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March 7, 2020

Omantel, NYC ink MoU to empower youth in telecom and ICT sector

Omantel, the first and leading provider of integrated telecommunication solutions in the Sultanate, continues its efforts in paving the way for a thriving digital ecosystem in the country that can bring about successes to various industries and set Oman further ahead in achieving its 2040 vision...

Huawei CloudEngine 16800 wins Frost & Sullivan 2020 Global Data Center Switch Technology Leadership Award with highest score

Huawei's CloudEngine 16800 data center switch won Frost & Sullivan 2020 Global Data Center Switch Technology Leadership Award, receiving 9.6 points for its technology leverage and 9.2 points for customer impact (10 points in total). It is the first 400GE switch in the industry to win this award...

Member News

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Mobily realizes first voice call (VoNR) using 5G standalone network

Etihad Etisalat "Mobily" has successfully made the first 5G voice call (VoNR) in the Middle East, using 5G stand-alone (SA) network...

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du announces collaboration with Dubai Culture ahead of the first edition of ‘Al Marmoom: Film in the Desert’

du has announced its collaboration with Dubai Culture and Arts Authority to support the new cultural vision of Dubai launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the...

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Accenture and Microsoft collaborate to help entrepreneurs amplify social impact

The joint initiative will provide hands-on support and technologies to social enterprises, helping them to build scalable solutions and business models that can lead to more tangible and lasting benefits for a greater number...

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Cisco expands simple and secure portfolio to help small businesses thrive

Cisco is announcing brand new updates to the Cisco ‘Designed for Business’ portfolio bringing together the power of machine learning, AI and cloud-driven solutions, and created to make buying, installation and...

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Nokia Bell Labs invites innovators to create the foundation for the next industrial revolution in the Bell Labs Prize 2020 competition

Nokia Bell Labs launched the Bell Labs Prize 2020, which is a competition for researchers around the world with disruptive innovations that have the potential to form the foundation of the next industrial revolution and...

Policy and Regulation

•	Halalah and BayanPay get mobile wallet license from Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority Halalah and BayanPay have become the two latest startups to receive digital wallet license from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA)...

Middle East

•	Mobileum's integrated fraud and security platform selected by STC The solution provides an integrated approach for detecting and reducing telecom fraud and security issues on STC's 5G network...

•	Artificial Intelligence to add more than US$133 billion to Saudi Arabia’s GDP Artificial intelligence is expected to contribute an estimated SAR500 billion (US$133 billion) to the Kingdom’s gross domestic product by 2030, according to the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority...

•	Oman Australia Cable is on its way The project delivers a new international subsea cable system - OAC, that will directly connect Muscat, Oman to Perth, Australia...

North Africa

•	Morocco to receive advanced radios to reinforce border surveillance ntracom Telecom has announced the supply of its Point-to-Point microwave radio (PtP MW) to the EU-funded Border Management Programme for the Maghreb, set up to help Morocco manage its borders...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	CuriosityStream expands LATAM presence with Millicom partnership CuriosityStream has announced a distribution partnership with Latin American operator Millicom that will bring its content to over a million people in Colombia, Nicaragua, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Guatemala,...

•	TIM announces Disney+ distribution deal Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) has announced a multi-year deal with Disney that will see Disney+ exclusively carried by its TIMVision platform in the country...

Satellite & Internet

•	Hughes demonstrates hybrid products for connectivity Hughes Network Systems has launched a new suite of innovations that advance connectivity beyond single-transport services, yielding smart products for small business, enterprise, aeronautical, and military applications...

South Asia

•	NT strengthens mobile data system Nepal Telecom (NT) has further strengthened its mobile data service by updating the GSM mobile service system...

•	Huawei signs MOU with Sri Lanka’s Moratuwa University to enhance ICT knowledge transformation Huawei Sri Lanka and University of Moratuwa have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to enable the educated and talented youth in Sri Lanka to further enhance their skills in the ICT domain...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	9mobile deploys 4G LTE in Kano Nigeria’a telco, 9mobile has expanded its 4G-LTE service to the commercial city of Kano, demonstrating the telco’s commitment to continue offering superior quality services to its customers...

•	Polkomtel claims over 70 5G-ready base stations Polish cellco Polkomtel, which operates under the Plus brand, says it has now installed over 70 base stations on its pre-commercial 5G network...

•	Samsung signs a deal to supply 5G network solutions to Spark Samsung Electronics announced that it signed a contract with Spark, the biggest mobile carrier in New Zealand, to supply 5G network solutions to the company...

Global Telecom Update

•	Telefonica, KT, China Unicom and Telstra sign multi-operator edge platform MoU Telefonica has signed a memorandum of understanding with KT, China Unicom and Telstra to collaborate on a Multi-Operator Multiaccess Edge Computing (MEC) initiative...

•	Vodafone Ukraine renews Vodafone Group partnership By extending the agreement, Vodafone Ukraine will be able to cooperate with the group further on consumer and enterprise products such as its IoT managed connectivity offering...

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