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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 2, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zain introduces virtual Zain Great Idea accelerator program
 
 
The program comes in joint collaboration with Brilliant Lab, a startup Accelerator Service from Kuwait, and Mind the Bridge, a global organization based in Silicon Valley that bridges the world through entrepreneurship education for startups, enterprises, and investors to succeed in global markets...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  AT&T to webcast talk with John Stephens at Citi Global TMT West Virtual Conference
Member Logo AT&T will webcast a presentation by John Stephens, AT&T Inc. senior executive vice president, and chief financial officer, at the Citi Global TMT West Virtual Conference...
 
•  Huawei challenges global scientists on world-level data storage problems with OlympusMons Award 2021
Member Logo At the 2020 Global Storage Professors Forum, Huawei announced the OlympusMons Award 2021 and invited global scientists to tackle the two most difficult problems in data storage...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Egypt’s mobile regulator, operators sign new frequency agreements
Vodafone purchased a band of 40 MHz for US$540 million, TE took 20 MHz for US$305 million, and Etisalat took 20 MHz for US$325 million
 
Serbia 5G spectrum auction delayed to end of 2021
Serbia has delayed its 5G auction again for the end of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic scuppering investment plans of operators...
 
Middle East
 
US group Trackimo set to launch operations in Bahrain
Trackimo, an American IoT solution provider that develops cost-effective tracking devices, has announced plans to expand its operations in Bahrain and across the region...
 
Dubai Economy launches updated version of IP Gateway
Smart channel offering services in five languages comes with an upgraded user experience and improved efficiencies in resolving intellectual property infringement issues...
 
North Africa
 
iSmart, Morocco unveils first locally-made electric charging station
Ismart is a new generation intelligent electric charging station for domestic and professional use serving two connectors with 4 versions: mobile, wall, foot, and candelabra...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Singtel to capture ‘new digital growth’ with new portfolio
The move to help businesses accelerate their digital transformation comes as companies embrace new business models and race to go digital in response to COVID-19 and the resulting changes...
 
 
South Asia
 
Huawei to promote distance education facilities to Sri Lankan schools
Huawei has agreed to provide free pieces of equipment and accessories to schools in Sri Lanka to promote distance education facilities through the internet...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Mondia brings Monsooq entertainment platform to Nigeria
Monsooq’s unique time-based model utilises time as currency and allows consumers to buy entertainment time just as they would mobile airtime and use that time to consume any content...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Kyivstar connects 400 more settlements to 4G
The mobile operator Kyivstar has increased the territory of access to high-speed mobile Internet in 16 regions of Ukraine, connecting 400 more settlements to the 4G network...
 
S. Korea's 5G users near 11 million in November
South Korea was the first country to commercialize 5G in April last year and has since been aggressively pushing for wider adoption of the networks, which in theory can reach 20 times faster speeds than 4G LTE...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Sky TV broadband trial starts strong
Sky Television has rolled out its broadband trial, alongside Vocus New Zealand, in what could become a key partnership in the broadband market...
 
AST partners with Vodafone for satellite mobile network
AST & Science has partnered with Vodafone to launch the first phase of its space-based commercial mobile communications service AST SpaceMobile in 2023...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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