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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 24, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etisalat participates in ‘Together Apart Hackathon’
 
 
Etisalat announced its successful participation at the ‘Together Apart Hackathon’ that engaged innovators, entrepreneurs and disruptors of the UAE to identify innovative and viable solutions showcasing how technology and connectivity facilitate the challenges and provide solutions inspired by UAE Vision 2021 themes showcasing the power of 5G...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Batelco hosts virtual Ramadan media Ghabga
Member Logo Batelco hosted its Ramadan Ghabga for local media on Wednesday, April 21st, for the second year in a row. The meeting was held virtually in order to ensure that the Company complied with the preventive measures relating to...
 
•  Tech Mahindra acquires 100% stake in DigitalOnUs to augment hybrid-cloud offerings for enterprise customers globally
Member Logo Tech Mahindra has acquired 100% stake in the organisation to strengthen cloud-native development, hybrid cloud infrastructure and SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) automation...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
ITU Digital World 2021 Awards open to SMEs worldwide
​​The ​International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has opened applications for its annual ITU Digital World SME Awards to promote digital innovation by small- and medium-sized enterprises around the world...
 
BTRC launches DND service in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has come up with a way to get rid of the hassle of promotional texting on mobile phones...
 
Middle East
 
Saudi Arabia is biggest 5G adopter in the Gulf, report shows
Ookla, an Internet intelligence firm, revealed that the Kingdom had the most number of devices connected to 5G since its commercial release in 2019...
 
Ooredoo utilizes ‘Kuwait Mobile ID’ for digital identity authentication
Ooredoo has officially announced the adaptation and utilization of “Kuwait Mobile ID”, a mobile application provided by the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) that provides users with a digital civil...
 
Dubai-based PropTech startup raises one of MENA's largest seed rounds
Dubai-based Huspy, a PropTech startup, has raised one of the largest seed rounds in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) led by VentureFriends...
 
South Asia
 
Nepal Telecom’s fiber infrastructure now available for sharing
Telecom companies in Nepal can now use Nepal Telecom‘s fiber infrastructures for the high-speed transmission networks...
 
Grameenphone releases first-quarter results
Grameenphone has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering the nation with Bangladesh’s widest 4G/LTE network comprising of 15,590 towers...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
SK Telecom chief hints at cooperation with Amazon in video streaming
SK Telecom currently holds a major stake in local video streaming service operator Content Wavve Corp., which it established with the country's three major broadcasters, KBS, MBC and SBS, in 2019...
 
Samsung TV Plus launches on mobile in Europe
Samsung’s ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) service, Samsung TV Plus, is expanding onto mobile and tablets across Europe...
 
 
North Africa
 
Maroc Telecom customer base reaches over 73 million
Maroc Telecom Group's customer base reached more than 73 million at the end of March 2021, up 6.8% compared to the same period in 2020, the Group said in a press release...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Nokia, Claro Chile deploy private 4G for OT use cases
The solution will support the automation of mining operations by using different applications, such as remote-controlled trucks, excavators, drills and, in the future, drones...
 
A1 speeds up 5G rollout in CEE
A1 Telekom Austria Group says it is accelerating its 5G rollout plans across Central and Eastern Europe...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Soyuz rocket set to launch more OneWeb internet satellites
A Soyuz rocket is standing on a launch pad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East for liftoff with the next 36 satellites for OneWeb’s internet network...
 
TalkTalk launches FTTP-based plans in Ipswich
British broadband provider TalkTalk has announced the launch of broadband services based on fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) technology in the town of Ipswich...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Palo Alto Networks establishes world-class cybersecurity consulting group
Palo Alto Networks is establishing a new cybersecurity consulting group to help enterprises respond to emerging threats as they navigate an increase in costly, crippling cyberattacks...
 
Orange and CAMPUS Research Institute open 5G lab in Romania
The lab is a hub where researchers, startups and companies can innovate and test their solutions based on 5G...
 
Gulf Energy looks to acquire AIS parent company
Thai energy firm Gulf Energy Development has lodged a bid to take over Intouch Holdings, which holds a 40.45% stake mobile market leader AIS...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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