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SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
June 30, 2019 |
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| Policy and Regulation |
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Oman's ITA to send 10 jobseekers to China for VR and AR training
According to the agreement, ten graduates of Sas center for Virtual Reality will have a 3-month on/job training from September to November of the current year at the company’s headquarters in China in the field of...
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Saudi Neom is first 5G airport in region
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) announced that the Neom Bay Airport will be the first airport using the fifth generation (5G) wireless network service in the region...
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| Satellite & Internet |
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KPN to start first GPON tests in August
KPN has named Yerseke as the first area where it will deploy GPON technology on its FTTH network. Wholesale customers will be able to access the first WBA/VULA connections there from 29 August...
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ADASpace set to star in AI satellite constellation sphere
A private Chinese company plans to build the country's first artificial intelligence (AI) satellite constellation, which will have stronger autonomous operating capacity and improve efficiency in applications including...
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| Middle East |
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VIVA Bahrain enters into strategic partnership with Al-Tijaria Bahrain
VIVA Bahrain and Al-Tijaria Bahrain have entered into a strategic partnership that will include the deployment of the telecom operator’s state-of-the-art ICT solutions and infrastructure in the real estate...
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Oman growing as a hub for tech investors
Oman is steadily growing as a hub for technology investors moving up two places since 2017, and currently ranked fifth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)...
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Jordan ICT sector scores high on World Bank report
The report indicated that Jordan is a trailblazer in the use of mobile and fixed broadband services, which advances economic growth by providing better access to information and increases to productivity...
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Huawei to launch first ICT academy in Jordan
The Balqaa Applied University (BAU) and Huawei Jordan have signed an agreement to establish the first Huawei ICT academy at a public university to train students of relevant specialisations on up-to-date technologies that...
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| Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV |
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Evolution Digital to provide full IP video platform for Vast
Integrated IP video solutions provider Evolution Digital has signed a deal with Vast Broadband to be the full end-to-end IP video platform provider for its application-based video offering...
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Alchimie to provide VOD content to SFR
Content aggregator and distributor Alchimiehas signed a three-year agreement with Altice France/ SFR to provide the operator with 2,000 hours of documentaries for SFR’s factual VOD channels for its Power and Premium...
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| Disclaimer: Information contained herein has been obtained from sources, which we deem reliable. SAMENA Telecommunications Council is not liable for any misinformed decisions that the reader may reach by being solely reliant on information contained herein. Expert advice should be sought. |
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