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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 9, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Omantel launches 5G for mobile
 
 
In a first by any telecom service provider in the Sultanate, Omantel has announced the launch of 5G services for mobile devices giving mobile customers further value and speed for their money and putting the full potential of this pathbreaking communications technology into their hands...
 
Cisco study reveals critical role of privacy emerging from global pandemic
 
 
Cisco published the 2021 Data Privacy Benchmark Study, its fourth annual look into corporate privacy practices worldwide, which found enhanced importance of privacy protections during the pandemic and increasing benefits for businesses that adopt strong privacy measures...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Viu hits 45 million MAU and 5.3 million paid subscribers
Member Logo Viu is No.1 in terms of number of users and ranked second in both paid subscribers and streaming minutes amongst major video streaming platforms in Southeast Asia, according to the latest Media Partners Asia (MPA) AMPD...
 
•  Eutelsat entrusted once again by the European GNSS Agency (GSA) to host EGNOS GEO-4 payload
Member Logo The European GNSS Agency (GSA) has selected Eutelsat Communications for the development, integration, and operation of its next-generation EGNOS GEO-4 service...
 
•  Tech Mahindra included in ‘2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index’ for the second consecutive year
Member Logo Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions, announced that it has been included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the second...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Iconic ‘golf balls’ on Etisalat buildings across the UAE light up in red
 
•  Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications opens the latest Batelco data center
 
•  BT and EE combine to unveil BT Halo 3+ - A UK first providing an unbreakable wi-fi connection for the home
 
•  stc announces its financial results for the year-end 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Bulgaria to auction 3.6GHz spectrum on 3rd March
Bulgaria’s Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) has confirmed that it will make 5G-capable spectrum in the 3.6GHz band available via tender soon...
 
• ANCOM plans 5G auction, transposition of EU telecoms code in 2021
The regulator has also revealed it intends to consult operators regarding interest in a possible auction of frequency bands above 24GHz...
 
Middle East
 
• More than 500,000 fixed telephone line subscribers in Oman
The number of fixed telephone lines in the Sultanate has reached more than 500,000 at the end of December 2020...
 
• Impact of digital dialogue in education discussed at Saudi forum
The King Abdul Aziz Center for National Dialogue (KACND) discussed the impact of digital dialogue on the education process during the fifth Makkah Cultural Forum...
 
• Sita launches solution to share health information
Successful trials have already been undertaken with travelers to the United Arab Emirates, and soon to start at Milan Malpensa Airport...
 
South Asia
 
• Pakistan likely to get its first ever IPG
Pakistan is planning to introduce its first-ever “International Payment Gateway (IPG)” in order to facilitate ease of doing business for digital users...
 
• FITIS to host first-ever Sri Lanka Internet Day 2021 in April
The inaugural event is themed ‘Digital Inclusion’ and is in line with the two key mandates conceptualized by FITIS based on the digital economy...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Vodafone Germany increases LTE bandwidth ahead of 3G shutdown
Vodafone Germany is increasing the bandwidth of its LTE network by refarming the 2100MHz spectrum it previously used for 3G services and by expanding it by 5MHz for a total of 15MHz in that band...
 
• Bell Canada to invest heavily into fiber and 5G
The Canadian operator said the funds would be used to greatly improve its network coverage over the next two years...
 
 
North Africa
 
• OBS to provide cloud-based infra for new Egyptian capital
Orange Business Services (OBS) has been chosen as master systems integrator for the new administrative capital...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Tet to launch streaming platform
The Latvian incumbent telco Tet has announced plans to launch a new streaming entertainment platform this spring...
 
• Orange France teams with VOD Factory to launch nine new services
Orange said that thanks to VOD Factory’s ability to bring new services quickly to set-tops that can receive Orange TV it plans to launch further enhancements to its VOD offering soon...
 
• 18 million subscriptions to be added to MENA SVOD market
The 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region are set to have 32.65 million subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) customers by 2026, up from the 14.16 million recorded at the end of 2020...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• Alcatel Submarine Networks begins construction of Africa-1 subsea cable
Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) has announced that it has started construction of the Africa-1 subsea cable connecting Africa, the Middle East, and Europe...
 
• China launches new satellite for communications and technology tests
China carried out its fourth orbital space launch recently, sending a large satellite towards geostationary orbit from the hills of Xichang in the southwest of the country...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Africell confirmed as Angola’s fourth operator
Africell has said that it plans to invest several hundred million dollars in infrastructure and services during the first phase of its rollout in Angola...
 
• Vodafone UK signals interest in MVNO growth strategy
Digitalk’s Mobile Cloud platform will supply Vodafone with services including payments, and customer promotions, and lifecycle campaigns...
 
• Xilinx, Fujitsu enter O-RAN partnership to support 5G deployment in the US
This interoperability, a highly touted feature of the O-RAN concept, will enable more network flexibility and customization for mobile operators as they move to 5G...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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