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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 12, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
stc continues to organize educational internship programs to empower students
 
 
Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, continues to welcome students interested in participating in the Company’s internship programs. To provide aspiring students and recent graduates with real-life work experience, each program is designed to add great value that can assist them in building their future careers...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain participates in TowerXchange Meetup MENA event, highlighting its ‘4Sight’ strategy and leadership in tower sharing
Member Logo Zain Group, a leading mobile telecom innovator in seven markets across the Middle East and Africa, participated in the recently concluded TowerXchange Meetup MENA event where the company showcased best practices in managing...
 
•  Huawei sees significant potential to support Middle East partners on digitization journey
Member Logo On the sidelines of the SAMENA Leaders’ Summit, the President of Huawei Middle East, Charles Yang, has provided an update on the company’s business globally and across local markets, with his comments following...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA holds webinar on telecoms Open Infrastructure towards Digitalization
On the 12th of April 2021, The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority welcomed key players from technology industries, including telecoms, cloud and infrastructure providers for a two hours online seminar discussing...
 
The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority announces its new brand identity
The new identity reflects the central role of the Authority in line with the orientation of the UAE over the next fifty years, which includes accelerating the pace of digital transformation in the UAE and shaping a future...
 
South Asia
 
Telecom Foundation, Tech Valley to support underprivileged students through Google
Telecom Foundation and Tech Valley Pakistan on hac signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the underprivileged children and students through Google’s technology and ICT based solutions...
 
Over 60,000 people in Bangladesh acquire digital skills during COVID-19
Microsoft Corporation has recently announced that it has helped over 30 million people in 249 countries and territories gain access to digital skills, of which over 60,000 of them are from Bangladesh...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
RCG to deploy new 4G telecoms network on Chatham Islands
The Rural Connectivity Group has signed a contract to deploy a new 4G wireless network in the Chatham Islands, an archipelago about 800km east of South Island...
 
Singtel unveils 5G network 'in a box' to run on-site customer trials
Singtel has unveiled a new product that it says will provide a 5G network environment anywhere, with an available power source, ion which enterprise customers can deploy and test their apps...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
SK Telecom launches AR app in US
The mobile carrier said it released its Jump AR app, previously only available in South Korea and Hong Kong, on Google's Play store in the United States...
 
OTT surge for NTV-Plus
The Russian DTH operator NTV-Plus ended Q1 with over 186,000 subscribers to its OTT service NTV-Plus TV...
 
 
Middle East
 
QPAY plans to foray into foreign markets
In addition to geographical expansion, QPAY plans to introduce Qatari FINTECH innovation targeting SME owners and operators across the GCC and the Middle East region...
 
BisB launches its latest innovative payment solution
With the launch of Future Leaders, BisB is the first Bank in Bahrain to introduce a wearable instrument for children to conduct their transactions...
 
Saudi ICT Infrastructure group Tawal wins key ISO certification
The ISO certification confirms that Tawal’s Risk Management, Disaster Recovery, and Operations adhere to international standards and that the company operates a highly efficient, well-regulated document management...
 
North Africa
 
Morocco to launch digital investment platform
This platform is an organized institutional space that will bring together investors among the expatriates in order to exchange information on economic and investment opportunities offered by the Kingdom in different areas...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Viettel considers launching Starlink-like satellite Internet service
Viettel is proposing trials for a satellite Internet constellation service using low Earth orbit satellites, similar to Elon Musk's Starlink project...
 
Orange forms FTTH JV in Poland
The joint venture will operate as an open-access company, selling wholesale broadband access services to Orange Polska and other retail ISPs...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
BATM signs virtual network partnership with Albis-elcon
BATM Advanced Communications Limited has formed a partnership to sell its virtual telecoms network (NFV) solutions in Europe and Latin America ...
 
IHS Towers acquires Centennial in third Lat Am tower deal
IHS Towers is boosting its footprint in Latin America with the acquisition of Centennial Towers’ operations in Brazil and Colombia...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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