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December 6, 2020

Etisalat presents a digital future & beyond at GITEX Technology Week

Etisalat welcomed all visitors this year at GITEX Technology Week 2020 to witness the convergence of 5G, AI, big data, and IoT with digital showcases that will take technological innovations to a new height and bring transformation in every industry and the lives of customers from all walks of life...

TRA UAE showcases its key projects during GITEX Technology Week 2020

TRA's participation comes as part of the Digital Government Stand featuring 20 federal government entities working as a team to uphold the principle of 'one government with outstanding services'...

Member News

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For the first time in Bahrain, ‘Fiber Checker’ option is available on BNET’s website

Bahrain’s National Broadband Network (BNET), responsible for providing broadband network services across the Kingdom of Bahrain, has a ‘Fiber Checker’ feature on their website www.bnet.com that allows a...

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83% of UK consumers are planning to gift a connected device as families get set for Christmas, according to a study by BT Full Fiber

As the nation prepares for a Christmas like no other, a new survey by BT Full Fibre reveals that British families are getting set for a connected Christmas with 83% gifting a connected device to their loved ones...

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Huawei commits to greater support for the digitalization of European SMEs

Representatives from European Parliament, SME associations, and SMEs themselves joined experts from Huawei for the second round of Huawei European Innovation Day 2020, held online in Germany...

Policy and Regulation

•	ATRA chief pledges to accelerate work on Digital CASA programme The main goals of the project are to provide Afghans with more affordable internet access, to attract private investment in the ICT sector, and to improve the government’s capacity to deliver digital government...

•	TRA UAE showcases its key projects during GITEX Technology Week 2020 TRA's participation comes as part of the Digital Government Stand featuring 20 federal government entities working as a team to uphold the principle of 'one government with outstanding services'...

Middle East

•	UAE leads innovation in global smart cities market The UAE is leading innovation in the world’s smart cities market, which is set to reach US$546 billion by 2027, industry experts said, ahead of Gitex Technology Week 2020...

•	Bahrain’s first satellite to undergo a series of technical tests next March The 3U CubeSat, Bahrain’s first satellite, will also undergo a series of technical tests next March to ensure its compatibility with the launch criteria...

•	Acronis unveils 5-year expansion plan in Mideast Acronis has announced a five-year expansion plan in the Middle East, representing a significant financial investment and support to the cybersecurity, data protection, and endpoint management requirements of...

South Asia

•	Pakistan boosts work on transmission towers Pakistan has ramped up work on setting up common transmission towers, instead of exclusive ones by all four operators, as the competition among the telecom companies grows tougher on price and services...

•	4G technology expanded to the village of Kelinkanda in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel and Dialog jointly set up communication towers under the supervision of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	HBO Max to expand into Europe by the second half of 2021 The streaming service will replace HBO branded streaming services in Central & East Europe and the Nordics and will also be available in Latin America...

•	Nordic streaming market closes in on 14 million subscriptions Nordic households are close to adding an additional 3 million streaming subscriptions in the last 12 months...

North Africa

•	Egypt discusses using technology in agriculture, irrigation The meeting reviewed Egypt’s national strategy for artificial intelligence (AI), which aims to localize technology and expand its usage to achieve the country’s development goals...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Safaricom targets 100% 4G network coverage in Kenya by end of 2020 Safaricom has announced plans to provide 100% 4G network coverage across the country by end of this year as part of its growth strategy focused on being the technology partner of choice...

•	China to build over a million new 5G stations next year Chinese telecom carriers have managed to build more than 600,000 new 5G base stations this year, in addition to about 100,000 5G stations built in 2019...

Satellite & Internet

•	Enet inks backhaul capacity expansion deal with BBnet Enet noted that under the agreement BBnet will gain access to an aggregated capacity of 100GB across Ireland, which it is claimed will allow the ISP to scale up its services across the country...

•	Marlink provides connectivity services for Manta Shipping with support from Ozsay Satellite Marlink will provide the high-throughput Ka-band VSAT with a bundled L-Band back-up solution, both of which will benefit from Marlink’s enhanced network transparency...

Global Telecom Update

•	KT supports partner firms to enter foreign markets KT, South Korea’s leading telecommunications firm, will provide support to local companies to join a foreign tech fair to help them enter the global market...

•	New service to help African small businesses establish online presence Website builder BaseKit will partner with Liquid Telecom to provide a website and e-commerce builder to customers of the African telecoms provider...

•	DT, Orange units hail blockchain breakthrough The international carrier arms of Orange and Deutsche Telekom (DT) lauded the results of a study into the use of blockchain to improve information exchange between operators...

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