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August 29, 2020

Yahsat to boost Thuraya's Next Gen capabilities

Airbus has been selected by Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the UAE’s leading global satellite operator, to build Thuraya 4-NGS, the next-generation mobile telecommunications system that will drive the continued advancement of Thuraya’s L-band business...

The UAE chairs the first Arab preparatory meeting for the ITU’s World Telecommunication Development Conference

The Arab Working Group first Preparatory Meeting for the ITU’s World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC), headed by the UAE and represented by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), concluded its activities...

Member News

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Etisalat participates in World Summit on Information Society Forum 2020

Etisalat participated in World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Forum’s special session on UAE focusing on the country’s readiness and resilience for pandemics with its advanced telecom network and...

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Jawwy TV supports e-learning High quality live streaming for all 19 iEN channels

In line with its commitment to support the Saudi community by empowering digital education, Intigral, the leading OTT provider in the MENA region, has announced that it will continue to broadcast the national education...

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Huawei announces the Next-Gen OceanStor Pacific Series, setting a new benchmark for mass data storage

The series delivers efficient, cost-effective, and reliable services for AI, HPC, videos, and other mass data scenarios by breaking architectural, service, and performance boundaries, and leveraging uncompromised...

Policy and Regulation

•	Algeria issues operators extra spectrum to tackle slow speeds Algeria is issuing its three mobile operators with additional spectrum holdings in a bid to restore connectivity after extensive network outages...

•	The UAE chairs the first Arab preparatory meeting for the ITU’s World Telecommunication Development Conference The Arab Working Group first Preparatory Meeting for the ITU’s World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC), headed by the UAE and represented by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), concluded...

South Asia

•	SLASSCOM’s Product and Platform Council to champion creation of world-class tech products SLASSCOM has recently launched a Product and Platform Council to become an important catalyst in inspiring and encouraging innovation and the creation of technology-centric products in Sri Lanka...

•	Robi's profit takes a leap in the second quarter Bangladesh's second-largest mobile phone operator cited the results as a mixture of cost optimization drives and lower customer acquisition for the pandemic...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Digicel expands LTE network to enable more online learning Digicel says the network is now 10 times faster and is designed to address ongoing concerns about how to keep students and teachers connected...

•	Globe extends 5G offer to pre-pay users Mobile operator Globe Telecom says that it has opened up its 5G network to the pre-paid segment in the Philippines...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Deutsche Telekom reveals new service to compete with OTT The cloud gaming service is designed with the potential for upscaling in order to compete with over-the-top (OTT) TV services...

•	SportsTribal TV to launch as ‘world’s first sports AVOD’ SportsTribal TV is a new, free ad-supported sports streaming service, offering a wide range of 24/7 sports-based entertainment channels from around the world...

Middle East

•	Saudi Arabia leads in global 5G speed and coverage Saudi Arabia leads globally in terms of 5G speed and coverage, according to a study conducted by OpenSignal, an independent UK-based mobile analytics company specializing in quantifying mobile network experience...

•	Dubai telecom firm EITC unveils revamped operating model EITC, the holding group of du, announced a new operating model designed to digitally future-proof and enhance the telco's ability to adapt to evolving market dynamics...

•	Jordan's health ministry urges citizens to download AMAN App Aman, an application developed for Jordan's Ministry of Health by the COVID-19 JOTECH COMMUNITY, alerts its users if they have been in the vicinity of a diagnosed coronavirus patient...

North Africa

•	10k register for ITIDA building creativity, entrepreneurship programme A total of 10,000 university students and fresh graduates have registered so far for the InnovEgypt program that builds on the creative and entrepreneurial capacities of Egypt’s youth...

Satellite & Internet

•	NEC and OLL sign up for Asian cable system MIST will contribute to the expansion of communications networks from Asia, thereby improving network redundancy, ensuring highly reliable communications and expanding onward connectivity options in the Bay of Bengal...

•	Globalstar unveils SPOT Gen4 satellite messenger in EMEA Globalstar Europe Satellite Services announced that SPOT Gen4, the next generation of the SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger, is now available in EMEA...

Global Telecom Update

•	AWS launches next-gen SSDs for its Elastic Block Store Amazon Web Services announced the general availability of io2, the next generation Provisioned IOPS SSD volumes for Amazon Elastic Block Store...

•	UNICEF and Ericsson partner to map schools’ connectivity globally This joint effort is part of the Giga initiative launched last year and led by UNICEF and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)...

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