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August 31, 2021

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Etisalat partners with The Global Manufacturing And Industrialisation Summit to accelerate 5G deployment and advance industrial growth

The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) and Etisalat have announced a partnership to accelerate the deployment of the fifth generation of wireless networks (5G) to promote digital transformation both in the United Arab Emirates and globally...

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Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature welcomes UAE students back to school with a collection of award-winning books

The Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature (EAACL), organised by the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) and sponsored by Etisalat, has offered public and private schools in the UAE a curated...

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IDC recognizes AT&T as a Leader in APAC SD-WAN Managed Services

AT&T SD-WAN allows companies to build high-performance wide area networks (WANs) using relatively low-cost and commercially available broadband Internet links, to connect their branch locations to corporate resources...

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Manama-IX connects with AMS-IX Amsterdam via remote peering

Manama IX (Manama Internet Exchange) platform members can now have access to an extensive range of connected networks, thanks to a new remote peering connection between Manama-IX and AMS-IX (Amsterdam Internet Exchange)...

Policy and Regulation

•	TRA issues the first license to execute trust and e-signature services to BENEFIT company In light of supporting the digital transformation strategy in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority issues the first license to execute e-signature and trust services, to BENEFIT Company at the...

•	ITU Digital World 2021 to focus on digital transformation in a changing world The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is set to open the latest edition of its flagship ITU Telecom World conference and exhibition series with a new series of online discussions and events...

Middle East

•	Most UAE residents ‘willing to pay more for 5G access’ More than half (54%) of the respondents in UAE see the benefit of 5G technology and are willing to pay more for it, according to a new report by market research company YouGov...

•	Abu Dhabi Media inks AFC deal with Starzplay Abu Dhabi Media has signed an agreement with SVOD service Starzplay to stream Asian Football Confederation (AFC) tournaments of the national teams and clubs competitions...

•	Asiacell to build its next-generation microwave network This will enable automation for rapid equipment commissioning, optimizing network performance, and the automating of operational tasks, thus simplifying microwave integration into Asiacell’s existing network...

South Asia

•	NTC’s 4G tower being set up in Humla Nepal Telecom is setting up a 4G tower at Limi of Namkha Rural Municipality-6, a remote northern belt of Humla district...

•	Bangladesh records 2.7 million new mobile internet users in July While mobile operators registered a noticeable user surge in July, fixed internet providers, especially Internet Service Providers (ISP) and Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) recorded no growth...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	HD+ to launch streaming service for mobile devices German DTH satellite platform HD+ will launch a streaming service for smartphones and tablets on September 29, 2021...

•	Arabic market set for SVOD growth According to new figures from Digital TV Research, the region’s subscriber count will almost double in size from the 2021 total of 8.61 million...

North Africa

•	Egypt to launch satellite by university students next year Egypt is preparing to launch a new satellite next year designed and made by Egyptian university students, according to Mohamed El Qousi, the head of the Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA)...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	XL strengthens 4G coverage in Banten Mobile operator XL Axiata has revealed that over the past twelve months it has been working to improve its 4G LTE coverage in areas that were previously ‘unreachable’ in Banten Province...

•	Mavenir to deliver private LTE network for Moray East wind farm UK-based wireless telecommunications company Vilicom has chosen Mavenir to deliver an offshore private long-term evolution (LTE) network for the Moray East wind farm...

Satellite & Internet

•	ER-Telecom connects 435 settlements with GPON Russian broadband network operator ER-Telecom (Dom.ru) reported on its website that it has connected 435 settlements with high-speed GPON fiber access, ranging from small rural villages to large cities in at least 36 regions...

•	Grain extends FTTP broadband rollout to Accrington Full fiber broadband ISP Grain Connect has announced that their gigabit-capable Fiber-to-the-Premises network is being extended to cover the large Lancashire town of Accrington...

Global Telecom Update

•	Platform enables purpose-built 5G drones The Flight RB5 platform offers powerful heterogeneous computing at low power with long-range 5G and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity and support for seven concurrent cameras...

•	Nokia and Indosat Mega Media bring smart Wi-Fi for improved broadband experience in Indonesia Indosat Mega Media is using Nokia WiFi mesh solution to provide an improved broadband experience to its home and enterprise customers across the country...

•	Singtel launches new 5G applications; telco has over 180k consumers on superfast network The Republic's biggest telco Singtel has officially launched new 5G applications, including 4K video streaming and a game that allows users to drive remote control cars...

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