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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 6, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Power-packed Huawei Middle East IP Club Carnival 2021 showcases the future of IP networking for the Middle East
 
 
Leading regional and global industry experts today unpacked the future of IP networking for Middle East governments and enterprises at the Huawei Middle East IP Club Carnival 2021. At the annual regional flagship event, held at Atlantis, the Palm, Dubai and live broadcasted online, Huawei also launched a joint innovation program, aimed at creating a platform to work together with industry pioneers in different industries...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  BT Smarter Living Challenge uncovers steps to sustainable living in the UK
Member Logo BT announced the results of its Smarter Living Challenge, which highlights the powerful impact UK households can have on their carbon emissions by using technology to support simple sustainable lifestyle changes...
 
•  Arthur D. Little appoints Raimundo Cisneros as Partner in Technology & Innovation Management Practice
Member Logo Arthur D. Little (ADL) announced that Raimundo Cisneros has joined the company as a Partner in its Technology & Innovation Management (TIM) practice...
 
•  Cisco completes acquisition of Kenna Security
Member Logo With the addition of Kenna Security’s industry-leading risk-based vulnerability management platform, Cisco customers will solve critical security posture challenges by working cross-functionally to rapidly automate...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
CITC announces end of corrective period for supply, sale of non-compliant telecom devices
The violating network boosters cause radio interference that negatively affects mobile communications services, as well as the low level of services among users adjacent to those devices...
 
Nepal to refarm 900MHz band for newer technologies
Nepal’s regulator the National Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has confirmed plans to refarm the 900MHz spectrum band for 4G use...
 
Middle East
 
Asyad Express, Vodafone ink pact to provide innovative logistic services
Asyad Express, an arm of Asyad Group, on Monday signed an agreement with Vodafone Oman to provide Asyad with integrated logistics services through Vodafone’s implementation and accomplishment center...
 
MENA digital economy will be worth nearly US$100bln by 2023
The MENA region’s digital economy is projected to grow to nearly US$100 billion by 2023, despite a recent interruption to growth due to decline in online travel bookings during the pandemic...
 
Ooredoo Oman says digital tutorial app reaches 48 million views this academic year
Ooredoo Oman said its Digital Tutorial App has received more than 48 million views since November 2020, the start of the academic year, with around 14,000 people per day have used the app during peak times...
 
South Asia
 
Dialog Enterprise partners Gateway College as its digital education partner
Dialog Enterprise is planning to extend its expansive service portfolio to seven schools by upgrading each institute within the Gateway Group to a ‘Dialog DigiEdu Model School’...
 
Axiata trials Open RAN field pilots in emerging Asian markets
The technology will bring significant improvement in 2G and 4G broadband connectivity and bridge the digital divide...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
S Sport Plus to launch streaming service
The Turkish live sports network S Sport Plus has chosen the UK-based platform Screatch to launch a direct-to-enterprise streaming service...
 
SPI/FilmBox launches Dizi in Belarus with A1
The launch comes as a part of a deal with private telco A1 to distribute Dizi as a linear and SVOD channel through its IPTV platform...
 
 
North Africa
 
Africa IoT, AI Challenge further expands in continent
The Africa Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Challenge has been officially launched in Egypt, Kenya, Uganda, Morocco, and Tunisia...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Telekom switches off 3G network
The 2100MHz frequencies previously used by 3G have been refarmed for LTE and 5G networks and over 20,000 3G UMTS sites have been upgraded...
 
TPG lights SA 5G service on 700MHz band
Australia-based TPG Telecom worked with Nokia to launch what they claimed as the world’s first standalone (SA) 5G network on the 700MHz band, with the service turned on in parts of Sydney...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
OneWeb confirms successful launch and contact with 36 new satellites
The latest launch takes OneWeb’s in-orbit constellation to 40% of OneWeb’s planned fleet of 648 LEO satellites that will deliver high-speed, low-latency global connectivity...
 
Telecom Armenia launches 25G PON ready network
Telecom Armenia will deploy Nokia’s GPON and XGS-PON fiber equipment, which is software upgradable to 25G PON technology in future, along with its Wi-Fi Beacons and Altiplano management platform...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Colt and IBM to collaborate on 5G and edge for enterprises
This is designed to enable them to move data and applications seamlessly across hybrid cloud environments, from private data centres to the edge...
 
STL introduces 5G and WiFi 6-ready, cloud-native software portfolio to enable telco shift to 'XaaS' models
The new portfolio will allow telcos to scale up with reduced Capex and a faster time-to-market while speeding up their transition to open and cloud-native platforms...
 
Vodafone Romania partners with Global Payments
Vodafone Romania has partnered with Global Payments to provide business customers the GP Tom payment solution, which transforms the smartphone into POS device...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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