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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 2, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Batelco and Gulf Bridge International (GBI) strengthen partnership
 
 
The Collaboration between Batelco and Gulf Bridge International (GBI) ensures the delivery of enhanced solutions between the Middle East and Europe, mutually benefiting the customers of both companies...
 
PCCW Global wins four industry awards at two London events
 
 
PCCW Global has won four prestigious international telecommunications awards that were announced at two separate industry events, the Global Carrier Awards (GCA) and World Communication Awards (WCA), both held in London...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain Bahrain launches fiber-optic broadband services
Member Logo This new achievement enables Zain Bahrain to continue its leading role in digitalization due to the enormous potential offered by fiber-optic services...
 
•  AT&T Call Protect adds more Features at no charge
Member Logo This summer, AT&T began adding automatic fraud call blocking to millions of AT&T wireless lines and is now adding three new features that make unwanted robocalls even easier to avoid...
 
•  BT releases results for the half year to 30 September 2019
Member Logo BT delivered results in line with its expectations for the second quarter and first half of the year, and the company remains on track to meet its outlook for the full year...
 
•  Eutelsat releases first quarter 2019-20 revenues
Member Logo The first Quarter has seen a number of milestones in Eutelsat's Connectivity strategy, with the procurement of EUTELSAT 10B with significant pre-commitments in the mobility segment and the foundations laid for the IoT...
 
•  Nokia and SENAI-SP launch partnership to boost Industry 4.0 adoption in Brazil
Member Logo Nokia has announced a partnership with SENAI-SP (Brazil’s National Service for Industrial Training) to implement its portfolio of technology and connectivity solutions at SENAI-SP’s lab in São Caetano do...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
BTRC: Calls without SIMs during natural disasters
The telecom regulator and Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange (DREE) has successfully tested the “SIM-Less Voice Call Service to 999” to be used during any kind of natural disasters such as earthquakes or...
 
Romania defers auction for 5G licenses to next year
Romania’s telecom market regulator ANCOM will hold the auction for allocating the radio frequency bands dedicated to applications using 5G technologies in the first part of next year...
 
North Africa
 
Al Madar switches on 5G services in Libya
Libyan cellular operator Al Madar has announced the launch of 5G services following successful testing of a trial network capable of speeds up to 1.5Gbps...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Telco OI launches 4G in Mayotte
Telecom Reunion Mayotte has launched 4G LTE services with theoretical speeds of 70Mbps in Mayotte...
 
Chinese trio launch commercial 5G services
China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom have each confirmed that they have launched commercial 5G services...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Celtic Norse to expand to Scotland and Iceland
Celtic Norse, the 2,000km cable linking Norway to Ireland, has partnered Vodafone Iceland to develop a branch in Iceland...
 
Sure expands super-fast broadband coverage
Sure says 'super-fast broadband speeds' are now available in more Guernsey homes following the introduction of a new hybrid network strategy...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier, Telefónica and Vodafone trial blockchain roaming
The new trials could deliver instantaneous and frictionless commercial roaming processes between hundreds of mobile operators around the globe...
 
Telefonica and Tele Columbus agree network access deal
Telefonica Deutschland has signed a cooperation agreement with Tele Columbus to secure long-term access to the firm’s cable and fiber networks, which reach 2.3 million homes in Germany...
 
 
Middle East
 
Batelco launches Apple Watch Series 5 Cellular
Batelco has announced that it is the first and only telecommunications company in the kingdom to introduce the latest Apple Watch Series 5 Cellular in the kingdom...
 
Maqta Gateway and Etisalat partner for port digital innovation
UAE-based Abu Dhabi Ports’ subsidiary Maqta Gateway has partnered with Etisalat to support digital innovation and connectivity in ports...
 
Landmark Group launches e-commerce site for Centrepoint in Kuwait
Landmark Group, the Middle East’s leading retail and hospitality conglomerate, has launched their E-commerce apps for iPhone and Android and site for its leading brand Centrepoint, in Kuwait...
 
Bahrain deploying AI as part of maritime surveillance system
It involves integrating radar and CCTV equipment, which increases the visual capabilities of border control officers and sends alerts of suspicious activity...
 
South Asia
 
Zong 4G launches Google Play carrier billing service with Fortumo in Pakistan
Pakistani operator Zong 4G and Fortumo have launched a direct carrier billing service on Google Play. The service is available for Zong 4G’s prepaid and postpaid customers...
 
E-commerce industry enjoying rapid growth in Sri Lanka
Daraz.lk, which is part of Alibaba Group said that e-commerce in Sri Lanka is growing steadily, but there is a lot more to be improved on, particularly on logistics...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Brightcove launches SaaS-based OTT platform
Brightcove, a provider of cloud services for video, has announced the general availability of Brightcove Beacon, its new SaaS-based OTT platform...
 
Vivendi eyes Ukrainian DTH platform
Vivendi is preparing to launch a DTH platform in Ukraine after satellite signals in the country are encrypted on January 20, 2020...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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