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November 4, 2020

BT and University of Warwick to accelerate 5G innovation for regional economic recovery

BT, University of Warwick and Warwickshire County Council announced a collaboration to bring 5G innovation and co-development to the University campus and the wider region, stimulating regional economic growth and post Covid-19 recovery...

Member News

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50% of jobs will need new skills in 5 years as a result of digital transformations

The STC Group CEO Nasser Sulaiman Al Nasser expects that the desired core skills of some occupations are going to change in the perceived future as a result of digital transformations...

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Cisco introduces new partner program enhancements

Cisco also introduced new and simple Partner Experience Platform (PXP), a single gateway for partner tools and resources, making it easier to work with Cisco than ever before...

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Huawei European Innovation Day 2020: Together We Innovate For Future

Due to the COVID-19, this year's event will be held online on 5th-6th November with the theme being “Together, We Innovate for Future” and the topics focusing on talents empowered by technologies and their...

Policy and Regulation

•	ITU 2020 Global Innovation Forum highlights the importance of entrepreneurship-driven innovation in the context of a global pandemic The 2020 edition of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Global Innovation Forum, held from 26 to 30 October, highlighted the critical role of entrepreneurship-driven innovation in the context of a global...

•	TRA explores the community's ideas on the future development of the telecommunications and digital government sectors The campaign is in line with “design the next 50” project, which aims to involve community members in designing the future of the UAE and setting the pillars and components of the comprehensive development plan...

South Asia

•	Jazz registers significant growth in 4G subscribers in Pakistan during Q3 Overall, with organic/underlying revenue growth of 7% YoY, Jazz showed encouraging signs of recovery following COVID-19 induced lockdowns in Q2 2020...

•	Huawei releases device-cloud synergy meeting solution in Bangladesh Huawei has launched Huawei Cloud Meeting, its full-scenario, secure, and reliable global video conferencing solution in Bangladesh as well as the Asia Pacific region...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	O2 UK boosts 4G mobile capacity Telefonica UK has announced that, since April 2020, they’ve increased their 4G based network capacity in over 33,109 postcodes across London...

•	TIM and INWIT to deploy 5G via small cells in cities They will start with Milan and Genoa to improve network capacity and quality, and pave the way for 5G...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Amazon Video Channels launching in Spain, Netherlands and Italy The bouquet of channels is already familiar to viewers in the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany and the UK and goes live in Spain, the Netherlands and Italy...

•	Kids streamer Playground TV to launch with 14 different languages Start-up kids video streamer Playground TV has announced the launch of a dedicated multilingual streaming service aimed at children aged between two and nine...

Middle East

•	FinTech, AI training courses for Zain Bahrain employees Zain Bahrain organized a specialized cognitive technologies training series for its employees to learn more about financial technology (FinTech) and digital ecosystem in Bahrain...

•	Orange Jordan launches its environmental - Committed to Preserve Our World campaign The campaign embodies an integrated and environmentally responsible culture, both in terms of the company's buildings and the services provided...

•	Emirati start-ups to sell, market their products on Talabat The Dubai Economy has launched an initiative with food and grocery delivery app Talabat to support the growing number of small UAE businesses...

North Africa

•	Drapp expanding its Telehealth Solution to Egypt This attendance comes in parallel with other major initiatives towards introducing Drapp to the Egyptian and Middle Eastern doctors & patients...

Satellite & Internet

•	London focussed ISP launches 3Gbps broadband plan CommunityFibre has become the first provider in the UK to launch a symmetric speed 3Gbps (3000Mbps+) package for homes, which is now the fastest available speed being offered to residential customers...

•	MegaFon investing in satellite venture The new unit will undertake R&D into low-orbit satellites to provide cost-effective high speed (50Mbps-1Gbps) data services...

Global Telecom Update

•	WOM to launch in Colombia on 5 November The CEO of Partners Colombia, has confirmed that the company will launch mobile services under the WOM brand on 5 November...

•	Deutsche Telekom-backed venture seeks to replace 5G masts with aircraft Cambridge Consultants and Stratospheric Platforms Limited are claiming a breakthrough in the antenna technology that Cambridge developed for SPL’s system for replacing 5G infrastructure on the ground with airborne cell...

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