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May 5, 2021

Zain partners UNICEF to launch Child Online Safety Booklet promoting safe esports and gaming to Schools & Universities

Zain Group announces its Zain esports gaming brand, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Al-Bayan Bilingual School Kuwait to assist the institution in developing its esports club. The MoU is a first step for Zain towards working with schools and universities to educate students about the vast opportunities in the world of esports locally and regionally...

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid honours Etisalat as a ‘100 Million Meals’ campaign partner

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, honoured Etisalat for its contribution to the remarkable success of the “100 Million Meals”...

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Cisco Wi-Fi to power secure high-speed wireless connectivity across Expo 2020 Dubai site

As part of its joint commitment with its partners to create the most digitally-connected and immersive event in World Expo history, Expo 2020 Dubai is deploying Cisco’s Wi-Fi technology – ensuring fast and secure...

Policy and Regulation

•	Saudi's CITC provides customer toll free number for telecom, postal service providers The commission provides this number with the aim of raising the quality of service provided by establishments in the service and commercial sectors, making it easier for customers, and not to let them bear more financial...

•	TDRA issues 'API First' guidelines The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Digital Authority and Smart Dubai, has issued the "API First" Guidelines and circulated them to the concerned entities...

Middle East

•	UAE tops in digital transformation in GCC Results of the new GCC E-Performance Index 2021 revealed that the six Gulf countries are progressing steadily in their digital transformation with UAE topping the list...

•	Anghami launches Live Radio, the first ever music and voice real-time audio experience Anghami’s innovative Live Radio offers a unique combination of music and voice functions for the first time, allowing any user to both listen and talk in real-time...

•	Zain Bahrain Q1 2021 financials show efficiency boost with net profit up by 10.6% Demonstrating resilience through efficient operations Zain Bahrain’s Q1 results are a reflection of the decisions taken at the end of 2020 by the company...

South Asia

•	Kamyab Jawan, Huawei ink MoU for youth development in ICT sector Prime Minister’s Kamyab Jawan Programme and Huawei Technologies Pakistan have signed MoU for mutual cooperation towards youth development in the country...

•	Dialog introduces postpaid business packages for SMEs Dialog Axiata is facilitating its enterprise customers with cost-effective Voice and Data solutions in the form of a range of special postpaid combo packages..

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Vbox launches ATSC 3.0 Android TV Gateway The new launch introduces ATSC 3.0 receiving and streaming capability to VBox’s TV Gateway product line...

•	WhatsApp money transfer now up and running in Brazil WhatsApp money transfer is back on track in Brazil. The Facebook-owned messaging service relaunched its person-to-person money transfer services in Brazil...

North Africa

•	Egyptian ecommerce logistics startup Flextock raises $3.25 million in region’s largest pre-seed Founded in 2020 by Mohamed Mossaad and Enas Siam, Flextock was launched earlier this year to offer fulfillment solutions to online businesses, in Egypt...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Nigeria to deploy 5G technology soon Nigeria has announced its intention to deploy the Fifth Generation (5G) Technology in the telecommunications industry soon...

•	Samsung and Play to conduct 4G & 5G trials in Poland Samsung and Play will verify the capability and performance of Samsung’s 4G and 5G network solutions in the trial, which will be carried out in Play’s labs and commercial networks...

Satellite & Internet

•	Starlink satellite internet service gets 500,000 preorders SpaceX has received more than 500,000 preorders for its Starlink satellite internet service and anticipates no technical problems meeting the demand...

•	Logic expands fixed wireless broadband service to Grand Cayman Cayman Islands ISP Logic Communications has launched a new fixed-wireless home broadband service in eastern districts of Grand Cayman not currently covered by its fiber-optic network...

Global Telecom Update

•	Major data centre deal for Scala in Brazil Scala Data Centres has announced an agreement to acquire data center and colocation operations in Campinas in the southeast of Brazil from Algar Tech...

•	Vodafone UK adds automation to its optical, IP transport network Vodafone UK is deploying network automation software from Blue Planet to manage its optical and IP layers as part of a broader revamp of its transport networks...

•	Augmate introduces MATE token to power IoT security and interoperability Augmate Connect is designed to be a scalable solution: a new, distributed ledger device layer using smart contracts aimed at creating a secure ecosystem for device connectivity...

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