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June 14, 2020

A regional first: Zain Group joins Hedera Governing Council to create a safer, fairer, more secure Internet

Zain is the first company from the Middle East region to participate on the Council, joining a list of prestigious global innovators including Boeing, Deutsche Telekom, DLA Piper, FIS (WorldPay), Google, IBM, LG Electronics, Magalu, Nomura, Swirlds, Swisscom Blockchain, Tata Communications, University College London, and Wipro...

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stc Bahrain partners with China Telecom Global for global connectivity services

Under this new partnership, stc Bahrain's customers in the region--particularly those looking to expand in Asia Pacific will have an opportunity to enjoy more convenient and reliable connections that support their...

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UNICEF and Microsoft launch Youth Learning Passport in Jordan

UNICEF’s Learning Passport, a global digital learning platform powered by Microsoft, launched in Jordan in the presence of the in the presence of the Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneursship, the Minister of...

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Huawei empowers Global Financial Customers' Digital Transformation with Mobile-Centric Strategy and Cloud, AI, and 5G Capabilities

Huawei believes that mobile capabilities are key to future banks. Supporting this mobile-centric business will require new IT architectures and key capabilities of cloud, AI and 5G...

Policy and Regulation

•	Saudi CITC to lower cap on termination rates for local mobile and fixed calls The termination rates cap reduction is part of a wider drive to promote fair competition in the sector while encouraging the provision of reliable and affordable services...

•	Egypt's Public Enterprise Ministry starts third phase of digital transformation Dell EMC will be the main partner providing technology for the Vodafone data centre, after winning a tender for which major international full-service and technology companies also made bids...

Middle East

•	MDA, Huawei join forces to combat spread of COVID-19 The memorandum allows Huawei to use its technology for good in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 in the Madinah Region as part of its CSR mandate to support Saudi society...

•	Netskope set up new data centre for UAE operations Netskope has expanded its NewEdge network to a new data centre in the UAE aimed at catering to its customers in the Middle East region...

•	App launched to trace COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia A new mobile app has been launched to help people in Saudi Arabia identify COVID-19 cases in close proximity in order to protect themselves and help curb the spread of the virus...

North Africa

•	Egypt appoints telecom veteran to help lead Egypt’s global data hub strategy Egypt has appointed a prominent telecoms industry executive as its assistant minister for global information infrastructure...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Hisense brings UEFA.tv OTT service to VIDAA smart TV OS UEFA has announced that the UEFA.tv OTT app will launch on Hisense and Toshiba televisions...

•	Disney+ becomes third-largest SVOD service in UK Less than two months after its launch, Disney+ has become the third-largest subscription video on demand service in the UK...

South Asia

•	IBM trials blockchain platform for primary teachers in Bangladesh IBM has started an initiative to create a distributed ledger technology (DLT) based framework that will form the back bone of digital pension program for Bangladeshi primary school teachers...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Smart boosts connectivity in University of Mindanao in prep for online learning With improved connectivity, University of Mindanao expects stronger signal for voice calls, stable LTE connection, and increased speed in accessing information...

•	Bell claims Canada’s largest 5G mobile network at launch Bell Canada announced the launch of its commercial 5G mobile network, claiming initial coverage six times greater than rival Rogers’ existing 5G footprint...

Satellite & Internet

•	Salisbury gets full fiber in less than 12 months Openreach have upgraded the English city of Salisbury to Full Fibre broadband in less than 12 months, as it plans to switch off the old copper network from December...

•	New ground station to extend Globalstar’s services throughout South America Globalstar, a provider of mobile satellite voice and data services, has announced the deployment of a new ground station with second-generation technology in Córdoba, Argentina...

Global Telecom Update

•	Telecom Italia homes in on Ardian tower deal Telecom Italia was tipped to be close to finalising another debt-reduction step with a deal to sell a stake in its tower joint venture Inwit to a consortium led by Ardian Infrastructure...

•	Google Cloud and Telefónica partner on cloud region and 5G Telefónica will use Google Cloud services to boost its digital capabilities in such areas as machine learning, AI, data analytics, and application development, to continue to provide new services and tools to its global...

•	Singapore, Chile, NZ ink deal to boost digital economy cooperation Singapore, Chile and New Zealand have signed an agreement that will bolster cooperation on issues in the digital economy...

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