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March 10, 2021

SpeedChecker's mobile network performance rankings in Egypt

SpeedChecker, the mobile crowdsourcing company released a new report on the performance of mobile networks in Egypt. Telecom Egypt’s superior download speed is easy to see when comparing the speeds in regions on the choropleth maps. In the image below the contrast between Telecom Egypt and Vodafone is clear. Telecom Egypt owns 45% of Vodafone Egypt...

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For the second year in a row, Mobily is the fastest growing among the 10 most valuable Saudi brands

Brand Finance released its 2021 ranking report for brands in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where Mobily ranked seventh on the list of the top valuable brands in the Kingdom, advancing two places since 2020 and four since...

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UK’s first 5G immersive classroom brings richer learning experience to pupils

With schools reopening across the UK this month, pupils in North Lanarkshire can now experience what it’s like to be in outer space, under the ocean, on a World War 1 battlefield or even on top of Everest - thanks to a...

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Huawei releases a 5G voice solution

At MWC Shanghai 2021, Huawei officially released a 5G voice solution, Single Voice Core, helping operators improve voice quality and build a cloud-based 5G voice network...

Policy and Regulation

•	Ofcom launching 5G 700MHz, 3.6GHz-3.8GHz auction bidding this week UK telecoms regulator Ofcom is launching its delayed 5G 700MHz and 3.6GHz-3.8GHz spectrum licence auction this Friday (12 March 2021)...

•	15 base stations to increase coverage in Zimbabwe The initiative, which is being undertaken in conjunction with mobile network operators will bridge the digital divide between rural communities and urban centres...

North Africa

•	IBM signs up to modernise EgyptAir Duty Free's operations EgyptAir will migrate its Duty-Free operations to IBM Cloud and leverage IBM Watson Assistant to transform travelers’ retail experience...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Vodafone offers broadband with automatic 4G back-up The move is a natural convergence play for Vodafone, which is pushing hard to get a reasonable share of the UK broadband market...

•	4ka plans 5G in 15 cities by end-2021 A report from Zive.sk says the firm expects to launch 5G services in Bratislava by the end of April and expand coverage to around 15 main cities by the end of the year...

Satellite & Internet

•	NetIX upgrades AMS-IX connection to 100G The increase in transmission capacity into the Amsterdam internet exchange is the result of increases in customer demand among its more than 180 members...

•	SES and DTP aim to bring connectivity to rural Indonesia Thanks to this initiative these residents will be able to access crucial online resources such as educational content, as well as unlocking the potential of the region’s digital economy...

Global Telecom Update

•	Koch deploys Alkira cloud NaaS embedded with Palo Alto’s VM virtual firewalls Palo Alto Networks reports that Koch Industries has initially deployed the combined offering of Alkira’s Cloud Services Exchange (CSX) and Palo Alto Networks VM-Series Virtual Next-Generation Firewalls...

•	Paratus Namibia aims to start a network sharing trend Paratus Namibia claims it is effectively disrupting the network services industry with this move by enabling fair competition and affordability to customers and users...

Middle East

•	UAE tops in telecom infrastructure in region: survey The UAE's telecommunications infrastructure ranks first in the Gulf, Arab Region and Western Asia, and seventh globally in the Telecommunications Infrastructure Index, according to the UN E-Government Survey 2020...

•	Vodafone’s GigaNet Network to power Qatar Masters 2021 venue Vodafone’s GigaNet network will power the tournament venue with both fiber and mobile coverage, including 5G, giving the organizers, players, and spectators the crucial seamless connectivity needed...

•	Zahid Tractor picks Infor ERP to streamline Saudi operations Infor has announced that Zahid Tractor is now using its enterprise resource planning (ERP) to gain visibility across all departments...

•	Asiacell launches LaLiga xtra platform Asiacell has signed a new partnership agreement with the Spanish Football League, LaLiga, to launch a digital platform called "LaLiga Xtra Iraq"...

South Asia

•	HBL, Huawei enter strategic alliance for banking and digital transformation in Pakistan Both organizations agreed to work together to focus on technological innovation in digital banking, mobile payment systems, and the cloud platform...

•	VEON subsidiary Banglalink successfully acquires 9.4MHz in spectrum auction VEON announced that its operating company in Bangladesh, Banglalink, has acquired 4.4MHz spectrum in the 1800MHz band and 5MHz spectrum in 2100MHz band in the spectrum auction...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Disney+ tops 100 million subscribers Disney+ launched in the US on November 12, 2019 and has since been rolled out in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Latin America, and most recently, Singapore...

•	Amagi launches new content planning and scheduling software Circle TV is a linear television and streaming channel dedicated to celebrating country music and the country lifestyle...

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