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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 24, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
SAMENA Council WRC-19 Monitor: Pioneer spectrum bands identified and key terrestrial and satellite parameters agreed to support 5G mobile broadband connectivity
 
 
For SAMENA Council, which represents Telecom Operators and exercises its role in serving regional Regulatory Authorities as a sector-development partner, the core issue of the identification of spectrum to provide commercially viable options for the next-generation of mobile technologies, commonly referred to as 5G, going into WRC-19, was of immense relevance to the SA-ME-NA region's digital development efforts and national economic transformation goals, defined in various national ICT visions that the Council fully supports...
 
Cisco reports first quarter earnings
 
 
Cisco has reported first quarter results for the period ended October 26, 2019. Cisco reported first quarter revenue of US$13.2 billion, net income on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis of US$2.9 billion or $0.68 per share, and non-GAAP net income of US$3.6 billion or US$0.84 per share...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain launches first 5G roaming service in MENA between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
Member Logo Zain Group has announced a regional first as its operations in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia successfully launch first 5G roaming service in across the MENA region, with download speeds reaching as high as 500 Mbps for both...
 
•  Etisalat empowers #AbuDhabiGP to become first 5G F1® circuit in MENA
Member Logo Etisalat has announced its partnership with Yas Marina Circuit to enable 5G connectivity at the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2019, making it the first 5G powered international racing track in the MENA...
 
•  Omantel cooperates with Infoline to launch a cloud contact centre service for enterprise customers
Member Logo Keeping pace with the development in contact centre technologies as well as the fourth industrial revolution globally, Omantel partnered with Infoline to provide innovative cloud contact centre solution for enterprise &...
 
•  Accenture opens innovation hub in Perth, Australia
Member Logo At this location, clients can work with Accenture professionals and designers, technology providers, venture start-ups and academia to quickly turn ideas into solutions that can improve business performance...
 
•  Huawei customers win digital transformation award and six finalist awards at SCEWC 2019
Member Logo At the ninth Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), two of Huawei's key customers won prestigious digital transformation awards: the government of Yingtan in China’s Jiangxi Province, won the global and China...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Bulgaria planning to auction 5G airwaves in 2Q20
Bulgaria is planning to offer 5G-suitable frequencies in the 700MHz and 3600MHz bands in the second quarter of 2020...
 
Arcep adopts a decision on terms and conditions for 5G auction
Arcep has adopted its decision on the terms and conditions for the allocation of 5G-suitable frequency authorisations in the 3.4GHz-3.8GHz band in metropolitan France...
 
Middle East
 
Etisalat and du mark release of 'History of the Emirates' series
Telecom operators in the UAE marked the release of a new series that charts the history of the UAE, by changing the network name on mobile handsets...
 
Forum focuses on transformative power of 5G connectivity in Oman
Together with Omantel, Huawei has recently conducted a series of workshops with local universities focusing on the transformative power of 5G connectivity in the Sultanate...
 
UAE leading the way in adoption of smart technologies
The United Arab Emirates has been praised for its progressive approach to smart technologies and according to ICT analysts is leading the way for the MENA region in terms of adopting transformative technology...
 
South Asia
 
SLT Fibre to power the largest corporate level eSports event in Sri Lanka
SLT will be responsible for powering the entire tournament with the company’s ultra-fast broadband connectivity powered by fiber technology...
 
First video streaming service launched in Bangladesh
Bongo, the country’s first video streaming service provider in Bangladesh, allows millions of viewers with watch Bengali content online anytime...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Spanish small operators team up to launch joint OTT TV platform
Groups representing smaller Spanish cable operators have presented plans for their joint OTT TV platform, Zapi TV, and have signed up Verimatrix to provide content security for the service...
 
Verimatrix secures Spanish cable OTT
Vermatrix has said its providing security for Plataforma Multimedia de Operadores, the new OTT platform set up by Spain’s leading cable operators...
 
 
North Africa
 
HPE and Ingram Micro to train Egyptian nationals in AI
The MoU stipulates that HPE equips a specialized laboratory in AI, in collaboration with ITIDA in which HPE will provide the latest hardware and infrastructure, while ITIDA will take care of the lab location...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Russian mobile operators add 30% more LTE base stations in first 10 months
The four major Russian mobile operators raised their total number of LTE base stations by 30 percent year-on-year in January-October...
 
Three confirms its 5G mobile service will launch early 2020
Three has confirmed that it will delay the launch of its 5G mobile service to early next year and has reaffirmed its commitment that there would be no premium cost for its 5G service...
 
Beijing accelerates 5G coverage
Beijing will have 14,000 5G base stations built by the end of the year to achieve continuous coverage within the city's Fifth Ring Road, which is the city proper area...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Ultra-fast broadband reaches a million households in New Zealand
The programme will also continue to support economic growth in smaller regional towns across New Zealand as people are able to operate digital businesses and access online education with exactly the same connectivity as in...
 
Arianespace to launch MEASAT-3d satellite
MEASAT-3d aims to serve the growth requirements of 4G and 5G mobile networks in Malaysia while continuing to provide redundancy and additional distribution capacity for video in HD, 4K, and ultimately 8K in the Asia-Pacific...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Viettel, VinSmart get approval for factories in Hanoi
Viettel will build a 9.1-hectare plant to test and manufacture high-tech equipment and a 13.2-hectare research center for defence products, electronic and telecom equipment, network infrastructure, and 5G and Internet of...
 
VMware to seize China opportunities and further stimulate 5G growth
VMware comes at the right time for infrastructure-oriented Chinese telecoms operators that are facing the formidable challenge of business transformation in the 5G era...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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