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August 11, 2021

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AT&T helps nation’s largest rehabilitation solutions provider accelerate patient outcomes with development of first-of-its-kind app and interconnected cloud platform

AT&T is helping Accelerated Care Plus mprove outcomes for physical therapy patients and efficiency for staff with the development of a cloud-based platform accessed through an iOS app. CPlus® Interconnected Care Solutions is the first-of-its-kind HITRUST1, HIPAA2-compliant platform for the rehabilitation solutions industry...

Member News

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Media Statement on 2G switch off

In line with the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority’s (TDRA) announcement on 2G network gradually being switched off by the end of 2022, Etisalat assures all customers that it will continue...

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BNET launches e-Marketplace to manage supply chain operations under a single digital platform

Bahrain’s National Broadband Network (BNET) announced today the launch of its e-Marketplace platform, a unified digital platform dedicated to the management of supply chain operations and supplier relations...

Recent Developments

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Omantel partners with Elevatus to assess Generation Z talent

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Batelco kicks off ‘Elevator to Success’ youth development programme

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Los Angeles Fire Department and County Department of Public Health use FirstNet® to improve public safety communications

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SDAIA President visits largest digital operations center and applauds partnership with stc

Policy and Regulation

•	ARTP launches QoS app for mobile networks According to the regulator, the ‘ARTP Sama Reseau’ app collects anonymous user Quality of Experience (QoE) data that is fed to an advanced analysed platform, providing it with a comprehensive overview of the...

•	Egypt approves first 4G VoLTE, voice call technology Egypt’s National Telecom Regulatory Authority has approved the first time use of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) in its market...

Middle East

•	Etisalat allows 15-day grace period for bill payments Etisalat reiterated that the due date for Etisalat bill payments is 15th of every month for bills generated on the 1st of the month for previous month’s usage...

•	Ooredoo rolls-out springboard programme to women’s incubators across Oman In its ongoing efforts to empower women across the Sultanate, and in collaboration with the Omani Women’s Association, under the Ministry of Social Development,..

•	Visa and Mashreq launch digital payments acceptance tool in UAE This solution will enable digital acquisition and onboarding of SMBs by allowing them to sign up directly with the payment acquirer to accept digital payments from their customers...

South Asia

•	Robi’s digital employee healthcare platform becomes role-model for Axiata Robi had developed an in-house digital healthcare platform where employees can submit the health status of themselves and their family members...

•	Dialog Enterprise partners MiHCM to launch MiHCM Lite for SMBs MiHCM which can be accessed through its mobile application or on the web, has been reimagined as a fully-fledged enterprise-class cloud HR platform...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	EE offers Netflix in Android mobile video offer EE has unveiled a new Netflix Smart benefit for its Smart handset and Smart SIM plans, as well as a new and exclusive Full Works plan for Android devices...

•	Comscore and Fox expand partnership The multi-year agreement will see Fox utilise Comscore’s national TV measurement in the US, while also leaning on Comscore’s expanded data rights...

North Africa

•	Egyptian e-commerce startup Teegara raises pre-seed funding round Cairo-based e-commerce startup Teegara has closed a five-figure pre-seed follow-on investment round to fund its early growth...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Vodacom launches 4G connectivity campaign Vodacom said has been making a number of investments in its network and presently maintains over 3,000 sites for 3G and 2,000 sites for 4G, giving it the widest network coverage in Tanzania...

•	Global 5G connections to hit 3.2 billion by 2026, says study The total number of 5G connections will reach 3.2 billion by 2026; rising from 310 million in 2021, according to a new study...

Satellite & Internet

•	Ontario commits towards Telesat’s race to launch low-earth-orbit satellite network Telesat is expected to launch its first LEO satellites in the next few years, with Ontario noting the network will go into service in the first half of 2024...

•	eir unveils plans to reach 200,000 more premises with FTTH Irish fixed-line incumbent eir has announced the expansion of its ‘Gigabit Fibre’ network rollout to include the upgrade of a further 200,000 homes and businesses across the country...

Global Telecom Update

•	Dominican Republic operator Wind deploys cloud-based solution The solution will be deployed in the public cloud, which means that Wind Telecom will not need to manage any infrastructure...

•	Telkomsel selects Thoughtworks for technology architecture blueprint Telkomsel, Indonesia's largest telecommunications services provider, has selected Thoughtworks to evaluate its existing infrastructure and provide a roadmap to support its transformation...

•	The PARQ to adopt Wi-Fi 6 The PARQ is set to become Thailand’s first mixed-use building to adopt ultra-fast Wi-Fi 6 internet technology in partnership with leading ICT provider Huawei...

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