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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 27, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Omantel signs MoU with Dell Technologies
 
 
Omantel’s education platform supported by Dell Technologies will enable students and teachers to access the latest technological tools to enhance and accelerate their learning and teaching capabilities respectively...
 
Cisco strengthens partnership with Telenor on 5G in Norway
 
 
5G users will experience faster download speeds and a better overall user experience. The network's total capacity will allow the core network to neutralize expected traffic peaks (for major sporting events, as an example) without compromising the user experience. This helps to ensure HD quality for both 4G and 5G streaming...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  STC offers 5G for free in Saudi Arabia
Member Logo STC has launched free 5G for two months from the beginning of the subscription, which will give customers high speeds based on its strongest network in the Kingdom for its spread and reliability...
 
•  Etisalat Digital and DMCC partner to transform Dubai’s JLT to the first 5G powered smart district
Member Logo Etisalat Digital has partnered with DMCC, to transform Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) into an innovative smart and sustainable district, powered by the 5G network...
 
•  AT&T and Peppertree Capital agree to tower transaction valued at up to US$680 million
Member Logo AT&T has announced that it agreed to a sale-leaseback of its remaining domestic company-owned wireless towers to Peppertree Capital Management, Inc...
 
•  Tech Mahindra business process arm recognized as a ‘Leader’ in NelsonHall 2019 NEAT Evaluation
Member Logo Tech Mahindra announced that its Business Process Outsourcing arm has been recognized as a ‘Leader’ for its Customer Experience (CX) services in Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry by...
 
•  Huawei founder meets press from the Arab world
Member Logo Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Huawei, recently met with a contingent of media from across the Middle East and North Africa to share his thoughts on the region’s bold digital transformation efforts and Huawei...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Egypt hosts World Radiocommunication Conference in Sharm El Sheikh
More than 3,500 participants from 140 countries, including more than 50 ministers and deputy ministers from around the world, will participate in the conference...
 
Australia to auction 26GHz spectrum in early 2021
The Australian government has announced plans to auction 2.4GHz of spectrum in the 26GHz band with a view to supporting a fast and efficient rollout of 5G across the country...
 
South Asia
 
Bangladesh telcos pay 3rd highest spectrum fee in South and Southeast Asia
Among South and Southeast Asian countries, Bangladesh’s mobile phone operators have been paying the third highest spectrum charge in last 10 years according to Moody's...
 
WorldLink secures fund from UK’s CDC group
Nepal’s based Internet Service provider (ISP) WorldLink has recieved funding in the name of Foreign Direct investment (FDI) from UK's CDC group...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
MTS Belarus boosts 4G coverage in Minsk and other main cities
MTS Belarus says it is continuing to improve 4G LTE mobile broadband speeds, noting that since July this year, more than 260 LTE base transceiver stations (BTS) have been launched in the 1800MHz and 2600MHz frequency bands...
 
SK Telecom to deploy 5G service in the Philippines
SK Telecom will cooperate with a Philippine mobile carrier to launch a commercial fifth-generation (5G) network service in the Philippines...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Leading Polish players to launch OTT platform
Poland’s Cyfrowy Polsat has entered into a joint venture with Discovery Communications Europe and TVN to launch an OTT streaming platform...
 
On demand service TNT Now launches on Movistar+
WarnerMedia has announced the launch of on demand offer TNT Now on Telefónica’s Spanish pay TV platform Movistar+...
 
 
Middle East
 
UAE named largest fintech hub in the MENA region
The UAE, which houses the most number (46 per cent) of fintech startups in the region, accounted for 47 per cent of all fintech deals in 2019...
 
Iraqi company and Lebanese fintech launch the first digital-only payment card in Iraq
The entire KYC process is digital. Neo’s mobile application (available for both iOS and Android) comes with a mobile wallet that allows users to keep an eye on their expenses...
 
Smart Dubai inks MoU with Property Finder for real estate tech
Under the agreement, the two parties will collaborate to demonstrate the value from public and private sector data assets...
 
North Africa
 
Digital transformation to increase Egypt’s competitiveness
Egypt hopes to achieve digital transformation of Egypt and plans to do so through two axes; automation of the government, and training Egyptian youth on technological developments...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
PLDT switches on Home Fibr services in Pampanga, Bataan, Zambales provinces
PLDT has launched an exclusive Home Fibr plan in Pampanga, Bataan and Zambales, to serve over 312,000 homes with 125,000 fiber ports...
 
SpaceX intends to offer Starlink satellite broadband service starting in 2020
SpaceX will look to launch its Starlink service for consumers sometime next year, as the company is planning to launch around eight Falcon 9 rockets, which are filled with Starlink satellites to help set up the service...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Spain’s national IoT network goes live
Following the successful deployment of pilot networks in Madrid and Barcelona, already covering a quarter of the country’s population, Everynet is now embarking on the expansion phase to full national coverage with a...
 
Equitel lifts mobile money transactions by 16% in H1
Equitel has linked a 16 percent growth in the number of commercial mobile money transactions up to June to aggressive sign-ups of retailers and online merchants, as well as an increase in agents...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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