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June 20, 2020

Huawei's MBB business class solution enables China Unicom Hebei to kick-start Wo MBB acceleration

China Unicom Hebei has launched its Wo MBB Acceleration service to provide users with guaranteed high speed and low latency, signifying the world's first commercial adoption of Huawei's Mobile Broadband (MBB) Business Class solution...

Member News

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stc launches remote collaboration and video conferencing solutions for businesses

The solutions offered by stc to its wide network of relationships with businesses and companies in Kuwait, aim to assist customers in overcoming obstacles that have risen due to the COVID-19 pandemic...

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SAS and Microsoft partner to further shape the future of analytics and AI

The two companies will enable customers to easily run their SAS® workloads in the cloud, expanding their business solutions and unlocking critical value from their digital transformation initiatives...

Policy and Regulation

•	WSIS Forum 2020: World’s largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community goes virtual World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum to hold weekly public online sessions as from 22 June, culminating in September with a final week of interactive high-level dialogues, WSIS Prizes ceremony and more...

•	MoTC confirms allocation of 26GHz spectrum licences Finland’s Ministry of Transport and Communications has confirmed the issuance of 26GHz spectrum licences to those companies that successfully bid for frequencies earlier this month...

•	Nepal Telecom Authority directs ISPs to make provisions for customers to monitor internet connection Nepal Telecommunications Authority has directed internet service providers to make provisions to let customers know whether they are getting the proper internet service and speeds as per the agreement...

Middle East

•	AWS launches Marketplace, Data Exchange in Bahrain This expansion also means that AWS’s global customers can purchase directly from Bahrain-based software and data providers through AWS Marketplace and AWS Data Exchange...

•	Oman Logistics Center launches Tawseel Oman Logistics Center has launched a national cloud-based technology initiative, Tawseel, to enable logistics providers to adopt the latest logistics solutions...

North Africa

•	Tunisia to launch country's first satellite The company will be called Challenge One, which will improve the provision of data from the earth, including climate information...

Satellite & Internet

•	Local full fiber broadband provider to expand services Fibrus, has announced a plan to identify and plug any remaining gaps to ensure 100% of homes in NI have full fiber by 2025, making NI the first region in the UK or Ireland to achieve this milestone...

•	Sateliot to launch 5G Internet of Things satellite constellation The company will deploy a constellation of up to 100 nanosatellites over the next two years that will function as low-latency telecommunications towers for mobile operators deploying IoT services in remote areas...

South Asia

•	Mobile phone app launched to identify coronavirus patients in Sri Lanka This app tells the user if a person nearby has recovered after infection, under quarantine or a returnee from overseas...

•	Google releases Pakistan’s search insights For the first time in Pakistan Google has released a comp thought leadership report “Insights for Brands” based on what Pakistanis are searching for online...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Dugout launches live stream football content service Dugout has launched live behind-the-scenes and eSports content streams to increase its foothold in global football market...

•	TV streaming accounts will surpass 1 billion globally in 2020 The number of online TV streaming accounts will reach 1.1 billion in 2020, surpassing traditional pay TV accounts for the first time, according to GlobalData...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Orange Botswana launches enhanced 4G services Orange Botswana has announced the launch of LTE-A services, increasing data transfer rates on its 4G network...

•	O2 to launch 5G network in parts of Prague Coverage will be limited in the very beginning, and be available to around 15 percent of Prague residents during the summer...

Global Telecom Update

•	Liquid Telecom partners with Twiga Foods to accelerate agricultural transformation in Kenya Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom has partnered with Twiga Foods to increase agricultural productivity through precision farming...

•	TOMIA rolls out roaming services for NTT DOCOMO in Japan The telecoms industry in Asia is advancing at a rapid pace with the introduction of 5G networks and IoT devices...

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