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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
June 9, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zain Group publishes ninth annual sustainability report, titled “The Road to the Future”
 
 
Embedding sustainability in every aspect of its business, Zain is dedicated to its digital strategy of consistently working towards developing the mobile telecommunications ecosystem centered on a vision of inclusive development that leads to socio-economic growth...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc launches digital services to support SMEs and Startups
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc, announced the launch of several lucrative digital and cloud solutions to support SMEs and startups...
 
•  Batelco signs MoU with Bahrain National Space Science Agency (NSSA)
Member Logo The purpose of this MOU is to facilitate further discussions between NSSA and Batelco by outlining the intentions of both parties...
 
•  Huawei OptiXtrans DC908 wins the Best of Show Award at Interop Tokyo 2020
Member Logo With over 20 years of experience in the optics field, Huawei developed OptiXtrans DC908, an innovative DCI product for enterprise customers...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Shandong Mobile, MIGU, Shandong Luneng Taishan Football Club, China Sports Media, and Huawei jointly launched the 5G MEC-based smart stadium
 
•  Omantel adopts environmental initiatives to reduce negative impacts on the environment and secure a better life for future generations
 
•  Huawei AR502H IoT gateway wins the Best of Show Award Grand Prize at Interop Tokyo 2020
 
•  SAMENA Council emphasized on the importance of private sector engagement in the work of ITU-D during ITU-D’s Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (“TDAG”) meeting 2020 in ITU-D in Geneva, Switzerland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
DICT issues guidelines for telcos to share cell towers
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has guidelines for sharing by telcos of cell towers, marking the beginning of a new era in the telecommunications sector...
 
PTA urges users to register their VPNs by the end of June
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has issued a public notice stating that all users must register their Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) by the end of June...
 
South Asia
 
Tribhuvan University set to go digital
Nepal's largest and oldest university announced that it has almost completed all preparations to create digital identification of its students, teachers and other staffers to begin online teaching and learning amidst the...
 
Mobile subscribers hit 89 million by the end of 2019 in Pakistan
Mobile phones are the dominant form of digital connectivity in Pakistan, with 89 million unique subscribers as of the end of 2019, according to a GSMA report...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Canada's rural 4G speed up 70 percent
A new report by Opensignal revealed that Canada’s download speed increased by roughly 40 percent on average, and by as much as 70.7 percent on Canada’s largest networks...
 
T-Mobile Poland switches on 5G
T-Mobile has become the latest Polish cellco to announce a 5G launch, with services now available via 1,600 base stations and covering up to six million people...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Vodafone TV upgraded in Ukraine
It now includes the Amediateka catalogue, which brings together world premieres of popular TV series and films from such foreign studios...
 
Rakuten TV offers Starzplay
The content will be available within the Rakuten TV app on Smart TVs, web and mobile devices...
 
 
Middle East
 
Orange seeks start-up innovation in the MEA region
Orange has announced a new initiative to help develop the start-up ecosystem in the MEA region...
 
SEC taps KAUST machine learning know-how to cut losses
The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has partnered with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) to leverage the University's expertise in machine learning to slash non-technical losses...
 
Mobile-first mentality drives ME growth
The Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) industry will boom over the next three years, reaching $28 billion in global revenue by 2023, new research published has found...
 
North Africa
 
British Council launches digital English library for Moroccan students
An English-language digital library launched Tuesday in Rabat for the benefit of Moroccan students and with the aim of strengthening Morocco-UK cooperation in the fields of higher education and scientific research...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Orange introduces 400Mbps speed option
Orange Belgium has introduced a new top speed option of 400Mbps for fixed broadband customers on its ‘Love’ dual- and triple-play packages...
 
Telefónica tests Telesat’s LEO satellite for backhaul
Telefónica International Wholesale Services (TIWS) has completed live in-orbit testing across a range of applications on Telesat’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Phase 1 satellite...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
FET, Delta Electronics, Microsoft team up to build first 5G smart plant in Taiwan
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), Delta Electronics and Microsoft Taiwan have teamed up to set up Taiwan's first 5G-enabled pilot smart manufacturing plant at Delta's production complex in Taoyuan...
 
DCS launches API web services for IoT deployments & system integration
By opening up these data services, developers will be able to create new interfaces to IOT and GPS Tracking Devices and enhance system integrations through one single source...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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