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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 15, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat becomes first telco in UAE to join AWS Direct Connect Service Delivery Programme
 
 
Etisalat announced it has joined the AWS Direct Connect Service Delivery Programme to offer fast, private, and secure connectivity for accessing AWS cloud services. This enables Etisalat’s customers to accelerate adoption of AWS cloud solutions by using high performance and secure direct connectivity, providing customers with more choice in line with Etisalat’s multi-cloud strategy...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Saudi Arabia: Establishing a digital hub for the MENA region in cooperation with global partners
Member Logo stc Group said that it intends to establish a premier digital hub for the MENA region, in cooperation with regional and international partners...
 
•  UNICEF & Facebook launch a digital campaign to promote life-saving immunizations
Member Logo Facebook’s Data for Good team recently worked in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to better understand constraints to vaccine adoption in Pakistan with the objective to help the...
 
•  Tech Mahindra and SAP extend partnership to deliver ‘Intelligent Enterprise’ for customers globally
Member Logo Tech Mahindra and SAP will leverage their respective strengths to provide on-premise and cloud-based end-to-end solutions built on SAP® Business Technology Platform...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Indonesia chooses three operators for 2,300MHz spectrum
The Indonesian government kick-started its selection proves for companies aiming to secure 30MHz of 2300MHz (2360MHz-2390MHz) for mobile services, and cut XL Axiata and Indosat Ooredoo after evaluation...
 
Greece to run 5G auction this week
The Greek government will hold its auction of 5G-capable spectrum on 16 December, with frequencies in the 700MHz, 2GHz, 3.4GHz-3.8GHz and 26GHz bands up for grabs...
 
North Africa
 
Orange Morocco chooses Neural Technologies fraud solution to protect revenues
The new partnership will help Orange Morocco to detect and prevent fraud in the African and Middle Eastern markets where it serves its 22 million customers...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Reawick gets 4G coverage
Reawick is one of three EE sites across the Highlands and Islands to go live recently as part of a program to deliver infrastructure to areas that previously had no coverage...
 
Slovak Telekom initiates large-scale deployment of NSA 5G network on 2100 MHz
The 5G network works in parallel with the existing 4G network and users can decide which network to connect to...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone extend German fixed deal
Vodafone Germany signed a new ten year deal with Deutsche Telekom for access to its fixed network, extending a current arrangement for standard broadband to include full fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) lines...
 
Rocket Lab successfully launches satellite for Japanese startup Synspective
Syspective aims to operate a 30-satellite constellation that can provide global imaging coverage of Earth, with SAR’s benefits of being able to see through clouds and inclement weather, as well as in all lighting...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Private equity firm acquires Myanmar tower company for $700M
The buyout marks the investment company’s debut into the Southeast Asian country and gained it almost 4,000 towers across Myanmar...
 
Globe migrates tech systems to Amazon cloud to improve customer experience, 'virtualization'
Globe Telecom is migrating its technology infrastructure to Amazon Web Services cloud storage and computing to speed up systems and improve customer experience...
 
 
Middle East
 
Bahrain among first countries to have comprehensive 5G coverage
The achievement of nationwide 5G coverage is a reflection of the government’s efforts and vision to put at the forefront of its priorities the availability of a robust and widely accessible digital infrastructure in...
 
5G mobile subscriptions to reach 130 million in MENA by 2026
The commercial deployment of 5G technology began in the region in 2019 and 2020, with subscriptions to the new technology expected to reach nearly 1.4 million by the end of 2020, especially in the Gulf Cooperation Council...
 
TII, Virgin Hyperloop announce R&D partnership in UAE
The partnership will involve cooperation between three of TII’s research centers; Directed Energy Research Centre (DERC), Autonomous Robotics Research Centre (ARRC) and Advanced Materials Research Centre (AMRC)...
 
18 million used Saudi Arabia’s Absher services last year
The online Absher service was introduced to increase productivity and promote more efficient work practices within government departments...
 
South Asia
 
Jazz, United Nations offer funding for youth-led social innovation in Pakistan
The United Nations Development Programme and Jazz have signed a funding agreement to promote youth-led social innovation in Pakistan through a series of SDG Bootcamps across the country...
 
Grameenphone, Fortumo launch direct carrier billing service in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi operator Grameenphone has teamed up with Fortumo to launch direct carrier billing (DCB) services in Bangladesh...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
TV3 Group and Walt Disney ink partnership
The Baltic media company TV3 Group and The Walt Disney Company Nordic and Baltic have entered into a content partnership...
 
Vodafone Spain launches personalised kids UI
The kids functionality, Modo Niños, provides a more visual UI designed specifically for younger viewers, and gives parents the ability to create a profile for each child...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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