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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 24, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
Covid-19 Impacted the World on a Scale that 5G Could Have Contained
 
 
Given the role ICTs play in our lives, SAMENA Council sees several reasons for accelerating urgency of overcoming bottlenecks in both broadband connectivity as well as in 5G implementation, in order to ensure that quick technology responses to crisis situations can be provided at present and in the future. The enormity of the situation gone viral now demands multi-stakeholder collaboration and re-prioritization in both letter and spirit...
 
Viu deepens partnership with GMM Grammy to bring highly anticipated premium Thai content to Viu’ers in Asia
 
 
With the partnership, Viu offers near real-time simulcast – within two hours – of One31 Channel’s content in Thailand, giving Thai Viu’ers more choice about when and how they may watch their favourite shows...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat AGM approves Full-year 2019 dividends of 80 fils per share
Member Logo At Etisalat’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), held at the company’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi, shareholders have backed the board’s recommendation to pay full-year 2019 dividends of 80 fils per share...
 
•  du increases internet speeds up to 500Mbps for free to meet all customer communication needs at the comfort of their homes
Member Logo du has announced the availability of new services to provide customers with reliable and unlimited access to everything they require in the world of communication...
 
•  Microsoft appoints New Country Manager for Egypt
Member Logo Microsoft has announced the appointment of Mirna Arif as the Country Manager to spearhead its operations in Egypt...
 
•  Nokia announces over 3,000 5G patent declarations
Member Logo Nokia announced that it has declared more than 3,000 patent families to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) as essential for the 5G standard, reflecting its continuing leadership and strong momentum in...
 
•  Zain and Huawei to build Middle East’s first SRv6 based intelligent IP network
Member Logo At a recent launch event themed "5G, Bring New Value", which was hosted by Huawei in London, Zain Group announced its cooperation with Huawei to build a 5G and cloud-oriented, intelligent SRv6-based IP transport network,...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
UAE: TRA unblocks Skype for Business, Google Hangouts amid COVID-19 outbreak
The UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced the availability of five applications to support distance learning and remote working amid the coronavirus pandemic...
 
UK mobile firms asked to alert Britons to heed coronavirus lockdown
The UK government has taken the unprecedented step of asking mobile companies to send an alert to everyone in the UK telling them to heed the new nationwide lockdown rules...
 
South Asia
 
Dialog Axiata launches e-Working, e-Learning and e-Health services
Sri Lanka operator Dialog Axiata has extended its support for its customers during the covid-19 crisis, with the launch of e-Working, e-Learning and e-Health services...
 
Pakistan’s Ufone helps stay-at-home end users
Connectivity in Pakistan is dominated by mobile rather than fixed broadband, so working from home will require more use of mobile phones for business as well as personal requirements...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Kenya approves rollout of universal 4G coverage to ease COVID-19 disruptions
Kenya has granted approval of Google Loon Services in Kenya to roll out universal 4G data coverage throughout the country...
 
MegaFon and Rostelecom holding joint 5G trials
The operators have formed a joint venture, New Digital Solutions, which has been granted spectrum in the 24.65GHz to 27.5GHz bands by the Russian State Commission on Radio Frequencies...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Amazon makes kids content free during coronavirus outbreak
Amazon is making a portion of its children’s programming available for free as the world battles against the coronavirus pandemic...
 
Disney+ launches across Europe
The Walt Disney Company’s Disney+ has made its debut in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland...
 
 
Middle East
 
Orange Jordan assures its readiness to provide customers best service
Increasing bandwidths allows companies to provide internet without disconnection, especially during rush hours, to support the governmental efforts, seeking to keep the flow of the educational process and to allow users to...
 
Zain Bahrain implements steps to fight Covid-19
To safeguard the health and wellbeing of Zain employees, Zain Bahrain has established internal committees to ensure all necessary measures are taken to protect against COVID-19 inside Zain’s headquarter building and...
 
Huawei Saudi Arabia moves to ensure safety of customers amid coronavirus fears
Huawei Tech Investment Saudi Arabia has announced a range of new initiatives for its device repair services to provide customers with added convenience and to ensure their safety while availing services...
 
North Africa
 
Algeria to speed up its digital e-government strategy
The Digital Transition Initiative will focus on the digitization of the central administration, documents and administrative forms, the generalization of databases based on the National Identification Number (NIN), the...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Ukrtelecom deploying rural GPON fibre with Iskratel
Ukrtelecom will deploy a rural GPON fiber optic network via a new agreement with Iskratel and SID Bank of Slovenia...
 
Satellite investment boosts cruise ship connectivity
Owners of geostationary and medium-Earth orbit (MEO) constellations are investing in higher-power satellites to increase Ku-band and Ka-band capabilities and renew C-band capacity...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Orange sets up dedicated crisis unit to overcome the challenges posed by Covid19
Orange has stepped up its efforts to provide uninterrupted connectivity to its consumer and enterprise customers across the world...
 
Bouygues, Phoenix Tower establish a tower JV in France
Phoenix Tower International has announced the closing of an agreement with Bouygues Telecom to develop approximately 4,000 newly constructed wireless towers over twelve years outside very-densely populated areas of France...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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