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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 3, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat launches ‘Easy Prepaid’ feature for Business Mobile lines
 
 
With this new hybrid capability, customers can now switch between prepaid and postpaid features without the need to change their existing number. They can also recharge their credit, make out-of-bundle calls and subscribe to add-ons using standard prepaid tariff rates...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc distributes vouchers to arriving travelers and hero front-liners
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc, has announced that stc distributed 5,000 vouchers at Ambulance Centers to front-liners and at Kuwait International Airport in a humane initiative to support and welcome back arriving...
 
•  Microsoft offers free Teams training to educators across the country
Member Logo Microsoft is joining forces with its partners to give academic institutions in South Africa free half-day training in Teams to help them effectively use the technology and enable more seamless remote learning within the...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  China Mobile and Huawei deliver world’s highest 5G
 
•  Ministry of Education collaborates with Yahsat to offer free satellite broadband services in areas lacking internet connectivity
 
•  Postponement of ITU Digital World 2020
 
•  C3.ai selects Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Teams to power the next phase of growth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
FCC extends Keep America Connected initiative
The US’ telecoms regulatory body, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has extended its Keep America Connected initiative through to the end of June, according to a statement by its chairman...
 
PTA awards 5G spectrum in 3.6GHz band until December 2021
Iceland’s telecoms watchdog the Post and Telecom Administration has awarded 5G spectrum to three operators in the 3.6GHz band...
 
North Africa
 
Intelsat, AMN connect thousands of remote areas in Africa
Satellite service provider Intelsat and Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) have announced they have successfully connected a thousand remote localities in the region...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Vodafone boosts 4G connectivity for more rural New Zealanders
Vodafone has switched on additional 4G mobile services in parts of rural New Zealand, which means more New Zealanders can stay connected while continuing to work and learn from home...
 
Telstra upgrades to 5G standalone-ready network in Australia
Telstra said its mobile network is now ready to support 5G New Radio standalone (SA) capabilities, after upgrading its radio access network across Australia...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
SEACOM enters residential FTTH market via WonderNet
SEACOM has announced the launch of WonderNet, an ISP offering fibre-to-the-home solutions (FTTH) targeting home users...
 
Czech satellite to launch via SpaceX
The satellite, built at the Research and Testing Aviation Institute, will take detailed images of the earth’s surface and test a system for accurately determining its position in the sky...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Digi explores new opportunities through 5G, AI and IoT
The telecommunications sector will continue to evolve rapidly, with significant new opportunities enabled through 5G, AI and IoT, given the growing focus on the digital economy...
 
SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom strengthen ties amid COVID-19
South Korea’s SK Telecom and Germany’s Deutsche Telekom agreed to launch a joint venture later this year to develop non face-to-face platform technologies...
 
 
Middle East
 
Digital technologies play major role in driving collective COVID-19 global response
UAE has made significant progress in the field of digital transformation and has adopted Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies...
 
Orange Jordan and HCD communications channel serves more than 6000 cases
Orange Jordan affirmed its keenness to find a reliable and easy communication channel, which sheds light on the requirements of people with disabilities...
 
UAE hypermarkets see 78% rise in contactless payments
Mobile wallet transactions have increased in hypermarkets across the region by 78% in Q1 2020, when compared with the same period a year ago...
 
UAE, Saudi turn to blockchain to resolve supply chain issues amid COVID-19
World Economic Forum launches a comprehensive Blockchain toolkit for SMEs, governments and big businesses to boost economic recovery...
 
South Asia
 
All telecom operators providing uninterrupted telecom services
All telecom operators including Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) and Local Loop (LL) operators are providing uninterrupted telecom services to consumers in Pakistan...
 
AAT introduces online studies for its students and members
AAT Sri Lanka has used a digital video streaming platform which is end to end encrypted for the host and the participants to enable online education for its students and members...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
New Arabic pay TV and streaming platform launched for Europe
Channel distributor Mondo Globo/ MCNC Group has launched a new TV platform targeted at the Arabic community in Europe...
 
Telia Play becomes a standalone streaming service
Telia Play has been made available to all Swedish households; at the same time the streaming service has also been added to C More, acquired by Telia as part of its purchase of Bonnier Broadcasting...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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