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August 18, 2021

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The global cybersecurity market will grow to US$281 billion in 2027

The "Advanced Technology and Cyber Security Company" (sirar), a subsidiary of stc Group, revealed that the number of cyber-attacks repelled has reached more than 71,000 attacks and 14 million malicious "phishing" emails since the beginning of 2020...

Member News

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AT&T and Northern Virginia Community College launch IT apprenticeship program

The program aims to help identify and train entry-level Information Technology talent and expand AT&T talent pool in support of Federal National Security agencies...

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Cisco Talos identifies ransomware as number 1 security threat between April-June 2021

The Cisco Talos Incident Response (CTIR) team, backed by the world’s largest commercial threat intelligence organization, has released its quarterly Threat Assessment Report. Cisco Talos observed a variety of attacks,...

Policy and Regulation

•	New Cuban telecom legislation comes into effect The Cuban Ministry of Communications (Mincom) has officially implemented several new laws concerning the country’s telecoms sector...

•	Somalia sets 31 August deadline for operators to register, or close down The National Communications Authority (NCA) of Somalia has issued a warning that they will have to conform with the country’s unified licensing framework which complies with national communication law...

South Asia

•	Pakistan's e-commerce start-up Airlift secures US$85 million, as it eyes global expansion The new firm started out as a bus-booking service, like Uber, and has diversified into an online shopping platform, catering to customers in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad...

•	Shikho set to revolutionize digital education in Bangladesh The Dhaka-based edtech company harnesses technology to make learning more accessible, affordable, and fun...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Plus 5G network covers over 15m Poles Polish cellco Plus has increased its 5G network footprint to cover more than 15 million people in almost 500 cities and towns...

•	NTT taps Celona to enable private 5G for enterprises According to NTT, its 5G service complements digital transformation goals set by chief information officers and chief digital officers...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Comcast and ViacomCBS team up for SkyShowtime European streamer Sky owner Comcast has teamed up with ViacomCBS to launch a new joint venture streaming service targeting more than 20 European territories encompassing 90 million homes...

•	SPI/FilmBox expands on Samsung TV Plus in Netherlands The SPI/FilmBox ad-supported digital channels Docustream and Filmstream are now available with Samsung TV Plus, Samsung Electronics’ free streaming service, in the Netherlands...

Middle East

•	E-services transactions surge 257% to US$530 million in Bahrain Government revenues from e-services saw a nearly four-fold (257 per cent) jump during the first half this year to exceed BD200 million (US$530 million) when compared with the same period last year...

•	TII starts work on region’s first-ever quantum computer TII’s Quantum Research Centre (QRC) is spearheading the landmark advanced technology project that aims to give the world a quantum advantage through developing a supercomputer with exponential computational...

•	Ooredoo adds five new locations to its Fibre Home WiFi Network With Ooredoo’s Fiber Home WiFi services, subscribers no longer need to worry about uninterrupted downloads or streaming movies, TV shows and music even with the whole household connected...

North Africa

•	Mobile wallets increase to 16.3 million in Egypt in H1 2021 The number of withdrawals increased by 132%, according to a report, reaching 10.2 million withdrawals in H1 of 2021, compared to 4.4 million withdrawals in H1 of 2020...

Satellite & Internet

•	Russian satellite RSCC alters Express-AM33 orbital slot To move the Express-AM33 to the required position, the satellite made 120 orbits around the Earth at an altitude of 35,880 km, covering 31.7 million km in the process...

•	DITO’s fixed broadband service enters test phase DITO Telecommunity's plan to launch a commercial fixed broadband service next year is on track, and it is now carrying out a ‘friendly user test’ of the service...

Global Telecom Update

•	Subex delivering revenue and fraud solutions for Dhiraagu in the Maldives The Maldives’ Dhiraagu is upgrading its systems and consolidating its standalone assurance functions with Subex’s Revenue Assurance and Fraud Management (iRAFM) solution...

•	Vodafone to deploy Super Wi-Fi 6 Boosters with Alexa Technicolor Connected Home has partnered with Vodafone to deploy next-generation Wi-Fi 6-enabled Super Wi-Fi boosters with Alexa Built-in...

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