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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 26, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
China Mobile Tianjin and Huawei complete world's first commercial use of NG OTN premium private lines
 
 
China Mobile Tianjin (Tianjin Mobile) and Huawei have announced the industry’s first commercial use of next generation optical transport network (NG OTN) premium private lines in a network for Tianjin Medical University General Hospital...
 
stc celebrates Eid Al Fitr with new TVC
Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stcm launched its television commercial (“TVC”), in celebration of Eid Al Fitr marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Forbes: stc is the top telecom company in the MENA region
Member Logo stc topped the list of powerful telecom companies in the MENA region, according to international Forbes magazine. The company also came in 5th place among the Arab companies listed in the stock market and 335th place...
 
•  Accenture receives “Technology Advisory House of the Year” award
Member Logo Accenture has been named the Technology Advisory House of the Year by Energy Risk magazine for excellence in serving clients across global commodity markets, marking the fifth consecutive year that Accenture has won the...
 
•  Microsoft paper outlines steps to drive Nigeria’s digital transformation forward
Member Logo In a recently published Microsoft position paper, digital transformation is presented as a means for social and economic development in Nigeria, and as an opportunity for every Nigerian citizen and business to achieve more...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Nkom confirms winners of multi-band spectrum auction
Norway’s National Communications Authority has announced the winning bidders of its multi-band spectrum auction that got underway earlier this month...
 
Ofcom grapples with USO as the key to full broadband coverage
The UK’s regulator, Ofcom, has clarified its rules on the Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband in the UK...
 
South Asia
 
Digital entertainment platform Binge hits the Bangladeshi market
RedDot Digital Limited, a next-generation Digital Company, has launched the country’s largest digital entertainment platform named Binge for the entertainment enthusiasts...
 
Samsung, Dialog and MyDoctor partner with Ministry of Health to enable telemedicine services at 16 key hospitals
Dialog Sri Lanka has partnered Samsung Global and MyDoctor to provide Samsung tablets, connectivity and telemedicine solutions for three years of continuous use...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Telstra launches 5G mobile broadband hotspot with mmWave support
Australia's incumbent telco Telstra has announced the availability of its first 5G hotspot capable of supporting millimetre wave (mmWave) frequencies...
 
Telekom Slovenije and Iskratel test 5G campus network enabling smart factory
Iskratel and Telekom Slovenije have conducted the first tests of the 5G network they have built together to enable the smart factory in Kranj, Slovenia...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Orange and Mediapro ink content deal
Orange España and The Mediapro Studio have reached an agreement for the joint acquisition of content...
 
Mediaset launches international OTT platform
Mediaset Spain has launched Mitele Plus Internacional – the International version of its OTT platform – to distribute pay-TV content worldwide...
 
 
Middle East
 
DEWA, Huawei increase AI, digital transformation cooperation
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority and Huawei, have explored ways to expand their strategic partnership in the artificial intelligence and digital transformation cooperation fields...
 
FinTech set to grow in the Gulf during global COVID-19 pandemic: study
The GCC is set for a surge in the use of FinTech apps during the COVID-19 global health crisis as contactless payments in the MEA region increase by 70 percent...
 
stc celebrates Eid Al Fitr with new TVC
Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stcm launched its television commercial (“TVC”), in celebration of Eid Al Fitr marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan...
 
North Africa
 
Egypt's home internet usage up 99% since start of coronavirus lockdown
The usage of telecommunication services and internet consumption saw a heavy increase in May in Egypt...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Magyar Telekom's number of gigabit access points exceed 2 milion endpoints
Magyar Telekom recently announced that the number of gigabit access points on the network has now exceeded two million.
 
Intelsat and Andesat connecting rural communities in Peru
Intelsat and Andesat are partnering to bring end-to-end mobile broadband service to remote communities across Peru...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Vodafone Ukraine sees revenue rise by 28% in Q1
The mobile operator Vodafone Ukraine in the first quarter of 2020 reached an income indicator of UAH4.39 billion (US$ 1.2 billion), which is 28% more than in the same period in 2019...
 
Latvia leads the way with coronavirus tracing app
Latvia is expected to be one of the first countries to launch a smartphone app using a new toolkit created by Apple and Alphabet’s Google to help trace coronavirus infections...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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