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April 26, 2021

BT awarded multi-million contract with housebuilder Avant Homes to support digital customer journey

The partnership has already seen BT deploy new technology to allow agile working for Avant Homes sales and customer service workforce during the last 12 months. The investment also allows the developer to further improve its customer journey for new reservations and viewings...

Member News

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AT&T Fiber increases internet speed and security features

AT&T Fiber customers get more online security protection through AT&T Internet Security with ActiveArmor...

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Batelco announces 2nd Global Zone Site with double the capacity

Batelco has launched a second Global Zone site at its Hamala Data Center following the launch of the Company’s first Global Zone site in 2019...

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Huawei releases six groundbreaking products to supercharge the cloud and intelligent transformation of business

Huawei also announced a US$220 million investment into its Huawei Developer Program 2.0 this year...

Policy and Regulation

•	Watchdog clears way for Telenor to enter fixed broadband market Serbia’s Commission for the Protection of Competition has approved an infrastructure sharing agreement between Telekom Srbija and Telenor Serbia, paving the way for the latter to enter the fixed broadband market...

•	Malawi regulator negotiates data tariff cuts Malawi’s Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has approached the country’s operators to address consumer complaints over high data prices...

South Asia

•	SLT-Mobitel offers unlimited Internet for first time in Sri Lanka SLT-Mobitel is revolutionizing the market with an array of new unlimited any time Internet packages for fixed-line and mobile customers, including prepaid and post-paid...

•	Nepal Telecom replaces copper with fiber in Dhading Nepal Telecom has initiated replacing the existing copper network with fiber (FTTH) in the Dhading district as part of a nationwide fiber transformation...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	MasMovil launches premium TV service The new Agile TV product, with all its improvements, offers Yoigo customers the TV of the future with the best content from leading brands and the latest news...

•	Paramount+, Google and Roku sign on as HDR10+ partners The new OTT players to sign on are ViacomCBS’s Paramount+, along with Google and Roku. Paramount+, the body said, is now delivering original shows such as The Stand to certified HDMI devices in HDR10+...

Global Telecom Update

•	KT, Samsung Electronics launch world’s 1st nationwide emergency telecom network Mobile carrier KT has teamed up with Samsung Electronics to launch the world’s first emergency telecommunications network that covers the whole nation...

•	China’s telecom sector reports faster revenue growth in Q1 China's telecommunications industry registered faster growth of revenue in the first quarter (Q1) of the year, the country's news agency Xinhua reported quoting official data...

•	Vapour launches Fortinet-backed SD-WAN solution Cloud provider Vapour has launched an SD-WAN solution powered by Fortinet, that will integrate endpoint and network security for the hybrid workplace.

Middle East

•	KPMG to assess cybersecurity posture for energy giant Aramco’s suppliers KPMG Professional Services in Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with Aramco to examine and strengthen the cybersecurity compliance checks across Aramco’s third parties and suppliers...

•	Huawei launches the all-new HUAWEI Band 6 in the UAE With consumers increasingly demanding more from their wearable devices, the new HUAWEI Band 6 has been greatly enhanced with health and fitness monitoring...

•	Vodafone Qatar Q1 net profit jumps 38% y-o-y Vodafone Qatar maintained its growth trajectory in the first quarter of the year, reporting a net profit of QR66 million (US$18.13 million) for the three months that ended in March, representing an increase of 38%...

•	ISSF invests in Jordan online marketplace platform The Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF), the largest investment fund of its kind in Jordan, has announced a direct investment of $150,000 in Martix; a Jordan-based online marketplace platform...

North Africa

•	Telecom Egypt provides Egypt's fastest internet services for MARAKEZ projects MARAKEZ for Real Estate Investment signs cooperation protocol with Telecom Egypt to provide its commercial, residential and administrative projects with the fastest internet speed in Egypt and integrated communication...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	South Korean mobile operators complete the rollout of LTE network South Korean mobile operators and Samsung completed the rollout of a nationwide public safety LTE network that interconnects with existing maritime and rail infrastructure to provide a unified platform ensuring...

•	APT to launch MOCN 5G services in 3Q21 Asia Pacific Telecom is set to launch its MOCN (multi-operator core network) 5G services in the third quarter of 2021 with a target download rate to be maintained at over 300Mbps...

Satellite & Internet

•	OneWeb launches 36 more satellites bringing constellation to 182 A Russian Soyuz rocket lauched 36 OneWeb broadband satellites from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Oblast, in the Russian Far East...

•	Neos Networks launches business-grade Ethernet FTTx service across UK UK connectivity provider Neos Networks has launched Ethernet over FTTx (EoFTTx), aiming to revolutionize the Ethernet services market with its first offering under its new corporate identity...

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