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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 1, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
SpeedChecker issues results of speed performance in Lebanon
 
 
SpeedChecker, the mobile crowdsourcing company released a new report on the performance of mobile networks in Lebanon. This report is part of an ongoing commitment from SpeedChecker to benchmark the true user experience in the Middle East. The SpeedChecker report has been compiled using data from 16,725 mobile devices performing 46,469 tests in March 2021...
 
TDRA awarded ISO 17065 certification for its telecom devices accreditation system
The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has announced that its National Telecom Equipment Lab had been awarded ISO 17065 certification for telecom devices accreditation system...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat pays touching tribute to UAE’s labour community
Member Logo Fifteen construction workers of various nationalities got a surprise of a lifetime in a touching tribute ahead of Labour Day...
 
•  Viu set to launch highly anticipated Viu Original Hong Cheon Gi, starring Kim Yoo Jung, Ahn Hyo Seop and Gong Myung
Member Logo Viu, PCCW’s leading pan-regional OTT video streaming service, unveils its upcoming slew of original content, as it continuously brings fresh and engaging premium Asian entertainment to Viuers all year-round...
 
•  Saudi Ministry of Transport signs MoU with Huawei to enhance future mobility and technology adoption in transport and logistics sector
Member Logo The Saudi Ministry of Transport and Huawei has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance future mobility and technology adoption in the transport and logistics sector by exploring the prospects of utilizing advanced...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Telenor cleared to offer fixed broadband in Serbia
Serbia’s Commission for the Protection of Competition has approved an infrastructure sharing agreement between Telekom Srbija (MTS) and Telenor Serbia that will allow the latter to begin offering fixed broadband...
 
TDRA awarded ISO 17065 certification for its telecom devices accreditation system
The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has announced that its National Telecom Equipment Lab had been awarded ISO 17065 certification for telecom devices accreditation system...
 
Middle East
 
Orange Jordan to boost digital learning to upskill local talents in Jordan
Orange Jordan will promote this portal through its youth-oriented programmes such as Orange Community Digital Centres...
 
Ooredoo Group announces net profit of US$53.01 million in Q1 2021
Ooredoo Group posted a net profit of QR193 million (US$53.01 million) in the first quarter of the year, the company has announced...
 
UAE's first ultra-fast 5G leased line is picked up by China State Construction Engineering Corp.
Saudi Payments, a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), has added Geidea Solutions and STC Pay to the national payment system (Mada) as the first two non-bank entities...
 
North Africa
 
Tunisian AI expertise to benefit Africans in need of artificial limbs
High cost and limited availability mean just 5% of people in the developing world who need prosthetics have artificial limbs...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Disney+ global expansion built on AWS infrastructure
Amazon Web Services unveiled that The Walt Disney Company is leveraging AWS for the global rollout of Disney+, one of the largest online streaming video services in the world...
 
SK Telecom chief hints at cooperation with Amazon in video streaming
The chief of SK Telecom said the wireless carrier will likely work with Amazon.com in video streaming services as the country's leading mobile carrier seeks to grow efforts to boost its non-mobile businesses...
 
 
South Asia
 
Bangladesh creating 12,000 WiFi zones in wetland area
In order to lead the digital civilization or the fourth industrial revolution, the highest importance must be given to digital education...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Network builds, upgrades narrow gap of Globe vs competition
Globe's aggressive site builds and efforts to migrate customers nationwide from 3G to 4G LTE has significantly improved network experience, narrowing the gap between Globe vis a vis competition...
 
Tele2 completes 5G test on 700MHz band
Latvian cellco Tele2 has begun what it claims is the first 5G research on the 700MHz band in Latvia, in anticipation of the expected release of the spectrum band to operators in the middle of next year...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Arianespace Vega launcher delivers first Pléiades Neo satellite in orbit
Arianespace has successfully delivered the first satellite of the Pléiades Neo constellation in its planned orbit...
 
Oi launches FTTH in Sao Paulo
The Brazilian telco expects its fiber networks to pass 400,000 homes in Sao Paulo by year-end and reach the two million-milestone in 2022...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Tanzania remains the place to be for cheap data, internet access in EA
For the second year running, Tanzania is the country in East Africa where you will pay lowest to access the internet on your smartphone, according to data released recently...
 
Bulgaria's Neterra expands DIA service to 180+ countries
Neterra, the Bulgarian operator for telecommunications services and projects in Southeast Europe, said that it expanded Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) service in over 180 countries...
 
lifecell selects Optiva for multi-year renewal to accelerate services velocity
The renewal allows lifecell to leverage Optiva’s revenue and customer management solution to rapidly launch new offerings, expand its markets, increase service levels and rollout 5G across multiple geographic locations...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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