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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
June 22, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zain partners MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab to hold "Virtual" Startup Competition
 
 
This year’s collaboration represents the sixth consecutive year Zain has partnered the region’s leading startup competition, which has produced numerous successful ventures over the years...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  AT&T empowers small businesses to achieve social media success
Member Logo As small business owners continue to face unprecedented challenges as a result of the pandemic, AT&T Business is empowering them with tools and resources to help recover and reinvigorate their businesses through social...
 
•  Huawei launches FusionServer Pro V6 Intelligent server based on the 3rd gen Intel Xeon scalable processor
Member Logo This product is a state-of-the-art technology running on the 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor and designed to unlock powerful computing for any system...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Verizon Business expands Virtual Network Services portfolio with Cisco’s ENCS
 
•  Huawei's MBB business class solution enables China Unicom Hebei to kick-start Wo MBB acceleration
 
•  Arthur D. Little acquires Cutter Consortium and Presans to expand open consulting capabilities
 
•  More ways to watch BT Sport than ever with launch of app on Now TV devices
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA supports UAE’s health, education, business sectors by launching 19 initiatives
The Telecommunications Regulation Authority is cooperating with operators in the telecommunications sector in supporting the UAE’s health, education and business sectors over the past three months...
 
Global Esports Federation joins ITU to launch global dialogue on esports
As an ITU member, GEF will influence the development of ITU standards for multimedia and the quality of gaming experience, work led by ITU-T Study Group 16 and ITU-T Study Group 12...
 
South Asia
 
Nepal Telecom’s CDMA mobile service resumes in Kalapani
The CDMA tower of Nepal Telecom situated at Byas will also cover the Kalapani area, which is now there in the newly unveiled Map of Nepal...
 
Dialog launches Petralex, Sri Lanka’s first fully localized hearing enhancement mobile app
Dialog Axiata in partnership with Petralex announced the launch of the Petralex app for all popular mobile devices...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Kyivstar, Vodafone, Lifecell start collaborative LTE-900 rollouts
Kyivstar, Vodafone, and Lifecell confirmed that they have begun joint actions in redistributing and utilising 900MHz frequencies for 4G LTE network expansion...
 
Taiwan Mobile secures 5G license, targets 5G launch in Q3
Taiwan Mobile has acquired 60 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band and 200 megahertz of the 28 GHz frequency...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
ARTE launches new HbbTV service "ARTE Extra"
With "ARTE Extra", the European cultural channel wants to combine the simplicity and convenience of the TV experience with the dynamics of its online offering...
 
MEGOGO launches interactive 4K channel
MEGOGO, claimed to be the largest OTT/VOD service in Eastern Europe and CIS, has launched its first interactive 4K channel...
 
 
Middle East
 
Injazat launches the GCC's first state-of-the-art Cyber Fusion Center
Designed to approach security in a holistic manner, Injazat's Cyber Fusion Center evolves beyond the conventional 'monitor and respond' model of most security operations centers...
 
Dubai Economy promotes Huawei consumer app
Dubai Economy is inviting Huawei users to benefit from its smart and innovative ‘Dubai Consumer’ app available on the Huawei AppGallery as part of enhancing consumer rights awareness and protection...
 
Oman Technology Fund invests in Sana e-learning platform
Oman Technology Fund announced investment in the Distance Learning Centre smart educational platform called "Sana Electronic Platform"...
 
North Africa
 
Local loop unbundling, national roaming and number portability to come into effect in Algeria soon
National roaming and local loop unbundling will allow fixed and mobile operators to pool their network capacity to offer high-value services to subscribers, particularly those in remote areas without coverage...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Ultrafast broadband to be rolled out to West Sussex town centres
The investment in gigabit ultrafast infrastructure is the next stage of a pioneering project to make the area one of the most digitally connected places in the south east...
 
SpaceX to launch 60 satellites into space
The goal of Starlink is to create a network that will help provide internet services to those who are not yet connected, and to provide reliable and affordable internet across the globe...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Deutsche Telekom to spin out IoT unit, launch global open "hub"
In an effort to simplify the IoT world, Deutsche Telekom is spinning out its Internet of Things unit and launching what it calls the “world's first open platform” for IoT...
 
Walmart launching Mexican MVNO
Supermarket chain Walmart de Mexico y Centroamerica is now offering MVNO services in Mexico, branded as BAIT...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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