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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 16, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
From COVID-19 To CONNECT-2030: Celebrating the World Telecommunication & Information Society Day with ICTs for the Sustainable Development Goals
 
 
COVID-19 has challenged both the private and the public sectors in multiple ways, and various critical sectors of the economy have come under unprecedented pressures to perform. Amidst this unrelenting challenge, ICTs hold great hopes for driving recovery and helping us move forward albeit with new approaches, which will also be essential for the fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
 
Industrial IoT set to grow dramatically but countries’ policy and regulatory approaches vary significantly, new global trends research by Cullen International finds
 
 
The use of internet of things (IoT) by industry verticals is expected to grow dramatically over the next five years but the underlying policy and regulatory frameworks remain diverse in terms of their approach and preparedness...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  FirstNet and Cradlepoint expand relationship to advance public safety communications
Member Logo The FirstNet® communications platform – built with AT&T in a public-private partnership with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) – is making it easier and faster for public safety...
 
•  Facebook, telcos plan subsea cable to connect Africa, Middle East and Europe
Member Logo Facebook and a group of African and worldwide telecommunications majors have actually struck an offer to construct among the globe’s biggest subsea cable networks...
 
•  Netcracker offers AI driven digital BSS/OSS to Microsoft Azure
Member Logo Netcracker’s digital applications on Microsoft Azure helps telco service providers accelerate cloud service innovation...
 
•  China Mobile Guangdong and Huawei announce first enterprise private line service based on NG OTN
Member Logo China Mobile Guangdong and Huawei have jointly announced the launch of the world's first enterprise private line service based on Next-Generation Optical Transport Network technology between Guangzhou’s...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  stc launching AgileWAN in collaboration with Nokia offering a complete managed SD-WAN service
 
•  Batelco launches ‘Yamatna Ghair’ programme for staff
 
•  stc launches Microsoft 365 innovative solutions
 
•  Microsoft: Ministry of Public Health Introduces COVID-19 Health Bot to Citizens in Lebanon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Claro Colombia activates spectrum after MinTIC issues 2.5GHz licences
The Colombian Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications has issued all of the 2.5GHz spectrum licences won during the country’s multi-band spectrum auction in December 2019...
 
• PTA to extend the deadline for mobile devices amid COVID-19
As per terms and conditions, all mobile devices being linked to local networks using local SIM are subject to registration within 60 days from first use of device on local mobile networks in Pakistan...
 
Middle East
 
• Competition strong in Oman as 5G begins to take off
Oman is well positioned to be a technology hub in the Middle East as it is well located between Asia, Africa and Europe and has access to several submarine cable systems...
 
• Mobile gaming grows in the Middle East by 25%
The Middle East gaming market is set to triple in size to US$4.4 billion by 2022, with gaming revenues in the GCC alone standing at US$1.05 billion in 2016...
 
• Smart Dubai announces details on Strategic Affairs Council’s decision to mandate UAE PASS as the only digital identity to access Dubai Government Services
UAE PASS provides an authorised digital ID through smartphones and includes a digital signature feature allowing users to sign official documents...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Vietnam has second fastest 4G download speed in Southeast Asia
A report released this week by OpenSignal says Vietnam’s 4G average download speed clocked at 20.6 Mbps, faster than the rest of Southeast Asian countries...
 
• Korea’s KT adds 360,000 5G subscribers in Q1
South Korean operator KT added 360,000 5G subscribers in the first quarter of the year, the telco said in its earnings statement...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• Vodafone Italy launches fixed-wireless services
Vodafone Italy has launched two new fixed-wireless access (FWA) products aimed at customers in digital divide areas...
 
• China to complete BeiDou system with launch of final satellite next month
China plans to complete its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) with the launch of its last satellite in June, according to a BDS official...
 
 
South Asia
 
• Dialog Axiata reports stable 1Q results
The Group continued to exhibit a low geared balance sheet with the Net Debt to EBITDA ratio being maintained at 0.81x as at end of March...
 
• Ncell launches mobile class data pack in collaboration with TU
Ncell will assist the University students to attend online classes and learn from a distance in this COVID-19 pandemic...
 
• Bangladeshi IT firm prepares IoT application for Hitachi
The IoT-enabled software will allow the user to access, manage and troubleshoot the system from anywhere across the globe by only using a smartphone...
 
North Africa
 
• Vodafone Egypt reports revenues of US$1.68 billion in FY 2019/2020
According to the results of the parent company's business, Vodafone Egypt's customers reached 40.2 million at the end of last March, of which 10.8% are on post-paid plans...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Volia unveils multiscreen platform
Named Volia TV, it gives access to licensed content on all screens and around a million customers will be able to watch almost all Volia’s content on it free of charge until the end of this month...
 
• NENT Group launches Viaplay sports package in Iceland
Coinciding with the relaunch of the Bundesliga and NASCAR seasons, people in Iceland will now be able to stream those competitions along with a number of others...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Ghana switches on national instant QR mobile payments platform
The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems has switched on a QR code-based mobile payments platform that uses a nationally harmonised QR symbol...
 
• Global IT spending to fall 8pc in 2020: Gartner
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.4 trillion in 2020, a decline of 8 per cent from 2019, due to the impact of COVID-19...
 
• Enet becomes Ireland’s first network provider to deploy VIAVI virtual network testing
Enet will reduce troubleshooting times and significantly cut the number of technicians dispatched in response to network issues...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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