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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 28, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Huawei hosts European Innovation Day 2022 in Budapest
 
 
This is the tenth year that Huawei hosted this event where Huawei and partners presented insights on how technology innovation can advance digitalization, green energy transition, biodiversity conservation and talent cultivation...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  etisalat by e& launches upgraded internet services ‘Digital Internet’ and ‘Digital Premium Internet’ for UAE businesses
Member Logo Etisalat UAE, branded as etisalat by e&, has announced the launch of internet services called ‘Digital Internet’ and ‘Digital Premium Internet’ aimed to address the dynamic requirements of the...
 
•  stc launches its #We_are_one campaign against bullying in line with return to school
Member Logo The campaign will primarily focus on bullying prevention across a series of activities launched by stc, as well as engaging initiatives that uplift students in their return to school...
 
•  Nokia appoints Shaun McCarthy as President of North America Sales
Member Logo haun will be responsible for leading all aspects of sales across the US and Canada, accelerating revenue growth, and helping customers to adopt transformative networking technologies that enable the next phase of...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
The Kingdom participates in the Plenipotentiary Conference PP22 in Bucharest, Romania
The Kingdom will take a leading role in the conference through its responsibility for several important files, foremost of which is the formulation of the strategic and financial plan for the Union...
 
Pakistan brings broadband QoS regulations up to date
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has reviewed the country’s existing broadband quality of service regulations, which date back to 2014, and has issued what it calls the Fixed Broadband Quality of Service...
 
North Africa
 
The world's most affordable mobile internet is in North Africa
All countries in the North African region are cheaper than the global average of US$3.12, whereas Algeria is the cheapest at US$0.48...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Opensignal name UK best 4G and 5G mobile networks in Q3 2022
Opensignal has published their biannual September 2022 Mobile Network Experience Report, which measures the 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) services of all four primary network operators...
 
Tele2 activates 5G in Vilnius
Tele2 Lithuania has announced the activation of 5G services using its recently acquired spectrum in the 700MHz and 3.5GHz bands...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Starlink Satellite to provide satellite broadband Internet services in Qatar
The main services that Starlink Satellite Qatar intends to provide in the country include direct-to-consumer satellite Internet service and “Starlink Premium” service which is designed specifically for businesses...
 
Cable upgrade announced for CFX-1 and EWC submarine cable networks
These network upgrades will help address what are described as the soaring bandwidth needs of C&W Networks’ telco and internet service provider (ISP) customers...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
CEVA accelerates 5G infrastructure rollout with baseband platform IP for 5G RAN ASICs
This heterogeneous baseband compute platform has been designed to significantly reduce the entry barriers for companies wishing to break into the new market opportunities available in Open RAN (O-RAN) equipment...
 
Cloudflare announces Zero Trust SIM for mobile devices
This will allow organizations to quickly and securely connect employee devices to Cloudflare’s global network, directly integrate devices with Cloudflare’s Zero Trust platform, and protect their network and...
 
Vodafone NZ to rebrand as One New Zealand in early 2023
The rebranding follows the NZD3.4 billion (US$1.9 billion) acquisition of the Kiwi operator in 2019 by infrastructure investor Infratil and Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management...
 
 
Middle East
 
ZainTech enters strategic cooperation agreement with Amazon Web Services, Inc to accelerate cloud adoption in MENA
Through this agreement, ZainTech will leverage the AWS cloud and Zain Group's regional footprint and advanced network to provide enterprises with a one-stop-shop for all their connectivity and cloud requirements...
 
Orange Jordan inaugurates 5G Lab
As the Kingdom braces for the introduction of 5G technology, Orange Jordan inaugurated the first Orange 5G Lab at Orange Digital Village in Abdali to explore the new cases of this technology and provide relevant training...
 
Simpra Advanced Technology collaborates with Mindware
Oman based Simpra Advanced Technology, has partnered with Mindware, the leading distributor of quality IT products in the Middle East and North Africa, to host a roadshow under the umbrella of Tech Zilla 2022...
 
Qatar's Ooredoo prepares for telecoms tower assets sale
Ooredoo is looking to sell towers in the Gulf region and other markets including Iraq and Algeria through a sale-and-leaseback arrangement, the sources said...
 
Moro Hub ties up with Riverbed to deliver actionable insights
Moro Hub, a subsidiary of Digital Dewa, has tied up with Riverbed Technology to help businesses enhance connectivity, reduce operational costs and improve the performance of network, as well as ease customers’...
 
South Asia
 
15,000 villages, 28 million people got broadband services in last four years
Under Universal Service Fund (USF) programmes, more than 15,000 remote villages and 28 million people have been provide broadband services during the last four years...
 
Bangladesh launches interactive gaming portal
The interactive platform will cater to children between the age group of 6-16 through stories and games and the children will get lessons on history, culture and development of Bangladesh...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
KT, AMC Networks ink content partnership deal
South Korean telecommunications giant KT is looking to expand the content provided on its streaming service Olleh TV through a partnership with leading US cable channel operator AMC Networks...
 
Hayu to launch in CEE
NBCUniversal International’s all-reality, SVOD service Hayu will make its debut across Central and Eastern Europe in Q4...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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