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November 23, 2020

"SAMENA Accelerator" on Digital Economy on November 25th to Bring Representation of Multiple Regional Economies and Global Industry Bodies to the Discussion

Following last week's SAMENA Accelerator on expediting Fiber deployment efforts in the SA-ME-NA region as a necessary conduit for meeting connectivity needs of the future, SAMENA Telecommunications Council is reminding the Industry that, with the collaboration of Huawei Technologies Middle East, the next SAMENA Accelerator will take place tomorrow "November 25", focusing on "accelerating a sustainable digital economy".

Member News

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Zain offers advanced cloud-managed network solutions to Al Maousherji

As part of this agreement, Zain will offer a wide range of telecommunications and networking solutions built on the most advanced technologies, including 5G, with the aim of serving Al Maousherji Catering Company’s...

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Eutelsat’s konnect ramps up retail distribution of new capacity brought by EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite

Leveraging the availability of the EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite, Eutelsat Communications’ new direct arm, konnect, has kick-started the retail distribution of next-generation satellite Broadband across Europe and...

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Tech Mahindra partners with RUAG International

Tech Mahindra will support RUAG International in its IT Infrastructure digitisation strategy by transforming the core infrastructure operations using next-generation service to enhance customer experience and faster...

Policy and Regulation

•	Media registration open for the online World Radiocommunication Seminar (WRS-20) The World Radiocommunication Seminar (WRS-20) will take place virtually from 30 November to 11 December 2020 with the initial week of free learning-oriented webinars open to non-ITU members...

•	10 million U.AE users from the beginning of the year until October 2020 TRA announced that U.AE has hit a new record in its number of users, reaching nearly the 10 million mark during the period from January to October of this year..

North Africa

•	Cairo University launches competition encouraging e-education The platform has been designed as a method of developing educational content and employing modern technology as part of the educational process...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Silknet introduces gigabit LTE in Tbilisi, Batumi Georgian operator Silknet is introducing gigabit LTE technology in the cities of Tbilisi and Batumi, which offer up to 7 times faster speeds and three times the capacity of standard 4G...

•	DNA 5G covers 31 cities, 27% of Finns In each case the new network covers ‘most of the city center areas’, it noted, also highlighting that the network upgrades will significantly strengthen its 4G network...

Satellite & Internet

•	Zen to offer gigabit broadband over CityFibre networks Zen Internet becomes former altnet’s third national consumer ISP to offer full-fiber services to consumers with gigabit-speed consumer broadband products..

•	NuRAN and iSAT plan African rural deployment NuRAN Wireless has announced that it has received its first purchase order from iSAT Africa for an initial commercial rural deployment in what is described only as a sub-Saharan African country...

Global Telecom Update

•	Ascenty opens its first data centre in Chile and plans a second Data centre company Ascenty has announced the opening of the Chile 1 data centre in Santiago, the company's first unit to start operating outside Brazil...

•	NetOne introduces paperless top-up service NetOne, has introduced an electronic airtime top-up service in line with technological advancement while contributing to measures to mitigate against the spread of Covid-19 through social distancing...

Middle East

•	Saudi-Emirati partnership to develop electronic games inspired by local culture This unique bilateral partnership will strengthen the Saudi-UAE economic cooperation and help acquire a share of the Gulf region in digital technologies, especially in digital games...

•	Zain promoting tech studies for girls Through this initiative, girls aged 8-14 years can collaborate with their peers and learn to code and create fun interactive games and stories in a virtual setting...

•	JEPCO chooses STS as a technology partner to accelerate its digital transformation strategy This upgrade will allow JEPCO to save costs, improve internal processes, employ futuristic smart applications, and digitally transform many of its services...

•	Bahrain's Bidayatech starts MENA's first reward-based crowdfunding platform The fintech will enable startups to create and launch a fundraising campaign through an assigned campaign page in the platform...

South Asia

•	Digital payments gaining popularity among Nepali online shoppers Digital payments accounted for about 40 percent of the online sales during the recent festival shopping spree, reflecting the growing preference of online shoppers to pay electronically...

•	Huawei developing ICT infrastructure for Digital Pakistan vision Huawei is committed to providing the full range of its capabilities in Pakistan so that people here can avail the latest breakthroughs in vital areas like 5G, AI, cloud, and more...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Thema launches +D’Afrique VOD offering on Orange In addition to African VOD offering +D’Afrique, Thema earlier this year launched a new Arabic VOD offering on French screens as well...

•	Britbox launches in Australia BritBox has gone live in Australia following earlier launches in the United States, Canada and the UK...

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