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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
June 30, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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stc Group CEO: There is a great deal the telecom industry can do together to contribute to a low carbon economy
 
 
stc Group CEO Eng. Olayan M. Alwetaid confirmed stc’s commitment to providing a service, which is environmentally friendly, and to adopt integrated sustainable practices into every aspect of our business. “We understand that as a MENA digital enabler we have a duty to our country in Saudi Arabia and to our customers to ensure we are operating in a sustainable manner.” Alwaetaid said while speaking in We Act For Impact" panel discussion during MWC Barcelona 2021, he was among environmental experts and ICT infrastructure development leaders who met to discuss sustainability progress at the Green Agenda: We Act For Impact open panel session during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2021...
 
Etisalat announces ambitious 6G plans
 
 
In yet another global milestone, Etisalat announced its foray into the next generation of the mobile network with considerable efforts towards 6G realisation, conducting research, developing international standards the main building blocks for the 6G ecosystem...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain supports medical frontliners at ‘Jaber Causeway’
Member Logo The initiative aimed at easing the hot weather conditions on medical and administrative frontliners at the center, as well as encouraging the public to support the nation’s efforts into achieving social immunity during...
 
•  Book your flights with Cleartrip on the Smiles app
Member Logo ​Smiles has teamed up with leading online travel portal Cleartrip to provide customers a facility to conveniently book their tickets directly on the Smiles app...
 
•  Eutelsat 36D satellite selected by Airbus to embark its latest Ultra High Frequency payload
Member Logo Eutelsat Communications’ satellite has been selected by Airbus Defence and Space to carry its latest Ultra High Frequency (UHF) payload...
 
•  Tech Mahindra announces partnership with TAC Security to enable next-generation enterprise security for customers globally

Member Logo The partnership will leverage artificial intelligence and user-friendly analytics to help measure, prioritize, and mitigate vulnerabilities across the entire IT stack...
 
•  Huawei highlights 5G as a key player for brighter global future during MWC Barcelona 2021
Member Logo During MWC Barcelona 2021, Huawei Executive Director and President of Carrier BG, Ryan Ding delivered a keynote speech Innovation: Lighting up the Future...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  stc and Huawei sign MoU to advance sustainable development and green initiatives in KSA
 
•  CITC Governor: global appreciation of KSA digital transformation experience
 
•  Etisalat embarks on accelerated OpenRAN realisation
 
•  In another first, Omantel facilitates buying car insurance through its Self Service Machines
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TDRA releases updated version of the regulatory policy on registration requirements for mobile consumers
As part of its responsibility for the telecommunications sector, TDRA’s teams conduct field visits to the PoS to ensure that they meet all the conditions stipulated in the mobile SIM Cards PoS Policy...
 
CITC is the 2020-2021 recipient of the DSA’s Award for Wi-Fi Innovation
The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has been selected by the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance as the 2020-2021 award recipient of the DSA’s Award for Wi-Fi Innovation...
 
South Asia
 
Almost 89 percent population has access to the internet in Nepal
The number of people using the internet through mobile devices is the highest, making up 65.39 percent of the total number of users...
 
North Africa
 
Algérie Télécoms to increase fixed-line Internet speed
The increase of the minimum fixed Internet speed that Algeria Telecom is preparing comes a few months after the increase of the mobile speed...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
ODMedia expands into MENA
The Dutch content services and processing company ODMedia has opened a new office to serve the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region...
 
Qwest TV launches on Plex
Qwest TV, the music video streamer co-founded by Quincy Jones, is teaming up with Plex, the free entertainment streaming service to provide access to its content...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Vodafone/AWS technology delivers autonomous boost for Aurrigo
Aurrigo has become one of the first companies in the UK to benefit from a new technology partnership between Vodafone and Amazon Web Services (AWS)...
 
Investment partnership puts millions into African tower specialist
A new investment in an African tower specialist could boost tower building in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire – and possibly further afield...
 
Vipps, MobilePay and Pivo to merge and launch single digital wallet across Scandinavia
The parties wish to join forces to further strengthen product development and innovation and thereby provide a market-leading customer experience within payment solutions...
 
 
Middle East
 
Orange Jordan supports its BIG program startups in VivaTech virtual conference
Orange Jordan supported startups joining the 8th season of its Business Innovation Growth (BIG) program to participate in Viva Technology, the global conference specialized in entrepreneurship and technology...
 
Tawal partners with three local IBS providers
Those partnerships come in line with Tawal's leading role in empowering national companies and contributing to the local content...
 
Breaking through cloud adoption barriers in Qatar
With the uptake of cloud services having been expedited by the pandemic, the report looks at the barriers to entry within Qatar’s private sector and how organisations can overcome these challenges...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Veon to strive for deeper 4G coverage
Veon (VON.AS) wants to focus on 4G deployment for the next three years before rolling out 5G, according to its CEO...
 
Telstra confirms its 5G network reaches 75% of the population
Telstra has announced that its 5G network now blankets three-quarters of the population, as it confirmed achieving the goal it set itself last year to roll out the next generation of mobile broadband connectivity...
 
Orange to launch experimental 5G network amid telecom rush to the cloud
Orange hopes to expand the network, called Pikeo, to other countries in 2022, once it is fully-fledged and able to self-repair thanks to automation and machine learning...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
SoftBank to deploy high-altitude drone and satellite internet solutions in Africa
Under the MoU, further feasibility and demand studies will be conducted in the five African countries that have already expressed interest in the bulk capacity purchase...
 
Megacable expects to conclude GPON rollout by end-2021
Mexican ISP Megacable has revealed that its GPON migration project is 50% complete, noting that it is on course to conclude the upgrade by end-2021...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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