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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 6, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pandemic highlights the need to bridge the digital divide
“The digital participation gap that we are trying to fulfil requires investment and no one group or entity can possibly meet the requirement [alone] … if we don't act promptly enough, digital gaps may take on other, more challenging forms,” said Mr Bocar Ba.
 
Cisco embraces Intel innovation, updates server portfolio for an application-first, hybrid cloud world
 
 
Cisco and Intel, building on more than twelve years of technology innovations, continue to provide industry-leading solutions to help customers solve new challenges posed by major technology shifts, including 5G and Wi-Fi 6, artificial intelligence and machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud-first architectures...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  New AT&T Office@Hand Wireless enhances business communications
Member Logo AT&T Office@Hand Wireless gives businesses enhanced communications capabilities necessary in changing business environments...
 
•  Tech Mahindra to launch ‘Stablecoin-as-a-Service’ blockchain solution with Quantoz for global BFSI customers
Member Logo This collaboration is in consideration of the OCC (Office of the Comptroller of Currency) announcement allowing federally chartered US banks to use stablecoins for standard banking functions like payments and transactions...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  HUAWEI IdeaHub lights up the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa
 
•  Manama Internet Exchange (Manama-IX) witnesses 20-fold data traffic growth in a year
 
•  Cisco redesigns internet infrastructure to support a more inclusive future
 
•  Progressive Policy & Regulatory Steps in Saudi Arabia to Set a Global Milestone in Spectrum Availability
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Korea aims to foster 5G competition via MVNOs
South Korea’s ICT ministry said it aims to boost competition in the domestic 5G market through the release of affordable mobile data plans from mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs)...
 
Algerian cellcos to gain 2300MHz spectrum for improving mobile internet
The move was decided at a meeting to assess the implementation of national telecoms sector plans’ mobile network components for the first quarter of 2021...
 
North Africa
 
Egypt healthtech startup raises seed round, to expand to GCC
TakeStep the Egypt-based healthtech just completed a seed funding round looking to expand operations across to the GCC...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Deutsche Telekom uses W-band for 10 Gbps 5G backhaul in Greece
Deutsche Telekom has proven that frequency bands beyond 100 GHz can be just as effective as lower bands for high-speed mobile backhaul...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Consolidated Communications to deploy gigabit FTTP network in Eastbrook, Maine
The gigabit FTTP network will connect almost 500 municipal locations, including both residences and businesses...
 
Guardian Mobility offers Iridium satellite broadcast service
Guardian Mobility offers an advantageous new service allowing small simultaneous broadcast messages to be sent to thousands of miniature devices anywhere in the world, via the Iridium satellite network...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
TPG, Optus and Nokia partner for emergency services mobile broadband platform
TPG Telecom and Optus are set to trial the national Public Safety Mobile Broadband (PSMB) network to improve access to information for emergency service organisations...
 
Yugabyte raises US$48 million for database-as-a-service
Yugabyte, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California, secured US$48 million in venture funding for its open source distributed SQL databases for Internet-scale operations...
 
 
Middle East
 
Orange Jordan launches the Purpose Campaign
Orange Jordan launched the Purpose campaign to raise awareness about its goal to enable everyone to access a responsible digital world, by providing various digital services...
 
Saudi Arabia’s family businesses get help to join e-commerce boom
With the pandemic rapidly accelerating the already fast-growing adoption of online shopping in Saudi Arabia, the initiative offers families the infrastructure to adjust and grow in the virtual market...
 
Online payments firm Stripe makes MENA debut with Dubai office
The growth of UAE e-commerce is forecast to continue, Stripe said, with the sector expected to add nearly US$10 billion over the next two years...
 
South Asia
 
SLASSCOM launches Global Referral Programme in Australia
Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) has always been a forerunner in establishing new connections for Sri Lankan IT companies sector to reach world markets...
 
Pakistan ready to adopt digital financial solutions on large scale
Pakistan has come to light as a potentially strong market for digital finance. Fintech has shown rapid growth in the country but given a challenging landscape, a lasting change has become a point of concern...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Sony launches Bravia Core streaming service
Bravia Core has been created with Sony Pictures Entertainment and is being pre-installed on the latest Bravia XR TVs...
 
Ekstraklasa taps Red Bee for enhanced streaming service
Polish top tier football league the Ekstraklasa has chosen Red Bee Media as its technology partner to jointly develop its Ekstraklasa.TV streaming platform...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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