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June 16, 2021

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Telecom wholesale business to play a pivotal role in the future, says Etisalat Chief

The telecom wholesale business will continue to play a pivotal role in the future just as how it has been especially evident during the pandemic, said Ali Amiri, Group Chief Carrier and Wholesale Officer, Etisalat, during the second day of the Telecoms World Middle East 2021...

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Omantel, Huawei to jointly establish regional ICT training center in Oman

Oman’s leading telecommunica-tions services provider Omantel, and Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, have collaborated to establish a...

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Mobily selects Ericsson to enable seamless smartwatches user experience in Saudi Arabia

Mobily and Ericsson have announced that smartwatch voice and data services are now live and enabled on the Mobily network across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, enabled by the Ericsson Secure Entitlement Server...

Policy and Regulation

•	TDRA foresees 5G technologies and the mechanisms of leveraging them to serve the UAE institutions The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority, in cooperation with Huawei, held a virtual workshop on 5G technologies, attended by His Excellency Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, TDRA Director General, and a...

•	Nkom consults on price regulation, accounting separation rules for fixed-wireless broadband Norway’s National Communications Authority has launched a consultation on its proposed price regulation of fixed-wireless broadband connectivity, as well as the requirements for accounting separation for access to such...

South Asia

•	Jazz partners with Sinch to secure A2P messaging for its mobile subscribers Sinch has partnered with Jazz Pakistan to ensure messages received by Jazz subscribers are safer, more secure, free of spam and only sent to the intended recipient...

•	SLT-MOBITEL unveils ‘Entrepreneurship Studio’ initiative to foster strong local tech start-up ecosystem The programme is designed to provide an attractive opportunity for early-stage tech entrepreneurs to gain access to funding, mentoring and to building connections in the tech ecosystem...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	FightBox launches with Canal+ in Ethiopia SPI/FilmBox and Canal+ Group have launched SPI’s combat sports entertainment channel FightBox on the latter’s platform in Ethiopia...

•	MyZen TV now available on Vodafone in Greece Created in 2008, MyZen TV is distributed in over 82 countries around the world. It is dedicated to wellbeing, relaxation and sharing...

Global Telecom Update

•	WOM delivering 700MHz services in 525 new locations in Colombia Colombia’s WOM announced that it has connected its 700MHz 4G network to 525 previously unserved rural areas...

•	Vodafone UK launches edge services on AWS Wavelength The services, which the operator says can deliver latency as low as 10 milliseconds, are initially available to enterprises in London and the surrounding area...

•	IoT market surge in lockdown leads to 54pc team growth at Pangea Substantial growth in IoT demand and mobile connectivity over lockdown has led to a surge in Pangea’s roster of IoT specialists...

Middle East

•	BNET taps Mobileum for next generation revenue assurance Bahrain’s National Broadband Network BNET has selected Mobileum’s Active Intelligence Platform for risk management...

•	Amazon Payment Services opens its first FinTech Lab in DIFC The initiative aims to increase FinTech adoption in the region by providing a forum for discussions on digital payments and addressing challenges customers face in making payments...

•	Ooredoo Oman starts 4G and 5G FWA deployment Ooredoo has the introduction of super-fast and reliable 4G and 5G fixed wireless (FWA) access throughout Oman in partnership with Nokia...

•	Zain Bahrain introduces new Home Broadband plans with two months free rental and Mobile Broadband plans The Mobile & Home Broadband offers highlight Zain Bahrain's continuous commitment to empower its customers with solutions and services that enhance their digital lives...

North Africa

•	Egypt, Emerson discuss digital transformation in oil projects The two sides discussed cooperation in applying digital transformation and advanced technological solutions in the operation of oil projects...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	MTN partners 5 firms to expand 4G & 5G services MTN Group, South Africa’s telecom giant, is set to partner with five firms to start an open radio access network (OpenRAN) in Africa...

•	Slovenia’s Telemach announces 5G rollout The new network will initially be available to users in the centre of Ljubljana and the commercial district BTC...

Satellite & Internet

•	PH to launch its largest satellite in 2023 The project is being implemented by the University of Philippines Diliman and the DOST-Advanced Science Institute’s team of scientists and engineers, in coordination with the PhilSA...

•	Orange launches FTTH in Burkina Faso Orange Burkina Faso has introduced fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) connectivity in selected parts of capital city Ouagadougou...

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