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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat showcases advanced solutions for education and industries
 
 
Etisalat is showcasing at GITEX Technology Week 2020 advanced solutions and services to support education and industries amid challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc forms strategic partnership with Tecnotree
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc, announced a strategic partnership with Tecnotree to deliver stc’s Enterprise Digitalization Program (EDP)...
 
•  AT&T Communications Chief Executive Officer discusses closing the digital divide with USTelecom members
Member Logo Jeff McElfresh, chief executive officer of AT&T Communications, spoke at the USTelecom Broadband Investment Forum, where he discussed the country’s digital divide...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
BTRC to issue licence to assemble telecom equipment locally
The registration certificate issuance process for local assembling and manufacturing of mobile phone handsets has already been enacted by the commission...
 
TRA, Abu Dhabi Digital Authority and Smart Dubai Government hold a press conference on UAEPass in the private sector
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) held a virtual press conference on the adoption of digital identity (UAEPass) in the private sector...
 
North Africa
 
Morocco launches 1337 campus
With its rows of sleek computers and ultra-modern study methods, Morocco’s 1337 campus is a dream come true for budding geeks, in a country where IT skills are in high demand...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Montreal STM is now 100% connected to Bell, Rogers, Telus, Videotron LTE Networks
The Société de Transport de Montréal (STM), along with network partners Telus, Bell, Rogers and Videotron have announced the metro is now fully connected to 4G LTE mobile networks...
 
Singtel boosts 5G with 28 Ghz mmWave rollout
Singtel is tapping on 28 Ghz mmWave in addition to 3.5Ghz and 2100Mhz frequencies to boost its 5G rollout in Singapore...
 
Plus expands 5G footprint to more than 5 million Poles
Polish cellco Plus says there were 5.2 million people covered by its 5G networks at the end of November...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Discovery+ launches in Poland
According to TVN Discovery Polska, the introduction of programmes from the discovery + website to Player is an element of the company’s global strategy that extends and integrates its digital offer...
 
Estrella Media launches channels on Samsung TV Plus
Estrella Media has become the latest media company to partner with Samsung on its rapidly expanding Samsung TV Plus AVOD platform...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
SaskTel launches Rural Fiber Initiative to reach 30,000 households and businesses
SaskTel launched its Rural Fiber Initiative, aimed at providing improved broadband services to approximately 30,000 households and businesses in more than 20 rural Saskatchewan communities over the next four years...
 
Loon taps Google AI for internet-beaming balloons
Alphabet subsidiary Loon announced its internet-beaming balloons will now be piloted using reinforcement-learning (RL) AI...
 
 
Middle East
 
Orange Jordan establishes 3 new digital centers
The new centers will be established with an aim to increase the number of these vital programs that provide digital training, as well as enhance youth's innovation and leadership skills...
 
5G to create new value for consumers in Oman
Oman is driven by aspirations to leverage innovation and shared learning to build a better life for its people with technological innovation forming a key part of the Oman Vision 2040...
 
Abu Dhabi Digital Authority signs partnership agreement with F5 to accelerate digital transformation agenda
The agreement is part of ADDA’s efforts aimed at leading the digital future of Abu Dhabi government and supporting digital transformation in the emirate by using the latest technologies...
 
Ajman Free Zone introduces new IT packages at Gitex
Ajman Free Zone launched a wide range of initiatives and incentives for IT companies to help them achieve growth and expansion...
 
South Asia
 
Internet usage skyrockets in Nepal after lockdown
After the COVID-19 Pandemic lockdown imposed by the government in Nepal, the number of internet users and mobile data consumption has skyrocketed...
 
Atlas Axillia hosts teacher training webinar
The webinar was facilitated by Atlas to help ease the challenges faced by both, teachers and students during the pandemic when adapting to virtual learning environments...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Juniper to acquire Apstra for Intent-Based networking and assurance
Apstra offers an intent-based network operating system for simplifying the management of data center networks...
 
Vodafone Business, RingCentral partner to offer new cloud-based communications services
Vodafone Business and RingCentral will jointly drive product roadmap, innovation, sales enablement and go-to-market...
 
Liberty Global looks to fixed-mobile convergence and local IPOs
Liberty Global is set to benefit significantly from its realization of fixed-mobile convergence in the UK and Switzerland and is likely to continue to build out fiber in the UK...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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