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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 7, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Etisalat Group secures required approvals for increasing the foreign ownership limit in its share capital to 49%
 
 
Emirates Telecommunications Group (Etisalat) has obtained the necessary approvals to allow foreigners to own 49 percent of the telecom giant’s share capital...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Oxford Report: 120% growth in the female workforce over 3 years
Member Logo The Oxford Business Group's report revealed that the female workforce in stc Group workforce grew by 120% between 2018 and 2020, with female workforce occupying 30% of the leadership positions...
 
•  Omantel's SOC enhances customer experience through round-the-clock monitoring
Member Logo In line with its Strategic digital Transformation Goals, Omantel, the Sultanate's first & leading telecom services provider, has announced the launch of its Service Operations Centre (SOC), which adopts a service-centric...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Slovenia to auction 2100MHz spectrum
Slovenia’s Agency for Communications Networks & Services has opened a tender for a 2×5MHz block of spectrum in the 2100MHz band...
 
Ofcom publishes its latest UK telecoms league tables
Ofcom says it conducts these customer satisfaction surveys to "better understand the reasons for dissatisfaction among residential customers," in the sectors where it is the watchdog...
 
Middle East
 
Bahrain's cashless transactions reached US$3.62 billion in H1 2021
Cashless transactions in Bahrain surged by 50 percent year-on-year to US$744 million in August after reaching nearly US$4 billion in the first half of the year...
 
Saudi Arabia’s PIF bids for 60% stake in Zain KSA’s mobile towers unit
Under the terms of the offers, Zain KSA will sell its passive, physical towers infrastructure and retain all other wireless communication antennas, software and technology...
 
Gellify launches Digital Intrapreneurs Fast Track (DIFT) program in the Middle East
The DIFT program is aimed at helping companies identify innovative ideas within their own organization and bring products and services to market within eight weeks instead of several months...
 
South Asia
 
Pakistan lets citizens apply for national IDs from their smartphone
Citizens of Pakistan can now apply for a national ID card using a mobile app that enables them to scan the documents needed to support their application and verify their identity with their fingerprint...
 
SLT-MOBITEL deploys ‘Fibre of the Nation’ driving digital transformation and connected lifestyles.
It enables citizens, enterprise customers, SMEs and start-ups to reach new heights, fuel the country’s economy and improve the wellbeing of Sri Lanka...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Sky Deutschland agrees pact with Deutsche Telekom
Sky Deutschland has struck a new long-term partnership agreement with Deutsche Telekom that will make the streaming service Sky Ticket available on Telekom’s Magenta TV service...
 
Channel 4 mulls international AVOD service
The publicly-owned broadcaster has set itself a target to generate at least 30% of revenues from digital advertising by 2025, a figure that is currently projected at 19% for this year...
 
 
North Africa
 
Maroc Telecom taps Molotov Solutions for OTT platform
Extending even further its reach and maintaining its recent momentum, French streaming service Molotov Solutions has teamed with telecoms monetisation firm Digital Virgo to launch MT TV for Maroc Telecom...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Telekom bolsters 4G, 5G networks
The firm also stated that 4G capacity has been increased at 420 locations, while 104 new LTE locations have been added, with 4G population coverage now standing at 98.8%...
 
Masmovil 5G network reaches 553 towns and cities across Spain
Spanish telecom operator Masmovil is currently offering 5G service in 553 towns and cities in 39 provinces across Spain for the customers of its Yoigo brand, the company said in a release...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Satellite operators see acquisition opportunities
Companies that operate both geostationary satellites and low Earth orbit constellations say they see opportunities to acquire complementary firms but cautioned that a long-projected consolidation of the industry isn’t...
 
Virgin Media O2’s gigabit rollout reaches 10 million homes
This milestone means that more than two thirds of Virgin Media O2's footprint can now access gigabit-capable broadband...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Indonesia's Telkomsel offloads 4,000 towers to Mitratel
Indonesian wireless network provider Telkomsel closed another tower sale with Dayamitra Telekomunikasi (Mitratel), selling 4,000 units for IDR6.2 trillion (US$434.8 million) and agreeing on a ten-year leaseback...
 
Globe makes digital transition official
Globe Telecom has confirmed it is pivoting its primary business to become a "digital solutions group", as its market valuation set a new record...
 
Globenet starts construction of second data center in Fortaleza, Brazil
The facility will be integrated with Globenet's ecosystem of content providers, service providers, and internet exchanges, as well as Globenet's low-latency submarine network and redundant terrestrial backhaul...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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