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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 31, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Achieving Universal Access and Creating a Sustainable Digital Economy Require First Seeing the Private Sector through a New Lens
 
 
SAMENA Council's contributions in the ITU Private Sector Roundtable and the ITU Ministerial Roundtable have been a contiguous part of the Council's advocacy program and have been conducted in the similar context as was the Council's representation of the Private Sector, rendered during the Plenary Session at the closing of the GSR20 back in September. SAMENA Council re-stressed the need to provide fair treatment to Telecom Operators and to all Digital Space players. Moreover, the Council promoted the need for building robust broadband infrastructure. Policymakers and Regulators have been requested to pursue strategies that can realize level-playing fields. All policy decisions and regulations should ensure stability,...
 
Zain ranked best Telecom employer in region by Forbes’ World’s Employers list for 2020
 
 
Commenting on Zain’s inclusion in Forbes’ The World’s Best Employers list for 2020, Zain Vice-Chairman and Group CEO, Bader Al-Kharafi said, "The emergence of Zain as the leading regional Telecom Group and only Kuwaiti company categorized in this prestigious list, highlights the institutional excellence of Zain’s executive management in providing a working environment that offers the optimum atmosphere for employees to give their best and delight our customers. This recognition and success that also saw Zain ranked 4th best employer across all industries in the region, indicates and rewards the dedication of all the talented 7,000 Zainers that are passionate in everything they do"...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc to deploy phase 2 of the 5G network in 71 cities in Saudi Arabia
Member Logo stc has confirmed that it is working to reinforce its leadership in mobile coverage and to deploy the largest advanced 5G network in the MENA region...
 
•  Cisco schedules conference call for Q1 fiscal year 2021 financial results
Member Logo Financial results will be released over PR Newswire via US National and European Financial distribution, after the close of the market on Thursday, November 12, 2020...
 
•  BT Group announced financial results for the half-year to 30 September 2020
Member Logo BT delivered financial results in-line with expectations for the first half of the year, thanks to strong operational performance during exceptional circumstances. Customer demand during the pandemic has shown how critical...
 
•  5GDNA joins the 3GPP family
Member Logo The 5GDN leverages operators' public network resources to build predictable, adaptable, verifiable, and deterministic dedicated mobile networks, delivering differentiated service experience and digitally transforming...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Mobily expects COVID-19 measures to impact telecom sector by 2020-end
 
•  Al-Nasser calls on companies to adopt plans to promote innovation through artificial intelligence
 
•  Etisalat UAE recognised as the fastest mobile network operator globally by Ookla Speedtest
 
•  Oman Broadband inks pact to utilise Nama Group’s fibre optic network
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Effective spectrum management key to an all-inclusive digital economy in Asia-Pacific countries
The seminar provided participants with an opportunity to learn the basic concepts of spectrum management at national and international levels and their connection to the provisions of the ITU Radio Regulations...
 
Swedish regulator goes ahead with plan to align allocation of 2.6 GHz and 2.1 GHz frequencies
Swedish regulator PTS said it intends to extend permits for use of the 2.6 GHz band, in order to align the allocation of those frequencies with the allocation of the 2.1 GHz spectrum...
 
South Asia
 
Bangladesh internet users top 108 million
The total number of Bangladesh's Internet subscribers topped 108 million at the end of August, including more than 8 million new users in the first eight months of this year...
 
VMware unveils 5G and edge advancements
VMware has recently announced its 5G Telco Cloud Platform, empowering Communication Service Providers to better meet the growing demands for 5G-powered innovations in Sri Lanka...
 
North Africa
 
Orange Morocco offers new Livebox for fiber customers
Orange fiber subscribers in Morocco can now benefit from a new Livebox dual-band model equipped with six external antennas...
 
Egypt’s smart metering and IoT startup Amjaad Technology raises 6-figure funding round
The startup launched its meter system in 2018 offering an online platform and energy management mobile app, where users rely on the mobile app to pay their bills in a safe manner...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
TraknProtect adds new LTE Gateways to platform
TraknProtect has unveiled powerful new technology to the TraknProtect Platform that delivers the capability to have LTE Gateways connect via a private network...
 
DSS-enabled 5G network launches in Croatia
Hrvatski Telekom has claimed a first with the launch of a commercial 5G network, which, it says, places Croatia alongside developed European and world markets...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
NGMN Alliance launches Green Future Networks project
The project will introduce green targets to address the need for action on climate change across the telecom ecosystem...
 
KT announces vision to become telecom-IT firm
Other sectors that KT aims to increase its footing in include, the remote working software market, the assistive robotics market and the chatbot market...
 
 
Middle East
 
BNET launches next generation BSS and OSS services in Bahrain
BearingPoint//Beyond has announced that BNET has deployed both OSS and BSS systems powered by its cloud-native Infonova BSS, in the Kingdom of Bahrain...
 
Saudi Arabia plans US$2 billion boost for space programme by 2030
Saudi Arabia is planning an 8 billion riyals (US$2.1 billion) boost for its space programme by 2030 under an economic diversification plan that aims to attract foreign investment and create thousands of jobs for young...
 
4th edition of Huawei Middle East ICT Competition opens to aspiring students across Lebanon
Under the patronage of the Ministry of Telecomm and in partnership with the L.A.D.I.T the 4th edition of Huawei Middle East ICT Competition has opened to aspiring students across Lebanon...
 
KAUST launches first ever SME Innovation Program
The university’s newest department helps SMEs gain access to deep technological resources and capabilities, with optimum utilization of the latest technologies...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
A1 selects XroadMedia for content discovery and recommendations
A1 Telekom has selected XroadMedia, leading specialists in building innovative and ground-breaking content discovery and recommendations solutions, to enable personal recommendations in their A1 Xplore TV service...
 
NENT Group and Elisa to launch streaming service December 3
Nordic Entertainment Group and Finish telecom operator Elisa will launch their combined streaming service Elisa Viihde Viaplay in Finland on December 3...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Kenya to lay fibre optic connection to South Sudan
Apart from improving communication, the network will support investments and improve service delivery by the government...
 
Kacific plans second satellite: Kacific2
Kacific Broadband Satellites Group has started directing resources towards the planning and design of its next satellite, Kacific2...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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