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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 4, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
solutions by stc-Kuwait Joins Manama-IX
 
 
Through their presence on the Manama-IX platform, ‘solutions by stc’ - Kuwait, will be able to reach a wider number of international peering partners and take advantage of, among other benefits, an enhanced VR and gaming experience for its end-users in Kuwait, due to improved internet quality with faster response time and low latency...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc customers in Saudi Arabia can now conveniently recharge their “Sawa” mobile credit on Amazon.sa
Member Logo Saudi Telecom Company (stc) in cooperation with Amazon.sa today announced a new innovative feature called Mobile Recharges, offering customers with prepaid “Sawa” numbers the ability to recharge their mobile...
 
•  90% of UK’s leading health providers accelerate digital transformation plans in response to Covid-19
Member Logo This is the conclusion of a new study by iGov and BT which explores how health organisations across the UK are adopting new approaches to patient care in the Covid-19 era...
 
•  Simmons & Simmons hires investment funds partner in Luxembourg
Member Logo International law firm Simmons & Simmons announced that Pieter Leguit will join the investment funds practice in Luxembourg as a partner on 1 July...
 
•  Huawei Microwave ODU XMC-3E wins the iF and Red Dot Awards
Member Logo 'Red Dot Design Award' and 'iF Design Award' recently announced their winners for 2021. Huawei's microwave ODU XMC-3E took home both of the prestigious awards for its simple design, excellent environment...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Romania preparing new frequency auction
The Romanian regulator ANCOM has announced plans for a new auction for the frequencies remaining after selection procedures carried out in 2012 and 2015...
 
Nigeria once again extends SIM registration deadline
The Nigerian government has approved a further extension to the deadline for the country’s mobile phone users to register a valid National Identification Number (NIN) with their service provider...
 
South Asia
 
HEC, Huawei opens registration for students to ‘Seeds for the Future Programme 2021’
Higher Education Commission (HEC) together with Huawei Pakistan is inviting prospective Pakistani undergraduate applicants to register for the ‘Seeds for the Future programme 2021’...
 
Dialog empowers enterprises with unparalleled ‘Dialog Direct Cloud Connect’ service
DDCC enables customers to have secure and private connections to public cloud platforms for workloads that require higher speed or lower latency...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Orange launches 4G TDD in Botswana
Orange Botswana has launched a new TD-LTE network to provide fixed-wireless connectivity for home and business users, called Konnecta Max...
 
5G network expands in areas surrounding Bratislava
The three largest telecommunication companies operating in Slovakia agree the expansion of 5G is the major investment for them at the moment...
 
DISH, AWS and Nokia to launch first 5G SA core network on public cloud
US network operator runs 5G standalone core on global cloud platform to optimise network operations and launch new software and services rapidly and efficiently...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
HBO Max launches in Latin America and the Caribbean
HBO Max has launched in 39 territories in Latin America and the Caribbean, the first time the streaming service has been made available outside of the United States...
 
Sky and Channel 4 expand partnership
This translates to more than 1,000 hours of All 4 exclusive shows being added to Sky’s on-demand catalogue, along with comprehensive catch up and box set offerings...
 
allrites and SPI enter strategic content partnership
allrites, the online marketplace for TV, film and live sports rights, has signed a deal with TV and digital service provider SPI International that sees 264 film and TV titles added to the allrites platform...
 
 
Middle East
 
UAE ranks 5th in UN's 2020 Global Cybersecurity Index
UAE jumped 33 places from its previous ranking, underscoring its advanced awareness of the vitality of cybersecurity...
 
Healthcare an ideal jumping-off point for Artificial Intelligence: President of MBZUAI
Professor Eric Xing, President of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), has said that healthcare is an "ideal jumping-off point for Artificial Intelligence (AI) because it generates so much...
 
Trend Micro to launch GenNext cybersecurity products in Qatar
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global cybersecurity leader participated at the first Qatar Economic Forum held last week to increase awareness of cybersecurity in the country...
 
Thuraya signs strategic agreement with Delta Bridge
Through the partnership, Thuraya and Delta Bridge will deliver key government customers secure satellite communication connectivity and mission-critical applications for the defense and government sector...
 
North Africa
 
Egypt to launch AI platform
The platform includes the national AI strategy and covers various events, news, and details of AI projects in Egypt, as well as the capacity-building programs provided by various institutions and Egypt’s achievements...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Azercosmos partners with Chinese Satelliteherd on Satellite Ground Station
This antenna will enable Satelliteherd in monitoring satellite health, as well as processing data transmitted, and controlling telemetry between satellites and satellite networks operating in space...
 
Orange Polska to connect eight million households by FTTH
In 2024, Orange Polska plans to have 8 million households within the reach of the fiber-to-the-home (FTTH)...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Swisscom selects AWS as public cloud provider for its enterprise IT
As part of its overall digital transformation, Swisscom will migrate to AWS a wide range of core applications that power its enterprise resource planning, OSS, BSS, analytics, contact centre and communications provisioning...
 
KDDI, Deutsche Telekom, MobiledgeX, Sturfee, and Mawari develop MEC PaaS PoC
KDDI, Deutsche Telekom, MobiledgeX, Sturfee and Mawari have jointly developed a proof of concept (PoC) to develop the ‘world's first’ Platform as-a-Service (PaaS) for XR applications...
 
Russia's MTS acquires telecom and CPaaS provider MTT
Russia’s largest mobile operator MTS has acquired compatriot service provider MTT for RUB 5.0 billion (US$69 million) on an enterprise value basis...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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