Colombian government humanitarian initiative...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
edotco enters Philippines via partnership with ISOC
edotco has expanded into the Philippines via an equity partnership with local infrastructure player ISOC Infrastructure Inc (ISOC), marking the eighth country in which edotco now has presence...
 
Globe expands GoWifi rollout
Globe Telecom is aiming to improve its wireless networks in Manila as part of a wider drive to deliver a digital transformation in the capital...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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