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May 30, 2021

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U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security awards AT&T 4 task orders on EIS

AT&T has been awarded 4 Task Orders from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to modernize and transform DHS’ telecommunications infrastructure with IP-based networking services. The awards have a combined value of $306 million over 12 years if all options are exercised...

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Zain leverages its unmatched MENA footprint to relaunch its international wholesale business

Zain Group recently participated in the virtual Capacity Middle East 2021 conference, where Kamil Hilali, the company’s Chief Strategy Officer and the newly appointed CEO of Zain Global Services (Wholesale), announced...

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Arthur D. Little strengthens digital teams in France and Belgium to support post-COVID-19 initiatives

The ongoing digitalization of services, communications and working practices is a key tenet of European companies’ post-COVID-19 recovery strategies, and ADL believes there is a greater need than ever for expert...

Policy and Regulation

•	Ministry of Foreign Affairs launches e-services for passport issuance, renewal The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates announced that Jordanians residing in Germany, Russia, Algeria, Greece and Romania can apply for passport issuance and renewal electronically...

•	Ghana to begin SIM card re-registration in June With a population of over 29 million people, the number of mobile subscriptions in Ghana as of 2019 was 40.93 million, according to Statista...

South Asia

•	NTC’s FTTH reaches 101 local levels The state-owned telecom operator has accelerated its FTTH expansion while they have also started replacing its dated ADSL service for high-speed fiber internet service...

•	Bangladesh submarine cable repair completed The new route will be connected to the ‘SEA-ME-WE-4’ submarine cable with optical fiber and power cable...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Telia Eesti to wind down 3G offering before 2024 The fixed and wireless operator noted that the network accounts for around 1% of its total mobile internet traffic, and less than a third of total voice traffic...

•	Telenor Montenegro to begin testing 5G technology Telenor Montenegro has signed a MoU with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering (ETF) of Montenegro to establish a 5G test environment...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	SVOD takes off in Spain Over half of Spanish internet homes now watch services such as Netflix, HBO or Amazon Prime...

•	Streaming aggregator Struum launches in preview The goal of Struum is to provide smaller streaming services with greater exposure, with initial partner...

Middle East

•	Orange Jordan and Luminus ShamalStart collaborate to create FabLab In partnership with Luminus ShamalStart, Orange Jordan established the digital fabrication lab at the Orange Digital Village located in the Abdali area, which comprises Orange’s most prominent youth and entrepreneurial...

•	IT spending in Saudi Arabia set to rebound to US$27.7 billion in 2021 Spending on IT systems in Saudi Arabia is expected to rebound in 2021, after a slight decrease in 2020 as a result of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic...

•	Bosch launches the new Phantom Edge in the UAE Phantom Edge is an AIoT platform, which combines the power of Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things to provide real-time view of electrical energy consumption, operating usage, electrical parameters, and...

North Africa

•	Egypt launches ‘Speak Arabic’ application for non-Arabic speakers The app aims to promote the Arabic language and Egyptian culture among second and third-generation Egyptians living abroad...

Satellite & Internet

•	Giganet extends partnership with CityFibre to 22 more locations British ISP Giganet has struck a deal to will use the CityFibre network to provide gigabit connectivity in a further 22 towns and cities, the two companies have announced...

•	Seaborn connects to Webby Internet in Brazil Seaborn’s network is providing international connectivity to Webby’s backbone, enabling Webby to offer enhanced services and attract new customers in Brazil...

Global Telecom Update

•	Vodafone sets up an innovation centre in Dresden to develop 5G and 6G The new centre is in the state capital of Saxony, in eastern Germany, and is intended to serve "the world"...

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

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