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August 4, 2020

Eutelsat to acquire European satellite broadband activities of Bigblu Broadband

Eutelsat Communications has reached an agreement with Bigblu Broadband to acquire its European satellite broadband activities...

16 operators licensed to provide telecom services in Oman

To ensure telecom service coverage in the rural areas, the TRA introduced the “Universal Service” in collaboration with licensed telecom companies...

Member News

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Trading update results for the three months to 30 June 2020

BT Group plc (BT.L) has announced its trading update for the three months to 30 June 2020...

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HKT collaborates with robotic process automation giant UiPath to accelerate digital transformation and business automation in Hong Kong

HKT and UiPath have announced a collaboration to integrate UiPath’s RPA solution with HKT’s best-of-breed technologies to help enterprises to automate their business processes more rapidly...

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Microsoft 2020 partner of the year awards sees Africa win big

The annual Microsoft Inspire awards, which this year is hosted as a digital event, has shone spotlight on the successes by partners in more than 100 countries. This year, 11 winners have been selected from 8 regions in...

Policy and Regulation

•	Slovenian regulator outlines terms for 5G spectrum winners The Slovenian telecommunications regulator has listed its requirements for winning bidders in the country’s delayed auction of 5G spectrum...

•	16 operators licensed to provide telecom services in Oman To ensure telecom service coverage in the rural areas, the TRA introduced the “Universal Service” in collaboration with licensed telecom companies...

South Asia

•	Robi introduces WhatsApp chatbots to serve as customers care agents Robi Axiata has once again taken the lead in the industry by introducing intelligent and interactive WhatsApp Chatbots to serve its customers in Bangladesh...

•	COMSATS ties knot with Egypt for STI advancement The Embassy of Egypt in Islamabad has expressed interest in furthering cooperation between Pakistan and Egypt in areas of cybersecurity, Science, Technology, and Innovation...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	UPC to gradually introduce VoLTE Swiss full-service provider UPC Switzerland has announced that it is gradually introducing VoLTE services for its customers...

•	Chunghwa Telecom targets 4,000 5G base stations by end-2020 Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom expects to end 2020 with over 4,000 5G stations across Taiwan...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Vivacom extends interactive TV service The Bulgarian incumbent Vivacom has launched a new service named Viva TV Go, which allows internet users, irrespective of their ISP, to access 70+ TV channels...

•	Amagi delivers 30+ live and linear channels on The Roku Channel Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based technology for broadcast TV and streaming TV, announced that it now delivers 30+ live and linear channels to The Roku Channel...

Middle East

•	UAE ranked number 1 in the world in e-infrastructure The UAE ranks number one with the best e-infrastructure globally and ranks 31st for digital quality of life in 2020, according to a study that covers 81 percent of the global population...

•	Saudi Arabia health care summit to accelerate global COVID-19 fight The ‘Riyadh Declaration’ will provide a roadmap for using digital innovations to fight this pandemic and those of the future...

•	Airbus deploys key communication solutions in Kuwait Airbus has deployed its key communication and collaboration solutions in various Kuwaiti government entities, in line with the government’s transition plan from narrowband to broadband networks...

North Africa

•	Egypt's ITI, Vodafone launch self-employment platform Egypt’s Information Technology Institute (ITI) and Vodafone Egypt have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a strategic partnership through the 'Begin' platform that aims to create online job...

Satellite & Internet

•	Ukrtelecom to rollout ultrafast broadband to 2.6 million rural residents Ukrtelecom plans to bridge the country’s digital divide by rolling out ultrafast broadband to 2.6 million people living in rural areas, over the next two and a half years...

•	RSCC launches two new satellites The spacecraft is intended to provide fixed and mobile services; digital TV and radio broadcasting; high-speed Internet access and data transmission across the Russian Federation and abroad...

Global Telecom Update

•	Tata Communications launches ‘Secure Connected Digital Experience’ to help enterprises rebuild for a post-COVID world With many countries now emerging cautiously from lockdown, businesses are looking to redesign and restructure their operations for a transformed landscape...

•	KKR extends bid for stake in Italy's TIM network U.S. investment firm KKR has agreed to extend its binding offer for a minority stake in Telecom Italia’s secondary grid until end-August at the request of the Italian government...

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