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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 21, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zain Group holds Annual General Meeting with a quorum of 69.95%
 
 
The Zain Group Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held at the Zain Group’s headquarters in Kuwait, attended with a quorum of 69.95% that approved the recommended cash dividend of 33% (33 fils per share) to the shareholders already registered in the company's record date of 5 April 2020. Cash dividends will be paid to shareholders commencing 9 April 2020..
 
Microsoft brings FastTrack for Azure to the Middle East and Africa to accelerate customer cloud journeys
 
 
Regional customers will get access to support from cloud specialists in migrating Windows Server, SQL Server and SAP to the cloud, as well as help in the modernisation of enterprise apps and the delivery of advanced data analytics...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Xandr announces new data driven linear TV technology
Member Logo Xandr, AT&T’s advanced advertising company, is working with leading media and entertainment companies including AMC Networks, Disney, and WarnerMedia to reinvent the way linear TV advertising is bought, sold, and...
 
•  Honeywell and Tech Mahindra announce expanded collaboration to build digitized “Factories of the Future”
Member Logo he two companies plan to capitalize on digital transformation, 5G, Industry 4.0, software capabilities and engineering expertise to enable customers in the manufacturing industry to scale-up even faster...
 
•  Nokia introduces new Wi-Fi 6 mesh router and technology innovations to deliver ultimate gigabit experience in a 5G world

Member Logo Nokia announced that it is adding a new Wi-Fi 6 Beacon to its whole-home WiFi portfolio, helping operators to deliver a powerful user experience...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Nexign joins SAMENA Council to enhance its presence in the MEA region
 
•  Mobily partners with SAP to digitally transform experiences for millions of customers
 
•  Free browsing on educational sites for Batelco’s fixed home broadband customers
 
•  AT&T and Google Cloud team up
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Saudi regulator extends MVNO licence competition deadline
The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) announced the extension of the competition to license new mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) to provide services in Saudi Arabia...
 
FCC hands out more temporary spectrum
The FCC has been agreeing to sharing arrangements, among usual competitors, for both wired and wireless spectrum...
 
South Asia
 
USF awards six projects of NGBSD for under-served areas of the Pakistan
Hi-speed mobile broadband access is being provided to over nine million (approximately) citizens in total, residing in 4,333 mauzas spread across 13 districts through these projects...
 
SLT to empower SMEs across Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), has embarked on a special project to empower small and medium enterprises (SME) to develop their business with the use of modern information and communication technology...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
9mobile expands 4G-LTE coverage in Kaduna
Nigeria’s telecommunicat­ion company, 9mobile, has added Kaduna to the list of cities that now enjoy superior quality service, thanks to the expanded coverage of the telco's 4G-LTE service in the historic...
 
China Mobile claims 15.4 million 5G subscriptions
China Mobile will be pumping around 100 billion yuan (around US$14 billion) into rolling out 5G this year, despite the set backs presented by the coronavirus pandemic...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Mena.tv offering free service
The initiative from Dubai-based consultancy ChannelSculptor, which connects buyers and sellers of TV content, made this decision following the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the global economy...
 
Netflix and YouTube agree to reduce bitrate during Coronavirus crisis
Netflix and YouTube have agreed to scale down their broadcast quality in a bid to prevent the Internet slowing under the weight of additional requests during the Coronavirus crisis...
 
 
Middle East
 
Orange Jordan all set to ensure quality services
Orange Jordan raised its networks' readiness to withstand the expected high traffic, assuring that its technical teams are on standby to deal with any issues faced by its customers...
 
BearingPoint//Beyond solution for BNET's new network
BNET, the newly-created independent service provider in Bahrain responsible for the country’s planned national next generation broadband network, will use BearingPoint//Beyond’s Infonova BSS solution as...
 
UAE students-built satellite to launch in June
The project is a collaboration between the UAE Space Agency, AURAK and Khalifa University of Science and Technology (KUST)...
 
North Africa
 
Orange Tunisia claims best mobile internet performance in 8 of country's governorates
Orange Tunisia said that it has achieved better results than its two main rivals in the latest QoS regional reports published by the country's telecom authority, INT...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Denmark heads for 100% fixed broadband coverage
According to data analytics company, GlobalData, Denmark is poised to hit 100 per cent broadband coverage this year...
 
OneWeb plans satellite launch from Kazakhstan
OneWeb plans to launch 34 communications satellites from Kazakhstan which will be its third such launch of satellites made in Florida...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Vodafone NZ asks customers to use digital channels first during COVID-19
In a time of heightened internet connectivity needs, Vodafone New Zealand is asking customers to turn to digital customer service methods wherever possible to reduce the reliance on call centre staff...
 
Sigfox and Center 2M strike deals to expand Russian IoT networks
Set to cover over 85% of Russia’s population, the network will use ultra-long coverage base stations that Sigfox notes will use millions of sensors, metering and other devices to connect through low-power, simple and...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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