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January 27, 2021

BT partners with scale-ups on breakthrough green tech

BT announced that it has selected tech scale-ups, iOpt and Everimpact, to develop new joint products and services aimed at helping its public sector customers drive a green recovery by transitioning to Net Zero...

Bahrain among top countries protecting biometric data

Bahrain is among the top five countries globally for protecting biometric data, according to a new research...

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Etisalat supports UAE Tour 2021 as official Green Jersey sponsor

Etisalat announced its sponsorship of the third edition of UAE Tour 2021, which demonstrates the UAE’s capabilities in international sport and highlights its role in bringing people together in the country...

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Liquid Telecom renews and expands capacity agreements on Eutelsat’s EUTELSAT 7B satellite

Liquid telecom, Africa’s leading telecoms group, has renewed and expanded its Ku band capacity agreements on Eutelsat Communications’ EUTELSAT 7B satellite...

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Huawei releases 7th annual Global Connectivity Index report and proposes five key Stages of industry digital transformation

For the first time in a GCI report, the 2020 release proposed five key stages of industry digital transformation: task efficiency, functional efficiency, system efficiency, organizational efficiency and agility, and...

Policy and Regulation

•	Telecom operators called upon to phase out 2G- mobile technology The call was made shortly before witnessing the fifth phase of the signing of agreements to transmit rural communications...

•	Belgium makes progress on the first 5G auction The government has approved the draft legislation – but bidding is not expected to begin before early 2022...

South Asia

•	SLT-Mobitel gears for pre-commercial 5G launch by mid-year Sri Lanka Telecom is preparing for a pre-commercial launch of 5G services mid-year under the SLT-Mobitel brand while awaiting spectrum allocation for the commercial launch next year...

•	Tejas Networks inks deal with Afghanistan’s ACG to deploy high-capacity Optical Transport Network Tejas Networks has inked a multi-year deal with Afghanistan's Asia Consultancy Group to supply 100G-600G DWDM/OTN and PTN to establish a high-capacity packet access network across the country...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Azercell expands LTE coverage to more than 85% The mobile operator has significantly expanded the LTE network coverage, facilitating the provision of better service to subscribers throughout the country...

•	KT Corp starts testing standalone 5G South Korean mobile network operator (MNO) KT Corp has begun testing standalone (SA) 5G on its commercial network...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Plex teams with Atari for retro game streaming offer The service has branched out in recent times with a focus on free ad-supported TV (FAST) via more than 80 live linear channels...

•	Salto reaches 200,000 subscribers Salto, the streaming service backed by France’s leading broadcasters, has recorded 200,000 subscribers...

Middle East

•	Orange Jordan offers free coding training for children Orange Jordan stressed on the importance of programing training for children, as it offers future opportunities in the early future and contributes to the development of many sectors...

•	Zain KSA launches 1st 5G B2B leased line to enable Enterprises Amongst the leased line features is the “dedicated access services” which telecom networks can be equipped with, to provide high-speed connections to areas where fiber networks are not available...

•	Bahrain among top countries protecting biometric data Bahrain is among the top five countries globally for protecting biometric data, according to a new research...

North Africa

•	Egyptian National Media Authority to deploy R&S DVB-T2 transmitters R&S®TMU9evo DVB-T2 transmitters form the backbone of an ambitious Egyptian upgrade project serving many millions of consumers in Africa’s third largest country...

Satellite & Internet

•	Lothian Broadband plans FTTP rollout to 50,000 premises Lothian Broadband has announced plans to accelerate growth through large-scale investment in fiber infrastructure by deploying FTTP to 50,000 homes...

•	Geely officially launches internet satellite project in Qingdao The project is located in the Qingdao Shanghe demonstration zone, with an area of 20,474.3 square meters, according to relevant reports...

Global Telecom Update

•	Opanga Networks selected Telefónica Germany RAN Optimization partner Opanga Networks is focused on developing products which make mobile networks much more efficient, faster and capable of ultra-high performance...

•	Telstra and AWS lean into edge computing integration play The collaboration with AWS will be supported by a boost to Telstra’s training, accreditation and certification program with a new AWS Cloud Guild...

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