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May 22, 2021

Omantel CEO highlights merits of towers sale deal in his virtual meet with MSX investors

At a virtual session with investors hosted by Muscat Securities Exchange “MSX”, Talal Said Al Mamari, Chief Executive Officer of Omantel, highlighted how this deal to sell its passive tower infrastructure to UK-based infrastructure management firm Helios Towers will drive cost efficiency and infrastructure development...

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stc participates in crowning ‘Al-Arabi’ as champions

stc, the official sponsor of the Premier League, the Kuwait Crown Prince Cup, and the initiatives carried out by the Kuwait Football Association (KFA), celebrated the final match of the Kuwait Premier League where the...

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Huawei hosts Saudi Core Partners Conference 2021

Under the theme of “Safety & Quality First, Digitalization Leads Innovation, and Collaborate to Win-Win”, the conference brought together Huawei’s key partners in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The convention...

Policy and Regulation

•	ITU and UNDP join forces to address urgent unmet capacity building needs The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a Joint Facility for Digital Capacity Development to support those not currently served by existing digital...

•	Jamaica set for 700MHz player following successful tender Jamaica’s Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) has reportedly received multiple offers in its recent 700MHz spectrum tender, and is in the process of deciding a winner...

South Asia

•	Huawei supports South Asia to cultivate 100,000 digital talents over five years Huawei has announced to partner with the governments, universities, and industrial partners in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal to cultivate 100,000 digital talents over the next five years...

•	Viper Networks and local partner Interconnected with Airtel, Hutch and SLT to launch smart city project in Sri Lanka Additionally, Viper Networks is expected to soon launch their CyberGrab app platform for Sri Lanka...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Three UK talks up 4G, 5G progress Aside from incremental increases in 5G sites, plus a rise in the number of 4G and 5G sites fed with fiber. Three flagged that it had enhanced 4G by offering 1400MHz airwaves to over 1,900 sites...

•	Deutsche Telekom eyes 5G, fiber lead Deutsche Telekom outlined a five-point action plan to accelerate growth by 2024, focusing on 5G investment, fiber, and driving digitalization across Germany...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	SPI teams up with Rakuten TV SPI International has launched its ad-based digital movie service Filmstream on Rakuten TV...

•	beIN Media announces Sony Pictures Television content deal for MENA Covering MENA and Turkey, the distribution deal will bring Sony Pictures Entertainment content to beIN subscribers in the region...

Middle East

•	Saudi Arabia among top 10 for mobile Internet speeds Saudi Arabia has been ranked among the top 10 countries in the world in terms of the Internet speed on mobile networks and second among G20 countries in providing frequency spectrum to offer mobile telecommunication...

•	Arc joins BSO for the Middle East on-demand connection partnership Through the partnership, Arc is able to deliver networking solutions across BSO’s global ecosystem, while BSO benefits from the ability to expand its presence in the Middle East...

•	ADIB strengthens its presence in Iraq by launching a digital platform for corporates The platform automates banking services allowing businesses in Iraq to save on costs and achieve greater operational efficiencies...

North Africa

•	StarzPlay bolsters partnership with Ooredoo Tunisia On-demand service StarzPlay has strengthened its existing partnership with telecoms company Ooredoo in Tunisia to offer its customers access to the platform’s add-on channels UFC and Discovery+ in addition to the...

Satellite & Internet

•	Globe considering satellites as way to bridge digital divide Globe Telecom is reportedly considering the use of satellite services to provide access to the internet in remote or rural areas of the country where more traditional fixed telephony options are not available...

•	CityFibre makes full-fiber investment in Preston Rapidly growing former altnet gets to work on its aim to ‘future-proof’ digital foundations of the north-west city with expanded fiber infrastructure...

Global Telecom Update

•	Ethio Telecom launches Tier III modular data center According to Ethio telecom's plan, the newly built data center will firstly serve existing service provision such as mobile money and business support systems...

•	Orange deploys Wiztivi’s cloud gaming solution on mobile devices To support the launch of its 5G offer, Orange has deployed Streamava, Wiztivi's Cloud Gaming platform, on mobile devices...

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