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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 2, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accenture to expand Workday practice to help higher education and public sector organizations transform core operations
 
 
The acquisition will fortify Accenture’s leading position in the Workday ecosystem and broaden Accenture services to higher education and government organizations seeking to transform core software systems for human resources, finance, accounting and student services...
 
FCC approves US$20 billion rural broadband funding plan
The Federal Communications Commission has approved a US$20.4 billion plan to subsidize the construction of high-speed broadband networks in rural America...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  du to 5G live stream UAE astronauts session from Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
Member Logo du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), is taking another giant leap for the UAE’s connected future by powering a series of 5G-enabled live streams from the Education days at the award-winning...
 
•  Kazakhstan to lead global school connectivity initiative in Central Asia
Member Logo The Government of Kazakhstan, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) agreed to collaborate on GIGA, a UNICEF-ITU global initiative to connect every school to the...
 
•  Tech Mahindra Q3 revenue up 5.1% QoQ
Member Logo Tech Mahindra, a specialist in digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services announced the audited consolidated financial results for its third quarter ended December 31st, 2019...
 
•  Nokia signs 5G deal with Orange France
Member Logo Nokia has been selected by Orange France, one of the largest mobile operators in Europe, to evolve its mobile access network towards 5G...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
MTC enacts amendments to broadband law
Peru’s Ministry of Transport and Communications has implemented an amendment to the 2012 law on the promotion of broadband services...
 
FCC approves US$20 billion rural broadband funding plan
The Federal Communications Commission has approved a US$20.4 billion plan to subsidize the construction of high-speed broadband networks in rural America...
 
South Asia
 
Telecom imports rise in Pakistan
Pakistan's overall telecom imports bill surged by 29 percent to US$844.657 million, according to official figures...
 
Digital transformation changes lives in Moheshkhali Island of Bangladesh
The Moheshkhali Island, a popular destination for tourists, has now been transformed into a digitalised locality with modern facilities...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
O! surpasses 97% LTE network coverage
Nur Telecom (O!) has expanded its 4G LTE mobile network to reach more than 97% of Kyrgyzstan’s population, up from 95% in mid-2019...
 
Orange picks Nokia and Ericsson for 5G in France
France’s biggest telco, Orange, has named Nokia and Ericsson as its launch partners for its new 5G network in France...
 
Verizon plans to invest US$17 billion this year
In addition to the 5G focus, that investment will also pay out further densification of the LTE network and the continued deployment of fiber optic cabling...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Netzkino launches SVOD service on Amazon
German video-on-demand provider Netzkino is now also offering a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service on Amazon in addition to its free, advertising-financed service...
 
FreeSports launches streaming service in the UK
The FreeSports Online Player, which will operate 24/7 in HD quality, includes a seven-day on-demand feature and an option to add FreeSport’s parent company Premier Sports’s two premium channels as well as...
 
 
Middle East
 
Fixed phone numbers up by 5.7 percent in Oman
Total fixed telephone lines rose by 5.7 per cent to 592,196 by the end of December 2019, from 560,326 subscribers until the end of December 2018...
 
Samsung Innovation Campus launches in Saudi Arabia
The curriculum planned for SIC Saudi Arabia comprises of immersive training in the fields of Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
 
UAE launches blockchain based health data platform
The new platform forms part of a wider plan to incorporate artificial intelligence technologies into 100% of all health services...
 
AI and cybersecurity laboratories inaugurated at university in Dammam
The university’s president emphasized that the university was full of scientific laboratories, such as those specializing in nano technology, genome study and stem cell research...
 
North Africa
 
La Poste Maroc, French Geopost set up “Chrono Diali”
The new platform will benefit from Geopost’s experience in e-commerce parcel distribution and gain an important share in the rapidly growing e-commerce market...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Spain gains 145,000 active FTTH lines in October to reach 9.9 million
Spanish operators added a total of 145,000 fiber to the home (FTTH) lines in October to raise the number of active connections in the country to just shy of 10 million...
 
Microcom-OneWeb partnership promises Alaska coverage by year-end
Microcom and OneWeb announced an agreement that will make the Anchorage-based company the Alaska distributor of space on OneWeb’s global broadband network that is currently in-the-works...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Speedcast brings backhaul solution to Mexico
Speedcast says its fully managed, end-to-end cellular backhaul solution will help the mobile operator expand its network and provide connectivity to sites where other types of communication are unavailable...
 
Global unit advances Telefonica transformation plan
Telefonica created a new global unit focused on digitalising sales processes and customer relations, along with driving innovation in the company, as part of a broader transformation plan...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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