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May 19, 2021

BT Labs' end-to-end network core trial marks important milestone for standalone 5G

BT’s mobile business, EE, was first to launch 5G in the UK and continues to expand its leading network. It offers customers faster speeds and greater capacity in the short term. And as the underlying structures of 5G continue to evolve, some of the bigger impacts of 5G-enabled technology will arrive in the years ahead...

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Forbes: stc is among the top 44 digital companies in the world and the most powerful telecommunications company in the Middle East for 2021

stc has topped the list of the best telecommunications companies in the region according to the ranking by the global magazine Forbes...

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New Cisco research reveals collaboration, cloud, and security are IT's top challenges in the UAE

According to Cisco’s new Accelerating Digital Agility Research, CIOs and IT decision makers (ITDMs) across the UAE are looking to maximize investments in digitization and drive innovation after a difficult year which...

Policy and Regulation

•	Hamdan bin Mohammed launches a new digital crowdfunding platform for entrepreneurs Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, said that the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector is a key pillar of the national economy...

•	Rock Mobile secures new Jamaican licence Jamaica’s Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Daryl Vaz has announced that locally owned Rock Mobile has been selected to become the country’s third mobile operator...

South Asia

•	Pakistan’s National incubation center, ‘IGNITE’ recognized by the UN International Telecommunication Union, an agency or digital tech run under the United Nations, has announced Pakistan’s National Incubation Centers ‘Ignite’ as one of its environment category projects at...

•	World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2021 celebrated virtually in Nepal Participants in the program stressed the need for digital transformation in the current situation and the need to build information technology infrastructure for it...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	SK Telecom releases AR content, music video featuring STAYC SK Telecom released "digital human content" of STAYC on its Jump AR app, which shows tiny avatar versions of the STAYC members against a real-life background created through the camera device...

•	MTS triples OTT base and grows pay TV numbers Russian service provider MTS has said it tripled the number of paying users of its OTT service in the year to March, with the total rising from one million to 2.9 million...

Global Telecom Update

•	Celona's new Private Mobile platform leverages CBRS, microslicing, AI Celona, a start-up based in Cupertino, California, unveiled its cellular wireless platform for enterprises...

•	O2 partners with Microsoft to trial Mobile Edge Computing O2 has announced that it’s partnering with Microsoft to launch a new Proof of Concept that will look at the benefits of on-premise Mobile Edge Computing within a Private 5G Network...

•	StarHub taps SunVizion for OSS digital transformation Suntech has won a new contract with Singapore-based StarHub to upgrade its service fulfilment platforms as part of an ongoing digital transformation process...

Middle East

•	UAE-IX customer bandwidth leaps by 63% to exceed 1400 Gbps in 2020 UAE-IX, carrier and data center neutral Internet Exchange operator in the GCC region, recorded 63% growth in total customer bandwidth to over 1,400 Gbps in 2020...

•	Kuwait's Amiri Hospital turns to Aruba to accelerate digital healthcare services The implementation has resulted in 99.9% network availability, enabled introduction of remote healthcare, staff mobility, and other digital healthcare services...

•	Jawwy TV launches in Jordan as MENA expansion continues The service offers subscribers over 50 free-to-air and encrypted channels such as Rotana, MBC, National Geographic, and FOX HD, along with an extensive on-demand library from providers such as Fox+, StarzPlay, Cartoon...

•	Al-Namal Group partners with iWorld Connect Al Namal Group has awarded iWorld Connect, a leading ICT Solutions and Services company in Bahrain, the upgrade and support of their SAP Business One ERP System...

North Africa

•	Egypt's Speed Medical to acquire stake in Digital Wellnez, establish Speed Finance The Egypt-based medical laboratory operator is engaged in establishing, operating, and managing diagnostic laboratories, clinics, and hospitals...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	A1 Belarus extends LTE coverage in Minsk A1 and infrastructure operator beCloud have completed work on expanding the 4G network in the Minsk region...

•	Rakuten Mobile and NEC to promote Open RAN solutions globally Under the terms of the MoU, Rakuten Mobile and NEC will provide 5G and 4G Radios and engineering services for Open RAN systems in global markets...

Satellite & Internet

•	Hughes launches S-band satellite/cellular hybrid terminal Hughes Network Systems (Hughes) confirms the availability of the Hughes 4510 satellite/cellular hybrid terminal for its European customers...

•	1&1 Versatel, Deutsche Glasfaser sign wholesale FTTH deal for B2B connections 1&1 Versatel has entered into a long-term wholesale agreement that will enable it to market its B2B products and services over Deutsche Glasfaser’s fiber-to-the-home network...

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