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February 2, 2021

SpeedChecker Joins SAMENA Council to Extend its Commitment to Improve QoS and Digital Experience in the Region

SAMENA Telecommunications Council has announced that SpeedChecker, specializing in providing Telecom Operators solutions to measure end-users’ internet quality as well as providing insights based on crowdsourcing, has joined its membership...

Oman issues e-payment framework for small businesses

The framework applies to micro-businesses with less than ten employees, such as gas delivery services or small restaurants...

Egypt’s telecom regulator monitors mobile service quality during 4Q 2020

In the study, the quality of mobile phone services was measured in 81 regions, with the NTRA doubling voice quality measurement samples by 55%; from 66,500 samples in October to 103,000 samples in December...

Member News

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AT&T and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will test 5G-powered healthcare innovations

AT&T has delivered AT&T 5G capabilities across the entirety of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle in a public-private partnership with the VA...

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Eutelsat and TelOne (Pvt) Limited sign multi-service agreement to bring high quality broadband connectivity to Zimbabwe

Under the terms of the multi-year agreement with Eutelsat’s broadband division, Konnect Africa, beginning in March 2021, TelOne (Pvt) Limited will leverage the operational flexibility and power of the EUTELSAT KONNECT...

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Huawei announces winners of first-ever Middle East Innovation Competition

Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, has announced the regional winners of its first-ever Innovation Competition in the Middle East. It is an...

Policy and Regulation

•	Dubai RTA launches 106 digitisation initiatives Dubai’s RTA has embarked on a roadmap encompassing 106 initiatives for the transformation of Smart Services to Digital Platforms...

•	Ethiopia pushes the deadline for new entrant bids The Ethiopian Communications Authority extended the deadline for operators applying to secure one of two new mobile licenses...

•	Egypt’s telecom regulator monitors mobile service quality during 4Q 2020 In the study, the quality of mobile phone services was measured in 81 regions, with the NTRA doubling voice quality measurement samples by 55%; from 66,500 samples in October to 103,000 samples in December...

Middle East

•	UAE small businesses take the digital route to attract customers The quantitative survey report studied the effects the global pandemic has had on entrepreneurs and small business owners in the UAE...

•	Oman issues e-payment framework for small businesses The framework applies to micro-businesses with less than ten employees, such as gas delivery services or small restaurants...

•	NBB gets ISO certification for information security The attainment of the certification marks a significant milestone in NBB’s journey to enhance its overall information security and risk management framework...

North Africa

•	DFin launches fintech platform, sets up Camel Ventures Digital Finance Holding (DFin Holding) launched a fintech platform that focuses on the next generation of tech-based financial services in Egypt and the region, according to a press release...

Satellite & Internet

•	African operator goes Supersonic to connect the unconnected South Africa's MTN has taken bold steps to fiber-quality connectivity to more households across the country...

•	Satcoms investment for Thailand Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has announced the formation of SSC Space Thailand, a subsidiary targeted at the Asia-Pacific market...

South Asia

•	Free internet service under RTDF reaches 31 districts across Nepal Under this facility, municipalities, rural municipalities, ward offices, community schools, and community health institutions of the select districts will receive free internet services for the next two years...

•	Mobile drives digital payments uptick in Pakistan Mobile plays a big part in increasing acceptance, as it provides an alternative to point of sale (POS) terminals, land lines that’s easy to deploy and maintain...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	OTT success for NTV-Plus The OTT platform operated by Russia’s NTV-Plus ended 2020 with over 640,000 subscribers...

•	Birdbox.Film launches short films channel Birdbox.Film, the curated film streaming platform from Goldfinch, has launched a new channel dedicated to short films...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	4G available to almost 90% of Belarus' population The coverage of the LTE mobile communication network in Belarus has expanded significantly in the past six months...

•	StarHub teams up with Nokia for standalone (SA) rollout in Singapore Singapore’s StarHub has teamed up with Nokia to roll out a new cloud-native 5G core network to manage 5G standalone (SA) bandwidth in the city-state...

Global Telecom Update

•	FPT Telecom enhances Vietnam network The provider’s infrastructure covers 59/63 provinces and cities in Vietnam and has expanded globally with 46 offices in 22 countries and territories abroad...

•	Rock Mobile edges closer to Jamaica launch The operator would go up against Digicel Jamaica and Flow Jamaica, which are the dominant market leaders in Jamaica...

•	O2 UK, NEC conduct Open RAN trial with Altiostar and GigaTera NEC helped to define a customised Open RAN architecture, optimised and adapted to the requirements of the O2 mobile network...

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