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March 7, 2021

stc launches the largest Digital Operations Control Center in the MENA

stc has inaugurated the digital operations control center, which is considered the largest integrated operating center in the region with an area of more than 42,000 square meters that can accommodate about 2,300 employees...

First 5G commercial network in operation in Russia

The MTS mobile telephone operator launched the first 5G network in Russia, which is already available in 14 busy places of Moscow...

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AT&T CEO discusses closing the digital divide

John Stankey, chief executive officer of AT&T Inc spoke recently on the steps needed to make high-speed internet connections accessible, affordable, and sustainable to more rural and low-income families...

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Huawei launches top ten trends of site power

eng Jianhua, President of Huawei Site Power Facility Domain, together with industry guests, discussed the technology and industry trends and predicted the ten trends in the site power domain...

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Tech Mahindra partners with ThoughtSpot to offer scalable and AI-driven analytics for business insights

As part of the partnership, Tech Mahindra will integrate ThoughtSpot’s search and AI-driven analytics platform with its Virtual Analyst platform to drive multilevel data analysis and empower users with real time...

Policy and Regulation

•	Royalty rates for telecom services fixed in Oman The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has issued a ministerial decision determining the annual royalty rates prescribed for the licensee to provide telecommunications services...

•	PTA issues mobile device manufacturing regulations Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has said it has issued Mobile Device Manufacturing (MDM) regulations and has started receiving applications for mobile device manufacturing...

South Asia

•	Bangladesh launches national app portal Under the agreement, the ICT division will collaborate with bdapps to organize exclusive boot camps and software development events in the country...

•	Dialog Axiata revolutionizes digital payment acceptance for small business owners The revolutionary MyQR solution can also be used by online businesses to accept payments by posting a saved image of their LANKAQR code on their website or Facebook page...

•	NT and Ncell provide free mobile data to use Nagarik app The app includes features like showing educational certificate, passport, provident fund details, register PAN number, register complaint, and many more...

Satellite & Internet

•	Telefonica launching Brazilian fiber wholesale JV with CDPQ FiBrasil will initially be deploying and operating fiber networks in a number of mid-sized cities across Brazil outside the state of Sao Paulo...

•	Vodafone launches broadband Satellite Community Wi-Fi in Fiji In a bid to improve internet access in remote parts of Fiji, Vodafone Fiji has launched the country’s inaugural Satellite Community Wi-Fi service in Nakavika village, in the Central Division’s Namosi province...

Global Telecom Update

•	Globe Telecom extends OSS and professional services agreement with Netcracker As a part of this extension, Netcracker will continue to provide Professional Services, including application development, release and support activities...

•	Raxio to build data center in Democratic Republic of Congo The pan-African data center developer and operator claims this will be the first in a series of privately owned carrier-neutral facilities in the DRC and expects to build a second site in Kinshasa and another in...

•	Beeline Telecoms to increase competition The Consumer Unity Trust Society is confident that the introduction of Beeline Telecoms in Zambia, will bring about competition and improved service delivery among existing mobile phone network service providers...

Middle East

•	Orange Jordan introduces the “Innovation Space” project The European Union funded "Innovation Space" is a pioneering initiative in Jordan and a one-stop-shop for digital innovation and entrepreneurial support...

•	Ooredoo reaches new areas with FTTH Ooredoo Oman has announced the expansion of its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband service to additional locations in the Sultanate...

•	Arcadis finds UAE one of the top 10 markets to build data centres The purpose of the index is to provide insights that can be used to guide the decision-making process about where to establish a new facility...

•	Abu Dhabi University students create groundbreaking technology for people of determination This integrated system helps limit interaction with store staff and shoppers, which in turn contributes to the precautionary and safety measures taken to avoid COVID-19 transmission...

North Africa

•	Orange Egypt Transforms “90 Avenue” into an Integrated Smart Compound The agreement stipulates providing the project with FTTH technology, which is commonly used in Europe and regarded as the future of the Internet across the world...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Sky launches Sky Ticket on Amazon Fire TV in Germany German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland is making its streaming service Sky Ticket available on Amazon Fire TV devices in Germany...

•	Combat sports app FITE TV launches on LG The app is available on LG Smart TVs launched from 2018 onwards, and offers access to a wide range of premium PPV events, SVOD packages and free programming...

•	Megacable launches OTT service powered by Viaccess-Orca Viaccess-Orca (VO) announced that Megacable is expanding the delivery of its Xview+ OTT service to Android TV set-top boxes using VO’s TV Platform solution...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	New scheme to roll out 4G and 5G technology in Scotland The toolkit aims to break down previous barriers to the rollout of 4G and 5G infrastructure and is expected to lead to significantly faster deployment and increased investment in digital technology...

•	First 5G commercial network in operation in Russia The MTS mobile telephone operator launched the first 5G network in Russia, which is already available in 14 busy places of Moscow...

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