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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 2, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accenture names 787 new managing directors and senior managing directors
 
 
The promotions, which reflect the diversity and breadth of Accenture’s business, also demonstrate the company’s longstanding commitment to equality. A record 260 women were promoted to managing director, accounting for 36% of promotions to this level, and up from 32% in 2018. Accenture aims to grow the percentage of women managing directors globally to 25% by 2020...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Muscat Finance partners with Omantel
Member Logo Omantel and Muscat Finance have announced their partnership to offer Muscat Finance customers instalment payments through Omantel’s large network of 175 Bill Payment Machines (BPMs)...
 
•  Huawei's 5G-oriented Telco Cloud solution won Global Telecoms Award
Member Logo Huawei's 5G-oriented Telco Cloud solution won the "Telecoms Transformation" award, demonstrating the industry's strong recognition of Huawei's technological leadership and maturity in the 5G field...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
MIIT implements facial recognition requirement for registration
Chinese regulations on the collection of biometric data during user registrations came into force, alongside other rules authorities claim will tackle fraud and prevent illegal SIM card resale...
 
Icasa tables mobile broadband services inquiry discussion document
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has published its discussion document on the mobile broadband services inquiry for public comment...
 
South Asia
 
Fusemachines launches AI education initiative in Nepal
​​​​​Fusemachine is partnering with colleges in Nepal to teach AI courses under the “AI Shikshya (Education) for Nepal” initiative...
 
Polish firms keen to invest in Pakistan’s telecom sector
Pakistan and Poland have good potential to cooperate in the IT sector as Polish companies wanted to contribute to the growth of 5G and telecom infrastructure in Pakistan...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
AzTelekom launches fixed LTE services in Absheron and Sumgayit
Azerbaijan state-owned ISP AzTelekom has announced the launch of fixed LTE services in several localities in the Absheron peninsula, as well as the city of Sumgayit...
 
Makedonski Telekom to trial 5G technology in Skopje
Makedonski Telekom has set up a trial 5G network in the centre of Skopje, with tests scheduled to be carried out during 2020 prior to a full commercial launch...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
SK Telecom seeks to partner with Disney Plus
SK Telecom has emerged as a leading candidate among local mobile carriers that will partner with Disney's new streaming service Disney Plus...
 
Molotov's OTT platform adds Thema's African channels, offers users regional choice
French OTT platform Molotov announced a distribution deal with Canal Plus’ subsidiary Thema for two pay-TV channel bundles dedicated to African content...
 
 
Middle East
 
13 teams from Mideast take part in Huawei ICT contest
Thirteen teams comprising a total of 39 students from across the Middle East have competed in the final of the Huawei Middle East ICT Competition 2019-2020, held at Huawei’s global headquarters in Shenzhen, China...
 
Iranian govt to expand domestic ICT production by 2021
Iran's ICT sector will become less dependent on imports and more self-reliant by 2021, thanks to the expansion of domestic production units...
 
UAE startup Callix eyes global expansion
UAE based intelligent cloud-based call answering solutions and data analytics, Callix has announced its plans for international expansion starting with its launch in Saudi Arabia in the first quarter of 2020...
 
North Africa
 
Al-Sisi calls for launching African e-commerce platform
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi expressed his support for launching a joint e-commerce platform in Africa, as suggested by Bishar Abdirahman Hussein, Director General of the Universal Postal Union...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Malta’s first direct EIB loan brings broadband to 70,000 households
GO Malta has secured a loan from The European Investment Bank (EIB) to further develop its telecommunication infrastructure...
 
ADB funds satellite internet to expand access in Asia Pacific
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a US$50-million agreement with Kacific Broadband Satellites International Limited to expand connectivity in the Asia Pacific...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
KT launches AI service robot in hotel
South Korean telco KT has launched service robots at a hotel in Seoul that can deliver goods to guests in their rooms...
 
Romanian telecom group Digi leases networks of smaller competitor AKTA
Under these agreements, RCS&RDS will operate the electronic communications networks of the assignors and will provide electronic communications services to the clients, in exchange for paying a rent in the amount agreed by...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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