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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 23, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zain Group generated revenue of USD 5.3 billion and Net Profit of USD 605 million for 2020
 
 
Zain Group, a leading mobile telecom innovator in seven markets across the Middle East and Africa, announces its consolidated financial results for the full-year 2020, and fourth quarter ended 31 December 2020. The Group ended the year with a customer base of 47.8 million customers...
 
Tawazun and Yahsat collaborate to develop ‘Made in the UAE’ SATCOM solutions
 
 
Tawazun Economic Council and the UAE’s flagship satellite services operator, Yahsat, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a new company to develop critical in-country capabilities in relation to the development and manufacture of advanced satcom solutions within the UAE, with a focus on building intellectual property locally for increased national security and advanced technology development...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat’s Board of directors proposes a record total dividend per share for the year 2020 of AED 1.20, inclusive of 40 fils special dividends
Member Logo Etisalat Group announced its consolidated financial statements for the 12 months ending December 31 2020...
 
•  Verizon Business expands Cisco relationship with SD-WAN managed service offers 
Member Logo Verizon Business announced the expansion of its long-standing strategic partnership with Cisco, with the addition of three new SD-WAN managed services offerings. This expansion provides enterprise businesses with an...
 
•  Huawei: COVID-19 closed many doors, but innovation offers a window of hope
Member Logo Over the past year, Huawei has worked closely with carriers to ensure the stable operations of more than 300 networks across 170 countries...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Batelco achieves net profit attributable to equity holders of BD56.7M, a 10% YoY increase
 
•  Mobily exceeds analysts’ expectations, achieves SAR 783 million net profit for 2020
 
•  HE Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications Engineer Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed visits "BNET" to review work progress
 
•  HUAWEI IdeaHub transforms online teaching at Escola Chinesa Internacional in Brazil
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Radio in Africa: New FM band frequencies promise to reinforce radio
The project strives to ensure compatibility among existing and new broadcasting frequency assignments, facilitating the eventual introduction of digital sound broadcasting in Africa...
 
SA telecoms regulator Icasa pushes back spectrum
SA's telecoms regulator pushed back the announcement of the qualifying bidders for its long-awaited auction of new spectrum by a month to March 23...
 
Middle East
 
UAE: Your face is now your passport at Dubai airport
After successful completion of the trial phase, Dubai airport has now officially rolled out the ‘smart travel’ system that enables passengers to travel without using their identification papers...
 
Iran inaugurates Telecom Exhibition
The telecommunication companies and Internet services providers, as well as activists in the field of communications and information technology, will attend the exhibition...
 
Zain KSA continues to achieve net profits for the 4th year eliminating most of the accumulated losses
Zain KSA has revealed its fiscal results for 2020 which showcases a steady achievement of net profits for the 4th consecutive year...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
DOCOMO Pacific boosts LTE coverage on Saipan
Japanese-backed telecoms operator DOCOMO Pacific has revealed that it has strengthened its LTE coverage in a number of locations across the Northern Mariana Islands...
 
Deutsche Telekom starts 5G standalone trials
Deutsche Telekom announced that it has installed the first 5G Standalone antenna in the town of Garching near Munich...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
i3 Broadband targets FTTH roll-out in St. Charles County, MO
The network design process has begun and construction of the FTTH network should launch early this spring...
 
Starlink gets French licence
Prior to attaining this licence, SpaceX had only received authorisation to set up three ground stations in France, in Villenave-d'Ornon, Gravelines and Saint-Senier-de-Beuvron...
 
 
South Asia
 
SLT-Mobitel facilitates TRCSL’s Gamata Sanniwedanaya Project in Ratnapura
The initiative to establish island-wide connectivity would define the success of Sri Lanka’s digital road map of envisioning a digital economy and a smart society...
 
Wahyd does a tech makeover of logistics in Pakistan
Wahyd Logistics offers a comprehensive mobile app as well as a web-based platform and an ever-ready technical support team to help businesses with their logistical needs...
 
Spotify to launch in Bangladesh, 84 other countries
Spotify is expanding to 85 new markets including Bangladesh in the “next few days”, co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek announced at its online-only Stream On event recently...
 
North Africa
 
Morocco's UM6P university launches Africa’s most powerful supercomputer
The supercomputer is intended to help the University coordinate research across Africa into a range of areas, including artificial intelligence and IoT technology..
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
AVOD streamer Roku eyes more content deals after Quibi acquisitions
AVOD streamer The Roku Channel is looking to strike more content deals following the recent acquisition of shows from defunct streamer Quibi, after unveiling surging usage of its service...
 
FilmBox+ goes live
SPI International has announced the global rollout of its new and enhanced streaming service FilmBox+...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Delta Air Lines taps IBM for public cloud expertise
IBM will help lead Delta to the public cloud, in order to increase its agility, speed to market and innovation capabilities around digital transformation...
 
Mobility habits returning to pre-pandemic levels in Estonia
The level of mobility in Estonia is returning to pre-pandemic levels and fewer people are staying at home, data from telecommunications company Elisa's mobility study show...
 
EUR 50,000 (US60,700) for technological innovations which improve children’s lives
Registrations are open for the third edition of the Innovators for Children program, welcoming innovative projects and solutions, dedicated to raising the quality of life for Romanian children...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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