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July 28, 2020

Mastercard collaborates with Microsoft to accelerate innovation across digital commerce and startup ecosystems

Mastercard and Microsoft have announced a collaboration to shape the future of digital commerce, drive startup innovation, and enable financial inclusion. The collaboration will accelerate Mastercard Labs’ cloud-native research and development activities, enabled by Azure and AI, to advance Mastercard Labs’ mission to de-risk and commercialize emerging technologies and platforms for digital commerce...

NEOM launches infrastructure work for the world’s leading cognitive cities in an agreement with stc

NEOM has announced its first step to create the world’s leading cognitive cities that rely on leading technology for digital services after signing a contract with stc group to establish a 5G network infrastructure...

Russian operator receives country's first 5G license

MTS announced that it received the country's first-ever license for providing 5G//IMT-2020 mobile services in the 24.25-24.65 GHz range in 83 regions across the country...

Member News

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Batelco changes the internet speed standards in Bahrain

Batelco has announced that fiber speeds will be boosted by up to 5 times for all fiber internet customers with no additional charges till the end of October...

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Nexign is pioneering the global digital DLT-based marketplace Catalyst Project

This is the first Catalyst project driven by vendors and Champion CSPs of Russian origin, and will allow Nexign to create new business opportunities for its customers, helping them increase capacity and reduce expenses...

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Console Connect now live in all Global Switch data centers worldwide

PCCW Global announced that its Console Connect Software-Defined Interconnection® platform is now available in many more data centers via an extended collaboration with Global Switch...

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WTA Certification Program renews Tier 4 certification of Eutelsat’s Rambouillet Teleport

World Teleport Association has renewed the Tier 4 certification of Eutelsat Communications’ Teleport in France under WTA’s Teleport Certification Program, following an audit of the facility by the...

Policy and Regulation

•	Costa Rica activates 380 free public Wi-Fi sites Costa Rica’s telecommunications regulator Sutel announced that its ‘Connected Public Spaces’ initiative. to bring Wi-Fi connectivity to digital divide areas throughout the country has reached 380 sites...

•	Russian operator receives country's first 5G license MTS announced that it received the country's first-ever license for providing 5G//IMT-2020 mobile services in the 24.25-24.65 GHz range in 83 regions across the country...

South Asia

•	HUTCH Lanka completes deployment of island-wide 4G network This massive network expansion including the expansion of its 2G and 3G networks has enabled HUTCH to provide its customer with a better network experience...

•	Telenor Pakistan offers subsidized internet bundle to enable DigiSkill trainees in their learning journey DigiSkills is an online training program that seeks to empower the youth with skills that are in-demand and will enable the students to learn and earn in the freelance market...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Movistar extends 4G coverage to 60% of Mexico’s population Telefonica Moviles Mexico is enabling customers in several new regions of the market to access 4G services for the first time...

•	T-Mobile launches 5G alongside KPN T-Mobile Netherlands launched its 5G mobile network, offering access to users with compatible devices and 5G subscriptions under a plan to provide ‘nationwide’ 5G coverage by the end of the...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Netgem TV launches In Ireland with Pure Telecom Over 50,000 Irish customers will now be able to benefit from this partnership which offers broadband and TV bundles...

•	Canal+ Polska extends OTT streamer to iOS, Android and Android TV Polish pay TV provider Canal+ Polska has extended the off-net OTT offering it launched in June, Premiery Canal+, to Android and iOS mobile devices and Android TV devices...

Middle East

•	NEOM launches infrastructure work for the world’s leading cognitive cities in an agreement with stc NEOM has announced its first step to create the world’s leading cognitive cities that rely on leading technology for digital services after signing a contract with stc group to establish a 5G network infrastructure...

•	50 participants join the second batch of Orange Coding Academy Orange Jordan completed the selection process of the Coding Academy's second batch and is ready to welcome 50 new students out of 7000 applicants, to its academy...

•	3W Networks in tie-up to automate text recognition 3W Networks has announced a partnership with Anyline to provide innovative mobile scanning technology in the MENA region...

North Africa

•	iCare Solutions launches Covid-19 Tracker App iCare Solutions has launched COVID-19 Tracker App for Egypt and the Arab World, enabling users to get statistics regarding COVID-19 and gain insights about the pandemic such as how rapidly the virus is spreading...

Satellite & Internet

•	Panama's Onda Cable awarded for high speed Internet Panama's Onda Cable telecommunications company has the second-fastest online Internet service in Latin America and the Caribbean, after Chile's Movistar...

•	Two team for satellite IoT asset tracking Future Fleet will use Myriota’s low power satellite links for a new vehicle and asset tracking technology called NX-01 intelligent tracking...

Global Telecom Update

•	EE launches child phone safety SMS service EE has teamed up with not-for-profit organisation Internet Matters to setup a free SMS service to help parents to set up their child’s phone with safety features...

•	Axiata and Telefónica to collaborate on digital services for the enterprise segment The agreement leverages on the companies' footprints in Asia, Europe and Latin America and the growing demand of these services in these regions...

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