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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 18, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
Microsoft and NTT form a strategic alliance to enable new digital solutions
 
 
Microsoft and NTT Corporation have announced a multi-year strategic alliance aimed at delivering secure and reliable solutions that help enterprise customers accelerate their digital transformation. The alliance will bring together NTT’s best-in-class ICT infrastructure, managed services, and cybersecurity expertise, with Microsoft’s trusted cloud platform and AI technologies. Key initiatives of the alliance include the creation of a Global Digital Fabric, development of digital enterprise solutions built on Microsoft Azure, and co-innovation of next-generation technologies in the area of all-photonics network and digital twin computing...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  AT&T activates call validation displays
Member Logo AT&T has turned on its first phone displays that let you know an incoming call is really from the number appearing on Caller ID. This fights against “spoofing” of phone numbers – a trick used by many...
 
•  Arthur D. Little releases annual study on the telecom industry
Member Logo “Embrace the future”, the 2019 edition of Arthur D. Little’s annual study on the telecom industry, is based upon more than 100 interviews drawing from senior industry executives, investors / shareholders,...
 
•  Comviva to drive Zain Jordan’s digital ecosystem
Member Logo As part of the multi-layer deal, Comviva will provide its industry-leading Digital Business Management Suite which includes Digital Services Delivery Platform (DSDP 2.0) and its expertise in Business Operations and digital...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Oman participates in the 23rd session of Arab Telecommunications and Information Council of Ministers
The Omani delegation was headed by the Minister of Technology and Communications, HE Eng Azza Al Ismaili who was accompanied by a number of officials from the ministry and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority...
 
TRAI considers call for minimum pricing
India’s telecoms regulator initiated a public consultation to explore tariff revisions, seeking views on setting a price floor for voice and data in what would be the first move by the government to impose a minimum...
 
NBTC panel moves to shelve 700MHz bid
The telecom committee of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission has pitched removing the 700-megahertz range from the 5G spectrum auction scheduled for February...
 
Middle East
 
Middle East to help boost smart cities technology market to US$1.7 trillion by 2023
Increased adoption of automation will play a crucial role in boosting the global smart cities market to US$1.7 trillion by 2023 according to industry experts...
 
Arabic language lessons launched on Madrasa platform
50 million Arab students from kindergarten to grade 12 will have access to 1,000 free online Arabic language lessons by end of 2020...
 
National Service and Reserve Authority establishes enrolment standards for AI, robotics programmes
The National Service and Reserve Authority has established its enrolment standards for recruits applying to specialist programmes related to artificial intelligence and robotics...
 
North Africa
 
Orange Egypt and Nasser Bank partner to expand digital financial services
Orange Egypt has inked an agreement with Nasser Social Bank to promote cooperation between the two parties, provide job opportunities for young people and expand provision of financial and integrated telecommunication...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Swish Fibre inks funding deal to deploy 10Gbps fiber broadband in the UK
Swish Fibre has announced a long-term funding deal that unlocks its ambitious plans to transform full-fibre broadband access in the UK...
 
Air Canada introduces satellite-based connectivity on Rouge fleet
Flag carrier Air Canada has introduced satellite-based Wi-Fi high-speed internet connectivity across its entire Rouge fleet of 65 aircraft...
 
 
South Asia
 
Ncell to get additional frequency in 1800 MHz
Ncell bid a higher amount to get the additional frequency in the 1800 MHz band, in the first-ever spectrum auction in Nepal...
 
Dialog forms new unit for network related biz activities in Sri Lanka
The newly formed subsidiary would carry out businesses related to providing network development, operations and maintenance services of Dialog Axiata...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Pluto TV continues to build with six new channel launches
These additions take the number of channels to almost 80, up from under 30 at the beginning of the year prior to Viacom’s US$340 million takeover in January...
 
Airtel, Lionsgate launch Lionsgate Play in India
Airtel customers will access the roster of content on the Airtel Xstream app containing more than 10,000 films and shows and 400 TV channels, and via web platforms...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Celcom delivers the highest rate of 4G availability in Malaysia
According to Opensignal, Celcom is on the top of the chart by delivering 4G availability rate of 90.7% in highly populated area of Malaysia...
 
EE switches on 5G in more towns and cities
Following last month's switch on, which saw 14 new locations added to the areas to get EE's 5G coverage, the network is expanding its reach once more, with six more locations for the list...
 
Telekom switches on 5G in Frankfurt
Telekom Deutschland, the domestic fixed and mobile unit of Deutsche Telekom (DT), has expanded its 5G network to Frankfurt...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Mobile broadband helps economic growth: Ericsson
A 10 percent increase in the mobile broadband adoption ratio causes a 0.8 percent increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on average, said Ericsson in a new report...
 
Vodafone launches Ireland's first sustainable phone
Vodafone Ireland and Fairphone have joined forces to launch the first reliable and sustainable handset to the Irish market...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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