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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 13, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Smiles launches food order and delivery service in UAE
 
 
Etisalat announced the launch of Smiles’ food order and delivery service in the UAE as part of its continuous efforts to constantly innovate and enhance customer experience...
 
Egypt telecom regulator holds symposium for stakeholders on market controls
The seminar focused on the tasks and role performed by the authority in controlling and governing the telecommunications market...
 
Major boost for FTTH in Colombian capital
Colombia could see a major boost to fixed access with a new agreement that will provide the capital Bogotá with the largest fiber-optic network coverage for fiber to the home (FTTH) in Latin America....
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Launch of 5G network in over 47 cities around the Kingdom
Member Logo The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) revealed that stc was the operator with the highest mobile downloading speed in the Kingdom, with a 5G network that reached a speed of 342.35 MB/s. This...
 
•  Etisalat tugs hard at heartstrings as families are reunited in UAE
Member Logo A surprise reunion of five UAE residents with their loved ones tugged at heartstrings and brought happy tears, courtesy of Etisalat...
 
•  Batelco continues to support its fiber customers with speed upgrade
Member Logo Batelco announced a further extension of its Fiber Speed Upgrade initiative till the end of August 2021, with Internet speeds being boosted for all Batelco Fiber customers, at no additional cost...
 
•  Eutelsat releases first half 2020-21 results
Member Logo Eutelsat has produced a solid First Half performance with Operating Verticals revenues down by 2%, reflecting our resilience in the Covid-19 impacted context, and with an EBITDA margin at 76.7%, despite the costs associated...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Zambia issues another invitation to buy 800MHz spectrum
The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has announced that it is inviting applications from eligible licensees for issuance of spectrum in the 800MHZ band...
 
• Egypt telecom regulator holds symposium for stakeholders on market controls
The seminar focused on the tasks and role performed by the authority in controlling and governing the telecommunications market...
 
Middle East
 
• Orange Digital Centers hosts the AI Week Africa
This week discussed various AI topics for the different levels including: AI concept, Open Data, AI algorithms, needed skills to succeed in AI and Computational Power needed for AI...
 
• Sharjah schools to go 100% online from February 14
The Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) confirmed that this shift to e-learning will apply to all students in the emirate, including those in nursery schools...
 
• EITC posts US$3 billion revenue for 2020
Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) has posted a revenue of AED11.08 billion (US$3 billion) for the year ended December 31, 2020 despite the tough operating environment caused by the pandemic...
 
South Asia
 
• PTCL Group successfully conducts 5G trial in Pakistan
PTCL Group was able to achieve the fastest data rate with download speeds reaching 1.685 Gbps during the 5G trial in a limited environment....
 
• SLT Group’s operating profit for 4th quarter grows by 27% QoQ
Sri Lanka Telecom Group concluded the financial year 2020 on a high note, with a significant 25% YoY growth in profit after tax, despite many challenges faced by the Group arising from the COVID-19...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Major revamp for Polish VOD platform
Poland’s first fitness VOD platform BeActive TV has undergone a complete transformation, employing a solution provided by Insys Video Technologies...
 
• Discovery partners with Snapchat for exclusive Olympics content
Discovery has signed a content and advertising partnership with Snapchat parent company Snap ahead of the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games...
 
 
North Africa
 
• An application developed to improve waste collection in Tunisia
2BK Innovation has developed an application to facilitate the collection of municipal waste in partnership with the Tunisian Internet Agency...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Ericsson and MTS to deploy LTE/5G-ready network for EVRAZ
The solution which will include a system for voice radio communications, video broadcasting, emergency notifications, dispatching, positioning, and autonomous control of mining equipment...
 
• KT ends 2020 with 3.62 million 5G subscribers
Korean operator KT ended 2020 with a total of 3.62 million subscribers in the 5G segment, the telco said in its earnings statement...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• Viasat to upgrade the UK Ministry of Defence's UHF satellite communications network control stations
This upgrade will leverage Viasat's Visual Integrated Satellite Communications Information, Operation and Networking software platform, enabling the MOD to comply with the latest Integrated Waveform requirements...
 
• Major boost for FTTH in Colombian capital
Colombia could see a major boost to fixed access with a new agreement that will provide the capital Bogotá with the largest fiber-optic network coverage for fiber to the home (FTTH) in Latin America....
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• O2 aerospace projects to demo private networks for defense and security
O2 has been recruited by British aerospace firm Leonardo UK to develop use cases in private 5G networks and technology for the defense and security industry...
 
• Verloop.io’s conversational AI provides support in 92% of cases
Verloop.io, a customer support automation platform, has been a pioneer in automating customer support with its deep and insightful machine learning patterns formed across languages and dialects since 2015...
 
• TIM Brasil initiates 2G shutdown pilot as part of ‘single grid’ plans
The 2G shutdown has been enabled by TIM’s December 2019 infrastructure sharing agreement with Vivo, which will allow them to deactivate duplicated legacy cell sites...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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