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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 20, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AT&T sees gaming and video conferencing hit mobile network peaks
 
 
AT&T’s mobile network continues to perform well during the COVID-19 public health crisis. With more people staying in and working from home, AT&T has seen a significant jump in mobile network usage, especially in gaming and video conferencing...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Top TV personalities join BT in landmark campaign to teach nation vital digital skills needed to stay connected while staying at home
Member Logo Using the power of communication to help people when they need it most, the new ITV partnership has been created to help the nation with the digital skills it needs to get through this unique and challenging time...
 
•  Cisco powers Rakuten Mobile's inter-network roaming service
Member Logo The LTE roaming service, defined by 3GPP and based on the S10 signaling interface standard, is being used within Cisco’s Virtual Ultra Packet Core to connect to mobility management entities (MMEs) between Rakuten...
 
•  Nokia and U.S. Cellular boosting spectrum capacity after FCC decision to expand connectivity due to COVID-19 networking demands
Member Logo Nokia announced that it is working with U.S. Cellular to boost capacity in several markets, including the Northwest Region of the U.S., where networks are experiencing increased traffic demand due to COVID-19...
 
•  Huawei launches new flagship solution and star products to help Middle East enterprises build next-generation campus networks
Member Logo Held under the theme "Hi, Intelligent World", the webinar previewed five trends of an intelligent world 10 years’ from now and proposed a foundation built on new types of connectivity, computing, platform, and...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Huawei feeds the all scenario smart office ecosystem with IdeaHub series
 
•  Supiripola – The new E-Commerce platform joins the fight against Covid-19
 
•  Huawei recognized as a 2020 Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice for WAN Edge Infrastructure
 
•  stc Bahrain and Husn Al Jawar Society enter into a 4-year partnership for well-being of the local community
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA receives certification in European Corporate Sustainability Specification
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA UAE, announced that it has received the European Standard Certificate in Corporate Sustainability...
 
South Africa releases emergency spectrum to service providers
The temporary licences grant emergency access to additional spectrum to ease congestion for the duration of the nationwide lockdown that is now in force to limit the spread of the coronavirus...
 
South Asia
 
ITA collaborates with Telenor to educate children through DigiWorld Campaign
Telenor & ITA Pakistan have launched a campaign titled DigiWorld to educate children on the safe use of internet...
 
Dialog extends critical connectivity solutions to IDH Hospital Sri Lanka
This timely set up enabled the health care providers of IDH to share information and provide synchronous remote medical assistance to other hospitals and health care institutions...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Turkcell overhauls its LTE and 5G networks with new cloud native NFV based IMS solution
Turkcell has continued the digitalisation of its next generation networks, by implementing and deploying a cloud-native, NFV-based IMS solution that will better serve its customers...
 
Chinese telcos to deploy 30,000 5G base stations in Shenzhen this year
The municipal government of China’s Shenzhen city plans to deploy a total of 30,000 new 5G base stations during 2020...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Beenius launches platform on Amazon
Slovenia-based Beenius has launched its Interactive TV Platform offering on Amazon Web Services (AWS)...
 
Louvre Abu Dhabi launches new digital experiences
Louvre Abu Dhabi is adding to its current digital offering, providing free access to more content through virtual tours, video, audio and downloadable activities...
 
 
Middle East
 
UAE accomplishes achievements in smart services, digital transformation
According to Director-General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, the UAE has accomplished achievements in smart services and digital transformation, due to the future vision of its leadership and the efforts of...
 
Saudi Arabia to see increased focus on cloud and security as Covid-19 realities set in
More than 25% of enterprises in Saudi Arabia have plans in place to deploy a mix of on-premises/dedicated private clouds, multiple public clouds, and legacy platforms to meet their infrastructure needs...
 
Mondia Pay’s smart billing feature helps MENA Telcos boost customer profitability
Digital payment platform provider Mondia, says that its digital payment entity's smart billing feature has helped regional telcos optimise their customer revenues in the Middle East by up to 50 percent since its launch...
 
North Africa
 
Maroc Telecom first-quarter profit up by 0.9 percent
Morocco’s largest telecoms operator Maroc Telecom reported a 0.9% rise in adjusted first-quarter profit to 1.6 billion dirhams (US$160 million), buoyed by increased mobile data activity...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Vodafone UK ups entry-level speed for FTTH-based broadband service
British communications provider Vodafone UK has increased the speed of its entry-level fiber-based fixed broadband offering...
 
Nanosatellite initiative planned for Mexico
Nanosatellite manufacturer and mission integrator NanoAvionics, together with the Mexican Space Agency (AEM), is planning to introduce a nanosatellite pilot project for future space missions...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Alibaba says to invest US$28 billion in cloud computing services
China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will invest 200 billion yuan (US$28.27 billion) in cloud infrastructure over a three year period...
 
DT, Swisscom, Telia and Vodafone enable NB-IoT roaming
Deutsche Telekom has signed its first NarrowBand IoT roaming agreements with several European operator partners....
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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