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February 1, 2021

AT&T rolls out super-fast 5G+ across the U.S.

AT&T 5G+ delivers the faster speeds and increased connectivity needed to enable incredible innovation and unlock immersive experiences in high-traffic venues like stadiums, arenas, school campuses, hospitals, entertainment venues and more...

Google and TRA hold online safety workshop in cooperation with the Ministry of Education

Through the SafeSurf initiative, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority in cooperation with Google, held an interactive workshop attended by several educational personnel from schools in the Kingdom of Bahrain...

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New research finds that the expectations of Chief Information Security Officers have never been greater

BT Security’s largest ever research project identifies the major trends that are changing the role of the CISO, and some worrying behaviours that show the need for a strategic response...

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Cisco appointed to manage and maintain Expo 2020 Dubai’s IT network

Cisco has been appointed to manage, operate and maintain Expo 2020 Dubai’s entire IT network – representing one of the most advanced operations of its kind in the region...

Policy and Regulation

•	NTA to test telecom service quality across country Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) is preparing to test the quality of telecommunication service across the country...

•	Google and TRA hold online safety workshop in cooperation with the Ministry of Education Through the SafeSurf initiative, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority in cooperation with Google, held an interactive workshop attended by several educational personnel from schools in the Kingdom of Bahrain...

Middle East

•	Saudi cybersecurity experts explain cookies, data and privacy infringement Many Saudis browsing the web do not understand or realize that the problem lies with using suspicious or sketchy browsers...

•	Demand for online schooling on the rise in UAE With teaching, learning, student life, mentoring and delivery formats going digital even preschoolers are being fine-tuned into the online groove...

•	Zoho, Flat6Labs partner to accelerate digital transformation for startups The partnership will help early-stage startups in MENA to overcome entry barriers and leverage a cost-effective technology adoption plan to achieve digital agility in their business operations...

South Asia

•	Worldlink to build datacenters in all provinces Nepal looks set for a major connectivity boost with the news that its largest ISP WorldLink Communications will construct data centers in 14 of the country’s largest towns within the next three years...

•	Telenor Pakistan offers seamless connectivity for The HinduKush Snow Sports Festival Telenor Pakistan promises the attendees and locals of The HinduKush Snow Sports Festival with uninterrupted 4G connectivity...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Disney reveals Star launch slate Over 75 TV series and 270 movies will feature on Star, when the entertainment brand is added to Disney+ on February 23...

•	Unruly launches self-service tools for CTV and OTT publishers Unruly has launched a suite of self-service tools that enable publishers to package, price and sell their programmatic inventory to the biggest advertisers in the world...

North Africa

•	Egypt to launch a satellite at end of 2021 Cairo, in cooperation with German and Chinese partners, will launch new satellites, the first of which is a satellite for remote sensing and scientific research...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	BAKTI and Kominfo accelerates auction and framework agreement of BTS 4G infrastructure development This partnership is expected to immediately carry out the construction of BTS 4G in 2,700 villages, which is scheduled to be done in two years time...

•	Cyta launches 5G services to 70% of population Cypriot mobile operator Cyta has launched 5G services capable of providing speeds of 1Gbps...

Satellite & Internet

•	NEC delivers submarine cable seismic and tsunami observation system The new system is mainly intended for observation of earthquakes and tsunami in the area ranging from the offshore coast of Yilan in eastern Taiwan to Fangshan in Pingtung County...

•	Semtech and Swarm deliver satellite communications with LoRa Semtech has announced that Swarm Technologies has integrated Semtech’s LoRa devices into its connectivity solution that enables two-way communications to and from its satellites in Low Earth Orbit...

Global Telecom Update

•	Safaricom continues to expand cashless and paperless options The service saves a business’ customers from having to queue to physically make payments and having to present paper working detailing the payment...

•	Mavenir and MTI launch Evenstar remote radio head to accelerate Open RAN adoption The Evenstar B3 RRH is generally available now as part of the Evenstar program, with plans to expand into other Open RAN architectural elements...

•	TIM launches cloud company The Italian incumbent announced its intention to spin off its data centre and cloud services operations towards the end of last year...

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