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December 8, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
UAE 5G Conference: National 5G Strategy under Full Implementation in Partnership with the Private Sector
 
 
The UAE 5G Conference, organized by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), with the participation of technologists, regulatory authority heads, officials from leading industry bodies and associations, including ITU, IEEE, ICNIRP, GSMA and SAMENA Telecommunications Council, focused on the 5G implementation strategy of the UAE government and a way forward for the region, emerging technologies in 5G networks per sector, the impact of 5G in awakening the fourth industrial revolution, autonomous driving and machine learning, creating an enabling environment for 5G development, role of standards in making 5G a safe technology for mass-scale deployment, and the need to set incentives for Telecom Operators to invest…
 
VIVA wins award of “Telecommunication Services Deal of the Year”
 
 
VIVA Kuwait has been announced as a winner of “Telecommunication Service Deal of the year” at the 18th Annual M&A Advisor Awards in New York on Tuesday, November 19th...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  STC and Deezer team up for unlimited music
Member Logo STC customers can now subscribe to Deezer Premium through their prepaid or postpaid mobile plans making it easier for STC customers to listen to millions of Arabic and international songs...
 
•  Microsoft brings message of ‘Trust, Transform, Innovate – for the future of Egypt’ at Cairo ICT 2019
Member Logo Microsoft’s attendance at Cairo ICT 2019 follows the theme of “Trust, Transform and Innovate – for the future of Egypt”, reflecting the company’s commitment to empower Egypt’s people,...
 
•  Facebook and Banglalink join forces to bring digital empowerment to women
Member Logo Banglalink has joined forces with Facebook to train women with less access to digital facilities on how to participate in the digital world in a safe and responsible way...
 
•  Nokia Bell Labs Prize awarded to new processor technology pioneered by student and professor team from University of California at Berkeley
Member Logo Nokia announced this year’s Nokia Bell Labs Prize, the global competition to recognize game-changing innovations that attracted more than 250 applications from 31 countries around the world...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Etisalat participates in 10th edition of Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival
 
•  FirstNet reaches over 1 million connections
 
•  Public and private sectors must openly collaborate to promote innovation and fill the gap of ICT talent
 
•  Sudatel appoints new CEO as the company prepares for further expansion and growth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
UAE 5G Conference: National 5G Strategy under Full Implementation in Partnership with the Private Sector
The UAE 5G Conference, organized by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), with the participation of technologists, regulatory authority heads, officials from leading industry bodies and associations, including...
 
Taiwan’s Cabinet approves plan to offer more spectrum for 5G trials
Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC) is scheduled to kick off its auction for 5G-suitable spectrum this week...
 
South Asia
 
Internet service providers seek 5G licence in Bangladesh
The Internet Service Providers Association Bangladesh is seeking fifth-generation licence to provide low-cost service to users...
 
Telenor Microfinance Bank gets US$70 million from Ant Financial
Telenor Microfinance Bank has received a second tranche investment from Ant Financial Services Group to further develop TMB’s mobile payment and digital financial services in Pakistan...
 
SLT and John Keells IT to unveil cloud technology
Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT), Microsoft, and John Keells IT (JKIT) will collectively unveil Microsoft’s Cloud technology – Microsoft Azure Stack in Sri Lanka...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Inmarsat launches fleet LTE service in the North Sea
Inmarsat’s new Fleet LTE service means customers can access high speed 4G, Fleet Xpress maritime VSAT Ka-band and continuous L-band connectivity within a single, fully managed hybrid package...
 
German OptiCON project seeks 10X increase in fiber network capacity
ADVA has announced its participation in the OptiCON project, an initiative funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research that aimss to develop technology capable of increasing the capacity of metro and...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Affordability will drive 5G adoption according to ITU
The International Telecommunication Union, a UN-backed internet and telecoms agency, says lower priced fifth-generation (5G) technology will facilitate greater adoption globally...
 
Cellnex acquires 1,500 telecom sites from Orange in Spain
Spanish wireless infrastructure operator Cellnex has reached an agreement with Orange Spain to acquire a portfolio of 1,500 telecommunications sites in the country...
 
 
Middle East
 
UAE 5G coverage now 80% in cities, footprint to grow
Coverage of the superfast 5G network has reached 80 per cent in the UAE’s populated areas and main cities, with the footprint to grow under a new national strategy...
 
Saudi Arabia among top 10 countries in UN e-commerce index
Saudi Arabia has made great progress in the United Nations e-commerce index moving to the forefront of the most developed countries in the index to be among the top 10 countries in the e-commerce sector...
 
Tamkeen launches new Cloud Innovation Centers in collaboration with AWS, University of Bahrain, and Bahrain Polytechnic
The Labor Fund “Tamkeen” announced the launch of two Cloud Innovation Centers (CICs) in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), University of Bahrain (UoB), and Bahrain Polytechnic (BP)...
 
GCC smart home market to reach US$3.4 billion by 2025
The market for smart home technology in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is expected to rise to US$3.4 billion by the end of 2025, according to a recent report...
 
North Africa
 
Egyptian mobile web browser raises US$1 million seed round
Egyptian mobile web browser Wasla has raised a US$1 million seed round to fund its growth, increase the size of its team, and launch new products in new verticals...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
TV3 launches OTT service in Baltics
TV3 Group has launched an OTT platform in the Baltics, offering more than 40 live TV channels, 1,000 movies and series and more than 100 hours of live sports every week...
 
Yandex acquires BBC Studios content for streaming service KinoPoisk
Russian tech giant Yandex has acquired an array of scripted series and kids shows for its streaming service KinoPoisk, as part of a “major output deal” with BBC Studios (BBCS)...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
SaskTel brings wireless capacity upgrades to 19 rural communities
SaskTel announced that 4G bandwidth capacity improvements are on the way for 19 towers primarily serving rural areas of central and eastern Saskatchewan...
 
EE switches on Liverpool 5G sites
The city is among 14 locations across the UK to benefit from the provider's network, with EE being the first to launch 5G in the UK in May this year...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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