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September 26, 2020

Huawei, Sunline jointly launch contactless digital loan one box solution

Sunline and Huawei jointly released the Digital Loan One Box Solution — a global contactless solution for financial services. This solution will be rolled out across countries and regions, such as Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa, where financial inclusiveness is urgently necessary...

Hong Kong consults on 2.6GHz spectrum for 4G and 5G

Hong Kong’s Communications Authority has launched a public consultation on the proposed arrangements for the reassignment of 90MHz of spectrum in the 2.5GHz-2.6GHz band...

Member News

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Oman Broadband, Ooredoo and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority team up to provide fixed internet to remote areas

Oman Broadband (OBB) and Ooredoo have signed an agreement to connect remote regions with high-speed fixed broadband internet...

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stc celebrates the Amir Cup championship

stc, the official sponsor of the Kuwaiti Football Association (KFA) and its initiatives for the 2019-2020 period, celebrated the most exclusive football championship in Kuwait, the “Amir Cup”...

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RNLI and BT announce new partnership to help save lives

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and BT have announced a new strategic supplier partnership that will support the lifesaving charity’s aim of defeating drowning...

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Eutelsat awarded service contract by Ovzon for operation of OVZON-3 satellite

Eutelsat Communications and Ovzon AB have entered into a long-term agreement for the provision of satellite control services following a competitive bidding process involving all major satellite operators...

Policy and Regulation

•	TRA launches Arabic version of United Nations E-Government Survey 2020 The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA, in cooperation with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, UN DESA, launched the Arabic version of the United Nations E-Government Survey 2020...

•	Hong Kong consults on 2.6GHz spectrum for 4G and 5G Hong Kong’s Communications Authority has launched a public consultation on the proposed arrangements for the reassignment of 90MHz of spectrum in the 2.5GHz-2.6GHz band...

South Asia

•	Robi gets nod for largest-ever IPO in Bangladesh Bangladesh's biggest IPO is going to hit the stock market soon as the telecom operator received the nod from the stock market regulator to go public...

•	Nepal Telecom’s FTTH service expansion gains pace The Nepal Telecommunications (NTC) has expanded its high-speed fiber to the home (FTTH) internet service in Doti district...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Globe Telecom sets 'largest network upgrade' to boost nationwide connectivity Globe said it would upgrade all its sites to have 4G/LTE using many different frequencies which are critical for coverage and speeds...

•	M1's 5G network now live in Singapore M1 has announced that it switched on its 5G non-standalone (NSA) network in Singapore for existing and new users, accessible via a simple 5G Booster pack to their existing mobile plan...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Qwest TV teams up with Samsung Qwest TV’s three new music-focused channels will be joining Samsung TV Plus which comes automatically installed on all 2016-2020 Samsung Smart TVs...

•	Comscore expands global Connected TV footprint with Samba TV The agreement harnesses joint strengths in cross-platform measurement intelligence, lays the groundwork for aggressive European expansion...

Middle East

•	Huawei offering UAE users battery upgrades for US$11 Huawei is offering UAE consumers the option to replace the battery on their device with genuine, replacements for just (US$10.60) (AED39) as part of a limited time offer...

•	Value of monthly electronic payments jumped since July by 25% in Kuwait Electronic payment transactions through apps and the Internet have jumped by 109 percent with monthly operations increasing from five million before the crisis to ten million operations as of July...

•	Jordan Legislation Bureau launches new website, enhancing public access, interactivity The website provides a free access to legislative content and various stages of legislation, starting from the draft legalisation until publishing it in the Official Gazette...

North Africa

•	Morocco gains World Bank funds for digital transformation program Morocco has developed one of the most advanced telecommunications markets in Africa, supported by the government’s Maroc Digital 2020 strategy to encourage the development of a digital economy and on the National...

Satellite & Internet

•	Vodafone NZ upgrades international submarine network Vodafone and Ciena have been working closely to complete the network upgrade using the 6500 Converged Packet Optical platform...

•	Inmarsat expands LTE/satellite communications Inmarsat will extend its hybrid satellite and mobile network connectivity to offshore support vessels (OSVs) in the Gulf of Mexico after successful trials...

Global Telecom Update

•	Vodafone develops remote product recall IoT platform Vodafone’s research and development engineers have developed a prototype recall system for home appliances that monitor the hardware for defects and shuts them down if a defect is detected...

•	Ericsson, Telia and partners test driverless 5G-enabled electric minibus in Stockholm Ericsson is partnering with Swedish and international companies to test a 5G-enabled self-driving electric minibus in the heart of Stockholm...

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