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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 27, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
Batelco announces 2020 half-year financial results
 
 
Batelco announced net profits attributable to equity holders of the company for the first six months of 2020 of BD35.9M (US$95.2M), an increase of 6% from BD34.0M (US$90.2M) for the corresponding period of 2019...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc records KD 136.4 mn revenues and KD 15.9 million net profit during the first half of 2020

Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company (stc) has announced its financial results for the six-month period ended 30 June 2020...
 
•  PepsiCo partners with Microsoft for new era of operational agility and product innovation amid rising consumer demand
Member Logo Five-year partnership will accelerate PepsiCo’s ability to meet the rising demand for its food and beverages and drive new innovations across its operations and consumer experiences...
 
•  Huawei's Guo Ping: Unlock the full potential of 5G to drive commercial success
Member Logo On the opening day of the online Better World Summit, Huawei's Rotating Chairman Guo Ping elaborated on how synergy across five major tech domains will help unlock the full potential of 5G to drive commercial success...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Digital revolution spurs greater demand for limited radio-frequency spectrum in the Americas
The ITU Regional Radiocommunication Seminar 2020 for the Americas Region was held virtually from 13-24 July in collaboration with the Caribbean Telecommunications Union...
 
Ofcom publishes updated advice on improving data connectivity for rail passengers
UK regulator Ofcom has published updated advice to the Government on airwaves that be used to improve mobile broadband connectivity for rail passengers...
 
South Asia
 
DABS to supply fiber optics to telecom industry in Afghanistan
Afghanistan's power utility, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, also known as DABS, aims to supply Afghan telecom companies with the use of fiber optics...
 
The Universal Service Fund approves annual budget for Pakistan
USF was created in 2007 to stretch cellular, broadband internet, fiber optics and other telecommunication services to un-served or underserved areas of Pakistan...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Vodafone NZ boosts capacity with 4G site upgrades
Vodafone New Zealand added or upgraded 124 base stations in high-use locations in the first six months of 2020 to keep up with growing data demand across the country...
 
Deutsche Telekom reaches half of German population with 5G
Deutsche Telekom confirmed that its 5G service currently reaches 3,000 towns and municipalities across the country, with nearly 30,000 5G antennas already in operation...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
BritBox plans global expansion
BBC Studios and ITV have announced their intention to roll out their co-owned BritBox SVOD service globally in a move that could see the streaming platform available in up to 25 countries...
 
Mimyuni expands in Bulgaria
The Bulgarian pay-TV operator Net1 has begun to offer its subscribers all five 4K channels from the Mimyuni Media Entertainment portfolio...
 
 
Middle East
 
MG Motor to introduce internet-connected cars in Middle East
New technologies like AI are set to drive the continuous improvement and upgrading of automotive products and services...
 
NGN launches PowerDMARC for email protection
Bahrain based NGN International has partnered with PowerDMARC to launch an email authentication and anti-spoofing platform...
 
Saudi German Hospital gets digital transformation
The Dubai healthcare provider is collaborating with Automation Anywhere to digitise its end-to-end business operations and help improve patient care...
 
North Africa
 
Shahid to provide premium content for free to Vodafone Egypt subscribers
MBC Group has announced an exclusive partnership between its VOD platform, Shahid, and Vodafone Egypt – allowing customers to view premium Shahid VIP content at no additional cost...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
MainOne West African submarine cable implements Infinera to boost spectrum capacity
Comms tech provider works with global operator to optimise performance on undersea cable serving as West African backbone network for Orange’s international connectivity in Africa...
 
OneWeb satellite consortium expands with Hughes
Hughes Network Systems is to join the UK Government and Bharti Enterprises in the consortium that will acquire satellite operator OneWeb out of bankruptcy...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
HPE debuts multi-vendor 5G test lab
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has created a new 5G lab where telcos and suppliers can test and validate the performance and interoperability of various network core functions using multiple vendors...
 
Businesses investing in tech to offset COVID impact
A significant portion of the companies surveyed for a study have reported growth, with 71% reporting an increase in profits and 61% seeing an increase in market share over a 12-month period from April 2019 through to March...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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