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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 16, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
VIVA wins four prizes at the Kuwait Creativity Award 2019
 
 
VIVA, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers and enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait has won four prizes at the Kuwait Creativity Award 2019...
 
New Zealand to auction short-term access to unused 3.5GHz spectrum in 2020
The New Zealand government has approved plans to allocate short-term rights to 160MHz of unused frequencies in the 3.5GHz band to mobile network operators and the Maori community next year...
 
Data security biggest challenge for GCC companies
Around 81 percent of organisations in the Gulf region find securing data as their biggest challenge during the digital transformation journey according to findings of a new survey...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  BT accelerates global transformation with sale of domestic operations in Spain to Portobello Capital
Member Logo BT announced that it has reached an agreement for the sale of its Spanish managed ICT services business including its domestic network infrastructure to funds managed by Portobello Capital...
 
•  Tech Mahindra recognised for Sustainability in 2019
Member Logo CP Gurnani, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Tech Mahindra, said, “Sustainability is a long-term issue that will require decades of persistence. At Tech Mahindra, we are committed to pursue plans that...
 
•  Comviva leverages HCE technology to power the SBI Card Pay service
Member Logo SBI Card has recently launched the SBI Card Pay service that enables customers to create a virtual card on their mobile phone for their physical Visa SBI credit card.
 
•  Huawei opens 5G Innovation & Experience Centre in London
Member Logo Huawei has launched its 5G Innovation and Experience Centre in London to promote greater collaboration between businesses and innovators in the development of 5G ecosystems...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Thailand drafts regulations for applying 5G technology
A series of regulations governing 5G technology adoption and related frameworks are expected to be launched by March next year, says the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission...
 
New Zealand to auction short-term access to unused 3.5GHz spectrum in 2020
The New Zealand government has approved plans to allocate short-term rights to 160MHz of unused frequencies in the 3.5GHz band to mobile network operators and the Maori community next year...
 
South Asia
 
5G will launch in Nepal in 2021
Addressing a media meet program in the capital of Nepal, the CEO of Huawei Nepal forecasted that Nepal will be having a 5G network in the year 2021...
 
Mobitel to play critical role as connectivity partner for Hatton National Bank
Under this strategic partnership, Mobitel Enterprise Business will power all communication facets of HNB - ranging from voice calls, SMS, data, Wifi and other communication requirements...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
A1 Belarus resumes LTE services in Gomel
LTE services are provided over 136 base stations in the city, and 26 additional base stations are planned to start by the end of this year...
 
Orange Belgium launches 5G testing hub
By creating an open innovation hub, Orange Belgium will start using the full potential of 5G technology together with industrial partners on real-life applications...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Disney+ comes exclusively on Canal+ in France
Disney+ has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Canal+ Group in France, similar to its deal with Netflix...
 
Zee5 now available on the Huawei App Gallery
Zee5 has partnered with Huawei to make Zee5’s Android App available on the Huawei App Gallery, reaching the platforms 570+ million global monthly active users across international markets...
 
 
Middle East
 
Thawani launches innovative e-payment solutions to pay bills
Pursuing its strategy to further popularise the use of smart e-payment platform, Thawani Technologies Company has launched the bill payment services through its platform in Oman...
 
New free video calling app launched in the UAE
The service – offered by Singaporean provider Botim – is already a hit with residents keen to keep in touch with friends and family...
 
Data security biggest challenge for GCC companies
Around 81 percent of organisations in the Gulf region find securing data as their biggest challenge during the digital transformation journey according to findings of a new survey...
 
North Africa
 
Maroc Telecom launches ‘Startup Challenge’
The program aims to fund projects that are able to take on the challenges of digitalization in the sectors of health, education, agriculture, and smart cities...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Sky Italia strikes deal with Fastweb
Sky will gain access to Fastweb’s own FTTH networks, some of which cover areas not yet reached by Open Fiber, while it can also utilise slower FTTC technology as well as fixed-wireless equipment...
 
SpaceX to launch communications satellite
The Boeing-built JCSAT 18/Kacific 1 communications satellite will provide broadband and mobile services to the Asia-Pacific region...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telia demos passenger ferry with ‘AI captain’
Telia, Ericsson and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have partnered to demo an autonomous passenger ferry in the Norwegian fjord city of Trondheim...
 
Oppo plans US$7 billion R&D spend over 3 years
Oppo will set aside an R&D budget of RMB50 billion (US$7 billion) over the next three years to develop core technologies in hardware, software and system in addition to 5G/6G, AI, AR, big data and other frontier...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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