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September 2, 2020

City of Dallas partners with Cisco to promote digital inclusion in Dallas communities

In addition to the outdoor IT infrastructure, part of the technology donation includes video endpoint units inside the Prairie Creek, Lancaster-Kiest, Highland Hills and Dallas West branches...

TRA becomes first organization in Bahrain to earn the “Recognized for Excellence 4 Star Level” award

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Bahrain announced that it had received the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Award “Recognized for Excellence 4 star level”...

Member News

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Zain supplies AHMADIAH with thermal camera solutions and 5G Internet

The agreement comes as part of Zain’s commitment towards the nation during this crisis, through which the company reflects its role as a leading Kuwaiti private sector organization by making its tech capabilities...

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Tech Mahindra launches iCOPS for global enterprises

The platform simplifies and streamlines cloud operations to improve efficiency by leveraging AIOps and analytics with data security and cost optimization...

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Huawei triumphs at the Frost & Sullivan Awards with continuous leadership in intelligent collaboration

Huawei achieved overwhelming success at the 2020 Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards with two awards for its proprietary collaboration products. The Huawei IdeaHub series won the Global Team Collaboration Device...

Policy and Regulation

•	MOITT accelerating initiatives for providing high-speed broadband services Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom (MOITT) is accelerating initiatives for providing high-speed broadband services across Pakistan...

•	TRA becomes first organization in Bahrain to earn the “Recognized for Excellence 4 Star Level” award The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Bahrain announced that it had received the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Award “Recognized for Excellence 4 star level”...

North Africa

•	Tunisia keen to bring broadband connectivity to schools Through digital technology, Tunisia wants to give the different regions and their educational institutions the maximum opportunity to access quality educational content...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Orange Niger procures financing for network expansion and 4G launch The operator has also stated its intention of obtaining a 4G licence in order to launch an LTE and LTE-A offering before the end of 2020...

•	Lao Telecom officially launches 5G system In the current era, the use of telecommunications tools and services has become an important factor in the lives of many people, especially in Laos...

Satellite & Internet

•	Avaroa Cable and Vodafone Cook Islands ink agreement for use of Manatua Cable The new connection will be followed by new international connectivity for the Cook Islands over the Manatua cable into Rarotonga, from which Aitutaki will also benefit...

•	Intelsat buys Gogo's commercial in-flight Wi-Fi business Intelsat believes the combination of its satellite infrastructure with Gogo’s 2ku antenna technology, network management software, and installed customer base, will allow for superior in-flight connectivity...

Global Telecom Update

•	Telcos eye US$3 billion eSIM opportunity from connected cars Operators could generate an additional US$3 billion of service revenue by 2025 from cars equipped with embedded SIM (eSIM) cards...

•	VMware has launched a ‘made for 5G’ Telco Cloud Platform VMware has assembled selected software components which it has packaged for 5G network operators and dubbed the 5G Telco Cloud Platform...

Middle East

•	Top priority for digital transformation in Oman and eGovernment This comes in line with Oman’s 2040 vision, which considered this sector as a supporter and enabler of economic sectors...

•	Huawei launches latest digital OptiX network solutions in the Middle East Huawei has announced the launch of its digital OptiX network solutions including Single OptiX, Campus OptiX, and DC OptiX solutions at the Huawei Middle East Digital OptiX Club 2020...

•	ADEK launches ‘42 Abu Dhabi’ coding school, opens 2021 A major enabler in Abu Dhabi’s strategic vision to create a diverse and inclusive education infrastructure that empowers and enables a future-ready workforce, 42 Abu Dhabi will welcome students in February 2021...

•	Saudi Arabian savings app Hakbah forms partnership with Visa Hakbah is modernizing financial saving via its intelligent platform by offering a comprehensive one-stop-shop solution for Savings Groups to initiate, manage, join, and pay directly within the mobile app...

South Asia

•	edotco deploys Bangladesh’s first hybrid solar-wind tower in Hatiya Integrated telecom infrastructure services company edotco Bangladesh has built a 75-metre hybrid solar-wind tower in Hatiya...

•	Agreement between Nepal Telecom and PABSON to provide alternative education With the agreement, Nepal Telecom will provide internet service via data packages at an affordable price to the students and the teachers...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Globecast provides TV Everywhere OTT services to African broadcasters Globecast has announced deals providing a range of TV Everywhere OTT services to multiple African broadcasters, including end-to-end project management...

•	Dailymotion to launch on Xiaomi’s Mi Video app Dailymotion has struck an agreement with Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi whereby the latter’s video app Mi Video will distribute Dailymotion content...

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