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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 15, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Etisalat Group appoints Masood Mohamed Sharif Mahmood as CEO for Etisalat UAE operations
 
 
Etisalat Group announced the appointment of Masood M. Sharif Mahmood as Chief Executive Officer for Etisalat UAE operations. Reporting to Etisalat Group CEO, this new position is part of Etisalat Group’s ongoing and agile transformation strategy that targets diversifying and exploring new growth opportunities, accelerating business development in the digital field, expanding geographical presence and maximising operational efficiency...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  18 billion spending on local content and 40% drop in water consumption
Member Logo The 2nd sustainability report by stc revealed that spending on local content has increased to more than 18 billion Riyals, aiming to achieve sustainability and create a positive environmental impact, continuing to support...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Saudi Arabia customers benefit from 5G investment with 50% increase in speed
 
•  AT&T helps nation’s largest rehabilitation solutions provider accelerate patient outcomes with development of first-of-its-kind app and interconnected cloud platform
 
•  Omantel partners with Elevatus to assess Generation Z talent
 
•  Batelco kicks off ‘Elevator to Success’ youth development programme
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Telecom authority to issue guideline for wireless route
The Nepal Telecommunications Authority said it would be issuing a guideline for wireless routers suspecting they may be the reason behind poor internet connections...
 
Authority receives over 650 telecom services related complaints for 2021
In the first half of 2021, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Oman received 671 complaints against telecom services and recovered OMR 136,000 to subscribers...
 
Middle East
 
One Million Arab Coders Initiative invites graduates to participate in US$1 million challenge
Coders can submit their projects – websites or apps – based on the skills they acquired during their participation in the largest initiative of its kind in the world via arabcoders.ae until 30th October, 2021...
 
Facebook most used social media 'platform' in Kuwait
Facebook was used by about 31 percent of Internet users in Kuwait, while the Russian social networking site ‘Odnoklassniki’ was second, with a utilization rate of 19.9%; while the social blogging platform...
 
MBRSC announces names of first two Emiratis selected for UAE Analog Mission#1
The mission will study the effects of isolation and confinement on human psychology, physiology and team dynamics to help prepare for long-duration space exploration...
 
South Asia
 
Sri Lanka Telecom to build digital solutions for Sri Lanka.
The initiative creates a platform for the next generation of innovators to tap into the wealth of knowledge and skills of the Group, establishing a strong partnership that fosters the growth of innovative digital products...
 
Bangladesh to implement ‘One country 1 rate’ on broadband from September
The announcement was made at the inaugural ceremony of all ISPs and private NTTN and IIG tariffs for broadband internet across the country...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Disney+ expansion plans outlined
Disney+ will launch in South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan this November, prior to which Disney+ Japan will also be expanded to feature additional general entertainment content in October...
 
NEXTGEN TV begins broadcasting in Indianapolis
Four leading local television stations in Indianapolis, including WRTV (ABC), WTTK (CBS), WTHR (NBC), and WXIN (FOX), today bring NEXTGEN TV, a revolutionary new digital broadcast technology, to the city...
 
 
North Africa
 
Egypt launches first Arabic robotic nurse
The faculty of computers and information worked with the faculties of medicine and nursing to ensure it became an integrated project...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
MegaFon expands VoLTE across Federation
Russian mobile operator MegaFon has claimed a first by launching VoLTE technology at the federal level, while projecting that VoLTE traffic will ‘soon’ surpass 2G/3G voice usage on its network...
 
Vodafone Germany expands 5G footprint, adds new 5G devices
Vodafone Germany said that the number of 5G-capable devices on its network has more than doubled in the last six months, with around 1.3 million customers now using a 5G smartphone on the Vodafone network...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
OneWeb signs broadband MoU with Northwestel for connectivity in Northern Canada
Under the agreement announced, the companies will work together to deliver new connectivity services to remote mines, businesses, and governments across Canada’s north using OneWeb’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)...
 
ISP TalkTalk switches on "Future Fibre" broadband in Edinburgh
UK ISP TalkTalk has announced that their new CityFibre and Openreach-based Future Fibre packages, which offer broadband speeds of up to 500Mbps via Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) technology, have been extended to homes in...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Sanlam and MTN partner to develop insurtech in Africa
The Sanlam-MTN Alliance will build a digital insurance and investment business, which will be an integral part of MTN’s fintech offering, said a press release...
 
DataQube Global partners with cyber security experts KryptoKloud Ltd
Next-generation cyber protection system leverages darknet intelligence to safeguard valuable edge data centre assets...
 
SITA and Siemens to facilitate digital transformation of Kansas City airport
The partnership is part of the department’s Build KCI project, which will culminate with the opening of a new 1 million square-foot terminal with 39 gates at Kansas City International Airport...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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