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January 6, 2020

Etisalat launches UAE’s first business unified communication service ‘CloudTalk’

Etisalat announced the launch of a first-of-a-kind cloud-based business unified communication and collaboration service for small and medium businesses (SMB) and enterprise customers in the UAE...

Member News

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Orange Egypt fastest internet data network in last 5 months

Orange Egypt has topped the telecommunications market in Egypt as the best company in terms of speed of downloading data on the Internet...

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Tech Mahindra recognized as a ‘Leader’ by Everest Group

Tech Mahindra has been recognized as a ‘Leader’ by Everest Group Automotive Engineering Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment for the year 2019...

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Accenture Federal Services wins position on DISA contract for innovative technology solutions

Accenture has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with Defense Information Systems Agency to provide systems engineering and technology solutions...

Policy and Regulation

•	Malaysia chooses innovative strategy for 5G band licencing The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has announced its intent to forgo a typical spectrum auction for some of its available 5G bands, instead opting for a consortium approach...

•	US mmWave auction resume after break The process – which started on 10 December 2019 – comprises spectrum in the upper 37GHz, 39GHz and 47GHz bands...

Middle East

•	MENA 'Internet of Medical Things' to top US$9 billion by 2022 A recent report has noted that the value of the Internet of Medical Things, IoMT, for the MENA region is expected to increase to US$9 billion by 2022...

•	Nutanix signs distribution MoU with International Systems Engineering in Saudi Arabia The MoU demonstrates the parties’ efforts in accelerating the realization of the Saudi Vision 2030’s National Transformation Program’s (NTP) goals...

Satellite & Internet

•	A1 touts Austrian fiber-optic network expansion The fiber-optic network expansion in 2019 enabled improved broadband services for 600,000 households in 700 municipalities, including 200,000 households connected for the first time during the past year...

•	NBN Co deploys satellite services to bushfire evacuation centres NBN Co is expecting to have satellite-powered free wifi services available at 17 bushfire evacuation centres in NSW and Victoria...

Global Telecom Update

•	SEPTA to roll out NFC mobile ticketing in Philadelphia SEPTA is to add support for Google Pay and Apple Pay across its network of subway, rail, trolley and bus services from the “spring or early summer” of 2020...

South Asia

•	Jazz successfully conducts 5G tests in Pakistan In its effort to lead the digitalization journey in Pakistan, the 5G trials of Jazz aimed to test the improvement in performance of the network as a result of this technology...

•	Mutual Trust Bank, Mastercard launch Bangladesh's first ever Bangla QR Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) Limited is going to launch cashless transaction with an app in the metropolises and later gradually in other parts to boost e-commerce and digitalization in economy...

North Africa

•	Metro travelers in Egypt will be able to book their ride via mobile app soon Egyptian Metro Company prepares to launch a mobile application to help daily travelers using the subway with information about booking and subscriptions...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Euro TV Guild contracted for sourcing channels for SuperTV in Africa Nigeria’s Super Network has appointed The European TV Guild to source around 100 plus channels for its IPTV service SuperTV...

•	SVoD claims 66% of UK home entertainment market revenues Subscription video on demand (SVoD) has accounted for 66% of UK home entertainment market revenues, with Amazon and Netflix leading the charge...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Perspecta Labs demos ground-to-aircraft connectivity over commercial 4G LTE network Perspecta announced that its innovative applied research arm, Perspecta Labs, has successfully demonstrated long-distance, high-bandwidth data streaming between a test aircraft and a 4G LTE ground network...

•	Italian telcos get ready to reach more cities with 5G in 2020 Italian operators kicked off comercial 5G offerings in parts of the country’s main cities during the second half of 2019 and have already announced plans to rapidly expand coverage during 2020...

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