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February 27, 2021

BT partners with Code First Girls to close the UK gender skills gap in tech

BT has announced a new strategic partnership with Code First Girls, a UK social enterprise focussed on delivering technology training for women, to work to close the gender skills gap in the UK technology sector...

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AT&T & TPG to form new entity to operate AT&T’s U.S. video unit

AT&T and TPG Capital announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which the two parties will establish a new company named DIRECTV (“New DIRECTV”) that will own and operate AT&T’s U.S. video...

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Huawei: 5G will create new value across all industries

At the Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2021, Huawei's Executive Director and Carrier Business Group President Ryan Ding gave a keynote speech at the company's "5G Brings New Value" forum, where he announced the...

Policy and Regulation

•	Saudi Arabia aims to become a top 20 digital powerhouse by 2030 Bassam Al-Bassam, Deputy Minister for telecom and digital infrastructure at Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), reiterated Saudi Arabia’s objective to become a top 20 digital powerhouse...

•	FCC announces winners of 3.7GHz auction The US Federal Communications Commission has unveiled the identities of the winning bidders that participated in its recently concluded Auction 107 spectrum sale...

South Asia

•	Robi-Live Technologies bring first Bangla browser ‘Duronto’ Robi, in partnership with Live Technologies, has brought the first ever Bangla Browser named ‘Duronto’ on the occasion of International Mother Language Day...

•	PTCL’s Flash Fiber delivers fastest internet presently PTCL has recently launched an FTTH service called Flash Fiber which delivers a speed of 100 Mbps to its customers...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	EE to extend 4G coverage in rural Oxfordshire locations Mobile network EE has announced the expansion of its 4G coverage in four locations in Oxfordshire as part of a Government initiative to stamp out signal not-spots in rural areas...

•	T-Mobile brings 2.5 GHz 5G to VA hospital in Miami T-Mobile has turned on 5G in and around the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in Miami, the operator’s first custom 5G installation in a hospital setting...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Amino receives Amazon Prime Video approval Amino has received certification from Amazon for the Prime Video application, across its Amino Amigo 7X and Kamai 7BA Android TV devices...

•	Little Dot Studios selects Amagi for OTT and CTV expansion Content studio and broadcaster Little Dot Studios has announced a partnership with Amagi to power its expansion into OTT and CTV platforms...

Middle East

•	Integrated Telecom begins second phase of its 5G coverage in Saudi Arabia with 1000 additional sites This expansion will increase ITC digital connectivity and bring ultra-high-speed internet to businesses and residents...

•	Number of Internet users in Jordan rises to 6.84 million Internet penetration in Jordan increased by 0.8 percent over the year 2020, standing at 66.8 percent in January 2021 with a total of 6.84 million Internet users in the country...

•	UAE firm unveils ultra-secure messaging app Digital14, a UAE-based leader in digital transformation and cyber resilience, has announced the latest release of Katim Messenger, the world's first ultra-secure chat application, now available to UAE businesses and all...

North Africa

•	Telecom Egypt to acquire 20% stake in e-payment service providers Bee and Masary Mobile operator Vodafone Egypt will acquire 20% of the capital of e-payment service providers Bee and Masary...

Satellite & Internet

•	WeFibre announce FTTP deployment in Cumbria and South Wales WeFibre, part of the Telcom Group, has announced plans to deploy a gigabit-capable FTTP network in 9 rural communities in Cumbria and South Wales...

•	Semtech brings LoRa technology to growing IoT satellite network Semtech's LoRa devices have been integrated into Swarm Technologies’ growing global LEO satellite network that enables two-way communications to and from its satellites...

Global Telecom Update

•	NetOne taps Huawei for mobile broadband upgrade in Zimbabwe Zimbabwean state-owned operator NetOne is collaborating with Huawei on the second phase of its ICT services upgrade...

•	A worldwide IoT network grid to harness the power of connectivity It enables real time collection, analysis and interpretation of data that could, if handled correctly, make every corner of a business or industry more efficient...

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