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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 25, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
evision’s movie festival celebrates rebranded ‘em’
 
 
evision, the media and entertainment arm of e& , announced the successful relaunch of its in-house Bollywood movie channel, eMasala, as ‘em - Bollywood Unlimited’ – focused on bringing unlimited entertainment to its viewers...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain, Ooredoo and TASC Towers Holding enter exclusive negotiations to create an independent tower company comprising up to 30,000 towers
Member Logo ORDS announced that Ooredoo Group has entered exclusive negotiations with Mobile Telecommunications Company K.S.C.P. (Zain Group) and UAE based TASC Towers Holding to combine their approximately 30,000 telecommunication...
 
•  Nokia deploys private LTE for Xcel Energy’s grid modernization in the United States
Member Logo Nokia announced that it will work with U.S. energy provider Xcel Energy to help modernize grid operations to better serve customers across the company’s eight-state service area...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
NCC tasks mobile telecom providers on quality service, harps on customers’ rights
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has asked the telecoms service providers, MTN Nigeria Limited , Airtel Communication and Vmobile Nigeria Limited to ensure Nigerians are getting effective services...
 
Anatel readjusts values of STFC concessions
Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency has readjusted the values of the country’s fixed switched telephone services (servicos de telefonia fixa comutada, STFC) concessions...
 
Middle East
 
Saudi energy giant extends commitment to 5G satellite IoT
Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, one of the world's largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, and OQ Technology, described as the world’s first satellite 5G IoT operator that provides global cellular Internet...
 
High speed internet on cards in Kuwait
Kuwait is working to modernize the country’s telephone network by replacing copper with fiber cables to develop the terrestrial communications network and benefit from the services it will provide...
 
UAE's first e-bike to hit roads in less than 6 months, says Emirati developer
The first ever electric bike to be conceived, and manufactured in the UAE, will hit the roads in less than six months, according to the brand’s Emirati founder Rashid Al Salmi...
 
South Asia
 
Telenor posts 10 percent revenue growth
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) improved by 8 percent on higher service revenues and revenues from incoming international interconnect traffic...
 
Bangladeshis use internet mostly for calls, social networking, news
Calls, social networking and news consumption dominate internet usage in Bangladesh amidst a scarcity of local and Bangla content...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Netflix adds new My Netflix feature
Netflix has replaced the Downloads tab on its mobile app with a new feature designed to make it easier to discover and play new movies, series and other content...
 
Fuse Media launches streaming channel on Prime Video
Latino-owned global entertainment company, Fuse Media, whose stated aim is to create and distribute purpose-driven stories, has expanded its reach by extending its business agreement with Amazon to bring its Fuse+ service to...
 
 
North Africa
 
Egypt: Mobile companies attract 130,000 new voice service subscribers, 700,000 new Internet users in April
According to the report, the number of mobile internet users grew by 1.26% during April compared to March, as the number of users increased from 69.86 million users in March to reach 70.74 million users in April...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
T-Mobile rolls out four-carrier aggregation in the US
Operator T-Mobile is promising faster speeds and lower latency in the US thanks to the implementation of four-carrier aggregation on its 5G standalone (SA) network...
 
Antel expands 5G to additional cities
Uruguay’s state-owned telecoms operator Antel has significantly expanded coverage of its 5G network since the service was commercially launched at the end of June 2023...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
BT, OneWeb provide Lundy Island with high-speed satellite connectivity
BT and OneWeb, in partnership with the UK government, are now delivering high-speed, low-latency internet connectivity to Lundy Island, North Devon, providing it with reliable connectivity for the first time...
 
T-Mobile Poland completes 400G upgrade
The operator adds that the upgrade will benefit both business and private users, improving data centre interconnects, mobile network solutions and fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connections...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Ubuntu Towers Uganda is now TowerCo of Africa Uganda
Ubuntu Towers Uganda has announced the successful completion of its rebranding to TowerCo of Africa Uganda, which is 90% owned by TowerCo of Africa (TOA)...
 
Orange provides best mobile internet performance in Romania, study says
The study, which was conducted between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, looked at a variety of factors, including download speed, upload speed, latency, and 5G connection rates...
 
Telecom companies’ revenues up 45 percent
The combined net sales revenues of companies operating in Türkiye’s electronic communications sector increased 45 percent year-on-year to 41.5 billion Turkish Liras in the first quarter...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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