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September 13, 2020

Huawei and China Unicom verified the industry's first distributed Massive MIMO innovation

Huawei and China Unicom jointly verified the first 5G indoor distributed Massive MIMO technology in the industry. The technology innovatively integrates Massive MIMO into digital indoor systems, pushing both the technological and environmental limits of incumbent 5G distributed digital equipment...

UAE maintains top regional rank in ICT indicators

The UAE maintained its Arab and regional leadership in a number of ICT related indicators, according to the Global Innovation Index Report 2020, which included results related to Global Competitiveness indicators for ICT sector...

Member News

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AT&T Senior Executive Vice President and CFO John Stephens updates shareholders

Confident in the ability to generate strong cash flows. Stephens said that the company continues to have limited visibility into the extent and duration of the impact of COVID and resulting government actions on the...

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Tech Mahindra and Smart Energy Water accelerate digital transformation for energy and water utility industry globally

Tech Mahindra will deliver end-to-end digital solutions accelerating digital transformation for enterprises to make them future-ready with the seamless transformation of operations and enhance the customer experience...

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Cisco Meraki to support connectivity to Microsoft Azure virtual WAN

The integration allows organizations using Cisco SD-WAN powered by Cisco Meraki to connect seamlessly and securely to Microsoft’s Azure Virtual WAN service...

Policy and Regulation

•	Ofcom reports that 14% of premises have full fiber access as it publishes Connected Nations update Access to full-fiber broadband connectivity has increased significantly, with more than 4.2 million residential premises covered as of 31 May 2020...

•	Ethiopia to complete privatisation of its telecom sector next year The government is looking to auction two mobile-network licences and sell a minority stake in the state-owned Ethio Telecom...

South Asia

•	Huawei And HEC to offer free training in ICT skills Huawei and HEC are going to offer free training in ICT skills to 30 undergraduate students across Pakistan as part of Huawei Seeds for The Future Program 2020...

•	Sri Lanka mobile network Dialog adopts QR code payments Mobile operator Dialog Axiata said it had adopted Sri Lanka’s national quick response code (QR) which will enable payments at over 50,000 merchants around the country...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	O! upgrades LTE network Kyrgyzstan operator Nur Telecom, working under the O! brand, has expanded the coverage of its LTE network...

•	Celcom invests in Malaysia 5G Celcom Axiata is working with SIAE Microelettronica to implement integrated IP/MPLS services across its wireless backhaul network...

Global Telecom Update

•	Globe signs lease deals with independent tower firms Globe Telecom has reached out to several independent tower firms in the Philippines in a bid to boost the quality of its mobile network...

•	Binh Phuoc opens intelligent operations centre VNPT has so far signed agreements on IT and telecommunications cooperation with 55 provinces and cities...

Middle East

•	Zain KSA's 5G network expanded to cover 38 Saudi cities Zain KSA’s 5G network expansion coincides with the beginning of the new academic year, as the company has recently allocated new bundles to support distance learning in the prepaid and postpaid categories...

•	Orange Jordan cooperates with the Ministry of Health and Rahma Worldwide for Aid and Development Orange Jordan affirmed on its commitment to provide free internet lines to health centers to support people with hearing impairments in regard to the translation technology of sign language...

•	UAE maintains top regional rank in ICT indicators The UAE maintained its Arab and regional leadership in a number of ICT related indicators, according to the Global Innovation Index Report 2020, which included results related to Global Competitiveness indicators for ICT...

•	Middle East ride-hailing app charting a successful course through coronavirus crisis Jeeny has reimagined its business model as a result of the global pandemic, preserving staff and keeping safety paramount...

North Africa

•	Egypt pens deals with international firms for AI projects AI will be used in developing radiotherapy for cancer patients in addition to evaluating immunotherapy protocols...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	TVPlayer expands to Spain The international OTT aggregator and distributor Alchimie has launched the freemium service TVPlayer in Spain...

•	ViacomCBS raises SVOD target as it ramps up streaming drive ViacomCBS is on track to reach an increased goal of 18 million paying SVOD customers by the end of the year as it cranks up its streaming efforts...

Satellite & Internet

•	Construction of Indonesian satellite starts soon The full Ka-band SATRIA satellite will carry more than 150 gigabits per second over Indonesia and will use very high throughput satellite (VHTS) technology...

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