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April 29, 2020

Ministry of Education collaborates with Yahsat to offer free satellite broadband services in areas lacking internet connectivity

The UAE Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced that it is collaborating with Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) to extend the reach of its Remote Schooling initiative for students seeking to access e-learning platforms during the current COVID-19 situation...

Telemedicine on the rise in Saudi Arabia amid pandemic

In response to the elevated risk level from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, various hospitals in Saudi Arabia have accelerated telemedicine health services...

Special Internet rates proposal approved in Bahrain during Covid-19

MPs of Bahrain want the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) to make all telecom providers set special rates as people continue to work from home...

Member News

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Omantel encourages ‘Work from Home’ by offering free Cisco WebEx and IGTIMAATI

Omantel has recently announced the offering of various ICT services that continues to help enterprises and government entities across the Sultanate to remotely collaborate and work efficiently from home during the pandemic..

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The Coca-Cola Company announces strategic partnership with Microsoft to transform global engagement and experiences

The Coca-Cola Company announced a five-year agreement with Microsoft to standardize its business operations on Microsoft’s cloud and deliver rich new digital experiences that will provide innovative solutions to...

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China Unicom and Huawei jointly release industry's first eAI-accelerated education broadband

China Unicom (Beijing) and Huawei have released the first eAI-accelerated education broadband in China, providing gigabit high-speed broadband for students in Beijing...

Policy and Regulation

•	RIPE NCC inaugurates new era of online trainings in collaboration with Telecommunications Regulatory Authority in United Arab Emirates RIPE NCC and the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) have been looking for innovative ways to minimise the impact of the lock-down on important Internet development efforts...

•	Special Internet rates proposal approved in Bahrain during Covid-19 MPs of Bahrain want the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) to make all telecom providers set special rates as people continue to work from home...

South Asia

•	Dialog Axiata launches ViU entertainment platform in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata has launched its converged digital entertainment platform Dialog ViU, which will deliver entertainment and edutainment with unified, simple and intuitive experience on mobiles, tablets and TVs.

North Africa

•	Smartphones and mobile money mark Morocco’s maturity Morocco's mobile market is one of the more mature in the region, with a penetration rate of about 125%, reports Research & Markets...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	MTN Nigeria grows market share as it rolls out 4G coverage Africa’s largest mobile operator, MTN, said it had gained market share in Nigeria, as it expands its 4G coverage to almost half of the population of the country...

•	Singapore on track to roll out 5G nationwide by 2025 With the award of two 5G licences, Singapore is on track towards achieving nationwide coverage of 5G on a standalone basis by 2025...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	COVID-19 provides major boost to Western European SVOD Western Europe is forecast to have 197 million SVOD subscriptions by 2025, doubling from 88 million at end-2019...

•	NTV-Plus signals OTT expansion The online TV service operated by the Russian DTH platform NTV-Plus has been made available in the CIS countries...

Middle East

•	Telemedicine on the rise in Saudi Arabia amid pandemic In response to the elevated risk level from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, various hospitals in Saudi Arabia have accelerated telemedicine health services...

•	Arabot launches messenger chatbot to support jordanians amid Coronavirus pandemic Musaed Bot, which works on Facebook Messenger, is available to all users free of charge, and is initially launching in the Arabic language...

•	All chamber services utilise smart technology: Sharjah Chamber The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry has succeeded in strengthening its digital systems and smart platforms and providing a bundle of e-services for its members and customers...

Satellite & Internet

•	Deutsche Telekom opts for ADTRAN’s software-controlled broadband solution Deutsche Telekom (DT) will also use the company’s management system, which is controlled by software-defined networking (SDN)...

•	CAT keen to operate Thaicom 4, 6 CAT Telecom has expressed its readiness to take control of satellites Thaicom 4 and 6 after Thaicom's satellite operating concession ends in September next year...

Global Telecom Update

•	Equinix expands interconnection services to global platform in EMEA The Equinix Cloud Exchange (ECX) is available in seven new markets to enable operators and other digital businesses to access its Platform Equinix...

•	Zoom shifts its video service to Oracle Cloud Zoom Video Communications, which earlier this month hit the milestone of 300 million daily users is turning to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to add capacity...

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