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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 21, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
solutions by stc hosts virtual event on Cisco technology
 
 
solutions by stc, the specialized business arm of Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, announced that it hosted a virtual event to provide the latest updates on Cisco software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) and Cisco Meraki solutions. solutions by stc recently received the Premier Certification from Cisco, allowing the Company to offer all solutions under Cisco to its customer base...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  FirstNet delivers connectivity to help fight the Dixie Fire
Member Logo FirstNet®, Built with AT&T, has deployed dedicated FirstNet portable network assets (SatCOLTs) to provide the always-on priority communications public safety requires...
 
•  Huawei Rotating Chairman: Spread of ICT is accelerating digital transformation and growth of the digital economy in the Arab world
Member Logo Speaking at the 5th China-Arab States Expo being held this week, Huawei’s Rotating Chairman Mr. Guo Ping has highlighted the decisive role that information and communications technology (ICT) can play as a driver of...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  The global cybersecurity market will grow to US$281 billion in 2027
 
•  Omantel’s ICT offerings fuel digital economy
 
•  Jawwal, the first mobile operator in Palestine, to launch its digital product “PLUS”
 
•  18 billion spending on local content and 40% drop in water consumption
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Brazil comms minister confident for October 5G auction
Brazil’s Minister of Communications Fabio Faria has indicated that the country’s delayed 5G spectrum auctions will finally take place in October this year...
 
Bidders line up for FCC’s Auction 110
The US Federal Communications Commission has revealed that it has received a total of 26 ‘complete’ applications ahead of its Auction 110 spectrum sale in October...
 
Middle East
 
Orange Money wallet promotes digital financial services
E-wallets are the easy and convenient digital replacement where Orange Money, with its features, managed to have a clients base exceeding 300,000 subscribers...
 
AI is an accelerator of change in the UAE
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced technologies have been accelerators of change in various fields...
 
Saudi university, digital transformation unit sign deal to activate cutting-edge tech in digital economy
KAUST’s role will target the knowledge-based economy and develop an effective model for guiding technology from initial research all the way to product provision...
 
South Asia
 
Banglalink launches virtual skill development program 'Digirevolution' for university students
Under this initiative, selected university students will participate in virtual learning sessions conducted by seasoned professionals of Banglalink...
 
ComBank partners DirectPay to support digital payment solutions for businesses
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced a partnership with DirectPay, to provide Internet Payment Gateway support and operate as the acquiring bank for the cashless payment solutions the latter develops for clients...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
New SVOD for French independent cinema
A new platform for French independent cinema will go live on September 24, 2021, that will feature films and series across multiple genres including documentary, fiction, and animation...
 
JEA and Harmonic simplify video streaming for MVPDs
Jackson Energy Authority and Harmonic announced that they have teamed up to launch JEA’s groundbreaking, fully hosted headend management and video streaming solution for cable, broadband, and telecommunications...
 
 
North Africa
 
Malware attacks in Egypt increase to 42 million during H1 2021
A research by Kaspersky, the Russian multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider, has shed light on the prevalence of malware attacks in the region...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Telekom Romania goes cloud-native for mobile to move to 4G and 5G
Telekom Romania Mobile Communications is moving many of its services to the cloud – just as its main shareholder, Telekom Romania, is about to be sold to Orange...
 
China Unicom makes 5G gains
China Unicom underlined the impact of the fast adoption of 5G services on ARPU and its bottom-line in the first half of 2021, with the subscribers accounting for 36.5 percent of its total user base...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Telefónica to distribute Viasat enterprise internet service in Brazil
Telefónica Global Solutions will now distribute Viasat‘s high-speed satellite internet services to enterprise customers in Brazil after the two companies entered into a new strategic partnership agreement...
 
TalkTalk taking full fiber broadband orders in Edinburgh
TalkTalk is ramping up its full fiber broadband expansion programme to homes across Edinburgh, as data released by the ISP revealed that usage on its network soared up in last 13 months...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
SK Telecom's metaverse platform to go global
The carrier launched the platform last month that allows users to interact with others using personalized avatars in a range of online settings from stadiums to cafes...
 
NEC and Fujitsu testing Open RAN base stations for interoperability
The collaboration, supported by the Japanese government, will see verification environments built at both Fujitsu's US laboratories and NEC's UK lab, which it built at the end of 2020...
 
Embratel announces edge data centre plans
By processing data and services as close to the end user as possible, edge computing is said to allow organizations to reduce latency and improve the customer experience...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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