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SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
June 28, 2020 |
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| Leaders from Global Institutions, Telecom, and Non-Telecom Industries to Remotely Discuss "5G+X" Agenda for Investment Revival during the SAMENA Council Leaders’ Summit 2020 on July 9th |
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SAMENA Telecommunications Council is proceeding ahead with preparations for its annual Leaders’ Summit, which will be organized on July 9th, with remote participation of leaders and world-renowned personalities from across the ICT Industry and global institutions. To be managed from Dubai, with the patronage and support of the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the UAE and in strategic collaboration with Huawei Technologies Middle East, the one-day leaders' congregation will be held in a virtual environment through SAMENA Council's digital remote-collaboration platform...
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| Huawei to Emphasize 5G’s Role in Post-Pandemic Economic Growth and the Middle East’s Digital Transformation Journey as Host of the SAMENA Telecommunications Council Leaders’ Summit 2020 |
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Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, will host this year’s SAMENA Council Leaders’ Summit for the seventh consecutive year. The 2020 event, which is organized by SAMENA Telecommunications Council, is set to take place on 9th July, with leaders from multiple country clusters to participate virtually. The agenda of the Leaders' Summit 2020 has been defined under the theme, "5G+X: Harnessing 5G across Industries for Investment Revival”...
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| Member News |
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50% discount on old debts of stc customers
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stc has announced an initiative to facilitate the payment of old billing debts, which includes providing discounts on billing value up to 50%, which will enable clients with previous debts to solve their debt problems easily... |
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Telenor and Cisco strengthen partnership to support critical infrastructure transitions for telcos; scale joint venture WG2 for global operations
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Telenor and Cisco announced the signing of the third iteration of the Joint Purpose Agreement between the companies, outlining areas where they will strengthen focus together including security, 5G, Open vRAN, B2B expansion,... |
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Vodacom Business and Microsoft partner to deliver a Digital Education Platform to usher connected digital education to SA’s learners
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Vodacom Business and Microsoft South Africa have partnered to provide access to continuous, connected digital learning for South Africa’s education institutions, educators and learners through their Connected Digital... |
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Huawei to build an optoelectronics R&D and manufacturing centre in Cambridge
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This new facility, a state-of-the-art R&D and manufacturing centre will be located in the heart of the UK's ‘Silicon Fen’ and focus on researching, developing, and manufacturing optoelectronics products... |
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| Recent Developments |
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Microsoft highlights the critical role of AI in unprecedented times |
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Microsoft launches 5G IoT Makerspace powered by HKT network at Hong Kong Cyberport |
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Huawei launches new Virtual AI Academy in Singapore to accelerate training and upskilling of ICT professionals |
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Zain partners MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab to hold "Virtual" Startup Competition |
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| SAMENA Telecommunications Council – Member Services |
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| Policy and Regulation |
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5G auctions on hold in Brazil and Croatia
Brazil has dropped plans to hold its 5G frequency auction at the end of this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to sector regulator Anatel, adding that the auction would now take place during the first half of...
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Ofcom consulting on copper retirement regulation proposals
Ofcom has published a consultation seeking views on its plan to defer a decision on proposals to remove copper wire regulations until after it publishes its final decisions in its Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review...
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| 3G, 4G and 5G Networks |
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O! continues LTE expansion
Kyrgyzstan mobile operator Nur Telecom, working under the O! brand, said it has expanded the coverage and capacity of its mobile network, following work in dozens of settlements...
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Global 5G connections reach 63.6 million
There are now over 63.6 million 5G connections globally as of Q1 2020, which represents 308.66% growth over Q4 2019, according to 5G Americas and data from Omdia...
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| Disclaimer: Information contained herein has been obtained from sources, which we deem reliable. SAMENA Telecommunications Council is not liable for any misinformed decisions that the reader may reach by being solely reliant on information contained herein. Expert advice should be sought. |
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