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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 29, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
"SAMENA Accelerator": Connectivity is Crucial but Not Enough; Ultimate Stakes Lie in Ensuring Digital Inclusion, Providing Efficient Citizen-centric Services in Healthcare & Education, and Ensuring Sustainability & Security for Businesses
 
 
SAMENA Telecommunications Council's SAMENA Accelerator series of policy-level roundtables, serving as an extension of the Council's overarching advocacy goals to help build the SA-ME-NA region's digital economies, and initialized in November 2020 with the collaboration of Huawei Technologies Middle East and strategic partnership of stc Group, and Zain Group, have addressed foundational issues and needs in a region-wide drive to accelerate development of the Digital Economy. It is critical that the SA-ME-NA region promptly foster and enable ICT infrastructure investments, especially in Fiber deployment, and that the region's digital transformation and policy-making endeavors, as a general principle, sustain progress on...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc is now offering Apple’s latest iPhone 12 series through its postpaid plans
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, is now offering the iconic Apple iPhone 12 series under its Always ON postpaid plans with offers on the most wanted smartphone of the year...
 
•  Abu Dhabi Sports launches exclusive channel ‘AD Fight’, to be aired via eLife by Etisalat
Member Logo To be aired via eLife by Etisalat, the new channel will allow sports fans in the UAE access to celebrity athletes, regional and global events, in addition to a range of exclusive content in both English and Arabic...
 
•  PCCW Global delivers on-demand private network connectivity to RingCentral’s global unified communication services
Member Logo With PCCW Global’s Console Connect Software Defined Interconnection® platform, which is available via more than 350 data centers globally, enterprises can establish on-demand private network connections to...
 
•  Cisco to host 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Member Logo Cisco will host its 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Thursday, December 10, 2020, beginning at 8:00 a.m. PST via audio webcast...
 
•  Huawei focuses on creating new value together at GITEX 2020
Member Logo During this year’s GITEX Technology Week 2020, Huawei is collaborating with partners from around the world to showcase how governments and organizations in the Middle East can create new value through synergy across...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Huawei and Arthur D. Little report defines best digital policies for Middle East countries
 
•  Technology and telecom play a major role in accelerating towards a digital economy powered by 5G, IoT & Cloud, says Etisalat Chief
 
•  Zain offers advanced cloud-managed network solutions to Al Maousherji
 
•  BT software-defined network puts FCA on the road to a smart future
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
ITU completes evaluation for global affirmation of IMT-2020 technologies
The radio interfaces that will be used in full-scale commercial deployment of fifth generation mobile communication networks have achieved global validation with the successful evaluation by ITU of three new technologies...
 
Ethiopia starts mobile operator license tender
The Ethiopian Communications Authority opened its tender to award two nationwide full-service telecommunications licenses through auction, opening the door for international companies to bid in 2021...
 
South Asia
 
GP, Telenor, UNICEF launch Digiworld Bangla to make online education safe for children
Grameenphone, Telenor and UNICEF announced the launch of Digiworld Bangla, a learning resource designed in Bangla to help children between the ages of five and 16 develop an online understanding and strengthen digital...
 
Ufone offers digital payment options
Various options have been provided to customers including payment through UPaisa, My Ufone App using, Ufone website, online banking tools & other mobile financial services...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Globe to conclude Visayas, Mindanao 'voice over LTE' rollout in 2021
Aside from high-quality calls, VoLTE also allows users to make or receive phone calls seamlessly while using mobile data applications at the same time...
 
Orange 5G to go live in 15 cities of France
French telco group Orange has revealed the launch-day locations of its 5G network, which it will switch on from the 3rd of December, 2020...
 
A1 switches on Bulgarian 5G network
The 3.6GHz network can deliver 1Gbps download speeds, with its launch covering Sofia’s major residential and business districts...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
New Thai internet TV service becomes home of HBO
Jasmine International-owned Internet service provider Triple T Broadband has launched a new internet TV service for Thailand that will serve as the ‘home of HBO’ in the country...
 
Starzplay strengthens partnership with Lionsgate Play India
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service Starzplay is to create end-to-end OTT infrastructure in a new multi-year project from Lionsgate Play India...
 
 
Middle East
 
Global digital cooperation alliance launched in Riyadh
The DCO is driven by the vision of a digital future for all by empowering women, young people and entrepreneurs, expanding the digital economy and leapfrogging with innovation...
 
Mashreq Bank and Mastercard launch Tap On Phone for small businesses in UAE
The innovation, rolled out with the support of and enabled via Mastercard’s Payment Gateway Technology, is part of a wider omni-channel SME in a Box service launched earlier this year in the Middle East & Africa...
 
Princess Sumaya University for Technology and Huawei to establish artificial intelligence academy
PSUT has signed an agreement with Huawei to establish a cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing academy at the university, with a view to disseminate knowledge of 5G technology and train...
 
PDO completes the third phase of digital transformation strategy with Hexagon
Hexagon’s PPM division has announced that Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has completed phase three of its information management digital transformation journey with Hexagon...
 
North Africa
 
"Makadi Heights" and "Telecom Egypt WE" sign a cooperation agreement to provide integrated communication services in the town
The cooperation agreement involves Telecom Egypt WE implementing the communications and information technology infrastructure for Makadi Heights and extending the required optical fiber network to provide integrated services...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Proximus signs definitive fiber rollout partnership agreement with EQT infrastructure
Proximus has also announced plans to scale up the deployment of its FTTP network in Mechelen and Sint-Niklaas in the coming years, with the ultimate goal of connecting at least 62,000 homes and businesses in the two cities...
 
Satcoms to support Africa’s power planning
By combining datasets and applying machine learning techniques, the service will create a comprehensive picture of expected demand for every region across Africa for the first time...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Huawei and Asset World Corp sign MoU for Smart Living Ecosystem Development
Under this MoU, Huawei will provide AWC with industry-leading tools and technology including 5G-enabled solutions, ultra high-speed Wi-Fi 6 Access Points, IoT Module, smart connected devices, data centres, Cloud storage,...
 
Telenor Maritime acquires Finnish tech company KNL Networks
Telenor Maritime has reached an agreement to acquire 100 % of the shares in KNL Networks, a Finnish tech company, which has developed a unique system providing data access through a secure mesh network around the globe for...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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