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March 11, 2020

New converged SDN transport solution by Cisco enables PLDT to unleash the full potential of 5G for a superior customer experience

Philippines’ leading digital services provider PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications have announced that they are now ready to deliver 5G services on the new converged SDN transport infrastructure provided by Cisco. This is a critical milestone which has completely transformed PLDT’s network transport architecture, delivering on its promise to build one of the most modern transport networks in Asia...

ITU reschedules two key conferences to protect staff, speakers and delegates in the face of the threat of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus

Given the global COVID-19 outbreak, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and its partners have decided to postpone the dates for the upcoming World Information Society (WSIS) Forum (originally in April and now from 31 August to 4 September 2020), as well as the AI for Good Global Summit (originally in May and now from 21 to 25 September 2020)...

Member News

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du partners with Ministry of Education to support distant learning initiative

du has partnered with the Ministry of Education to support remote learning and online educational platforms for students and faculty members...

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BT set to launch Gigabit home broadband across the UK

The service will form part of a new range of next generation Full Fiber plans – designed to offer consumers average speeds up to 25 times faster than Superfast fiber...

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PCCW Global and Türk Telekom International collaborate to boost SD-WAN services

Under the collaboration, the SD-WAN service will leverage broadband Internet connectivity, dual-edge devices, distributed gateways and multiple connectivity options...

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Tech Mahindra and Virsec collaborate to deliver advanced cybersecurity solutions to customers globally

The organizations are working to provide first-of-its-kind cybersecurity solutions to protect applications from the inside at the memory level in real-time...

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Nokia and Irish Aviation Authority deploy next-generation air traffic control network for the North Atlantic

Nokia has announced successful deployment of the Irish Aviation Authority’s (IAA) next-generation air traffic control network at its new West Ireland disaster recovery center...

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Huawei’s 5G deterministic networking to enable industry digitalization

Huawei held a press conference online to showcase its latest products and solutions under the theme of "5G, Bring New Value"...

Policy and Regulation

•	Free tariff for health and edu e-portals CITC has directed telecommunications companies to calculate free tariff for approved educational and health digital platforms as part of the measures taken in the backdrop of preventing the spread of corona...

•	BTRC wants to pull the plug on 2G handsets Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission is apparently discouraging use and trade of second generation mobile phones...

South Asia

•	Mobitel demos 5G at One Galle Face store Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) mobile unit Mobitel has activated its first 5G base station at a retail outlet in One Galle Face, offering users their first experience of the next generation of mobile technology...

•	Jazz TV live streaming platform goes live on KaiOS Pakistani operator Jazz has announced that its live streaming platform Jazz TV is now available to all Digit 4G users through a version of the app available on the KaiOS store...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Airtel to ramp up 4G connectivity in Nigeria following spectrum acquisition Airtel Africa has announced that it has completed the acquisition of an additional 10MHz block of spectrum, to help it boost 4G coverage in Nigeria...

•	Korean operators to invest US$3.4 billion in 5G infrastructure in H1 2020 Operators will heavily invest to install additional 5G equipment with the aim of expanding the coverage of current 5G networks across the country...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Flix Snip debuts on Beeline TV Offering movies and series of less than 20 minutes duration, it is being offered in Beeline’s IPTV and OTT movie package, as well as the SVOD pack Korotkometrazhki...

•	24i announces deployments with T-Mobile Czech Republic and Slovak Telekom The deals will provide IPTV and TV Anywhere video experiences to T-Mobile TV GO, Magio GO and Digi GO customers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia...

Middle East

•	Abu Dhabi launches 'Digital Month' initiative The newly launched initiative comes within the efforts exerted by various government entities in Abu Dhabi to enhance customer experience through innovative digital services and solutions...

•	MTC, SQU, MEC organize FOSS BootCamp MTC in partnership with Sultan Qaboos University and Middle East College (MEC), organized the first FOSS BootCamp under the theme of “4IR & Emerging Technologies, DevOps Tools, Digital Content Development” in the...

•	UnionPay expands QR code payments in UAE through Network International UnionPay is working with Network International to initiate its first pilot for QR code payments at a merchant location in the UAE...

North Africa

•	MTN Reaches 250 Million Customer Milestone MTN Group announced what they believe is an encouraging set of results for the year ended 31 December 2019 – most notably the addition of 18 million customers to reach a total of 251 million and that group president...

Satellite & Internet

•	Rural areas of Britain promised better internet Households in rural areas of Britain have been promised better internet speeds a significant sum has been pledged for providing fast broadband to the hardest to reach places...

•	China launches Beidou satellite as it aims for completion of navigation network in May A Chinese Long March 3B launcher carried a Beidou satellite into orbit, adding the penultimate satellite to China’s independent navigation fleet before another mission in May completes the constellation to give it a...

Global Telecom Update

•	Aruba, HPE launch solutions to connect telco 5G, enterprise Wi-Fi Aruba and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are helping enterprises harness both 5G and Wi-Fi 6 technologies for the most seamless and easy connections, with less management for IT...

•	DT launches Mobile Optimization Pro for enterprise customers The software encrypts and optimises mobile performance across cellular and Wi-Fi networks for enterprise customers...

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