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March 30, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Omantel partners with Ministry of Education to support distance learning in Oman
 
 
As part of its initiatives aimed at supporting the efforts exerted by various government organisations to overcome the challenges resulting from the outbreak of Coronavirus, Omantel has announced a new partnership with the Ministry of Education to introduce G Suite for Education to all schools in the Sultanate...
 
UAE TRA unveils additional apps for distance learning
The UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), in coordination with the telecom operators Etisalat and Du, has launched an additional set of applications on all of the country’s networks to support distance learning...
 
Nepal launches web portal and mobile app to aid against COVID-19
With the intention of informing the people about the current situation of COVID-19 outbreak in Nepal, a web portal and an app by the name “Hamro Swasthya” has been launched...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  AT&T's relief measures keep wireless customers connected
Member Logo Starting April 2 through May 13 AT&T is mobility consumers and small businesses more ways to connect...
 
•  KOTC implements remote working solutions to ensure workforce health and safety
Member Logo Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) will implement remote working solutions by leveraging modern and secure platforms such as Microsoft 365 including Microsoft Teams...
 
•  PCCW Global and UniStrong collaborate to deliver new and exciting global positioning technologies to the aviation and telecommunications industries
Member Logo PCCW Global and Technology Corporation Limited (UniStrong) will collaborate in the rapidly growing field of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technologies, unlocking exciting new concepts and services especially...
 
•  The University of Sharjah and Huawei sign Memorandum of Understanding to Empower the next generation with ICT Skills
Member Logo The University of Sharjah and Huawei have signed recently a new a memorandum of understanding to further nurture and equip the local ICT talent with the necessary advanced information and communication technologies (ICT)...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Romania clears licence renewal fees for 2100MHz
With their 3G licences set to expire on 31st March, the government of Romania has made a last minute decision to allow the local units of Orange and Vodafone to extend them...
 
• UAE TRA unveils additional apps for distance learning
The UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), in coordination with the telecom operators Etisalat and Du, has launched an additional set of applications on all of the country’s networks to support...
 
North Africa
 
• Morocco launches digital learning platform amid coronavirus lockdown
The launch of the digital learning platform comes after Morocco shut down all pedagogical centers on March 16, in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the country...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Kyivstar starting LTE-900 deployment next month
Ukraine’s largest mobile operator by users, Kyivstar, has announced that it will start work on 5 April 2020 to upgrade its base stations for LTE 900MHz services, mainly in rural areas and along highways...
 
• Korea’s SK Telecom ends February with 2.2 million 5G subscribers
Korean carrier SK Telecom ended January with a total of 2.2 million subscribers in the 5G segment...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Tricolor makes its service available for free
The operator has made all of its TV channels, 156 in total, including 16 in the premium Detsky package, free-to-view on the internet from until April 26...
 
• Asia-Pac set for 417MN SVOD subs by 2025
According to a study, Asia Pacific is set to have 417 million subscription video-on-demand SVOD customers in five years’ time, up from 269 million in 2019...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• Flow boosts basic broadband speeds
Flow has announced that it has boosted broadband speeds in Saint Kitts and Nevis, increasing its basic broadband speed from 6Mbps to 15Mbps with no additional charge to users...
 
 
Middle East
 
• PayBy launches mobile payment services in UAE
The new payment solution will allow consumers to use their smartphones to make contactless and cashless payments in physical stores...
 
• 45,000 to benefit from first phase of remote learning in Bahrain
Around 45,000 intermediate and secondary students, as well as teachers, will benefit from the first phase of remote-learning activated by the Education Ministry...
 
• Smart Dubai launches initiative to act as single source of data registries
The initiative’s approach is to collect, organise, link and store the latest and most accurate data for the most important aspects of Dubai life...
 
South Asia
 
• Over 166 million mobile phone subscribers in Bangladesh
The total number of mobile phone subscribers in the country reached 166.114 million at the end of February 2020, according to latest sector data...
 
• Nepal launches web portal and mobile app to aid against COVID-19
With the intention of informing the people about the current situation of COVID-19 outbreak in Nepal, a web portal and an app by the name “Hamro Swasthya” has been launched...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Telit completes 5G sub-6 GHz link on MTS’ network in Russia
The connection is the latest milestone in MTS’ 5G trials in Moscow and St. Petersburg with IoT enabler Telit...
 
• KT launches blockchain platform for contracts
KT Paperless is targeting institutions that have many contractual interactions with consumers, including hospitals, academies, gyms...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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