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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 16, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Microsoft announces ‘AI Centre of Excellence’ at ADIPEC 2019, to accelerate innovation across energy sector
 
 
Microsoft announced that it will open an AI Centre of Excellence for Energy in the United Arab Emirates – a global first for the company – to empower organisations in the industry in accelerating digital transformation, equipping the workforce with AI skills, as well as collaborating on coalitions to address sustainability and safety challenges...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Q3 2019 Results: Infrastructure investments paving the road for strong operational growth
Member Logo Telecom Egypt announced its Q3 2019 results ending 30 September 2019. The results are based on the consolidated financials prepared in accordance with Egyptian Accounting Standards...
 
•  AT&T and Nokia launch IoT innovation studio in Germany
Member Logo AT&T and Nokia are delivering a new Munich-based innovation studio to support the growing global adoption of current and next-generation Internet of Things (IoT) solutions...
 
•  Huawei AUTIN won the GLOTEL Automation Initiative of the Year award
Member Logo Huawei Automation and Intelligence (AUTIN) won the “Automation Initiative of the Year” award at the 7th GLOTEL Awards cermoney which was held in London...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• UAE working on cybersecurity policy for cloud-based future
The UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is working on cybersecurity policy for a cloud-based future, according to the Director of Cybersecurity, TRA...
 
• Romanian regulator delays 5G spectrum auction until 2020
The Romanian telecom market regulator (ANCOM) announced that auction for radio spectrum needed for the development of 5G services is postponed and will be held in the first half of 2020...
 
South Asia
 
• Huawei organises training on Artificial Intelligence in Pakistan
Huawei Technologies organised the first ‘Train the Trainers’ training for Huawei Certified Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Associate or HCIA on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Pakistan...
 
• Airtel Lanka secures 900 MHz spectrum allocation
Airtel Lanka announced that it had secured the allocation of 5MHz of the 900MHz spectrum band from the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL)...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Disney+ attracts 10 million signups and over 3 million app downloads in first 24 hours
The streaming service Disney+ has reached a major milestone, securing over 10m sign-ups since launching on November 12...
 
• Plume signs smart home deals with VOO, Sunrise
Smart home services platform provider Plume has announced two new deals with VOO and Sunrise whereas the vendor earlier this year signed deals in the UK with TalkTalk and Virgin Media....
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Avaya launches subscription model for DaaS
Avaya has expanded global availability of its Device as a Service (DaaS) offering, enabling businesses to acquire Avaya’s latest smart devices with the flexibility of a monthly subscription rather than an upfront...
 
• SK Telecom to cooperate with Korean agencies on 5G for transportation
SK Telecom has signed a MOU with the Korea National Policy Agency and the Korea Road Traffic Authority to cooperate in sharing traffic signal information and T Map data and to jointly develop 5G technologies for...
 
 
Middle East
 
• NPCC accelerates five-year digital transformation plan
Programme marks the culmination of a two-year evaluation exercise and forms part of NPCC’s five-year digital transformation growth strategy...
 
• Deal signed to establish innovation education hub in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Global Market Academy and Silicon Valley-based Plug and Play sign agreement to collaborate on tech education centre...
 
North Africa
 
• Egypt to launch its first communications satellite within days
The launching of Tiba-1 will promote the state efforts of comprehensive development and is considered a great leap for Egypt in the field of communications and information technology...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Telrad and Midco complete successful 5GHz LTE trial
Midco and Telrad Networks have successfully completed their joint testing of cutting-edge, 5GHz technology in rural North Dakota and Minnesota...
 
• Vodafone to activate 150 new 5G antennas in Germany before year-end
Vodafone Germany said it expects to activate 150 new 5G antennas across Germany before the end of the year...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• Liquid Telecom launches trans-continental fiber link to connect East and West Africa
Liquid Telecom has launched a state of the art, terrestrial telecoms link to connect East and West Africa, delivering the fastest route across the continent...
 
• SEACOM partners with Raxio data centre to boost connectivity in Uganda
The facility will enable customers to seamlessly cross-connect within the data centre, helping provide a consistent and reliable experience for SEACOM’s clients in the region...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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