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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 20, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First intelligent vehicle co-branded with Huawei inside unveiled
 
 
The first vehicle integrated with Huawei's intelligent automotive solution was launched at the 2021 ARCFOX Brand Night and New Product Launch in Shanghai. The ARCFOX Alpha-S HI is the first mass-produced vehicle featuring autonomous driving for urban roads and is being billed as a new global benchmark for autonomous driving...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Digital Financial Services partners with Lulu for contactless eWallet payment options
Member Logo Digital Financial Services LLC, a joint venture of Etisalat and Dubai Islamic Bank, has partnered with Lulu Group International to enable secure and contactless payment options for eWallet customers...
 
•  Mobily and Nokia achieve the highest throughput with mmWave in its live 5G network in Riyadh
Member Logo Nokia’s compact AirScale mmWave radio provides extreme 5G capacity in densified locations...
 
•  Cisco launches digitization program in South Korea
Member Logo South Korea and Cisco have launched a collaborative framework under Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) program to accelerate digitization across the country and power an inclusive recovery from the COVID-19...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Indonesia’s 2.3GHz tender enters auction phase
Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information (MCI, known locally as KemKominfo) opened the auction phase of the 2360MHz-2390MHz (2.3GHz) tender on 19 April 2021...
 
UK government considers law change to accelerate rural coverage
The UK government, via DCMS, proposes changes to laws to boost ongoing efforts to improve connectivity for people who live, work and travel in rural areas...
 
South Asia
 
Telecom Sector contributes 1.5 percent to the Nepal's economy
The latest data by the National Statistics Department shows that the contribution of the telecom sector to Nepal’s economy has been 1.5 percent...
 
Sri Lanka’s newest grocery tech platform Providore partners with EFutures
Specialising in groceries and essential items, N7T partnered with EFutures to build a holistic and interconnected digital presence via e-commerce platform Providore...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Alchimie creates pan-Arabic SVOD channel
The OTT platform Alchimie has entered into a partnership with Rotana Media Group to launch an Arabic SVOD movie channel across Europe...
 
Disney+ launches on Orange France bundled with family package
The streamer launched in France last year, but Orange customers have been restricted to watching a linear feed of content on a single channel...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Deutsche Telekom invests in blockchain-based payments platform
Celo, a blockchain-based payment platform, has received an investment from Deutsche Telekom – and the telco has also bought an unspecified amount of the platform's digital token, CELO...
 
SK Telecom launches 5G-based disinfection robot
The telecom operator said it partnered with Yongin Severance Hospital to deploy the robot, which uses a real-time location system using a 5G network to roam around the hospital on its own...
 
Globe and DITO Telecommunity begin interconnected services
Globe Telecom said their consumers would now be able send SMS and make domestic mobile calls to DITO subscribers and vice versa following the successful interconnection service between the two telcos...
 
 
Middle East
 
Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa secures funding for Kuwait expansion
The partnership will create an expansion in local technological services, which will contribute to enhancing the digital infrastructure and economic development in the country...
 
UNRWA launches digital learning platform for half-million Palestine refugee students
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugeeshas launched a new centralized digital education platform designed to improve education access for refugee students across the Middle East...
 
Jawwy TV subscribers get access to discovery+
The two companies also plan to make the discovery+ app available to stc’s mobile customers in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain as an added value to the existing service...
 
1.2 million smart meter rollout in Oman
The Sultanate of Oman is undertaking a 1.2 million smart meter rollout nationwide over the next five years...
 
North Africa
 
Mobile number portability becomes a reality in Algeria
The main contribution of number portability, which is to preserve numbering resources, will stimulate competition between operators by facilitating consumer choice between their various services...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Ethio Telecom expands 4G with Huawei, plans 5G for 2022
Huawei has secured the business for the latest expansion of 4G services in Ethiopia’s monopoly operator, Ethio Telecom...
 
MASMOVIL 5G footprint now covers 200 cities across 35 provinces
Grupo MASMOVIL has announced that its 5G network now covers more than 200 cities and municipalities across 35 Spanish provinces...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
LEO satellite broadband market to reach 5 million subscribers by 2026
The arrival of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) system will benefit underserved users in remote areas by supporting high-speed, low latency broadband service...
 
Neos Networks launches business grade Ethernet FTTx service, providing coverage across the nation
The cost-effective sub 1Gbps solution has been purpose-built to support growing demand for a full suite of Ethernet services...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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