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March 22, 2020

Etisalat launches business platform for SMBs in UAE

Etisalat has announced the launch of ‘Business Edge’, a comprehensive platform offering a wide range of services and solutions that cater to Small and Medium Business (SMB) customers...

Viu and Mediacorp combine forces to amplify premium content offerings for viewers across Asia

Viu and Mediacorp have announced a collaboration which will offer Viu-ers access to drama and lifestyle programmes from Mediacorp...

Member News

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stc Bahrain adopts precautionary measures and provides innovative solutions to enable the local community and businesses to stay connected

In line with the Ministry of Health guidance, and as part of the preventive measures against the widespread of the COVID 19 virus, stc Bahrain is adopting new working models and conditions to ensure a safe environment for...

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BT continues transformation of Global with sale of selected domestic operations in Latin America

BT will retain a strong presence in the region after the sale, delivering next-generation networking, cloud and security services to multinational customers across 21 countries...

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Huawei joins MCIT initiative by delivering 1,000 smart devices to students for virtual learning

Recognizing the importance of virtual learning during the digital transformation journey in Saudi Arabia, Huawei has committed to provide 1,000 new smart tablet devices to bolster virtual learning efforts in the Kingdom...

Recent Developments

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Zain Group holds Annual General Meeting with a quorum of 69.95%

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Microsoft brings FastTrack for Azure to the Middle East and Africa to accelerate customer cloud journeys

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Nexign joins SAMENA Council to enhance its presence in the MEA region

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Mobily partners with SAP to digitally transform experiences for millions of customers

Policy and Regulation

•	PTA directs its licensees to provide uninterrupted telecom services to consumers Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has directed its licensees to remain fully prepared for the provision of uninterrupted telecom services to the consumers...

•	Ukraine’s major operators receive LTE-900 licences Kyivstar, Lifecell and Vodafone Ukraine have each received a technology-neutral licence from the NCCIR allowing them to begin offering 4G LTE-900 services from 1st July 2020...

Middle East

•	Zain Bahrain launches new fiber broadband services Zain Bahrain in partnership with Bahrain’s National Broadband Network (BNET) is offering new fiber broadband packages on the largest fiber network in the Kingdom and has also announced all-new enhanced fiber broadband...

•	World Bank approves US$200 million project to improve digital services, access to jobs for youth in Jordan TheYouth, Technology and Jobs project will adopt an integrated approach that aims to capitalise on Jordan's potential to grow its digital economy and absorb skilled labour to address main challenges facing the country...

•	UAE urges consumers to use online banking services The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has issued a statement strongly encouraging banking customers to take advantage of digital and online banking services as a measure to protect the health and safety for UAE residents...

South Asia

•	Huawei Pakistan provides video conference system to MNHS, R&C to fight COVID-19 This system can connect the World Health Organization Pakistan Office, the government departments and all the emergency control centers for COVID-19 across Pakistan...

•	Free internet facilities for e-learning in Sri Lankan universities In an effort to facilitate all undergraduates in State universities to continue their education, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) to provide free...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	LG Uplus to supply 5G VR content to Hong Kong's top telco LG Uplus announced that it will supply 5G virtual reality (VR) content to Hong Kong's largest telecommunication firm...

•	MTS and Channel One Russia team up for advanced TV JV Russian service provider MTS and state-owned broadcaster Channel One are to create a joint venture to develop personalised TV services, audience behaviour analytic tools and content recommendation systems...

North Africa

•	NetDragon provides online learning platform in Egypt The platform will be rolled out to over 22 million students and over 1 million teachers in Egypt in the period of school suspension due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	T-Mobile is boosting LTE speeds for millions of Americans With an aim to support millions of Americans who are now working and schooling from due to the COVID-19 outbreak, T-Mobile has announced that it is expanding capacity for 60 days by deplying 600 MHz spectrum borrowed from...

•	Viettel to roll out 5G-ready timing solution in Laos and Myanmar The solution will, ADVA says, help Viettel to provide nationwide 4G services and prepare its synchronization network for 5G, enabling Viettel to smoothly transition its legacy timing infrastructure...

Satellite & Internet

•	WightFibre delivers FTTP to 15,000 premises WightFibre is making significant progress on its Gigabit Island Project, which was launched in 2017 with the goal of reaching 50,000 homes...

•	Russia ready to launch multi-satellite orbital groups The launch of British OneWeb communications satellites on March 21 by the Soyuz 2.1b carrier rocket showed that Russia is ready for deploying multi-satellite orbital groups...

Global Telecom Update

•	Telenor to consolidate its Asian subsidiaries under single business unit Telenor has revealed that it will combine its Asian business units into one single entity, in an attempt to strengthen its presence across the continent...

•	Mobile service providers offer COVID-19 relief package Fiji’s two major telecommunications service providers – Digicel and Vodafone Fiji have offered their customers free talk-time and SMS in what it says is part of their COVID-19 relief package...

•	ITU launches new guidelines to assist countries develop national emergency telecommunication plans ITU has already assisted several countries in developing their national emergency telecommunication plans, setting up of early warning and monitoring systems and the provision of emergency telecommunications equipment...

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