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May 25, 2020

HKT, WEC and JLL join forces to launch Hong Kong’s largest IoT-powered PropTech deployment

Under the collaboration, HKT and WEC will install more than 4,000 IoT sensors at over 200 properties managed by JLL across Hong Kong, including Grade A commercial buildings, shopping malls, industrial buildings and residential complexes. The installation has already kicked off and will be completed in 100 buildings by the end of June 2020...

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stc confirms switching-off its 3G network

To address the future needs and offer a much higher quality of service to its deserving customers, stc is phasing out its legacy 3G network to make way for more advanced technologies such as 4G and 5G...

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Cisco Webex Teams earns HITRUST certification

New certification further validates that Webex Teams, Webex Control Hub and Webex API meet the highest standards of information protection requirement...

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Huawei releases ADN solution white paper and joins hands with the industry to accelerate intelligent network upgrades

This white paper systematically describes the future network architecture, O&M architecture, and key technologies...

Policy and Regulation

•	Brazil telecoms watchdog admits delay in 5G auction, sees broadband usage up The coronavirus pandemic may end up delaying the country’s fifth-generation mobile network (5G) auction...

•	DEA to auction 450MHz spectrum in June 2020 The Danish Energy Agency is planning to hold an auction for spectrum in the 450MHz frequency band on 23 June 2020...

Middle East

•	Oman demonstrates exemplary ICT usage Oman has recently witnessed a noticeable increase in social media use and use of the Internet for research, doing business and obtaining information and services...

•	Dubai celebrates Eid Al Fitr virtually by bringing local communities together whilst they #stayhome Friends and families across Dubai embraced a range of innovative ways to celebrate and mark Eid Al Fitr this year, all while following government protocols, social distancing and staying home to stay safe...

•	Badiri’s new online course cultivates solution-driven mindset Badiri Education and Development Academ has added a new professional training course on its e-learning platform Badiri E-Academy to take entrepreneurs through a step-by-step journey of transforming a problem-oriented...

South Asia

•	SLT board decides to restructure subsidiaries and ride-hailing venture Sri Lanka Telecom, has decided to restructure two of its subsidiaries and its ride-hailing venture, after evaluating the past performances and considering the opportunities and challenges in the post-COVID-19 environment,..

•	Robi posts 28 percent increase in data revenue growth. Bangladesh based telecom operator, Robi Axiata Limited, posted Tk 18.8 crore (US2.21 million) in profit after tax in the January-March quarter of the year 2020 with a 28 percent increase in data revenue growth...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Korean telcos promote baseball content to attract fans at home amid pandemic South Korean telecommunication firms said they have released various services and content related to the country‘s professional baseball league as they try to attract baseball fans at home amid the coronavirus...

•	Amazon Prime Video launches in the Benelux Amazon has announced the launch of Amazon Prime in the Netherlands and Luxembourg with the membership offering unlimited streaming of Prime Video content, as well as a variety of shopping incentives...

North Africa

•	Algerians find smartphones are a lockdown essential Since the onset of the global coronavirus pandemic, smartphones have become increasingly popular in Algeria, as many people across the country use their time in lockdown to connect with each other and the outside world...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Geoverse, CTS partner to offer portable private LTE solutions for enterprises Geoverse and Communications Technology Services (CTS) are teaming to provide portable private LTE/5G networks to better serve the temporary enterprise demand...

•	China Mobile joins China Broadcasting to build 5G network CBN will enter the wireless market by partnering with China Mobile to co-build and share a 5G network under an 11-year agreement...

Satellite & Internet

•	Openreach taps Nokia for next FTTP roll-out stage Openreach has targeted passing 20 million premises across the UK by the mid-to-late 2020s and 4.5 million premises by the end of March 2021...

•	Viasat to consolidate and standardise broadband services billing ops with Netcracker As part of the BSS transformation, Netcracker will replace Viasat’s current billing systems with Netcracker’s next-generation Digital BSS solution...

Global Telecom Update

•	Huawei launches ASEAN Academy to nurture digital ecosystem Huawei Malaysia introduced the Huawei ASEAN Academy, a dedicated training module set to empower digital talent in the region...

•	ITU and Kacific join forces to boost emergency telecoms Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have joined forces to boost the capacity of Vanuatu to provide a reliable communications network when disasters strike...

•	Liquid Telecom takes over SA data centre Africa Data Centres, part of the Liquid Telecom Group, has completed the acquisition of a state-of-the-art Tier IV data centre in Johannesburg from Standard Bank...

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