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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BT gets a grip on key coronavirus issues
 
 
BT is aiming to host more collaborative sessions in the coming months and continue to play its part in identifying those opportunities, using the power of global R&D to help the world bounce back from COVID-19...
 
Over 5 million people use official portal in H1 2020
The official portal of the UAE government has seen a steady increase in the number of its visitors, achieving an upward growth of 50 percent in the first half of the year to 5.5 million...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Accenture recognized with two MuleSoft Partner of the Year Awards
Member Logo The JAPAC Growth Partner of the Year award recognizes Accenture for the growth of its MuleSoft business in Japan and Asia Pacific in terms of training, certifications, new customer opportunities and project implementation...
 
•  Cisco completes acquisition of ThousandEyes
Member Logo Cisco will incorporate ThousandEyes capabilities across Cisco’s core Enterprise Networking and Cloud, and AppDynamics portfolios...
 
•  Huawei and partners launch the first batch of 5GtoB ecosystem
Member Logo At the "5G for Good, Innovate for New Value" summit, Huawei and 5G industrial partners jointly launched the first batch of 5G industrial applications. This initiative accelerates the development of 5G, marking the maturity...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Brazil to consult on awarding further spectrum for 4G, 5G
Brazil’s telecom regulator Anatel approved a proposal to assess market interest through a public consultation for the use of 1.9 GHz, 2.5 GHz, and 39.5 GHz bands for broadband services...
 
Nepal Telecom to get additional 5 MHz in 1800 MHz spectrum band
Radio Frequency Policy Determination Committee has decided to provide 5MHz additional frequency bandwidth in 1800 MHz band to Nepal Telecom...
 
Middle East
 
Over 5 million people use official portal in H1 2020
The official portal of the UAE government has seen a steady increase in the number of its visitors, achieving an upward growth of 50 percent in the first half of the year to 5.5 million...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Zayo expands fiber network infrastructure in Tennessee by 50%
The deployments center around Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville and aim to support the requirements of such customers as carriers, content providers, education, healthcare, and enterprises...
 
Ka-band transceiver for satellite communications
Scientists have developed a transceiver for enabling seamless communication between earth ground platforms and satellites in the low, middle, and geostationary earth orbits...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
TikTok to open first European data centre in Ireland
It will store videos, messages, and other data generated by European users from the short-form video-sharing app...
 
Viettel Global posts US$50.7 million before-tax profit in H1
Viettel Global has posted a before-tax profit of 1.17 trillion VND (US$50.7 million) in the first half of this year, equivalent to the same period last year...
 
 
South Asia
 
Bangladesh bringing high-speed internet to remote islands via Bangabandhu Satellite
Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited has begun work to bring high-speed internet through Bangabandhu Satellite to 31 remote islands...
 
Amazon officially enters Pakistan with web services
The move comes two weeks after the technology company experienced a disruption worldwide, which largely impacted parts of the US and Pakistan as a whole...
 
North Africa
 
AppGallery continues to thrive in Egyptian market
Providing its customers with the most innovative new apps, Egypt's AppGallery has continued to grow over the past year...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Greece’s PAOK upgrades OTT platform
The Greek football club PAOK has teamed up with Insys Video Technologies to launch a brand-new version of its OTT streaming service, PAOK TV...
 
KDDI taps VisualOn for 5G mobile video
Japanese service provider KDDI has chosen streaming software provider VisualOn’s media player to power video playback offer on its au Smart Pass service...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Digicel Tonga now offering LTE across whole network
The Pacific operator began the initiative in late 2019 and has invested TOP1.8 million (US$770, 250) into the overhaul...
 
Telstra 5G aims to cover 75% of Aussie population by June 2021
The telco has made rapid progress with its 5G deployment since launching commercially in May last year...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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