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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 2, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Zain Ventures invests in Pipe.com and swvl.com to accelerate their growth across Middle East
 
 
Zain Group announces the creation of Zain Ventures and the closing of investments and signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with both Pipe and Swvl to support their growth across Zain’s regional footprint and beyond...
 
Saudi Arabia plans US$15 billion technology fund with private investors
The investments in the fourth industrial technology are expected to reach US$200 billion in the Kingdom, with value creation coming from improved efficiency and reduction in cost over a 10-year period...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc announces the company’s preliminary financial results for the period ending on 30 June 2021
Member Logo stc’s Net income for Q2 and first half of 2021 compared to the comparable quarter and first half of last year increased by 3.56% & 2.41% (respectively), and it distributes SR 1 per share dividends for the 2nd...
 
•  Latest Cisco AppDynamics app attention index released
Member Logo Cisco AppDynamics released the latest report in its App Attention Index research series, revealing consumer reliance on applications and digital services has soared since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Jordan sees a steady increase in Mobile Internet speeds in last 6 months
 
•  Batelco achieves H1 2021 net profit attributable to equity holders of BD37.5 million, a 5 per cent YoY increase
 
•  Etisalat Digital launches its Cloud-based Electronic Medical Record platform
 
•  Maximize your home protection with Batelco ‘Home Security’
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Saudi Arabia’s ‘ThinkTech Talk’ initiative brings worldwide e-gaming expertise to the table
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has launched its “ThinkTech” initiative to support the e-gaming sector by sharing expertise from around the world...
 
• CRA approves wholesale charges for telecom networks services and products for 2021, 202 and 2023
The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) issued an Order to direct Ooredoo Qatar and Vodafone Qatar to implement specific wholesale charges for 2021, 2022 and 2023...
 
South Asia
 
• 663 local levels get broadband internet service in Nepal
The internet service expansion is part of Nepal's drive to expand high-speed broadband internet around the country...
 
• Virtusa introduces highly demanded QA automation module to local universities of Sri Lanka
The QA Automation module builds on a strong foundation to Quality Assurance followed by test automation architecture, deployment and reporting...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• OTT app seeUplay PRO launches with live Mexican football
Mexican sports technology company seeUplay has launched seeUplay PRO, a new streaming platform for non-televised Mexican football...
 
• Movistar enters video gaming market
Movistar and Microsoft have signed a strategic agreement that will see the Telefónica-owned service offer Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to its Movistar Fusion and Mobile-Only Contract customers...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Cellhire provides 12,000 mobile data connections to the organisers, media, athletes and attendees at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Cellhire plc is providing 12,000 mobile data connections to global media organisations, athletes and attendees at the COVID-19-delayed 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo and other venues in Japan...
 
• Orange selects Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks to secure Its global Ccoud operations
Orange will use Prisma Cloud’s Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) features for multi-cloud compliance and governance...
 
 
Middle East
 
• YBA Kanoo to digitally transform operations with SAP
This initiative will help to consolidate the data from disparate systems into one centralised solution, and accelerate the automation of manual processes...
 
• Saudi Arabia plans US$15 billion technology fund with private investors
The investments in the fourth industrial technology are expected to reach US$200 billion in the Kingdom, with value creation coming from improved efficiency and reduction in cost over a 10-year period...
 
North Africa
 
• Internet speed report highlights Morocco’s steady digitization
The report, released by global internet speed testing company Ookla, reveals Morocco’s fastest broadband and mobile internet providers...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Experts highlight importance of 4G communication in transforming education
Expers in Zanzibar's education sector have commended use of 4G communication in improving the learning environment as the world heads towards digitization...
 
• Three UK tops 5G speed survey and expands next-gen network reach
Three UK noted that its expansion work would see almost a third of the UK’s population to be able to gain outside access to its network as its 5G population coverage hit more than 29% in June 2021...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• Digicel Fiji launches satellite broadband service for rural users
Digicel Fiji has reportedly launched its satellite broadband service, Digisat, as it looks to provide affordable high-speed data connectivity to people living in rural and remote communities in Fiji...
 
• Next phase announced in UK rural broadband upgrade programme
Up to 2.2 million homes and businesses in rural England have been earmarked for to receive the opportunity to get top-of-the-range broadband connections as part of the Project Gigabit programme...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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