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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 5, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Omantel’s ICT offerings fuel the digital economy
 
 
Omantel’s ICT repertoire encompasses broad segments, which are Unified Communications, Cloud & Data Centre Services, Software as a Service and other Managed Services which form the axis of Omantel’s ICT solutions as these fields are what give users the cutting edge solutions and enable the digital eco system to grow and thrive using Omantel’s smart fixed & mobile connectivity solutions...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Cisco to host Virtual Investor Day 2021
Member Logo An archived version of the webcast will be available within 24 hours after the conclusion of the event on Cisco’s Investor Relations website...
 
•  Tech Mahindra achieves AWS Level 1 Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) competency status covering all six cybersecurity cloud domains
Member Logo Tech Mahindra Ltd., a provider of digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services and solutions, announced that it has been recognized and certified as Amazon Web Services (AWS) Level 1 Managed...
 
•  SingleFAN Pro: Better future with fiber
Member Logo At the 2021 Asia-Pacific Target Network Conference today, Jeffrey Zhou, President of Huawei's Optical Access Product Line, delivered a keynote speech titled "Fiber Brings New Digital Life Experience"...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Saudi HR ministry, SDAIA sign four agreements
The agreements would support digital transformation and improve user experience for the Tawakkalna application through integration with electronic systems and services and digital applications...
 
39 million Iraqis are telecommunications users
The Head of the Communications and Media Commission (CMC), Ali Moayad, said that 80% of the population in Iraq has internet access...
 
Middle East
 
Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd in digital competitiveness among G20 countries
Saudi Arabia has been ranked second among G20 countries in the Digital Competitiveness Report 2021 issued by the European Center for Digital Competitiveness...
 
App launched to deliver housing services in Bahrain
A new smartphone application has been launched to deliver premium housing services to citizens round the clock...
 
Kuwait e-payment transactions skyrocket by 122% due to covid
The coronavirus pandemic triggered e-payment in State of Kuwait to skyrocket by 122 percent in July 2020 year-on-year with more than 11 million transactions compared to five million in same month 2019...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
SureCall launches cll-carrier 4G/5G residential booster
This enables the Fusion4Home Max to provide maximum coverage and connectivity for multiple simultaneous users on all 4G LTE and 5G cellular devices, including hotspots...
 
Vodafone UK 5G trial cuts energy use and refarms 900MHz to 4G
Deployment of the new equipment will thus help reduce the operator’s forecasted energy consumption of its future 5G network...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
VSAT launched for Brunei-India satellite link
It consists of installation for reception and recording of launch vehicle or spacecraft telemetry signals, and transmission of telecommand signals and tracking tones to launch vehicles and spacecraft...
 
PLDT to double network capacity in Philippines by end-2021
Philippines telecommunications giant PLDT is doubling its existing total network capacity from 55 terabits per second to 92 Tbps by the end of 2021...
 
 
South Asia
 
Information Technology sector sees growth in Pakistan
Pakistan’s IT sector has made measurable and quantifiable progress with the number of IT companies increased up to 160 percent during the last three years...
 
Bangladesh’s first electronic payment processing platform launched
Citibank, NA Bangladesh and MetLife Bangladesh have joined hands to introduce the country’s first-ever receivable host-to-host (H2H) solution using Bangladesh Bank’s EFT Debit (Electronic Fund Transfer) network...
 
Nepal Telecom requests its customers to remove unnecessary apps
Nepal Telecom issued a public notice requesting the removal of unnecessary and suspicious apps on mobile phones to avoid problems...
 
North Africa
 
LPTIC announces project to extend 4G coverage to south of country
The Libyan Post, Telecommunication & Information Technology Company (LPTIC) has announced work is underway on an infrastructure development program to deploy LTE services and improve communications in the south of the...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Tubi adds 400 hours of content from BBC Studios
The app is available on Android and iOS mobile devices, Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest Hub, and on OTT streaming devices...
 
Dizi launches on UPC Polska
SPI International’s Dizi has been made available to UPC Polska subscribers in the Max Premium, Max and Select packages from the beginning of this month...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
China's Telecommunications spreads footprint in Africa
China has continued to play a major role in financing and supplying telecom and ICT equipment to Africa...
 
Juniper Networks says it’s going all-in on Open RAN
Juniper Networks says it’s deepening its commitment to Open RAN and collaborating with Intel over the development of the technology...
 
Smart Wi-Fi solution targets home and enterprise in Indonesia
Indosat Mega Media is using the Nokia Wi-Fi mesh solution to provide an improved broadband experience to its home and enterprise customers across the country...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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