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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat launches UAE’s first end to end cloud-based Video Surveillance and analytics solution for SMBs
 
 
Etisalat has announced the launch of its Video Surveillance (VSAAS), providing small and medium businesses (SMBs) with a value-added service that addresses their security and regulatory compliance needs...
 
AsiaHawala and Comviva scoop two Awards at the Telecoms World Award 2019
 
 
AsiaHawala and Comviva have jointly won two awards at the prestigious Telecoms World Award 2019. AsiaHawala mobile money service was declared winner in the ‘Best Emerging Market Initiative’ and ‘Digital Transformation Award- Vendor’ categories...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Young unemployed people in London get ‘work ready’ with BT
Member Logo A group of young people in London have learned vital digital skills and coaching to land jobs, as part of a BT scheme that has already helped more than 3,000 unemployed young adults...
 
•  Batelco introduces iPhone 11 at launch event
Member Logo Batelco has released the latest Apple product, the iPhone 11, at a launch event, which attracted a large number of attendees, including Batelco customers who received their new devices in an exciting atmosphere...
 
•  PCCW Global collaborates with DE-CIX to extend global reach
Member Logo PCCW Global and DE-CIX, have collaborated to extend the reach of DE-CIX’s cloud and data center offerings via the Console Connect SDI® platform by PCCW Global...
 
•  Nokia completes world’s first single-carrier terabit-per-second field trial, sets optical transmission capacity record over Etisalat’s fiber network in UAE
Member Logo Nokia and Etisalat have set a capacity record during the world’s first field trial of single-carrier terabit-per-second data transmission on a deployed fiber network...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers signs strategic agreement with STC to achieve digital transformation
 
•  Omantel launches the latest iPhones for the lowest prices in the region
 
•  Etisalat named ‘Best Regional Wholesale Carrier’ at 13th annual Telecoms World ME Awards
 
•  Batelco CEO receives Rana Alalawi on completing the Ironman 70.3 World Championship
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Kuwait got potential to implement digital transformation
Secretary-General of The Supreme Council for Planning and Development Dr. Khaled Mahdi said that Kuwait has a clear strategy and a roadmap to achieve digital transformation and technical development...
 
• NZ Commerce Commission believes mobile market in good shape
New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has published its final report on the country’s mobile market, in which it claims regulatory intervention is not needed for a fourth national network...
 
• DICT seeks to activate satellite slots
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is seeking to utilize two sovereign satellite slots for surveillance and increased connectivity...
 
South Asia
 
• Nepal Telecom to start 4G service in 50 cities
Nepal Telecom is to bring into operation 4G services in 50 urban areas throughout the country from coming Wednesday...
 
• New payment app ‘Dmoney’ launched in Bangladesh
Dmoney, a new digital payment app, has announced its commercial operation in Bangladesh which is designed for the people who are looking for a service-driven platform...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Kyivstar connects Chornobyl zone to 4G network
The Kyivstar mobile communications operator has connected Chornobyl (Kyiv region) and the complex of buildings on the territory of Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant to the 4G high-speed Internet network...
 
• Spark, Vodafone NZ introduce 5G service
New Zealand’s two largest operators Spark and Vodafone have kicked off limited 5G launch and testing...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• NTT Docomo’s bullet train mmWave 5G test speeds past 1Gbps
NTT Docomo announced successful completion of an impressive stress test: a multi-base station handoff of 5G signals to a device on a next-generation Shinkansen bullet train...
 
• Deutsche Telekom starts blockchain-based e-mobility pilot
Deutsche Telekom Innovation Laboratories (T-Labs), is launching Xride, a first-of-its-kind, blockchain-based e-mobility pilot featuring electric scooters...
 
 
Middle East
 
• AeroMobile partners with du to offer in-flight mobile connectivity
AeroMobile, a subsidiary of Panasonic Avionics has signed a partnership agreement with UAE telecommunications operator du, to offer du’s subscribers in-flight mobile connectivity...
 
• Oman’s third mobile network to begin operations in 2020
UK based Vodafone which signed a non-equity agreement with Oman Future Telecommunications is expected to begin commercial operations in the second half of 2020...
 
• Batelco announces the phase out of its prepaid calling cards
Batelco, in line with the changing telecommunication environment, has announced that it will be phasing out its Prepaid Calling Cards (123Call & PPCC) with the service being suspended by 31st December 2019...
 
• BFC launches payment service for unbanked workers
A fintech product that enables employers to pay wages digitally to unbanked, blue-collar workers has been launched by BFC Group in partnership with UnionPay International (UPI)...
 
• Middle East, Africa smart cities market to hit $2.7bn by 2022
The UAE leadership is bolstering the Middle East and Africa’s smart cities spending to double to US$2.7 billion by 2022, industry experts announced ahead of Gitex Technology Week 2019 in Dubai...
 
North Africa
 
• Fawry now allows 20 million students of public schools in Egypt to pay hrough its network
The move is aimed to support Egypt’s efforts to provide electronic payment methods to citizens for different government services...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• German internet TV platform reaches 2 million users
German internet TV platform waipu.tv has doubled its number of registered users within one year to over two million...
 
• Disney and Sony sign expanded PlayStation Vue distribution deal
Disney has signed a new multi-year deal to continue the distribution of its channels on Sony’s PlayStation Vue streaming platform...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• Virgin Media launches first phase of its Gig1 Gigabit broadband programme
The first phase of the Gig1 rollout will provide gigabit connectivity to up to 100,000 Virgin Media customers in the UK city of Southampton...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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