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June 1, 2020

stc Bahrain partners with Bahrain City Centre Towers

Under the agreement, stc Bahrain is providing the complete ICT infrastructure with the support of ACT Bahrain , as well as the fixed and mobile telecommunication services for the towers...

Member News

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BT pledges support for a green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic

BT Group has launched two new initiatives, the Green Tech Innovation Platform and the UK Electric Fleets Alliance, which will drive the UK’s transition to Net Zero carbon emissions and contribute to a green...

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Cisco announces intent to acquire ThousandEyes

ThousandEyes will enhance Cisco’s network performance and monitoring capabilities across the enterprise and into the cloud...

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Accenture positioned as a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Cloud Professional Services 2020

The IDC MarketScape assessed the 2020 cloud professional services market through the IDC MarketScape model, providing a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the characteristics that highlight each vendor’s success...

Policy and Regulation

•	UAE issues warning for smartphone users against hacking message UAE telecom authority has issued a warning against a fake hacking message, which claims that people's smartphones can be hacked via a call...

•	Ethio Telecom stake available to foreign investors As part of its liberalisation of Ethiopia’s telecoms market, the country’s government will sell a 40% stake in state operator Ethio Telecom to private overseas investors...

South Asia

•	E-commerce marketplace raises US$1.3 million in Pakistan’s largest pre-seed round Bazaar, a business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce marketplace, has raised US$1.3 million in Pakistan’s largest pre-seed round...

•	SLT Rainbowpages.lk improves the power of local search to boost businesses in the post COVID-19 era SLT Digital Info Services announced that its national business directory information search facility has been improved tremendously, both in online and offline mediums...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Telkomsel reveals VoLTE launch in Jadetabek Indonesian mobile operator Telkomsel has soft-launched voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) services, which is accessible to around 114,000 Telkomsel customers...

•	T-Mobile touts 5G roaming deal with GCI in Alaska T-Mobile has struck a 5G roaming deal with GCI in Alaska, prompting T-Mobile to claim it’s the first to offer 5G is all 50 states...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	TDS Telecom goes live with Velocix for IP video streaming TDS Telecom has successfully rolled out IP video streaming and Cloud DVR services to its consumers...

•	Global AVOD expenditure to double AVOD expenditure will more than double between 2019 and 2025 to reach US$53 billion across 138 countries, according to Digital TV Research...

Middle East

•	Network International enables UAE businesses transition to e-commerce Healthcare, education, groceries and real estate among first sectors responding to changing market dynamics...

•	Virgin Mobile eyes market growth as Saudi digital transformation executive joins as CEO Growth for the nation’s telecommunications space is central to Saudi Vision 2030, with an advanced ecosystem of technologies and providers...

•	ME data storage market to top US$8.5 billion by 2027 Across the Middle East, government, banking and finance, and education firms are leading digital transformation agendas...

North Africa

•	Egyptian fintech startup offers online payment platform for students Local fintech startups Klickit and Paymob are officially enabling digital payments for educational entities affiliated with global advisory and educational management firm GEMS Education...

Satellite & Internet

•	Superfast broadband to roll-out in remote parts of North Yorkshire The next phase of a multi-million pound project to bring superfast broadband across North Yorkshire is being launched to bring vital internet coverage to the county...

•	Two Chinese satellite sent into orbit China has launched two satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, northwest of the country...

Global Telecom Update

•	Roaming agreements to accelerate NB-IoT adoption in Europe NB-IoT module demand in Europe and North America is mainly driven by deployments in the utilities sector...

•	Telenor, Sony and Ericsson team to develop smart IoT devices The trio are leveraging Telenor's network, Ericsson’s IoT Accelerator for global connectivity and Sony's smart IoT services to enhance tracking...

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