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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...

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AT&T to host "Analyst & Investor Day" webcast on Friday, March 12

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...

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Huawei and China Mobile Guangdong piloted 5G indoor distributed Massive MIMO

Huawei and China Mobile Guangdong achieved a significant milestone with the pilot of their latest innovation: 5G indoor distributed Massive MIMO...

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Tech Mahindra Recognized as a Leader in Gartner 2021 Magic Quadrant

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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