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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 11, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
stc launches Microsoft 365 innovative solutions
 
 
Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc has announced the launch of a series of integrated solutions for Microsoft 365, dedicated to its companies and small & medium enterprises customer base, in cooperation with its strategic partner, Futures Communication Company...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel GA Meeting approves the amendments of the company Articles of Association and financial statements for 2019
Member Logo Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) held its first two extraordinary and ordinary general assembly meetings in line with the decisions of the Supreme Committee tasked with handling the developments of COVID-19 pandemic...
 
•  BT releases results for the full year to 31 March 2020
Member Logo BT had a positive year delivering results in line with expectations and completing our £1.6billion (US$1.97 billion) phase 1 transformation programme, one year ahead of schedule...
 
•  Huawei welcomes the release of a new video coding standard
Member Logo Huawei Technologies welcomes the release of MPEG-5 Essential Video Coding (EVC) – a new video coding standard designed to meet both the business and technical needs of the media industry...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Microsoft: Ministry of Public Health Introduces COVID-19 Health Bot to Citizens in Lebanon
 
•  Zain’s inspirational Ramadan television commercial exceeds 12 million views
 
•  stc strengthens commitment to combat COVID-19 using advanced technology
 
•  JAWWAL PAY - The new E-payment service provider in Palestine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Communications ministry publishes policy objectives for 850MHz, 900MHz band spectrum
Australia’s Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications has published policy objectives which it said are intended to ‘help guide decision making for the proposed allocation...
 
Kuwait uses app to monitor home-quarantined returnees
The Kuwait Health Ministry has been using an app named "Shlonik" to follow up on the repatriated citizens from abroad who are in obligatory home quarantine...
 
Fostering investment in the broadband infrastructure of South Eastern Europe
ITU joins forces with the Broadband Foundation to assist South Eastern European countries in mapping broadband infrastructure and services, and identifying investment opportunities...
 
South Asia
 
SLASSCOM to release best practices on WFH
The Sri Lanka Association of Software and Service Companies (SLASSCOM), the Knowledge and Innovation Chamber, has taken leadership with several initiatives such as facilitating the necessary assistance to the IT-BPM sector...
 
Bangladesh introduces e-justice in time of coronavirus pandemic
Information technology has ushered Bangladesh’s judiciary to a new era with the launch of e-justice amid the coronavirus pandemic as lawyers filed pleas for hearing in courts remotely via video conferencing and other...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Vodafone Germany to switch off 3G on 30 June 2021
Vodafone Germany has announced plans to shut down its 3G network on 30 June 2021, as it focuses on the rollout of faster LTE and 5G networks...
 
Commercial 5G debuts in Poland
Plus has aunched Poland’s first commercial 5G service on the 2.6 GHz TDD frequency and is employing a network of 100 transmitters and reaching around 900,000 people in seven cities...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
ViacomCBS to launch international pay streamer ‘within year’
ViacomCBS plans to launch an international pay TV streaming product in multiple markets within the next year as part of an expansion of its streaming efforts...
 
460 million subscribers for Disney+ and Netflix in 2025
Global SVOD subscriptions will increase by 519 million between 2019 and 2025 to 1,161 million – or up by 81%...
 
 
Middle East
 
Riverbed reveals cloud and network readiness of UAE enterprises
Report highlights that secure access for remote and branch workers and high costs are the main connectivity challenges that regional organisations currently face...
 
IEC Telecom unveils satellite-based networking management solution
IEC Telecom has introduced its latest satellite-based networking management solution to improve the efficiency of first responders in regional communities across the Middle East and Africa amid the COVID-19 pandemic...
 
AGORA and DataMount partner to bring secure Trust Room technology to Oman
The DataMount Trust Room solution will be hosted, operated and governed by DataMount, keeping all data resident in Oman where required...
 
North Africa
 
Operation to extend FTTH network, in Algiers, launched
A pilot operation to extend FTTH network has been launched in the province of Algiers with a view to ensuring a stable and quality internet speed...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Kazakhstan’s operators partner for rural broadband network
Kazakhstan’s three main operators have agreed to collaborate on a shared network to boost mobile broadband coverage in remote regions...
 
Phone tower upgrades and satellite trucks to be rolled out for future bushfires
Mobile phone towers will be reinforced and internet satellite trucks deployed under a bushfire resilience package designed to prepare Australia's telecommunications networks for increasingly severe disasters...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
WHO offering COVID-19 tracking app to governments worldwide
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is readying the launch of a new app aimed at stemming the spread of COVID-19...
 
Airtel, Ayaya, work to enable remote work and learning in Uganda
Airtel Uganda has partnered with Avaya to help organisations implement remote working and learning given the current limited access to offices, schools and universities as the government tries to contain COVID-19...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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