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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 11, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Simmons & Simmons joins SAMENA Council to bring international legal and regulatory expertise to the ICT ecosystem...
 
 
SAMENA Telecommunications Council has announced that Simmons & Simmons, an international legal practice with a core focus in the telecommunications, media and technology sectors and a footprint across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, has joined its membership of multi-stakeholder community of private-sector entities. Simmons & Simmons advises 10 of the top 15 Operators and has extensive expertise across the legal and regulatory aspects of both networks and services...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  solutions by stc first in Kuwait to provide General Motors with in-vehicle connectivity to support OnStar service
Member Logo solutions by stc, the specialized business arm of Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, announced that it has partnered with General Motors (GM) to provide an in-vehicle connectivity solution to support GM’s...
 
•  AT&T and Google Cloud expand 5G and edge collaboration
Member Logo Codeveloped innovative, end-to-end solutions will enable new customer experiences and business services across industries with on-premise or network-based deployment...
 
•  Huawei releases 2020 Sustainability Report
Member Logo The 2020 report explains the major progress that Huawei has made over the past year in its four strategies for sustainability: digital inclusion, security and trustworthiness, environmental protection, and a healthy and...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• CITC publishes public consultations on KSA’s postal services
CITC is inviting all parties nationally and internationally, including service providers, to submit their feedback and engage in this process by 22 July 2021...
 
• Iran awards 2.3GHz spectrum for 4G
The bandwidth available for mobile internet services in Iran has increased by 30% this week following the award of new spectrum in the 2.3GHz band...
 
Middle East
 
• Apple chooses Riyadh university to host its first iOS Developer Academy in the Middle East
The new academy, Apple’s first in the Middle East, will be a partnership with the Saudi Federation for Cyber ​​Security, Programming and Drones, represented by Tuwaiq Academy, and Princess Nourah bint...
 
• Bahrain IT brands change customer experience over Covid
In response to changing customer demands, 86% of Bahrain IT decision-makers, said their brands created a deeper connection with their customers over the past year...
 
• PwC Middle East partners with Cybernetica
PwC Middle East has partnered with Cybernetica, to further accelerate, facilitate and drive the delivery of high quality digital consulting services in the region...
 
South Asia
 
• GP says its entire network under 3G or 4G coverage
Bangladesh-based Grameenphone announced that the entire mobile network of the company was brought under high-speed 3G or 4G coverage...
 
• SLT-MOBITEL’s BizChat introduces FB chatbot
BizChat provides Sri Lankan companies a unique way to engage with customers on websites and on social media...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• SeaChange International offers cloud-based OTT platform
The platform can be deployed to deliver all content – including Connected TV, OTT, SVOD, TVOD and AVOD – to all devices in 4K quality...
 
• Amazon signs major movie distribution deal with NBCUniversal
The licensing agreement will see Amazon gain access to Universal Filmed Entertainment Group live-action titles in an exclusive pay-one window...
 
 
North Africa
 
• Huawei partners with Mondia Pay to enable digital payment options for users in Algeria and Tunisia
Huawei Mobile Services has inked a partnership with Mondia Pay. that is set to provide Ooredoo Algeria and Orange Tunisia users with safe and convenient payment options...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Virgin Media O2 unveils ‘significant’ 4G and 5G boost
Since the start of the year, Virgin Media O2 has provided a 4G upgrade to more than 31,300 postcodes...
 
• Orange Mali tests 5G
The development is in line with Orange Group CEO Stephane Richard’s declared intentions to launch 5G across the group’s African markets during H2 2021 and 2022...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• DISA launches broadband satellite contract worth US$980 million
It will replace an existing contract that provides connectivity between Navy and Military Sealift Command (MSC) ships and Navy designated points of presence...
 
• FTTH growth continues in Spain
Almost 40% of the total were operated by Movistar, and Movistar, Orange and Vodafone had a combined share of 80.9%...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• New Zealand to launch national open-loop contactless fare payments in 2022
The launch in Canterbury is due in “late 2022” and will mark the first phase of a full national rollout of Waka Kotahi’s national ticketing solution that it plans to complete “before 2026”...
 
• Vietnam looks to digitalise COVID-19 vaccination database
Viettel has developed a digital health record system that allows people to register for COVID-19 vaccination, make health declarations, and receive information on time and venue for the inoculation online...
 
• Raxio building colocation data centre in Mozambique
Pan-African data centre developer and operator Raxio Group is establishing a carrier-neutral data centre in Mozambique...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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