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February 16, 2021

Technology elevates travel with connectivity enabling a seamless and immersive digital experience in the new norm, says Etisalat Chief

Technology elevates travel with connectivity enabling a seamless and immersive digital experience in the new norm facilitating virtual travel to bridge the gap between both physical and digital worlds, said Eng. Hatem Dowidar, CEO, Etisalat Group...

TRA Oman kicks-off public consultation on regulatory sandbox

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the Sultanate has announced the launch of a public consultation on its regulatory sandbox...

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BT fibers up network of Covid-19 vaccination centres to help NHS protect the public

â€‹Engineers and IT experts from BT have played a vital role in helping the NHS deliver the biggest vaccination programme in its history, by bringing high-speed fibre and Wi-Fi connectivity to more than 110 vaccination...

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China Mobile Shanghai and Huawei debut world's first 5G 4.9 GHz indoor network with above 3 Gbps peak rate

China Mobile Shanghai and Huawei deployed the world's first 4.9 GHz commercial LampSite network in Shanghai, China...

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Tech Mahindra to support end-to-end IT transformation for Germany based telecommunications provider Telefonica Germany

Through this digital transformation, Tech Mahindra will support Telefonica Germany to deliver faster product launches and provide a more ‘human centered’ experience to its customers in the mass market segment...

Policy and Regulation

•	U.AE gets 20 million visits in 2020 The UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has announced that U.AE was visited nearly 20 million times in 2020, compared to 13.5 million in 2019...

•	Iran to auction 3.5GHz spectrum for 5G The Iranian government is finalizing plans for an auction of the 3.5GHz spectrum to support 5G cellular services...

•	TRA Oman kicks-off public consultation on regulatory sandbox The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the Sultanate has announced the launch of a public consultation on its regulatory sandbox...

Middle East

•	Saudi Aramco launches data diode security technology Saudi Aramco has launched the first domestically produced information security technology, known as “data diode,” which protects networks against cyber breaches...

•	Orange Money and Ion partner for charging e-vehicles Orange Jordan signed an agreement with ION, the largest network for charging electric vehicles, allowing its users to recharge their credit using Orange Money e-Wallet...

•	Data revenues drive 50% of total for Ooredoo Group According to its full-year financial results, 50% of Ooredoo Group's total revenue was generated by data across its international markets in 2020...

North Africa

•	Egypt signs deal with Samsung to manufacture educational tablets Egypt has signed an agreement with Samsung to manufacture educational tablets in the country, as part of a government strategy to localise the technology sector...

Satellite & Internet

•	HyperOne announces huge fiber investment for Australia HyperOne will provide greater national resiliency, enable future industries such as Space, Cloud, satellite, new undersea cable landing points all around Australia...

•	SpaceX says its Starlink satellite internet service now has over 10,000 users SpaceX disclosed in a public filing that its Starlink satellite internet service now has over 10,000 users in the United States and abroad...

South Asia

•	PTCL collaborates with Huawei to launch smart cloud campus solution This solution includes the services of AI Enabled WIFI-6 Campus, Software Defined LAN and Software defined WAN (SD-WAN) as a service...

•	SLT-MOBITEL provides enhanced Voice and 4G/Data connectivity solutions to Meemure To power the village of Meemure, SLT-MOBITEL implemented a permanent base station, enabling them to get aboard the digital revolution taking place in the country...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Starzplay ‘home of anime’ in MENA with TV Tokyo deal The partnership will see over 1,000 episodes of anime content brought to Starzplay subscribers, with access to shows such as Naruto, Fruits Basket and Boruto...

•	Disney+ reveals European ambitions The Walt Disney Company EMEA has announced its initial slate of European originals for Disney+...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Motorola LTE platform powers Pittsburg schools private network Motorola said its Nitro private LTE platform is powering the DragonNet broadband network developed by the city of Pittsburg, Kansas and Pittsburg Community Schools...

•	South Korean telcos pin hope on further 5G adoption this year Telecom operators are banking on mass migration to the latest generation networks this year as they seek to boost their earnings...

Global Telecom Update

•	Orange goes green with ENGIE partnership for renewable energy The new deal will see the two companies work together to build two new solar projects to deliver renewable energy...

•	Cloud-focused company aims for growth in Brazil Claranet, a technology multinational focused on managed cloud services, has announced an investment of US$100 million in its Brazil operation...

•	Telefonica says pilot schemes will boost network capacity and speed Telefonica says the objective is to consolidate the quality of the network to accommodate 5G and in response to the growing demand for bandwidth that will be driven by new services...

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