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May 18, 2020

Omantel launches 2019 Sustainability Report

Omantel, the leading integrated communication services provider issued its annual "Sustainability Report" 2019 under the theme "Amazing Happens Together". The report, which comes within the company efforts to enhance transparency with different stakeholders, is issued inline with the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)...

Member News

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stc strikes deal with Mishref Co-op for sale of high body temperature detecting thermal cameras

Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc announced that it has concluded a deal with Mishref Co-op for the sale of high body temperature detecting thermal cameras to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic...

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The National Fraternal Order of Police and AT&T form alliance to educate members on FirstNet

The FOP is proud to partner with AT&T to provide valuable tools and resources to the men and women of law enforcement...

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Bahrain’s MoE accelerates e-learning across the Kingdom with Microsoft Teams as an educational platform

Bahrain’s Ministry of Education joined forces with Microsoft to accelerate its E-learning strategy and make the transition to remote education in the Kingdom...

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Huawei releases media statement on foreign direct product rule changes made by US government

Huawei categorically opposes the amendments made by the US Department of Commerce to its foreign direct product rule that target Huawei specifically...

Policy and Regulation

•	TRA UAE marks World Telecommunication and Information Society Day The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA, has celebrated the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, marked on 17th May every year, by holding a digital session on Microsoft Teams...

•	Saudi technology commission holds dialogue session for World Telecommunication day Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) held a dialogue session and discussed the best ways to harness technology to achieve sustainable development goals at a local community...

South Asia

•	Mobile phone imports increase 62.59 percent in Pakistan The import of mobile phones into the country has witnessed an increase of 62.59 percent during the ten months of financial year (2019-20) as compared to the corresponding period of last year...

•	Bangladesh online ICT training campaign targets self-employment for 70 percent youth Bangladesh has launched an ambitious online ICT training campaign targeting self-employment for 70 percent of the youth...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	4G boost for rural areas of New Zealand The new cell site will radically transform access to communication services and will assist rural Kiwis during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond...

•	Deutsche Telekom to launch 5G in 14 new German cities this year German operator Deutsche Telekom expects to deploy 5G technology in 14 additional cities this year to reach its goal of rolling out this technology in at least 20 of the largest German cities by the end of 2020...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Volia launches new multi-screen platform Volia TV gives access to licensed content on all screens and around a million customers will be able to watch almost all Volia’s content on it free of charge until the end of this month...

•	Global OTT revenues to reach US$167 billion in 2025 Global online TV episode and movie revenues will reach US$167 billion in 2025; double the US$83 billion recorded in 2019...

Middle East

•	Intel, Lenovo and Riot Games MENA partner up and commit to shaping the growing gaming industry in the MENA region Riot Games MENA has partnered with Intel and Lenovo to bring a long awaited tournament road map to the Middle East and North Africa...

•	UAE-based entrepreneurs launch B2B e-commerce platform DXBUY, a B2B e-commerce platform dedicated to small and medium businesses in retail and F&B, has announced its official launch...

•	Telemedicine gaining in popularity in Bahrain It connects patients to healthcare services through two-way interactive video, remote monitoring or electronic consultations...

North Africa

•	Egypt's computer ownership increases 12.73 percent in 2019 A total of 13.72 million households had an internet connection in 2019, compared to 11.73 million households in 2018, an increase of 16.96%...

Satellite & Internet

•	CTG and Angola Cables boost intercontinental connectivity China Telecom Global (CTG) has selected Angola Cables as its preferred carrier to bolster its long-haul links between Asia, Africa and Latin America...

•	Vodafone enables gigabit speeds for 960,000 more German homes The new deployments have increased its 1Gbps cable footprint to 18.7 million households across the country...

Global Telecom Update

•	Telia provides digital platform for health monitoring service Telia has signed an agreement with Swedish healthcare provider Capio for a remote monitoring service...

•	Softbank to reduce its stake in T-Mobile The Japanese tech giant has previously announced a range of measures to try and raise a reported US$41 billion to lighten its debt load and boost its share price...

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