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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 22, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
Telecom Egypt signs US$ 200 million financing deal with African Export-Import Bank managed by ADIB Egypt
 
 
Telecom Egypt and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank announced the signing of a US$ 200 million short-term facility from the African Export-Import Bank to finance working capital and investments in Telecom Egypt’s infrastructure...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Batelco launches home Internet loyalty rewards
Member Logo Batelco has introduced a new loyalty programme for its home internet customers, who will receive a once-off launch reward based on the number of years their account has remained active...
 
•  Yahsat’s services positively impact humanitarian efforts in the region
Member Logo Yahsat in association with the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the UAE Embassy in Amman, Jordan hosted the ‘Enabling through Connectivity’ Forum in Amman...
 
•  Facebook’s Terragraph hopes to replace fiber broadband beginning with 2019 trials
Member Logo Facebook’s plan to connect neighborhoods and businesses wirelessly, known as Terragraph, will begin field trials in 2019 using 60GHz technology from Qualcomm...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Cyber-attacks in UAE decline by 48%
The number of cyber-attacks against websites in the UAE during the first four months of the current year reached 155, compared to 297 attacks during the same period of 2017, a decline of 48 percent...
 
• Arcep seeks feedback on making 26 GHz band available for 5G services
French regulator Arcep has launched a public consultation to gather stakeholders’ views on a number of topics relating to how 26 GHz spectrum can be made available for 5G services...
 
North Africa
 
• Narrowing the digital divide in Senegal through an African IXP
Since 2015, France-IX, the main Internet exchange point (IXP) in France, has been collaborating with Senegalese digital players for the creation and development of a similar, independent IXP in Dakar...
 
• ICT minister means to turn Egypt into regional hub for digital payments technology
Information and Communication Technology Minister Yasser el Qadi discussed with a delegation from Visa International, led by the company’s general manager for the Middle East and North Africa Marcello Baricordi means...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• Latin America broadband connections up 6% to 72.4 million
Broadband lines grew 6.1 percent to 72.4 million connections in Latin America in 2017 as compared with 6.3 percent growth achieved in 2016...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Samsung kicks-off final meetings for 5G phase-1 standard
The final meetings to complete the first phase of the 5G Standalone standard have been kicked-off in Samsung’s Busan office, with the paperwork set to be officially approved at the 3GPP plenary next month...
 
• Vodafone Australia begins Massive MIMO trial with deployment at cell site in Sydney
Vodafone Australia has announced the introduction of Massive MIMO technology in its network, using spectrum in the 1800MHz band, at a single cell site in Parramatta, Sydney...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Turkish ICT sector reaches US$ 32 billion in 2017
The information and communication technology (ICT) sector in Turkey was worth 116.9 billion Turkish liras (US$ 32 billion) in 2017, up 18.2 percent compared to 2016...
 
South Asia
 
• Alibaba's entry in Pakistan hailed as boost for digital economy
Alibaba Group Holding's recent purchase of a Pakistan-based online retailer has positioned the Chinese technology conglomerate to make inroads in e-commerce across South Asia...
 
• NTC exceeds 10 million data service users
The number of users of Nepal Telecom data services has exceeded 10 million...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Spanish broadcasters launching LOVEStv, confirm OTT TV plan
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE and commercial broadcasters Mediaset España have confirmed that they have teamed up to launch a new joint interactive platform based on HbbTV, with plans for a new OTT TV service to...
 
• Swisscom selects Ateme for virtual IPTV headend
Swiss telco Swisscom has chosen the Titan virtual encoding solution from French video delivery solutions provider Ateme for its MediaCloud project...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Digicel rolls out LTE technology
Digicel is introducing superfast LTE mobile data technology across T&T, optimising its cell sites across the country to deliver speeds up to ten times faster than exiting 4G technology...
 
• Metfone rolls out 4.5G network
Vietnamese operator Metfone, a mobile phone network operator launched its 4.5G network and unveiled its new corporate branding...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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