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September 20, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
ATT expands its Climate Change Analysis tool
 
 
ATT is expanding its Climate Change Analysis Tool (CCAT) across the contiguous United States to identify the potential impacts of climate change on the network and operations – up to 30 years into the future...
 
Saudi e-learning platform offers a lesson to 10 million users worldwide
Al-Madani and his partner, Muhammed Al-Ashmawi, built the platform with the aim of redefining e-learning, developing integrated virtual schools linking individual education with artificial intelligence and social learning...
 
Romania delays 5G auction until 2021
Romania saw a setback with its telecoms regulator stating it would be impossible to issue interested parties 5G licences, at a scheduled auction in the fourth quarter of this year...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  AT&T Commits to be Carbon Neutral by 2035
Member Logo While striving for carbon neutrality, AT&T knows it also needs to continue its path of adaptation and resilience...
 
•  Etisalat Digital teams up with Smartworld for ‘Shahada‘ blockchain platform
Member Logo Etisalat Digital announced its partnership with Smartworld to exclusively bring Shahada, a tamper-proof digital certificate platform, to all educational institutions in the region...
 
•  Arabsat launches Tele Maroc -exclusively- on BADR-5/Maghreb
Member Logo Tele Maroc is a leading Moroccan satellite TV channel cast from the Spanish capital, Madrid, showing fine entertainment, talk shows, documentaries, and sports...
 
•  Huawei and Arab Open University partner to provide ICT training courses to students in Kuwait
Member Logo Arab Open University and Huawei will cooperatively work together to offer students Huawei ICT Academy training and certification programs through the HAINA initiative...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Croatia launches public consultation on frequency allocation plans
Croatian regulator Hakom has launched a public consultation on the allocation plans for the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz and 2600 MHz frequency bands...
 
Romania delays 5G auction until 2021
Romania saw a setback with its telecoms regulator stating it would be impossible to issue interested parties 5G licences, at a scheduled auction in the fourth quarter of this year...
 
North Africa
 
Benya (Fiber Misr) drives digital transformation in Africa and partners with the DRC governmentk
This project will connect all cities digitally, and significantly improve accessibility to high-quality and high-speed network services to the residents of DRC at a low cost...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Telefónica invites start-ups to develop apps for its OTT service
Telefónica is thus opening the possibility for entrepreneurs to take these television apps to more than one million homes...
 
Vodafone revolutionizes the TV experience with a new service
Vodafone has launched Vodafone TV, an innovative service that brings users in Romania a completely new television and entertainment experience...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telkom South Africa, Telenor strike roaming agreement
Telkom South Africa and Telenor penned a managed roaming agreement which will enable Telkom to enhance roaming products for retail customers...
 
Telefónica Deutschland selects Blue Planet for network automation
Telefónica Deutschland has chosen software from Blue Planet, a division of Ciena, to upgrade its network in Germany to support growing data traffic and bandwidth demand...
 
 
Middle East
 
Saudi e-learning platform offers a lesson to 10 million users worldwide
Al-Madani and his partner, Muhammed Al-Ashmawi, built the platform with the aim of redefining e-learning, developing integrated virtual schools linking individual education with artificial intelligence and social learning...
 
Princess Sumaya University for Technology and Orange Jordan sign an agreement to accredit the training certificates of the Coding Academy graduates
Within the framework of their continuous cooperation to enhance education and adopt global developments in the technical fields, Princess Sumaya University for Technology and Orange Jordan signed an agreement in the field of...
 
South Asia
 
ICTA signs MOU with daraz
Daraz.lk is an extensive online merchandising business and it is hoped that this initiative will enable SMEs to extend their local market presence while also work on entering overseas markets...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Digicel Samoa completes LTE rollout
Digicel Samoa has announced the completion of a major network upgrade cycle which means that all cell sites across the country are now 100% LTE, making the cellco the first operator to achieve this milestone in Samoa...
 
Deutsche Telekom to join German rivals in ending 3G
Deutsche Telekom became the third major operator in Germany to set an end date for its 3G service, revealing plans to switch off the network on 30 June 2021 to clear spectrum for 4G and 5G...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Hrvatski Telecom begins fibre network upgrade
Croatian operator Hrvatski Telecom kicked off plans in upgrading its fiber-optic network, pledging to connect thousands of premises to 100Mbps connectivity speed...
 
SatADSL and Andesat partnership provides new opportunities for Spanish speaking South American markets
Satellite services providers will now be able to access Spanish speaking markets throughout South America owing to a new strategic partnership between SatADSL and Andesat...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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