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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 13, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
First-of-its-Kind SAMENA Council Leaders' Summit 2020 Unveils Cross-Industrial 5G Readiness and Lays Out Transformative Priorities for the Decision-Makers and Change-Makers across the Public and Private Sectors for the Next Decade
 
 
SAMENA Telecommunications Council conducted its annual Leaders’ Summit 2020 on July 9th as the world's first-of-its-kind digital remote-collaboration experience among global and regional industry leaders and decision-makers, spanning multiple geographies and time zones. Global bodies of renown, including special ICT development agencies of the United Nations, international financial institutions and inter-governmental economic cooperation organizations were among the most prominent thought-leadership contributors in the leadership congregation, virtually attended by hundreds of participants across the globe. The SAMENA Council Leaders' Summit 2020 also witnessed an exceptional representation of 15 members of the UN Broadband...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel’s network upgrades help meet increased demands during pandemic
Member Logo Omantel, the leading provider of integrated telecommunications services in the Sultanate, has remained a partner in Oman’s nationwide initiatives being implemented in light of the COVID-19 pandemic...
 
•  Batelco provides mobile coverage for the first time on Jarada Island
Member Logo Batelco mobile service is now available on the island, so customers will be able to use voice, data and video call services including MS teams, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and much more...
 
•  Samsung and Microsoft transform real estate and smart property management
Member Logo This collaboration, combining smart appliances and digital cloud technologies, aims at helping to drive improved building operations and maintenance, along with creating better experiences for both service technicians and...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  TRA UAE participates in SAMENA Telecommunications Council Leaders’ Summit
 
•  Experts say expanding 5G will boost regional economies during COVID-19 recovery
 
•  Queen Silvia urges focus on children’s online safety during pandemic during the SAMENA Council Leaders’ Summit 2020
 
•  The Diplomatic Quarter General Authority in Riyadh inks first of its kind strategic deal with TAWAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Luxembourg kicks off auction for 5G frequencies
The Luxembourg Regulatory Institute (ILR) has launched its action for two (out of three) radio frequencies used for 5G services...
 
FCC approves 13th and 14th sets of COVID-19 telehealth program applications
The Federal Communications Commission has approved its 13th and 14th sets of COVID-19 telehealth program applications, expending the total US$200 million in funds provided by the CARES Act...
 
South Asia
 
GIK inks agreement to collaborate on Artificial Intelligence
The Ghulam Ishaq Khan (GIK) Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology has signed an agreement with Huawei Technologies Pakistan Ltd to collaborate in the field of artificial intelligence (AI)...
 
EBL to offer Bangla QR payments
Clients will have to just use mobile banking apps linked to their debit and credit cards to scan QR codes displayed by merchants...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Kyivstar and Vodafone to share infrastructure in Ukraine
Kyivstar and Vodafone Ukraine have formed an active and passive infrastructure sharing agreement to boost 4G coverage in rural Ukraine...
 
Vietnam set to commercialise 5G in October
Vietnam is building a roadmap to abolish the 2G mobile phone technology from 2022 and is implementing bidding and licensing of the 2.6GHz mobile band to improve network quality and the speed of mobile services...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
SPI expands in Bulgaria
Under it, Net1 will be able to offer its subscribers a total of 10 channels from SPI’s portfolio, including FilmBox, FilmBox Extra, FilmBox Plus and FilmBox Arthouse...
 
Virgin Media adds Sky Cinema channels to Go app
Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media has added Sky’s Sky Cinema channels, as well as movies on demand, to its Virgin TV Go app for the first time...
 
 
Middle East
 
Oman picks Oracle managed cloud for digitalisation
Oman Information Technology and Communications Group (OITCG) has signed an agreement with Oracle cloud data services company to build and provide a cloud infrastructure system...
 
Tawasul, emerging tech drive Bahrain to the top
The report, which places Bahrain in the very high United Nations E-Government Development Index (EGDI) group and second among GCC nations, speaks highly about the Kingdom’s national suggestion and complaint system...
 
Hamdan bin Mohammed launches Dubai Cyber Index
Dubai has launched a new initiative to enhance the cybersecurity measures in place to safeguard government entities in the emirate...
 
North Africa
 
Moroccan fintech OnePay raises over US$400,000 for its digital payments platform
Casablanca-based fintech OnePay has raised over US$400,000 (MAD 4 million) from MITC Capital’s Maroc Numeric Fund II, the Moroccan startup announced in a statement...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Vodafone New Zealand rolls out 800G technology
Vodafone New Zealand is advancing its network by being the first provider in New Zealand to deploy 800G technology, enabling extremely high data capacity, transmission and speeds...
 
Envistacom, NOVELSAT to deliver waveform for satellite connectivity
Envistacom will deliver an open-architecture ecosystem which will enable virtualized applications such as advanced communications waveforms, encryption, data analytics, and more...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Mobileum targets 5G and IoT push with SIGOS takeover
Mobileum finalised a deal to acquire roaming and interconnection test system provider SIGOS, as part of a goal to offer end-to-end testing and analytics for 5G and IoT...
 
Fujitsu develops unique AI technology
Fujitsu has developed the world's first AI technology for high-dimensional data, including images, network access, and medical data...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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