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March 16, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat teams up with ESAAD to celebrate third Emirati Children’s Day
 
 
Etisalat announced its collaboration with ESAAD to offer up to 70 percent discount at children’s entertainment centres, play areas, and retail outlets across the UAE to mark Emirati Children’s Day on March 15...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  BT nurtures partnership with Syngenta to support global connectivity and innovation culture
Member Logo BT announced an extension of its long-term strategic agreement with Syngenta, one of the world’s leading agricultural technology companies...
 
•  Huawei releases white paper on innovation and intellectual property 2020
Member Logo Huawei released a new white paper on innovation and intellectual property, at the Forum on Innovation and IP Prospects in 2021 and Beyond held at the company's Shenzhen headquarters...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TDGRA approves 5G compatible mobile devices
The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority announced that the National Laboratory has been equipped to inspect telecom devices with the latest technologies to examine mobile devices compatible with 5G...
 
MoTC, Doha Institute sign MoU to develop national digital skills
The Ministry of Transport and Communications and Doha Institute for Graduate Studies have signed an MoU to boost ties of constructive co-operation in the field of developing digital skills in Qatar...
 
North Africa
 
Crédit du Maroc taps Temenos for its digital transformation
Crédit du Maroc will leverage Temenos’ modern API-first technology to make it easier for retail and business banking customers to manage their accounts and cards...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
The setting of new 4G stations increases the number of Nar users in Azerbaijani regions
Currently, about 84 percent of all Internet on the network is provided through base stations with LTE-A technology...
 
MTS launches international 5G roaming in seven countries
High-speed mobile Internet and data transmission services will be available for MTS subscribers in the n78 (3.4-3.8 GHz) range in networks...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Liquid telecoms completes historic fiber project
The latest project, which connects East and West Africa with a new high-capacity fiber link running 2,600-kilometre (km) across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has been ongoing for the past decade...
 
Orange launches affordable satellite broadband service in France
Nordnet, the satellite broadband business owned by Orange, has officially launched its satellite broadband service in France...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Kakao, SK Telecom sign MOU on AI, ESG funds and IP rights
The AI technology will be made available to academia, as well as start-ups in the future, in an attempt to help their further development...
 
Infinera and American Tower announce first for Latin America
The partners say that this demonstration paves the way for American Tower to leverage XR optics to cost-effectively launch new revenue-generating services...
 
 
Middle East
 
ExpandCart eyes expansion in Saudi Arabia, attracting 500k clients within 5 years
ExpandCart is the first Arabic electronic platform that provides its services to around 40 countries worldwide...
 
Zain Bahrain provides enhanced coverage in new areas
The network enhancement highlights Zain Bahrain’s capability and continuous commitment to empowering Zain Bahrain customers with solutions and services that enhance people's digital lives...
 
Qatar Airways becomes first Mideast carrier to start trials of IATA travel pass
The e-pass includes documented health information about passengers, such as checks and vaccinations, as well as specific country requirements related to COVID-19 precautions...
 
Google, Oxford Internet Institute launch a guide to AI in Arabic
Google in collaboration with the Oxford Internet Institute launched ‘The A to Z of AI’ in Arabic, with an objective to make information on Artificial Intelligence more universally accessible...
 
South Asia
 
CMPak and Huawei conduct Pakistan's first commercial use of Smart 8T8R
The continued development of mobile web applications, high-definition (HD) video streaming, and online gaming services pose challenges to the MBB network in Pakistan...
 
Banglalink to ensure better service quality with added spectrum
Banglalink, which came out on top in terms of spectrum per subscriber at the most expensive spectrum auction in the world, is now looking forward to ensuring better service quality for its customers.
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Flix Snip to launch on MTS
Flix Snip was launched in 2019 and is available to over 70 million mobile OTT and IPTV users in Europe, Asia and the CIS...
 
Ateme teams up with Korea’s Digitalrich for ad insertion
The pair said that the partnership will allow Digitalrich to increase its international footprint and expand its market share, and will also enable Ateme to offer an end-to-end solution for ad insertion...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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