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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 30, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BT confirms key security partners to simplify and strengthen protection
 
 
BT Security has announced the key partners that it will work with going forward to provide industry-leading managed security services to customers. The decision follows BT’s largest-ever appraisal of its security suppliers and a comprehensive review of the security vendor ecosystem as a whole...
 
Saudi Arabia plans to launch an alternative national platform to WhatsApp
The platform aims to eliminate the risks of storing confidential and sensitive information and files on servers outside the Kingdom...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc introduces education package and offers discounts on Baity Fiber starting from 50 percent

Member Logo In view of the precautionary decision by the Ministry of Education to launch an e-learning model for the new school year, stc has announced digital solutions to facilitate access to educational e-platforms...
 
•  Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Microsoft Azure announce partnership
Member Logo Companies pledge to bring together cloud and production expertise to create production asset platform for Universal and DreamWorks Animation films...
 
•  Huawei 5G: Passes GSMA’s Network Equipment Security Assurance Scheme
Member Logo Huawei's 5G wireless and core network equipment (5G RAN gNodeB, 5G Core UDG,UDM,UNC,UPCF) and LTE eNodeB has passed the GSMA’s Network Equipment Security Assurance Scheme (NESAS)...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
The TRA participates in the virtual WSIS Forum
The UAE, represented by the UAE Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA), has participated in the virtual workshops and special tracks of the World Summit on the Information Society Forum...
 
Japan set to slash mobile number porting fees
The government of Japan has announced new measures to fuel competition in the domestic mobile market by making it easier for users to switch to another carrier while keeping their current number...
 
Middle East
 
Dewa digital unit ties up with AI specialist Group 42
The partnership with Group 42 enables Digital Dewa companies - Moro Hub, InfraX and DigitalX - to introduce and implement digital and data transformation initiatives...
 
Saudi Arabia plans to launch an alternative national platform to WhatsApp
The platform aims to eliminate the risks of storing confidential and sensitive information and files on servers outside the Kingdom...
 
Weyyak signs content deal with Huawei in Egypt and the UAE
OTT platform Weyyak has signed a content deal with Huawei which will allow Huawei and Honor device users to access Arabic content on Huawei Video in Egypt and the UAE...
 
South Asia
 
Education Ministry, Huawei to establish 24 labs in 150 universities in Pakistan
Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (FE&PT) and Huawei are collaborating to establish 24 labs and networking for video conferencing facility in 150 universities in Pakistan...
 
‘EatMealFirst’ food delivery platform significantly enhanced to ensure rich customer experience
The emerging local food delivery platform in Sri Lanka, ‘EatMealFirst’ (EMF) announced that it has significantly enhanced its mobile apps to provide an overall enhanced experience to customers...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Tubi takes to TiVo with 4K AVOD stream
Tubi is now available on the new TiVo Stream 4K device and TiVo+ content streaming network, in a renewal that will see FOX Entertainment’s AVOD service continue offering its library of over 23,000 films and television...
 
Forsway and AiStream debut OTT-in-a-box bundle
Forsway and AiStream have created a new OTT-in-a-box multicast bundle aimed at reaching rural areas where traditional fixed-line and mobile connectivity fails...
 
 
North Africa
 
Morocco ranks 43rd globally for mobile internet speed
Morocco ranks 43rd globally out of 138 countries for its mobile internet speed, data from the internet speed monitoring site SpeedTest shows...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
50 percent of Prague’s metro stations now covered by LTE
The Prague Morning newspaper reports that 30 metro stations in Prague, or half the total, are now covered by a 4G LTE signal, with Karlovo namasti station being the latest to join the list...
 
Magyar Telekom makes 5G progress
Magyar Telekom’s commercial 5G service will already be available in 23 settlements by the end of this month...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Germany joins the fiber network investment frenzy
Primevest Capital Partners has acquired a municipal fiber network in the German town of Leichlingen, attracted by the potential for a solid return on investment...
 
Arianespace schedules Vega flight for 1-4 September
For Arianespace’s sixth mission this year, and its first Vega flight for 2020, the company will orbit 53 satellites for 21 customers on the Proof of Concept (PoC) launch for the Small Spacecraft Mission Service...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Nairobi to host new data centre
A new data centre is about to open in Kenya, courtesy of PAIX Data Centres, an African provider of cloud and carrier-neutral colocation data centre services...
 
Nigeria’s telecom sector posts double-digit growth
According to the GDP report, the telecommunication sector grew by 18.1 percent in real terms during the second quarter of 2020...
 
Swiss consolidation rolls along with UPC prospectus
UPC Switzerland, the local subsidiary of Liberty Global, has published its prospectus for the acquisition of Sunrise Communications...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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