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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 17, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat supports business continuity initiatives for small and medium business
 
 
As businesses navigate through the challenges posed by the pandemic, Esam Mahmoud, Senior Vice President, Small and Medium Business, Etisalat shares his insights on the unique challenges faced by small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the UAE and what the telco is doing to continuously support them and facilitate business continuity during these unprecedented times...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc deploys online initiative promoting continuous skillset development for employees
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, announced the launch of an integrated package of specialized educational and training courses through LinkedIn Learning...
 
•  Accenture and Anglo American extend technology services agreement
Member Logo Accenture and global mining company Anglo American have signed an agreement to extend Accenture’s role as a strategic IT services provider to 2023...
 
•  Huawei's Guo Ping: Synergy across five major tech domains to make Shenzhen a global digital showcase city
Member Logo Huawei intends to work with carriers and other partners on industry applications, leveraging the strengths of five major tech domains to build all-scenario intelligent solutions for Shenzhen to make it the world's...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Batelco supports 500 SMEs with overcoming effects of COVID-19
 
•  Etisalat ready to serve the "New Normal" accelerating digital transformation and adoption
 
•  Finding technology-based solutions to tackle gender-based violence
 
•  Batelco launches digital STEM Summer Leadership Camp
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA UAE organizes Huawei’s Galileo 5G virtual tour
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) organized a virtual tour to Huawei’s Galileo 5G Exhibition, in which several government communication directors and TRA employees took part...
 
Bahrain TRA board revamped
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain has issued Royal Decree restructuring the Board of Directors of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)...
 
South Asia
 
KP’s Pakistan Digital City expected to create 30,000 jobs
The Pakistan Digital City in KP is expected to become a digital hub with technology incubators, software houses, mobile, computer and communications equipment manufacturers...
 
NMB launches “NMB Omnichannel’ application
NMB Omnichannel application has been launched on both web and mobile and is set to create a breakthrough in the current digital banking landscape in Nepal...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Smart expands LTE service to 94% of Philippines population
Philippines operator Smart Communications reports it has increased the number of LTE base stations deployed across the country by 10 percent in the first half of this year...
 
StarHub customers to be first in Singapore to experience faster 5G speeds
StarHub said it will be the first in Singapore to offer subscribers access to faster 5G speeds, under a six-month trial from Tuesday...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
ViacomCBS mulling streaming rebrand
According to the FT, ViacomCBS may look to rebrand the CBS All Access service as Paramount+, a brand it already uses elsewhere for streaming offerings...
 
Proximus joins with Disney+ for All Stars bundle
Customers will have free access to Disney+ on gaming consoles, streaming media players and smart TVs, as well as directly via the new Proximus Android TV decoder...
 
 
Middle East
 
MoHAP introduces additional telemedicine services to Virtual Doctor Platform
MoHAP has ushered in additional telemedicine and health monitoring services to the Virtual Doctor Platform by offering remote specialized care and medical consultations...
 
Mastercard enhances security capabilities as e-commerce accelerates in Saudi Arabia
New tokenization technology, MDES for Merchants (M4M) designed to protect security of consumers and merchants as shopping goes increasingly digital...
 
Bahrain retailers plan to enhance digital offering
The vast majority of retailers in Bahrain plan to increase investment in online retailing and delivery apps, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study...
 
North Africa
 
Etisalat Misr to inject US$283 million in the telecom market in 2020
With the crucial role of telecom services revealed by COVID-19, Etisalat Misr is determined to meet growing customer demand for value-added services and to position itself in new market segments with high potential...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
TIM says 65% of rural families can access ultra-broadband
Overall, more than 86% of households are covered by TIM's optical fiber network – with a target of 90% by December 2020 – or 5,000 more municipalities...
 
Azercosmos and iSAT Africa to provide satellite telecoms services
iSAT Africa will use the capacity of the Azerspace-2 satellite to provide various satellite solutions, in addition to data and video services provided to 90 percent of the African region...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Vodafone launches security service for laptops to combat cyber threats
Vodafone has launched a new business security service that protects its business customers’ laptops and desktops...
 
O2 Business debuts IoT toolkit to support UK firms in post-lockdown return to the office
A suite of internet-of-things products include a thermal-imaging tablet that can read a user’s surface body temperature from a meter away...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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