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December 13, 2020

SAMENA Council Hails Regional Policy & Regulatory Measures on Spectrum Availability; Emphasizes on Spectrum Policies that Transcend Short-term Economics

Bocar BA stated: "As a national asset and scarce national resource, spectrum needs to be managed to optimize returns to the government while ensuring it contributes an equal, if not more, value to the overall national economy. The future of connectivity is pointing to the likelihood that more spectrum for both licensed and unlicensed services will indeed be needed. To tread the next decade, we need to enshrine affordability of Spectrum into national ICT policies and address the issue of license fees, opening up multiple spectrum bands, and extending duration of licenses for Operators. It is a pleasure for SAMENA Council to be a part of the CITC's endeavors in developing a five-year spectrum roadmap for commercial and innovative use..."

CITC, ITU’s spectrum innovation webinar tackles pressing policy issues

The speakers explored the potential of 5G, vehicular communication systems, unlicensed technologies, satellite communications, and other exciting developments in the ICT sector...

Member News

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stc concludes ‘Move for Movember’ campaign

Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc announced that it has concluded its annual campaign to raise awareness on men’s health issues. The campaign focused on different methods men can adopt into their lifestyles...

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Viu and AIS PLAY launch Viu Original Voice in the Rain

Viu and AIS PLAY have announced that the new Viu Original series Voice in the Rain will be aired on December 19 on Workpoint TV, Viu in all 16 markets and AIS PLAY channels including the AIS PLAY app, AIS PLAYBOX and on the...

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Tech Mahindra recognized as global leader on climate change and water security

Tech Mahindra Ltd has been recognized as a leader in sustainability by the global environmental non-profit, Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)...

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Cisco declares quarterly cash dividend

Cisco announced that earlier its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.36 per common share to be paid on January 20, 2021, to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on January 5,...

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TrustInTech Global Summit 2020 calls for shared prosperity enabled by trust in technology and open collaboration

Huawei hosted its second annual TrustInTech Summit, which was attended by ICT industry experts, academia and economists from around the world...

Policy and Regulation

•	Cyprus lines up four bidders for 5G spectrum Cyprus’ telecoms watchdog set a date for the island country’s upcoming 5G auction for later this month, as it attracted four interested bidders after seeing delays due to a high starting price for licenses...

•	CITC, ITU’s spectrum innovation webinar tackles pressing policy issues The speakers explored the potential of 5G, vehicular communication systems, unlicensed technologies, satellite communications, and other exciting developments in the ICT sector...

South Asia

•	Avanza Solutions joins Redrackx to provide cloud ready solutions Avanza Solutions, one of the region's most trusted fintech industry player, has partnered with Redrackx, Pakistan's first multi-country cloud...

•	Dialog Enterprise unveils Innovative VSaaS Solution Dialog Enterprise has announced the launch of Dialog Video Surveillance (DVS), a secure, end-to-end, intelligent video content solution with analytics-driven Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) for enterprises...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Broadpeak powers StarHub TV+ in Singapore The StarHub TV+ service also uses Broadpeak’s BkS350 Origin Packager to securely deliver live, time-shifted, and VOD services to any device...

•	Allroll partners with Vlogbox for OTT/CTV marketplace launch Allroll has announced a partnership with OTT app development, video content distribution, and monetization company Vlogbox to launch a new marketplace for channel owners...

•	IPV, Digistor team to bring cloud-based video workflows to APAC IPV has announced a partnership with Australia-based media tech integrator Digistor to deploy and support end-to-end workflow solutions for remote creative teams in the APAC region...

Global Telecom Update

•	IBM’s Digital4Agriculture supports African agricultural start-ups With the help of digital expertise from IBM Services and access to accurate weather-related data provided by IBM’sThe Weather Company, D4Ag is helping over 36 African agricultural companies become better prepared for...

•	Deutsche Telekom and Microsoft ink seven-year cloud deal German operator Deutsche Telekom is positioning itself as the preferred on-ramp to Microsoft cloud services for medium and large enterprises...

•	Thales and Google Cloud join forces Thales has announced a new collaboration with Google Cloud that will accelerate the ability of enterprises to safely migrate sensitive data between public cloud, hybrid and private IT infrastructures...

Middle East

•	E-commerce sales in Dubai to hit US$27 billion by 2022 Dubai has ranked as the fastest-growing e-commerce market in Mena thanks to a very advanced technological infrastructure and the growing number of tech-savvy consumers...

•	Saudi Arabia to host virtual summit as NEOM seeks gaming hub status Saudi edition of Digital Games Conference Middle East and Africa to attract global and regional gaming experts to predict industry trends...

•	GCC payments industry set to leapfrog other economies in 2021 After a year of increased digitalization and major shifts in the FinTech landscape, the GCC payments industry is set to leapfrog other major economies in 2021...

•	Zain Bahrain launches unlimited fiber-optic packages Under this scheme, Zain Bahrain is introducing a ‘fiber with no-commitment’ feature that enables its customers to subscribe to selected fiber packages without any minimum commitment period...

•	IBM opens its first-ever security operations center in Saudi Arabia The Riyadh center will offer IBM’s private and government sector clients in the Kingdom the option of managing their security operations around the clock via the company’s staff and local infrastructure...

North Africa

•	Tunisia’s first-ever open data hackathon taps into digitalization’s potential for greater development impact Tunisia’s first-ever national open data hackathon, brought together 170 participants comprising 38 different teams with the support of the World Bank...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Scottish Government teaming up with EE in boost to first rural 4G projects The Scottish Government is teaming up with EE and the Home Office to boost rural 4G across Scotland for the first time...

•	Vodafone provides the world’s first 5G marine testbed in Plymouth Vodafone has helped to create the world’s first 5G ocean-based marine testbed in Plymouth, England...

Satellite & Internet

•	TTK expands broadband network to Kostroma Russian federal telecoms network operator TransTeleCom (TTK) has announced the expansion of its fixed broadband access services to the city of Kostroma...

•	SpaceX satellite internet Starlink being tested in remote areas of Canada Pikangikum has become the first Indigenous community to get connected to Starlink, with 60 dishes reserved for homes and businesses in the community in the initial phase of installation...

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