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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 10, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
Huawei and Central Agency for Information Technology in partnership to support IT talents in Kuwait
 
 
Huawei has partnered with Kuwait’s Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT) to play a key role in powering the country’s digital transformation through training IT talent within the public sector...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc receives ISO Certification in Business Continuity
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, announced that it has been certified with the latest version of the ISO Certification in Business Continuity (ISO 22301:2019)...
 
•  Etisalat EMIX supports transitioning to a New Normal by building a path to autonomous networking
Member Logo Etisalat announced that it is building the region’s first open and autonomous and secured network. Cisco AI/ML automation is used to simplify Etisalat Emirates Internet Exchange (EMIX) operations with a set of...
 
•  Cisco appoints John D. Harris II to its Board of Directors
Member Logo Harris has over 30 years of technology, non-profit and business board experience and most recently served as vice president of Business Development for Raytheon Company and CEO of Raytheon International...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA Oman's CEO visits governorates
The Chief Executive Officer of Telecommunications Regulatory Authority(TRA), has made field visits to some governorates of the Sultanate to understand requests and complaints of the people...
 
Ofcom confirms quartet of bidders for 700MHz/3.6GHz-3.8GHz auction
British telecoms regulator Ofcom has now formally confirmed that four bidders will contest its upcoming auction of spectrum in the 700MHz and 3.6GHz-3.8GHz bands...
 
South Asia
 
Mymed partners with eChannelling to provide seamless healthcare services
Mymed, an online pharmacy has joined hands with eChannelling, the largest doctor channeling network in Sri Lanka to provide seamless healthcare services to customers at the touch of their fingertips...
 
Telenor Pakistan boost up app's navigation feature
The update also offers features like comprehensive search, location details, the option to add new locations as well as routing to a location, all within the app...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Disney+ announces Singapore launch via StarHub
The streamer will launch in Singapore on February 23 and will be exclusively available to StarHub’s customers as a fully integrated platform within StarHub TV+...
 
Roku secures exclusive access to Quibi content
The deal will see the Roku Channel become the exclusive place to stream more than 75 premium shows and documentaries that Quibi created...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telekom Romania launches OneDoc
Telekom Romania has integrated into OneDock almost 40 applications made in-house or with the help of partners, such as Interactions, and it is already used internally by the company’s employees...
 
F5 strikes deal to acquire edge cloud specialist Volterra
F5 has struck a US$500 million deal to acquire multi-cloud management specialist Volterra in a move that will help it develop what it calls an Edge 2.0 platform...
 
 
Middle East
 
Dubai's Nakheel Malls hires AI firm to help retailers
Nakheel Malls, the retail arm of Dubai-based master developer Nakheel, is driving on big data and analytics to help its consumer-facing tenants...
 
Thumbay reinforces cybersecurity with Trend Micro
In the next stage of its digital transformation, the Thumbay Group is considering centralising its data in a data centre and leading an organisation-wide change of culture in prioritising security...
 
North Africa
 
16 SMEs in Egypt to implement digital transformation projects
The initiative provides business opportunities through three tributaries, namely the implementation of business through contracting with government agencies directly, and the implementation of works through contracting with...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Work underway for expansion of 4G services in Pakistan
Arrangements are in final stage for the provision of telephone, internet and cable service under triple bundle services in Gilgit Baltistan...
 
T-Mobile US 5G network reaches 280 million people
T-Mobile US has revealed that its ‘Extended Range’ 5G network, which uses the 600MHz band, now covers 280 million people across nearly 1.6 million square miles...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Openreach turns to EXFO for a full-fiber boost
The automation of some tasks that used to be carried out by its engineers should allow Openreach to reduce costs and accelerate deployment...
 
SoftBank sets eye on airborne telecom base stations
SoftBank subsidiary HAPSMobile has been working to achieve commercialization by fiscal 2023 and is promoting the technology...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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