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SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
October 19, 2026 |
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| Featured Member News |
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| UAE took proactive steps to prepare for 6G through forward-looking 6G roadmap: TDRA |
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H.E. Eng. Majed Sultan Al Mesmar, Director-General of the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA), affirmed taht the future of telecommunications will be shaped not by entities that wait for technological developments, but by those that prepare for them, invest in them and contribute to defining their direction. He noted that the UAE is pursuing this approach as part of its digital journey through an integrated vision for the future of telecommunications and digital infrastructure...
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| Policy and Regulation |
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MCIT launches 2026 digital inclusion survey
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has launched the 2026 Digital Inclusion Survey for citizens and residents as part of its national efforts to assess the level of digital inclusion in the State...
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| 3G, 4G, 5G/5G-A, Cloud, AI, Energy |
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CelcomDigi pays RM381.75 million for additional spectrum to expand 4G network
Malaysia's largest mobile operator is deepening its spectrum holdings after agreeing to pay RM381.75 million for additional airwaves in two frequency bands...
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ATIS and 5G-ACIA sign agreement to advance industrial 5G standards and global interoperability
The agreement brings together ATIS, through its Next G Alliance (NGA) initiative, and 5G-ACIA, which focuses on the application of 5G technologies in industrial environments...
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DE-CIX launches open-source MCP server for AI-powered network management
Through the new server, network engineers can use AI agents to identify connectivity options, including cloud on-ramps, book and scale connectivity services, and obtain real-time information about service status...
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| South Asia |
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JazzWorld holds cybersecurity seminar with PTA
JazzWorld, in collaboration with the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), organised a cybersecurity awareness seminar to examine emerging cyber threats and discuss ways to safeguard mobile networks, digital services...
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BTRC to study telecom gaps in remote areas
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided to conduct a study to identify remote, hard-to-reach, underserved and disaster-prone areas where telecom services are inadequate or of poor quality...
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