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March 13, 2021

Omantel inks pact to diversify 5G uses beyond network capabilities

Omantel has embarked upon yet another package of smart ICT solutions that leverage the company’s 5G capabilities and have the ability to revolutionize operations in Oman’s oil and gas, logistics, and transport sectors, which are vital for the country’s sustainable economic growth...

Member News

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11 global architecture excellence awards of ICMG

stc won total of 11 Global Architecture Excellence awards of ICMG Award, which is the most prestigious global awards in the domains of Enterprise Architecture, Digital Architecture and IT architecture...

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Viu ranks first by monthly active users amongst major video streaming platforms in Southeast Asia

Viu, PCCW’s leading pan-regional OTT video streaming service, achieved remarkable results in Q4 2020 according to a report from AMPD Research, a subsidiary of Media Partners Asia (MPA)...

Policy and Regulation

•	TRA signs cooperation agreement with Arab Centre for Dispute Resolution Bahrain Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Arab Centre for Dispute Resolution (ACDR)...

•	ITU Asia-Pacific formulates regional digital priorities ahead of the World Telecommunication Development Conference 2021 Delegates launched Digital Trends in Asia and the Pacific 2021 and the Generation Connect Asia-Pacific Action Plan 2022-2025...

South Asia

•	Bangladesh telcos add 3 million subscribers in February The four mobile phone operators in Bangladesh obtained 30.83 lakh (3.08 million) new subscribers in February...

•	Second Nepalese airport deploys TETRA The solution will be led by SC20 hand-held radios from Sepura, a leading supplier of public safety communications, which deploys radios in both of Nepal's airports...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Nairn to secure better 4G thanks to government programme Dalwhinnie and Nairn are among the rural communities in Scotland included in the scheme as EE expands its 4G coverage in 132 locations as part of the Shared Rural Network programme...

•	Deutsche Telekom builds up 5G capacities at 892 sites in two months German operator Deutsche Telekom said it has built up 5G capacities at 892 mobile sites across Germany in the past two months...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Vectra enriches OTT service According to the company, it now includes TVN HD in its channel line-up. TV Smart combines linear TV with VOD apps and services and is unique in the Polish market...

•	OTT channels operator Alchimie enters US with TV4Entertainment acquisition Online channels curator Alchimie is expanding into the US by acquiring the publishing assets of LA-based streaming operation TV4Entertainment...

Middle East

•	Saudi Arabia sets sights on becoming leading digital economy The authority will help prepare a national e-government strategy, and organize the work of digital government, including platforms, websites, services and e-government networks...

•	OMREN starts Internet speed test service Oman Research and Education Network (OMREN) has launched a new Internet speed test service ‘OMREN Speedtest’ dedicated for the research and education community...

•	UAE’s first independent digital banking platform launches Dubai-based YAP has partnered with RAK bank to form the first independent digital banking platform in the UAE...

North Africa

•	New optical cable to link Morocco, Portugal EllaLink, the company behind the 6,000 kilometer optical submarine cable linking Europe and South America, announced its intent to connect Portugal and Morocco in a similar fashion...

•	Egypt’s ICT sector achieves 17% growth in Q2 of FY 2020/21 The sector’s positive growth benefited from the ongoing tendency towards digitalisation in several sectors, noting that the state will more than double ICT investments in FY 2021/22...

Satellite & Internet

•	EllaLink completes marine installation and selects Infinera to light network EllaLink has successfully completed the marine installation of its transatlantic submarine cable between Europe and Latin America...

Global Telecom Update

•	Africa's mobile phone market performs well in Q4 2020 QoQ, South Africa led the way in the smartphone space, with shipments increasing 16.3% in Q4 2020...

•	DARPA launches Data Protection in Virtual Environments DPRIVE aims to design and implement a hardware accelerator for FHE computations that is capable of drastically speeding up FHE calculations...

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