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August 26, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat celebrates Emirati Women’s Day with ‘Emiratiya’ map
 
 
To celebrate this special occasion and as a tribute to all the Emirati women achievers, Etisalat is inviting citizens and residents to visit emiratiya.ae to place a pin celebrating their global achievements. Nominations can be made with a brief description of their accomplishments and a special pin detailing their rich individual stories...
 
Jordan, Iraq discuss cooperation in telecom, technology sector
Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, Muthanna Gharaibeh, discussed with the Iraqi Minister of Communications, Arkan Shaibani, joint cooperation in the telecom and information technology fields...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc launches special offers for Samsung Galaxy Note20 and Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, announced the launch of its exclusive limited time offers to new and existing customers on the Samsung Galaxy Note20 with monthly packages starting at KD 27, and the Samsung...
 
•  Mobily supports students with discounted packages for distance learning
Member Logo Etihad Etisalat Company "Mobily" intends to launch new reduced packages for distance learning soon; the packages will be available for data on mobile phones and fiber optics service...
 
•  Cisco announces intent to acquire BabbleLabs to improve video meeting experience
Member Logo Intent to acquire BabbleLabs’ noise removal and speech enhancement technology furthers Cisco’s commitment to deliver an exceptional video meeting experience from anywhere and on any device through the Webex...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
FCC concludes 1st 5G mid-band spectrum auction
The US’s FCC has confirmed what it describes as the successful conclusion of bidding in its auction of Priority Access Licenses in the 3550-3650 MHz band for 5G...
 
Jordan, Iraq discuss cooperation in telecom, technology sector
Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, Muthanna Gharaibeh, discussed with the Iraqi Minister of Communications, Arkan Shaibani, joint cooperation in the telecom and information technology fields...
 
South Asia
 
Dialog welcomes international best practice in customer choice
Dialog Axiata welcomed the re-initiation by the TRCSL of a roadmap to reach International Best Practice in maximizing customer choice in the telecommunications industry in Sri Lanka...
 
BIDA to provide 13 more services online
The state-owned agency responsible for promotion and facilitation of private investment signed four letters of intent in its Dhaka office to provide the services through its One-Stop Service (OSS) platform...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Kolbi extends 4G coverage to 98.1% of population
Grupo ICE, the state-owned parent company of Costa Rican telco Kolbi, has announced that recent network expansion work means that the operator’s 4G network is now available to 98.1% of the population...
 
Intel and VMware extend virtualisation to Radio Access Network through broadened collaboration for 5G
Intel and VMware have announced they are collaborating on an integrated software platform for virtualised Radio Access Networks (RAN) to accelerate the rollout of both existing LTE and future 5G networks...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Red Bee to support new sports AVOD service
A new, free ad-supported sports streaming service named SportTribal TV will launch later this year...
 
Thema launches revamped Turkish bouquet and premium VOD in France with Free
Canal+-owned distributor Thema has launched two new Turkish offers in France with service provider Free...
 
 
Middle East
 
Steps sought to speed up digital transformation in Bahrain
Bahrain needs to develop legislative infrastructure to speed up digital transformation in e-commerce, the country’s main association of business owners has said...
 
DMCC sets up online marketplace
DMCC announced the launch of Agriota E-Marketplace, a technology-driven agri-commodity trading and sourcing platform that uses blockchain to help bridge the gap between millions of rural farmers in India and the UAE's...
 
Huawei launches new edition of ‘Seeds for Future 2020’ program in Kuwait
The educational program aims at developing the ICT skills of Kuwaiti youth, promoting knowledge transfer, securing greater understanding and interest in the technology sector...
 
North Africa
 
Egypt’s mobile subscribers cross 96 million
The country registered 39 million mobile internet subscribers at end-March 2020, 11.23% YoY higher than 35.06 million in the same period a year ago...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Vodafone Gigafast now live in 15 UK towns and cities
Gigabit speed broadband is now available in 15 UK towns and cities and is scheduled to be made available in 3 million homes and businesses across the UK in the next year...
 
Inmarsat, CPN, MiniFarm Simplify LoRaWAN Satellite Connections
Inmarsat is working with CPN Satellite Services and MinFarm Tech to simplify connecting Low Power Wide Area (LoRa) networks to satellite...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Spectralink partners with Telia to offer mobility solutions to enterprises
Spectralink is partnering with Telia Company, to help mid to large enterprise clients get more value from their mobility solutions...
 
Orange Romania will use chatbots developed by local startup Druid to automate HR processes
Druid, a company specialized in the development of virtual assistants (chatbots) for enterprise organizations, founded by Romanian entrepreneur Liviu Dragan, has implemented a human resources chatbot for telecom operator...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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