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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 26, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Tech in Sport: Football, replays and 360° views leading as fans long for teletext
 
 
Commissioned by BT Sport as it launches Innovate 21, a new competition seeking the next big tech innovation in sports broadcast, research of 2,000 sport fans across the UK examined fans views on tech innovations across the world of sport – both on and off the pitch, from developments in how sport is broadcast, to innovations on the field of play...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  FirstNet cell sites launching nationwide to support public safety
Member Logo The FirstNet network offers first responders and those critical to their response a purpose-built experience they can’t get anywhere else...
 
•  Cisco reports third quarter FY21 earnings
Member Logo Cisco reported third-quarter revenue of US$12.8 billion, net income on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis of US$2.9 billion or US$0.68 per share, and non-GAAP net income of $3.5 billion or US$0.83 per...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  SpeedChecker: Nepal struggles with increased demand for Internet due to Covid 19
 
•  Zain launches ‘RISE’, a Middle East first for organizational mental wellness support across the entire company
 
•  stc Bahrain collaborates with Huawei to build Content Delivery Network (CDN) ecosystem
 
•  Huawei hosts Saudi Core Partners Conference 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
5G download speeds in Bahrain exceeding 2 Gbps – according to TRA’s latest Annual Quality of Service Report
The Audit demonstrates that the Kingdom has found high-quality of service networks accessible, with 5G download speeds exceeding 2 Gbps, as the maximum value that was detected in the measurements....
 
CITC unveils gaming performance by Saudi Arabia's telecom service providers in Q1
The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) published its ‘Game Mode’ report for the first quarter of 2021, ranking Saudi Arabia’s telecom service providers based on their video game...
 
Ghana to begin SIM card re-registration in June
Ghana is all set to begin re-registration of SIM cards with Ghana Card, the country’s smart national ID, or risk getting their SIMs blocked...
 
South Asia
 
87.19% population has access to internet in Pakistan
The number of people using the internet through mobile devices is the highest, making up 64.08 percent of the total number of users...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Amazon to buy MGM studios, bolstering streaming ambitions
Amazon has agreed to buy the storied MGM studios for $8.45 billion, the companies said, giving the US tech giant a vast library to further its ambitions in streaming...
 
Movistar+ gets VOD performance bump with Mediakind tech
Telefónica will add several new VOD offerings to the Movistar+ platform as a result of the Aquila On-Demand, including boosted video quality up to 4K...
 
Sky Deutschland adds linear DAZN channels and joint subscription
Sky Q households in Germany will be able to directly sign up for DAZN and add the sports service to their Sky subscription from summer 2021...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
CTech and Thales Alenia Space to collaborate in satellite communications technologies
Through this collaboration, CTech aims at climbing up the satellite value chain by underpinning its system integration capacities and accessing the communication satellite export market...
 
Allo to deploy gigabit fiber network in Malaysia
The deployment, which includes Nokia’s Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) solution and Access Management System, will be completed by end of Q2 2021...
 
 
Middle East
 
UAE to get 3 Amazon Web Services data centres in 2022
Amazon.com said that its cloud service unit will launch three data centres in the first half of 2022 in the United Arab Emirates, its second Middle East infrastructure region...
 
Bahrain has enough talent to build a strong cybersecurity workforce
The Kingdom has plenty of qualified individuals in its student community, as well as police and military agencies to serve the cause...
 
PwC and Microsoft join forces to accelerate digital transformation in Qatar
The collaboration offers combined business insights and latest technology to help businesses across sectors increase their performance and resilience in pursuit of their digital transformation ambitions...
 
North Africa
 
Telecom Egypt launches ‘WE Access’ service to SMEs
Telecom Egypt has launched the WE Access service to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing their business and enhancing the digital transformation process...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
311 private mobile operators use 4G/5G in 40 countries
There are 40 countries/territories worldwide with private network deployments based on LTE or 5G or LTE or 5G-suitable private network spectrum licence...
 
StarHub to begin issuing 5G SIMs next month
StarHub has successfully completed the city-state’s first 5G standalone (SA) call and that 5G SIM cards will be issued to re-contracting and new mobile customers beginning mid-June 2021...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
CSG expands monetisation portfolio with purchase of Tango Telecom
The acquisition is the culmination of a long-standing relationship that delivers end-to-end digital monetisation solutions to some of the world’s largest communication service providers (CSPs)...
 
Peru and Korea to cooperate on infrastructure sharing project
The aim of the initiative is to reduce operation and maintenance costs in the deployment of telecommunications networks in Peru’s rural areas...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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