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January 30, 2021

AT&T reports fourth-quarter and full-year results

AT&T reported fourth-quarter results that showed continuing subscriber growth in wireless, fiber and HBO Max while continuing to reflect strong cash flows and financial strength...

Member News

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BT and Digital Boost launch free mentoring programme for UK small businesses

BT has pledged to deliver free one-to-one coaching sessions to at least 1,000 small businesses as part of its Small Business Support Scheme, which launched last summer...

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Tech Mahindra revenues up 3.4%, EBITDA margins up 1.4% to 19.6%

Tech Mahindra Ltd., a specialist in digital transformation, consulting, and business reengineering services announced the audited consolidated financial results for its third quarter ended December 31, 2020...

Policy and Regulation

•	Indonesian regulator abandons results of 2.3GHz allocation Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information has terminated the country’s allocation process for 2.3GHz mobile spectrum...

•	MNP will start by 30 September, NTC says The Philippines’ National Telecommunications Commission has announced that the rollout of Mobile Number Portability will start by 30 September 2021...

South Asia

•	SLT-MOBITEL provides connectivity solutions to city bus service SLT-MOBITEL announced their partnership with the Sri Lanka Transport Board to provide Wi-Fi connectivity and branding for the new ‘Park and Ride’ city bus service...

•	Grameenphone releases annual results Grameenphone registered a 2.8% annual de-growth, and the company acquired 2.6 million new subscribers during the year, having grown 3.4% from the end of the previous year...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Orange Caraibe launches VoLTE Orange Caraibe has activated VoLTE services in Guadeloupe and Martinique, with plans to deploy the new service in French Guiana, Saint-Martin and Saint Barthelemy in the course of 2021...

•	Samsung, Deutsche Telekom complete 5G standalone trial in Czech Republic The spectrum efficiency was tripled in comparison to that of LTE under realistic conditions and the throughput was increased by about 2.5 times of SU-MIMO...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	CNN International launches on Samsung TV Plus with Rakuten TV VOD service Rakuten TV has launched the CNN International news channel on Samsung TV Plus in the UK and Germany...

•	Digital MIPTV expands its One-to-One Online distribution market Digital MIPTV is expanding access to its One-to-One Online Distribution Market, adding Drama and Kids genres to the previously announced programme addressing Doc, Factual and Formats...

Middle East

•	KAPITA and Asiacell fortify their strategic partnership Over the past year, KAPITA and Asiacell Iraq have built a strong partnership together...

•	Saudi Aramco uses technology to improve emissions Using data analytics and simulation models to manage reservoirs has helped the company reach a 70% recovery rate...

•	Mowjaz App now available on Huawei's AppGallery With Mowjaz users can remain abreast of the latest developments and events around the world and find out more about the topics that trigger their interest...

North Africa

•	Ooredoo Algeria boosting network with Nokia’s cloud-native core By modernising its core to a more efficient cloud-based network with near-zero-touch automation capabilities and high-level operational efficiencies, Ooredoo Algeria can meet rising customer demand for much greater bandwidth...

Satellite & Internet

•	LG U+ to deploy 600G fiber backbone across South Korea The fiber network's ROADMs will feature Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme and WaveLogic Ai coherent optical engines to support 600G wavelengths...

•	Virgin Orbit to launch first satellite for Dutch Ministry of Defense The mission represents a significant step forward for the Dutch Ministry of Defense’s efforts to develop their first space capabilities, with a particular emphasis on responsive launch...

Global Telecom Update

•	Telefónica invites startups to develop solutions on its 5G network and edge computing Telefónica has launched a call for proposals for startups to develop solutions that take advantage of the possibilities offered by 5G and edge computing...

•	Digitalk Carrier Cloud selected by Telesom to drive international growth and service enhancements in Somaliland Telesom is committed to the delivery of high-quality, yet affordable services and to the sustainable development of the Somaliland economy...

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