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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 26, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
STC launches their own board to empower women and reinforce female participation in the business
 
 
Driven by its core belief in the importance of investing in their employees and giving them the best opportunities to develop their skills and capacities, Eng. Nasser Bin Sulaiman Al-Nasser, CEO of STC Group, announced the launch of the first board to empower women and enhance their participation in the business market...
 
UAE tech talents to represent nation in Huawei ICT Competition regional final
 
 
Huawei, the leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, has announced the winners of the UAE edition of the Huawei Middle East ICT Competition 2019...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel taps into growing wholesale market to become a global provider
Member Logo Omantel is gaining recognition for its fast-paced transformation from a regional wholesale hub to a global provider...
 
•  Etisalat Information Services joins fourth edition of Unity Run
Member Logo Etisalat Information Services announced its digital sponsorship of the fourth Unity Run, a community event that aims to promote diversity and social inclusion of people with disabilities...
 
•  BT to provide marketing support boost for UK STEM toy startup Tech Will Save Us
Member Logo BT will be providing a package of marketing support to London-based STEM toy start-up Tech Will Save Us to help it reach new audiences this Christmas...
 
•  VIVA launches new corporate values: Drive, Devotion and Dynamism
Member Logo VIVA Kuwait has launched its new corporate values ‘Drive, Devotion and Dynamism’, through a series of activities held at VIVA Headquarter building, in the form of messages, team-building workshops and interactive...
 
•  Thuraya & Airbus demonstrate aero mobility capabilities at Dubai Airshow 2019
Member Logo Thuraya, the mobile satellite services subsidiary of the UAE-based Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), in partnership with Airbus, a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services has successfully...
 
•  PCCW Global wins Wholesale Provider of the Year – Global award at MEF Awards 2019
Member Logo PCCW Global was named the Wholesale Provider of the Year - Global at the MEF Awards 2019 held in Los Angeles recently...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA Bahrain organizes 5G Network training session
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), in collaboration with Huawei, Ericsson & The GSM Association, held a 5G network training session for telecom service providers, government officials and business leaders in...
 
DTA to setup a whole-of-government telco marketplace
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) of Australia has launched a tender of request to allow companies to apply to become a seller on its soon-to-be launched Telecommunications Marketplace for federal, state, and local...
 
South Asia
 
Ufone, PTCL merge operations in Pakistan
Pakistani operators PTCL and Ufone have announced they have merged their sales and distribution, marketing, product and pricing, business operations and corporate strategy functions...
 
Bangladesh receives two ITU Telecom World awards
Bangladesh has received two awards of the ‘ITU Telecom World 2019’ in recognition of Bangladesh’s success in telecommunication sector and digitisation...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin lead 4G internet speed in China
Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin have the fastest 4G download speed in the country, followed by East China's Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces, according to a report on broadband speed in China...
 
Celcom, Maxis to share infrastructure to boost 5G roll-out in Malaysia
Malaysian operators Celcom Axiata and Maxis have agreed to explore a potential partnership for the deployment of Malaysia’s 5G infrastructure...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Strong start for Tricolor OTT services
The OTT services launched by Russia’s leading pay-TV operator Tricolor earlier this year are rapidly gaining in popularity...
 
Starz goes international with direct-to-consumer streaming app
Lionsgate content firm Starz has joined the global direct-to-consumer party with the rollout of an all-new international Starzplay app in Brazil, France, Germany, Mexico and the UK...
 
 
Middle East
 
UAE maintains top position in ICT sector among 134 countries
UAE has maintained first position in population covered by mobile-cellular networks, Internet and telephony level of competition, and active mobile-broadband subscriptions...
 
Thuraya upgrades landmark tracking, monitoring platform with new functionalities
Operating on both satellite M2M and cellular networks, Thuraya T2M-DUAL is described as the world's only dual-mode tracking and monitoring platform with the widest choice of connectivity over satellite...
 
US$50 million fund launched to bring Chinese technology to the Middle East
Using Bahrain as a gateway, the fund will invest in MENA-based opportunities to introduce Chinese technology and mobile-first business models...
 
North Africa
 
Vodafone Egypt invests US$2.8 billion in 21 years
Vodafone has invested around EGP45 billion (US$2.8 billion) over 21 years, according to the company’s CEO Alexandre Froment Curtil...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Orange Romania launches its own fiber optic network in first localities
Orange Romania has inaugurated its own fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband networks in the Damaroaia neighbourhood of Bucharest, Pascani (Iasi county) and Apahida (Cluj county)...
 
Ambitious LoRa-based satellite network is on the launching pad
Lacuna Space, a UK-based IoT satellite provider and Miromico, an IoT device specialist, are to collaborate on 'space ready’ and off-the-shelf devices to support Lacuna’s LoRa based satellite IoT play...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telstra calls for Australia to undergo national cyber stocktake
Australia's incumbent telco Telstra is calling upon the government to take the pulse of Australia's cyber posture, by way of a national stocktake and cyber check survey...
 
Swisscom partners with university for NFV research
Swisscom is partnering with the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland for research relating to 5G and network functions virtualisation (NFV)...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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