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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 3, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
DT One Joins SAMENA Council's Membership to Fortify Its Global Presence as an Innovative Connectivity and VAS Provider
 
 
SAMENA Council has announced that DT One, the world's leading B2B mobile airtime and data top-up provider, joins its membership of top-notch regional and global ICT industry players. Operating in over 160 countries, DT One interconnects in excess of 600 telecom operators ,with a digital connectivity customer base of over five billion mobile users.
 
Two giants’ strategic collaboration on enterprise business in Saudi Arabia
 
 
STC a leading service provider in Saudi Arabia, standing out with strong business capabilities and wide coverage, has announced Solutions by STC developed a new partnership with Huawei—a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices to enrich its ICT products and solutions offered to enterprise customers within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Celebration for BT Work Ready graduates in London
Member Logo A group of young people in London have learned vital digital skills and had coaching to help them land jobs, as part of a BT scheme that has already helped more than 3,200 unemployed young adults...
 
•  stc concludes sponsorship of Maker Faire 2020
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc announced that it has concluded its platinum sponsorship of the 2020 Maker Faire. stc sponsored the exhibition for the second year in a row which was held under the patronage of H.H....
 
•  Comviva divests its stake in TerraPay to Prime Ventures, Partech Partners and International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Member Logo Comviva has announced its divestment of stake in TerraPay, for an undisclosed amount to a consortium of global investors...
 
•  Nokia enhances fiber access portfolio to accelerate 5G
Member Logo Nokia announced it is expanding its fiber access portfolio to include new solutions and innovations that will enable service providers to deliver a gigabit experience to everyone, sooner...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  stc Bahrain expands its 5G coverage and launches new 5G Home Broadband plans for consumers
 
•  Etisalat Digital and Alef Education team up to ‘shape the future’ of education
 
•  AT&T and University of Missouri deliver innovative 5G curriculum to students
 
•  du announces deployment of the first live millimeter wave 5G site at Yas Island
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• FCC approves bidding procedures for 3.5GHz auction
The US Federal Communications Commission has established application and bidding procedures for the auction of over 22,000 county-sized Priority Access Licences...
 
• Ofcom awards four more community radio licences
Three community radio groups in England have been awarded a broadcasting licence, along with one in Scotland...
 
South Asia
 
• Robi looking to fund expansion via IPO
Bangladeshi operator Robi Axiata has applied for an IPO (initial public offering) as it looks to raise money to expand its network...
 
• JazzCash, Payoneer join hands to promote mobile money in Pakistan
Jazzcash, in coordination with the innovative digital payment platform Payoneer, have partnered to promote mobile money in Pakistan...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Vodafone to use satellites to boost 4G coverage
Vodafone has backed a satellite-based system designed to improve its 4G and 5G mobile coverage without needing any specialised hardware...
 
• Tesco Mobile launches 5G
It makes Tesco Mobile the latest network to offer 5G in UK following launches from major UK carriers such as EE, Three and Vodafone...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Matchroom Sport to launch global OTT TV service
The streaming service, which will provide access to its portfolio of events, is being built and powered by sports streaming and video technology specialist StreamAMG...
 
• Monaco Telecom launches IPTV service with Zattoo and Apple TV
The central component is the Apple TV box, which Monaco Telecom uses as the third B2B partner of Zattoo as the standard receiving device for customers...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Abu Dhabi's FAB launches new payment service for merchants
The platform can converge card payments, new payment methods including domestic and international digital wallets, loyalty programs, QR solutions, and value-added services...
 
• Wamda-backed education tech start-up Aanaab raises US$1.5 million in seed funding
Saudi Arabia's education tech start-up Aanaab raised US$1.5 million in seed funding to help the online teacher training platform expand its operations into new markets...
 
• Jordan launches app to regulate school transport services
App aims at providing a tracking and routing system and includes services related to monitoring performance and reporting service levels...
 
North Africa
 
• Tunisie Telecom CEO named ICT minister
Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem, the CEO of Tunisie Telecom, has been named a minister in the new government of Tunisia and he will serve as minister of communication technologies and the digital economy...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• Gigabit speeds driving upgrades in Mexico and Serbia
Mexican cable operator Megacable is deploying fiber GPON infrastructure across its footprint via a US$400 million investment...
 
• Wi-Fi hotspots coming to Mexican villages
Hughes Network Systems confirms that it is to roll out Wifi hotspots in close to 4,000 rural communities in Mexico...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Rakuten Mobile unveils aggressive launch strategy
Japanese telco Rakuten Mobile has officially started accepting customer applications for its mobile service, scheduled to be launched next month...
 
• O2 bids to become ‘first net zero mobile network’ by 2025
O2 has announced plans to reduce carbon emissions across its business by 2025, offering UK consumers and businesses a mobile network where calls, texts and data are powered by cleaner, greener energy...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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