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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 18, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
The FirstNet Network expands in Wilkes County to advance public safety communications capabilities
 
 
Wilkes County’s first responders are getting a major boost in their wireless communications with the addition of a new, purpose-built FirstNet cell site and other network enhancements. This new infrastructure is a part of the FirstNet network expansion taking place across the state, bringing increased coverage, capacity and capabilities for public safety...
 
UAE aims to launch Mars mission on July 20
The United Arab Emirates said that it would launch its mission to Mars on July 20, depending on weather conditions at the launch site in Japan...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  BT agrees sale of domestic operations in France to Computacenter
Member Logo Following the completion of consultations process with works councils, BT announced that it has agreed the sale of its domestic operations in France to Computacenter...
 
•  Helping equip South Africans with digital skills needed for economic recovery
Member Logo Microsoft South Africa is announcing details of the local programme aligned to the recently launched Global Skills Initiative, aimed at bringing more digital skills to 25 million people worldwide by the end of the year...
 
•  Huawei remains focused on 5G advancements in the Middle East
Member Logo As nations across the Middle East are rapidly leveraging technological advancements to re-ignite growth following the COVID-19 pandemic, Huawei’s regional leadership sees clear opportunities to support local...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
BIPT grants temporary 5G spectrum user rights to five operators
Following a public consultation, Belgian telecoms regulator the Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications has granted temporary user rights to spectrum in the 3.6GHz-3.8GHz band to five operators...
 
DICT allots P7.7B (US$0.14 billion) to boost free internet access in Philippines
The majority of the sites would be deployed in public schools, while 1,804 would be allocated to state universities and colleges (SUCs) and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) institutions...
 
South Asia
 
17 million people to get benefit from CPOFP
China-Pakistan Fiber Optic Project (CPFOP), the major project of digital connectivity between China and Pakistan, has started and for the first time fiber optic cable has become operational between the two countries...
 
Bangladesh becoming a promising market for IT
These services are ready-to-use technologies that enable users to automate sales and marketing activities, human resources operations, enterprise planning, financial management, supply chain management and such...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Parallel Wireless and Orange delivering open RAN in Central African Republic
Parallel Wireless enables a shift to open, software-based, and virtualised OpenRAN network architectures to deliver scalable 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G software-based networks...
 
Vivo to launch 5G in eight state capitals this month
Telefonica Brasil (Vivo) has become the latest Brazilian cellco to confirm its 5G launch plans, with its network set to go live before the end of this month...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
NBCUniversal reveals future content and commercial slate
The new slate of content and commercial offers spans three key categories: unmatched talent; innovating content; innovating content...
 
New Polish OTT platform moves stage closer
TVN Discovery Polska and Cyfrowy Polsat have asked the European Commission (EC) for permission to launch a joint OTT platform...
 
 
Middle East
 
Oman going digital in COVID-19 times
Government bodies in Oman have set up digital services for people to reach out to them, so that they can avoid physically coming to these places, and bring down the rate of COVID-19 infection in the country...
 
E-commerce a bigger sell in UAE amid Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic is expected to leave a lasting mark on consumer behavior and drive an ever-increasing share of e-commerce in the UAE's retail sector, experts said...
 
UAE aims to launch Mars mission on July 20
The United Arab Emirates said that it would launch its mission to Mars on July 20, depending on weather conditions at the launch site in Japan...
 
North Africa
 
Egypt- IDB finalises its technological infrastructure, prepares e-services launch
The Industrial Development Bank (IDB) has revealed the completion of its technological infrastructure modernization, as well as its move towards digital transformation as part of its e-services launch...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Telcos push NBN for bandwidth extension
Telco providers are asking NBN Co to extend the bandwidth boost, which has allowed them to cope with the surge in consumer traffic during the coronavirus pandemic...
 
Data-relay satellite beams at light speed
The EDRS satellites use lasers to communicate with Earth-observation satellites and beam their data back to Europe in almost real time...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Vodafone develops new IoT tracker to help you find lost items
The idea behind the gadget is that you keep it with important items such as your keys and the tracker will help you find them by pinging your phone with an up-to-date location...
 
EE launches Digital Identity Platform to tackle SIM swap fraud
Through a series of checks, the platform quickly and seamlessly verifies a customer’s identity in real time, helping to prevent identity theft and fraudulent activities...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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