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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
June 13, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
NBC Olympics selects AT&T as its networking services provider for its production of Olympic games in Tokyo
 
 
NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected AT&T to provide networking services for its production of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, which take place in Tokyo, Japan, from July 23 – August 8. The announcement was made by Chris Connolly, VP of Transmission Engineering and Operations, NBC Olympics, and Sarita Rao, President, AT&T Integrated & Partner Solutions...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel successfully tests Enhanced 5G at its HQ
Member Logo Riding high on the 5G wave, Omantel has successfully tested the 5G High Band at its headquarters in Madinat al Irfan under the supervision of TRA. The 5G test using the mmWave, which successfully concluded recently in...
 
•  Unlock new possibilities with Batelco’s upgraded business broadband
Member Logo Batelco has unveiled upgraded Business Broadband Packages targeted at entrepreneurs, SMEs and large corporations, to offer an enormous boost in speed and usage, in an effort to support their evolving business requirements...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Sri Lankan regulator to bring in changes
Sri Lanka’s telecom regulator is accelerating structural challenges and trends that have long suppressed the telecommunications industry’s growth to create a dynamic, competitive, innovative telecommunications...
 
Greek regulator consults on universal service
Greece’s National Telecommunications & Post Commission has opened a consultation into the procedure for the selection of a universal service provider...
 
South Asia
 
K2 base camp gets its first 4G transceiver operational by SCO
Pakistan now boasts of 4G network coverage in the highlands, allowing climbers access to high-speed data services...
 
Subisu deploys Nokia’s 400G fiber solution
The 400G infrastructure will improve Subisu’s fiber capabilities and allow for ultra-high-speed broadband to its retail and enterprise customers...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
PH to launch the biggest satellite in 2023
Once launched, the satellite shall provide data on a regular basis for a wide variety of applications, including coastal mapping and monitoring; disaster damage assessment; agriculture and aquaculture monitoring; and...
 
KPN and APG fiber joint venture Glaspoort begins operations
The partners increased the scope of the planned JV rollout by approximately 75,000 premises, with Glaspoort now expected to deploy open fiber infrastructure connecting roughly 750,000 homes and 225,000 business premises...
 
KPN and APG fiber joint venture Glaspoort begins operations
The partners increased the scope of the planned JV rollout by approximately 75,000 premises, with Glaspoort now expected to deploy open fiber infrastructure connecting roughly 750,000 homes and 225,000 business premises...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Tencent rolls out internet data centre
Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of Chinese internet giant Tencent, has launched its second internet data centre (IDC) in Thailand to cash in on flourishing demand in cloud computing service...
 
Claro Argentina joins DOCOMO Digital to boost mobile payments
Claro Argentina has partnered with DOCOMO Digital to facilitate the purchase of applications and content with direct carrier billing (DCB), within the Samsung Galaxy Store, using Claro's pre-paid or post-paid...
 
 
Middle East
 
UNESCO strengthens MoE Iraq's capacities in online distance learning to respond to COVID-19
To facilitate this new mode of learning, teachers need to be equipped with the appropriate skills and knowledge and supported to adapt to new learning settings...
 
Oman to conduct survey of cellphone and landline users
The National Center for Statistics and Information will be carrying out a survey among users of mobile phones and landlines...
 
Saudi Arabia’s COVID prevention app Tawakkalna now available in 75 countries
Saudi Arabia’s mobile application, Tawakkalna, which helped the Kingdom in tackling its COVID cases, is now available globally and its services can be accessed in 75 countries...
 
North Africa
 
Tunisia, 2nd country in North Africa in broadband speed
Mobile consistency varied widely across North Africa during Q1 2021, with Morocco’s Maroc Telecom showing the best consistency at 89.1%. Tunisia’s Tunisie Telecom had the next best consistency at 86.7%...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Kabelnoord launches first smart TV app
This is the right time for all operators to expand their OTT portfolios and Kabelnoord is definitely gearing up for further success...
 
First football match broadcast over 5G in Portugal
TVU Networks announced the widespread use of its technology in Portugal’s first football games broadcast using 5G technology...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Geoverse wins private cellular solution with Oakland Maritime Support Services
Geoverse has entered into an agreement to provide a private cellular solution for Oakland Maritime Support Services (OMSS)...
 
Deutsche Telekom expands live 5G networks to 50 cities
Germany’s leading telecom operator Deutsche Telekom has revealed that it currently offers its 5G services based on the high 3.6 GHz frequency to around 50 cities across the country...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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