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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 25, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
Huawei Atlas 900 AI cluster wins the GSMA GLOMO Tech of the Future Award
 
 
Atlas 900 has diverse applications for scientific research and business innovation, allowing researchers to train AI models with images and videos more quickly. Not only does this benefit scientific research in more efficient and accurate astronomical, petrochemical, and weather predictions, but it also provides business benefits, such as faster time-to-market for autonomous driving...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel to install thousands of 5G sites in Oman by 2024
Member Logo Oman Telecommunications will set up more than 2,200 5G sites in the next five years as it increases services for the high-speed network across the country...
 
•  stc participates in THE SAUDI CUP as platinum partner and technology provider
Member Logo stc announced sponsoring the world’s most valuable horse race, THE SAUDI CUP, as a platinum partner and official technology provider...
 
•  Nokia to enable Rakuten Mobile’s implementation of a ‘zero touch’ operational environment for 4G and 5G services
Member Logo Nokia and Japan’s newest mobile network operator Rakuten Mobile are working together to enable the operator’s implementation of a fully automated operations environment for the 5G era...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
China regulator pushes 5G-network construction
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has urged major telecom operators to timely assess the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak and quicken construction on the 5G network...
 
Swedish communications regulator adds cash handing supervision to its brief for 2020
Swedish communications regulator PTS said that its 2020 market regulation efforts will include receiving information from credit institutions on their cash provision for the first time...
 
South Asia
 
Competing telecom operators integrate mobile financial platforms in Pakistan
The partnership’s aim is to enable a digital ecosystem for consumers to enhance their ability to manage financial and mobile communications needs by providing reliable, border-less services...
 
HUTCH announces completion of its island-wide network coverage expansion and 4G roll out
By extending 4G coverage across Sri Lanka, Hutch has taken a giant stride in its mission to provide digital inclusivity to customers and to bring affordable broadband services across the entire country...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
TekSavvy expanding rural LTE network
Locally based Internet provider TekSavvy recently announced it’s teaming up with Ericsson to upgrade and expand TekSavvy’s existing rural Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network and services...
 
AIS launches 5G services in 2600MHz band
Thai mobile operator AIS has launched a 5G service using frequencies in the 2600MHz band, after receiving its 2600MHz spectrum licence on 21 February 2020...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Mezzo expands in Asia with the launch on Canal+ Myanmar
Global VOD and pay-TV provider Mezzo Live HD has further expanded its offer in Asia on the Canal+ pay platform in Myanmar...
 
Albania’s TiBo opts for Verimatrix
The largest Albanian IPTV and OTT service provider TiBo has deployed Verimatrix Multi-DRM via the Verimatrix Secure Cloud to protect premium content...
 
 
Middle East
 
MTC, GBM and TRC collaborate to implement pioneering AI projects in Oman
The AI projects will act as a catalyst to advance AI understanding throughout the Sultanate and increase awareness among public and private sector stakeholders and those interested in the technology...
 
KAUST partners with Riverbed to elevate digital learning
AppResponse will give KAUST comprehensive visibility across its entire network, enabling rapid troubleshooting for better network performance and visibility while significantly reducing IT complexity and management...
 
Zain Jordan powers the Innovation and Development Center for the Public Security Directorate
Through the Center, creative and innovative ideas will be embraced in order to develop them into sustainable projects that benefit the police performance and uplift the level of services provided by the public Security...
 
North Africa
 
Egyptian Space Agency to open first satellite assembly centre March 2021
The assembly centre will be located in the under-construction space and satellite technology city in the Fifth Settlement...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
France committed to 100% FTTP coverage by 2025
France’s fiber rollout has been progressing at an impressive pace recently, but it will need to continue to accelerate if its going to achieve complete coverage...
 
Hispasat extends its cellular backhaul services via satellite in Americas
Hispasat has sealed new agreements and contract renewals to provide dedicated satellite capacity to extend mobile networks in Latin America...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
G-Core Labs expands public cloud facility in Moscow
Working on an IaaS model, the G-Core Labs solution provides virtual machine functionality not limited in capacity, with the options of automatic scaling, load balancing, system backup and data disaster recovery...
 
Telecom Infra Project expands OpenRAN, DCSG trials, announces new RRU, router plans
The Telecom Infra Project has announced new trials of its open network specifications as well progress among vendors and operators in adopting TIP-based equipment...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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