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June 16, 2020

More ways to watch BT Sport than ever with launch of app on Now TV devices

NOW TV joins a wide range of large-screen devices and platforms on which sports fans can watch BT Sport, including Samsung smart TV, Sony PlayStation, Xbox and Apple TV, as well as mobiles, tablets, BT TV, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media...

Oman TRA: 5G networks affected by external radio interferences

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority announced that 5G networks are experiencing external radio interferences from outside the borders...

Bahrain becomes 1st country in MENA to ratify United Nations treaty on electronic communications

Bahrain is leading the way on tech-driven reforms and is committed to supporting the needs of entrepreneurs and investors...

Member News

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AT&T launches new small business unlimited plan with online-only signup

AT&T now offers a new unlimited data, talk and text plan at a lower price point for customers that maintain at least one phone line...

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Viu and HBO Asia to air second season of The Bridge

Viu announced that the 10-episode second season of Endemol Shine Group’s The Bridge, produced by Viu and in association with HBO Asia Originals, will begin airing on Viu, HBO GO and HBO across Asia...

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Accenture Federal Services wins contract to help the Department of Commerce modernize and consolidate its core business systems

Under the terms of the contract, AFS will help the DOC consolidate its core finance, acquisition, property, enterprise data warehouse and other business systems into a commercial software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform in a...

Policy and Regulation

•	Oman TRA: 5G networks affected by external radio interferences The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority announced that 5G networks are experiencing external radio interferences from outside the borders...

•	French regulator confirms new date for 5G spectrum auction French telecoms regulator Arcep confirmed that a 5G spectrum auction which had been delayed by COVID-19 will begin in September...

South Asia

•	Potenza partners with RPA platform UiPath to transform and modernise enterprises in Sri Lanka Potenza has partnered with RPA and UiPath to help local enterprises modernize operational processes to gain exponential productivity...

•	AMTOB calls for revision of SD in mobile services The association came up with the call in an online briefing on the impact of proposed budget on the Mobile Telecom Sector...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	OTT boost for TV3 in Baltics The TV3-operated OTT service Go3 saw a 15% increase in average viewership time per user and a 25% increase in subscriptions in the first quarter...

•	WhatsApp payment service to debut in Brazil Brazil will be the first market where people will to be able to send and receive money via the messaging app using Facebook Pay...

•	Orange Slovakia taps Appear TV for upgrade Orange Slovakia has tapped technology outfit Appear TV to provide its X Platform to increase network capacity and functionality...

Global Telecom Update

•	Macquarie Telecom to build govt data centre in Canberra Macquarie TeleMacquarie Telecom will invest into a new data centre in Canberra to meet rising demand for cloud and cyber security services from government agencies...

•	MTN pays US$100 million for Uganda licence renewal MTN Uganda has reached an agreement with the Uganda Communications Commission to pay US$100 million for a 12-year licence in Uganda...

Middle East

•	Orange Business Services opens office in Abu Dhabi The new Abu Dhabi office will support the full range of global services and solutions from Orange Business Services, and especially those relevant to smart cities...

•	DEWA’s virtual employee 'Rammas' answers 3.6 million enquiries DEWA's virtual employee "Rammas", which uses Artificial Intelligence, AI, has answered about 3.6 million enquiries from January 2017 to mid-June 2020...

•	Bahrain becomes 1st country in MENA to ratify United Nations treaty on electronic communications Bahrain is leading the way on tech-driven reforms and is committed to supporting the needs of entrepreneurs and investors...

North Africa

•	Egyptian online pharmacy marketplace raises seven-figure funding Cairo-based online pharmaceutical platform, Chefaa, has secured a seven-digit pre-series A funding from several investors...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Telkomsel continues to expand LTE coverage in Indonesia Indonesian mobile operator Telkomsel has announced that it is extending its 4G LTE coverage to more areas of the country...

•	HPE expands 5G ambitions with new cloud-based Edge Orchestrator The vision is that providers will use Edge Orchestrator to deploy servers at the edge of their networks or directly inside customer facilities...

Satellite & Internet

•	CAT keen on 9,400km undersea cable CAT Telecom is partnering with members of the ADC to build an international submarine cable to serve global content providers in Digital Park Thailand...

•	HAPSMobile to flight test high-altitude, pseudo satellite HAWK30 in New Mexico HAPSMobile plans to flight test its high-altitude, pseudo satellite, the HAWK30, at New Mexico’s Spaceport of America...

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