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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 11, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
Batelco launches ‘Smart Property’ to deliver a true smart living experience
 
 
Batelco is the first company in the GCC region to launch this innovative product which is designed to enable property owners to efficiently manage their properties, reduce costs and maximise revenues, through smart and intelligent solutions...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel signs agreement to sell its tower infrastructure in Oman to Helios Towers for US$575 million
Member Logo Oman Telecommunications Company S.A.O.G Group (MSM: OTEL) (“Omantel”) announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its passive mobile tower infrastructure assets to Helios Towers plc (“Helios...
 
•  ViuTV and Now TV will bring Tokyo Olympics to Hong Kong viewers
Member Logo Welcoming Hong Kong Government’s acquisition of the broadcast rights to the Tokyo Olympics, ViuTV and Now TV look forward to bringing this prestigious sporting event to Hong Kong viewers...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
South Africa inks telecom regulation agreement with the US
ICASA and FCC of the US signed a virtual memorandum of understanding agreement that covers the exchange of ideas in the area of telecommunications regulation and policy...
 
NCC to balance competition, disruptive technologies, for sustainable Telecoms growth
NCC is keen on balancing healthy competition with entry of disruptive technologies to ensure sustainable telecoms industry growth and development in Nigeria...
 
Middle East
 
Oman's cloud use to enjoy strong growth
The increased adoption of cloud services and Microsoft’s ecosystem is expected to create more than 15,800 jobs across the sultanate of Oman by 2024...
 
Orange Jordan launches Ramadan offers with added features through Orange Money
The company offers discounts on mobile lines, devices, and accessories at Orange shops when using the QR code from Orange Money wallet...
 
Ooredoo Kuwait partners with Nokia to boost home internet service
Ooredoo Telecom has announced its collaboration with Nokia, in which Nokia will be supplying Ooredoo Kuwait 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) equipment for the operator’s customer premises...
 
South Asia
 
Jazz shows strong subscriber growth in Pakistan
Mobile subscribers increased 11.7 percent year-on-year to 69 million, with 4G users growing 62.3 percent to 28.7 million, pushing LTE penetration to 42 percent from 29 percent...
 
Sri Lanka to issue digital COVID vaccination ID
A digital identity card using the latest technology will be issued to the public to make the Covid vaccination program more efficient, in Sri Lanka
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Telekom Television launches OTT service in Solomon Islands with Switch media
Online video tech vendor Switch Media will provide Solomon Telekom Company Limited (STCL) with an online streaming service for its Telekom Television (TTV) FTA network...
 
SPI/FilmBox and Digital Virgo deliver channels across Africa
SPI International teamed up with Digital Virgo to launch eight products from the SPI portfolio across multiple territories in Africa...
 
 
North Africa
 
Egypt to host 25th World AI Show virtually
The World AI Show - Egypt is all set to address the increasingly growing digital business opportunities in the AI industry, and will be witnessed by major AI solution providers, government authorities, and IT leaders...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Africell preparing to upgrade to 5G-ready networks across Africa
Africell Holding is preparing to upgrade to 5G across the continent, in a bid to keep up with some of its African competitors...
 
BATS announces the launch and successful deployment of its FAST 4GLTE system
The FAST 4G-LTE features BATS' innovative high-power, small package RF design that operates from 700-2650MHz...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
China joins the global LEO satellite race
China has established a new state-owned satellite company that looks set to drive its national LEO broadband efforts...
 
TelOne Zimbabwe deploys Tejas TJ1600 DWDM/OTN platform
TelOne will use the 100G and greater wavelength transmission capabilities on its network throughout the African country...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
5G mmWave delivering speeds 16 times faster than sub-6GHz
Mobile technology provider reveals speed test data that shows full extent of throughout gains at high-end part of next-generation infrastructure spectrum band...
 
Geodata specialist completes first phase of Bifrost support project
Fugro, a geodata specialist, says it has completed the first phase of its marine site characterisation project for Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) to support the trans-Pacific Bifrost Cable System...
 
OpenWiFi project adopts OpenRoaming standard for vision of 'global Wi-Fi network'
OpenWiFi wants to reimagine the way that wireless networks are built and managed by solving the issue of fragmentation...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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