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January 14, 2020

Huawei launches its first overseas AIoT Innovation Bootcamp in Singapore

Huawei has launched its inaugural Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) Innovation Bootcamp in Singapore, where aspiring students from National University of Singapore (NUS), Temasek Polytechnic (TP) and Singapore Polytechnic (SP) come together to learn, experiment and explore AIoT technologies and applications...

Member News

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SME's optimistic about 2020 growth prospects but face barriers to tech innovation and investment

BT announced the findings of its largest ever study into small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) with fewer than 100 employees across the UK, with SMEs revealing a sense of mixed business confidence leading into the New Year...

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Nellis Air Force Base selects AT&T to provide 5G and FirstNet services

AT&T will equip Nellis with 5G infrastructure to support wireless data and voice services connecting the base’s more than 40,000 Air Force personnel, their families, and retirees...

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Eutelsat requests the withdrawal of Moody's ratings

Eutelsat Communications has requested Moody’s Investors Service to withdraw all of its ratings on the Group...

Policy and Regulation

•	Thailand approves merger of state-owned telecoms firms The National Telecom company will help promote the government’s policy in digital infrastructure and provide services to the public...

•	New Zealand sets 3.5GHz reserve pricing for March auction The New Zealand government has announced the reserve price for short-term management rights in the 3.5GHz spectrum band for 5G...

South Asia

•	146 educational institutions get Wi-Fi in Bangladesh Bangladesh has launched Wi-Fi service at 146 public educational institutions in 23 districts, to be availed free of cost for the first two years...

•	Dialog launches mobile advisory service Dialog Axiata has announced the launch of ‘SAVIYA’, a mobile based advisory service for dairy farmers to improve dairy production capacity, quality of milk produced, and health of livestock...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Orange Spain adds 4G coverage to more high-speed train lines Orange Spain announced the completion of a project to bring 4G coverage to several more lines of the high-speed AVE train service...

•	Vodafone deploys 5G multi-operator RAN in the UK Vodafone claims to be the first operator in the UK to activate 5G multi-operator radio access network (MORAN) technology, enabling providers to share base stations...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	South Korean IPTV revenues to near US$4 billion by 2024 South Korea’s IPTV markets is set to enjoy steady growth over the next five years with service revenue is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.4% to reach US$3.8 billion...

•	LG partners with Cerence to develop a next-generation in-car content platform LG Electronics has signed a MoU with Cerence to develop a software platform that will integrate LG’s webOS Auto In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) system with Cerence ARK (AI Reference Kit) for the automotive market...

Middle East

•	Bahrain leads Middle East in cyber security Bahrain has the best electronic system to run security operations in the Middle East, said Public Security deputy chief Dr Shaikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Khalifa...

•	Zain KSA offers Google’s "Mobile Data Plan" services Through the Mobile Data Plan, subscribers with Android smart mobiles can benefit from personalized data solutions based on their needs through purchasing data plans...

•	UAE’s Falcon Eye 2 satellite switched from Vega to Soyuz Arianespace will launch the United Arab Emirates’ Falcon Eye 2 reconnaissance satellite on a Soyuz in March instead of waiting for the company’s much smaller Vega rocket to return to flight...

North Africa

•	Eitesal, EBA sign agreement to support digital transformation of private companies in Egypt Etisal will become the main technological arm of the EBA and will work through its member companies to meet all the needs...

Satellite & Internet

•	Jurassic Fibre and swcomms launch new ultrafast service New internet service provider Jurassic Fibre and South West Communications Group (swcomms) will officially launch an ultrafast fiber internet service to businesses next month...

•	Hispasat hired by Thales Alenia to build Amazonas Nexus satellite The new High Throughput Satellite (HTS) will enable HISPASAT to access new customers and markets, by delivering high capacity mobility services to the air and maritime transport sectors, among others...

Global Telecom Update

•	Verizon launches privacy-focused search engine called OneSearch Verizon Media, the media and digital offshoot of Verizon, has launched a “privacy-focused” search engine called OneSearch...

•	Vodacom said to be in talks about deal with Cell C Vodacom, is in talks to take over the subscriptions of around 1 million mobile customers from rival telco, Cell C...

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