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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 4, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
GO Joins SAMENA Council to Push for Cloud Services and ICT Solutions and Revolutionize the Telecommunication Standards in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
 
 
SAMENA Council has announced that Etihad Atheeb Telecom Co. "GO"​, a leading telecommunications provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia aims to become the telecommunication service provider of choice by optimizing resources to introduce world-leading technologies has joined SAMENA Telecom Council as a member...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  AT&T and Smart Meter improve remote patient monitoring
Member Logo AT&T is teaming up with Smart Meter to improve health outcomes for patients with chronic conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure. Smart Meter supplies healthcare providers with cellular remote patient monitoring...
 
•  Nokia and Tele2 expand 5G partnership in the Baltics
Member Logo Nokia announced that it is extending its partnership with Tele2 to deploy 5G RAN in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania in a long-term deal...
 
•  Jordanian ICT talent recognised in finale of Huawei Middle East ICT Competition 2021
Member Logo The 2021 edition of Huawei Middle East ICT Competition witnessed the company teaming up with Prime Ministry of Jordan and Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Jordan with the aim to develop the local ICT...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  SAMENA Council Emphasized on Two Key Implementable Areas of Future-Oriented Policymaking at the WTPF, to Re-Energize Sustainable Development and Universal Connectivity Drives
 
•  stc sponsors BeInspired Obstacle Run 2021
 
•  AT&T to release fourth-quarter 2021 results on January 26
 
•  Regional ICT talent recognized in the finale of the Huawei Middle East ICT Competition 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Uruguay readies for number portability in two weeks
Mobile number portability (MNP) is expected to start in Uruguay 12 January 2022, the national regulator Unidad Reguladora de Servicios de Comunicaciones (URSEC) said in a press note...
 
Arcep provides an update on number of operational 5G sites in France
French telecoms regulator Arcep has revealed the number of operational 5G sites in the country at the end of Q3 2021, with Free Mobile leading the pack with 12,000 base transceiver stations followed by Bouygues Telecom,...
 
Middle East
 
ADDA, Etisalat, Trend Micro partner to strengthen Abu Dhabi Government cybersecurity capabilities
Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (ADDA), Etisalat, and Trend Micro Incorporated today announced the launch of Cyber Eye, an initiative designed to strengthen the Abu Dhabi Government entities’ cybersecurity capabilities...
 
Zain, Tata Communications seal Saudi smart city projects deal
With this collaboration the combined ecosystems will deliver solutions and platforms to remodel cities with smart streetlighting, smart waste management, connected workplace, healthcare and connected cars...
 
Digital driving licence to be introduced in Bahrain
The General Directorate of Traffic will introduce electronic driving licence and car ownership cards via the e-traffic smartphone application....
 
South Asia
 
Pakistan turns to fingerprint liveness detection to shut down fraudulent SIM business
Government regulator the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority will use biometric devices specifically for issuing mobile device SIM cards. Fraudulent SIM cards hide the identity of a device’s owner. Pakistan began...
 
Nepal’s fiber internet user base surpasses 1.6 million
The total fiber internet user base in Nepal has surpassed 1.6 million with major ISPs adding more customers...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Roku to expand US footprint with Sharp partnership
The deal will see Sharp leverage the Roku TV hardware reference design and Roku OS to launch a number of HD and 4K TV models in 2022...
 
Television Jamaica to launch NextGen TV
Television Jamaica has been accepted as a full member of the Advanced Television Systems Committee, an organisation representing stakeholders who are defining the global future of the next generation of television...
 
 
North Africa
 
Paymob provides e-payment solutions for Cairo Festival City Mall merchants
Cairo Festival City Mall (CFC) is partnering with the international fintech company Paymob, to provide all of CFC’s tenants with POS devices that allow for a wide range of payment methods...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
EE to upgrade 4G in more than 160 rural locations across the East of England by 2024
EE is to upgrade 4G coverage in more than 160 rural locations across the East of England by June 2024, as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme agreed last year...
 
Claro Brasil switches on 2.3GHz 5G network
The initial launch took place in the Asa Norte neighbourhood, with the network supporting both Standalone (SA) and Non Standalone (NSA) 5G services...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Google Cloud inks satellite connectivity deal with SpaceX
Google Cloud and SpaceX recently announced a new partnership to deliver data, cloud services, and applications to customers at the network edge, leveraging Starlink's ability to provide high-speed broadband internet...
 
Two Polish operators to share optical fiber
Polsat's subsidiary Netia will be able to use the infrastructure of Swiatlowod Inwesticje and will be able to offer fiber optic Internet access to new customers...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Slovak operators Swan and 4ka merged on New Year Eve
Slovak operators Swan and Swan Mobile (4ka) merged to create a full-fledged telecommunications operator with an offer of convergent, fixed, and mobile services...
 
NetOne leads telecoms infrastructure development
State-owned telecommunications company, NetOne, has led the development of mobile telephone infrastructure in the third quarter ended September 30, 2021 on the back of a partnership with Huawei Technologies...
 
Key takeaways from ETSI’s most recent mission-critical services testing
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute is continuing its ongoing series of Plugtest events to test the interoperability of mission-critical communications services, including mission-critical push-to-talk...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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