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May 2, 2020

China Mobile and Huawei deliver world’s highest 5G

China Mobile and Huawei have jointly taken 5G connectivity to a new height by bringing the network to the summit of Mount Everest upon the completion of the world’s highest 5G base station at the altitude of 6500 meters...

Member News

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Communities turn iconic red phone boxes ‘blue’ to thank the NHS

BT is encouraging community groups to seize the opportunity to do something wonderful with their iconic red phone boxes during the coronavirus pandemic...

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Microsoft Cloud strength drives third quarter results

Microsoft has announced the results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year...

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Tech Mahindra FY20 revenue up 4.3 percent

Tech Mahindra Ltd., a specialist in digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services announced the audited consolidated financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2020...

Policy and Regulation

•	Radiation emitted from 5G technology safe: MCIT The ministry pointed out that the electromagnetic radiation emitted by radio waves used in wireless communications for the fifth generation technology will not exceed the levels of electromagnetic radiation of the current...

•	Ethiopia gets closer to issuing new telecom licenses Ethiopia has moved closer to liberalizing one of the world’s final frontiers for telecommunications by publishing the final draft of directives that mention spectrum permits will be valid for 15 years...

South Asia

•	Pakistan plans US$18.8 million STEM schools project Pakistan will be launching US$18.8 million STEM schools project this year, aimed at promoting digital education in the country.

•	Dialog to provide free relief Data, Voice and SMS, for all mobile customers in areas under continuous curfew Dialog has extended this service offering to all its mobile customers in areas under continuous curfew, completely free of charge,..

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Kyivstar connects 496 more settlements to 4G communication network The Kyivstar mobile communications operator has connected another 496 Ukrainian settlements to the 4G communications network, increasing 4G coverage in 11 regions of Ukraine...

•	Singtel, StarHub-M1 secure 5G licenses in Singapore Singtel and a joint venture between StarHub and M1 won the rights to build the Singapore's two nationwide networks and will have to scale up to provide nationwide coverage by 2025...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	STV expands VOD content by 270 hours STV, the free-to-air Scottish broadcaster, has announced a significant expansion of its STV Player VOD service with 270 hours of on demand content and two new live streaming channels...

•	Synamedia adds 'as-a-Service' OTT offerings with Google Cloud Synamedia, the world’s largest independent video software provider, announced that it has partnered with Google Cloud to expand its video network portfolio with new over-the-top (OTT) “as a service”...

Middle East

•	Social media and OTT services see double-digit monthly growth in UAE users amid COVID-19 Most social networking sites and over-the-top services, video streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime, registered a double-digit growth in the number of users in March...

•	GCC set for FinTech surge during global COVID-19 outbreak The GCC is set to experience a surge in the use of FinTech platforms as consumers turn away from physical offerings during the ongoing global COVID-19 outbreak...

•	Registration opens for upgrade program for 2020 The Research Council announced that the registration is open for the 4th edition of the Upgrade program in Oman, which transforms the best graduation projects in the 4th Industrial Revolution technologies into successful ICT...

North Africa

•	Home-grown COVID-19 app could help diagnose Tunisians in marginalised areas Doctors have praised a Tunisian-designed artificial intelligence app that can spot early COVID-19 signs in patients’ lungs in seconds, saying it could prove useful in regions without specialists and complex equipment...

Satellite & Internet

•	CityFibre bringing FTTH to three more locations The coronavirus lockdown has not put a dampener on CityFibre’s FTTH rollout ambitions, with the fiber provider seemingly adding three new locations to its burgeoning network...

•	Orange signs up ADTRAN to deploy SDN for fibre networks The partnership is focused on the application of software-defined networking (SDN) technology to fixed fibre access networks...

Global Telecom Update

•	Colt launches VoIP optimisation and support for IPv6 via its SD WAN platform Colt Technology Services has announced the launch of two new features underpinned by its SD WAN platform; VoIP optimisation and support for IPv6...

•	Safaricom and Visa in new payment partnership Safaricom, Kenya’s largest mobile operator, and leading digital payments company Visa have announced a partnership that will enable the development of products that will support digital payments for M-Pesa customers...

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