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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 6, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comviva introduces Data Science-as-a-Service (DSaaS) and AI workbench (MobiLytix AIX) solutions to enhance returns from Customer Value Management Programs
 
 
The new solutions drive revenue growth, enhance offer acceptance and increase customer retention by accelerating the application of AI in Customer Value Management...
 
Nepal plans 5G mobile internet roll-out by mid-July
Nepal plans to roll out 5G mobile internet by mid-July as it races to become the first country in South Asia to offer super-fast connectivity...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  AT&T to host "Analyst & Investor Day" webcast on Friday, March 12
Member Logo AT&T will webcast its Analyst & Investor Day on Friday, March 12, 2021, during which, the company will provide updates on its business strategy and capital allocation plans...
 
•  Huawei and China Mobile Guangdong piloted 5G indoor distributed Massive MIMO
Member Logo Huawei and China Mobile Guangdong achieved a significant milestone with the pilot of their latest innovation: 5G indoor distributed Massive MIMO...
 
•  Tech Mahindra Recognized as a Leader in Gartner 2021 Magic Quadrant
Member Logo Positioned Tech Mahindra for its Business Process Arm as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant research based on its ability to execute and completeness of vision...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Nearly half of people with 4G network coverage remain offline, mainly due to high cost of Internet access
A new policy brief from ITU and the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), finds that high costs for Internet access relative to income remain one of the main barriers to the use of information and communication technology...
 
CITC launches ‘Game Mode’ initiative to support video game market
The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) launched the "Game Mode" initiative, with the aim of enhancing Saudi Arabia’s booming gaming sector...
 
South Asia
 
Pakistan’s first OTT platform UrduFlix is now live
Pakistan's first venture into the digital business has resulted in launching its first-ever Urdu OTT platform UrduFlix...
 
Nepal plans 5G mobile internet roll-out by mid-July
Nepal plans to roll out 5G mobile internet by mid-July as it races to become the first country in South Asia to offer super-fast connectivity...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
toob begins FTTP rollout in Surrey
toob have begun deploying their gigabit-capable FTTP network to homes and business in the Surrey towns of Camberley and Frimley...
 
Magyar Telekom expands giga network
According to the company, it constructed 377,000 new optical accesses and upgraded 117,000 cable access points to gigabit capability...
 
Globe looking at satellite broadband for remote areas
Globe said in a statement it was working with US-based Curvalux, the company behind the CurvaNet satellite constellation project...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telefónica Germany to deploy MATRIXX digital commerce platform
Telefónica Germany/O2 has selected MATRIXX Software as their monetization partner in the setup of its new, lean IT architecture, announced Matrixx Software...
 
LoRaWAN hub connects 18 networks around the world
Actility has announced what it calls the first global peering hub for LoRaWANs, ThingPark Exchange, which it says is growing rapidly...
 
Vodafone Fiji launches eSim support and rural Wi-Fi
Vodafone Fiji, the dominant mobile operator in the country, has announced two firsts: one involving digital SIMs, the other concerning the arrival of Wi-Fi in a remote area of Fiji...
 
 
Middle East
 
World Digital Report 2020 highlights digital lifestyle in UAE
The report sheds light on the digital lifestyle in the UAE, based on group data that monitored individuals and companies' behavior during the year 2020, which witnessed the coronavirus pandemic...
 
Huawei Video and StarzPlay extend partnership to offer discounts
SVOD service, Huawei Video, extended its partnership with StarzPlay to offer up to 63% discount on StarzPlay packages on Huawei Video for consumers in KSA, UAE, Kuwait, and Oman...
 
North Africa
 
Egypt inks contract with Samsung to localize tablets industry
Samsung is also committed to providing technical support and maintenance through 45 maintenance centers across Egypt for a period of 36 months from the delivery date...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
New Paramount+ streaming service goes live
ViacomCBS has launched its new streaming service Paramount+ in the United States, Canada and Latin America...
 
SportsTribal TV claims first for UK streaming
SportsTribal TV is currently in beta on web and mobile in the UK hosting a range of free sports-themed channels...
 
Sky D agrees to major streaming partnership with RTL
RTL Group and Sky Deutschland have agreed to an extensive new partnership covering streaming and content...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
SaskTel expands rural 4G LTE with launch of 15 new cell towers
The Saskatchewan crown corporation says the following “previously underserved rural parts of the province” now have 4G LTE near them...
 
Smart extends 5G roaming to Taiwan
Philippines-based Smart Communications introduced 5G roaming services for subscribers traveling to Taiwan through an agreement with Far EasTone...
 
CBN, Ericsson, and UNISOC complete 700MHz 5G test
China Broadcasting Network has successfully completed a 700MHz 5G test, in partnership with vendors Ericson and UNISOC, and claims to have achieved record downlink speeds...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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