SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
September 8, 2021 |
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Featured Member News |
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stc greets returning passengers with a special welcome back gift |
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In an additional step to welcome back travelers to the country, Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, announced that it greeted arriving passengers at gates T1 and T4 in Kuwait International Airport by distributing special gifts as they welcomed them back to Kuwait...
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Policy and Regulation |
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Pakistan aims to launch 5G by 2023
The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom wants to roll out 5G in Pakistan by 2023, as the telecom industry’s market size has risen to US$16.9 billion after receiving $1.2 billion in foreign direct investments...
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Ghana tries to re-register SIM cards
Ghana’s Minister of Communications and Digitisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has announced that the country’s national SIM card re-registration process will start at the beginning of October...
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South Asia |
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WorldLink launches 300Mbps broadband connection
WorldLink Communications, Nepal’s largest ISP by subscribers, has launched a new 300Mbps fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) service, the fastest broadband package available on the market...
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Bangladesh 2nd in South Asia in digital competitiveness
Bangladesh was named the second most digitally competitive country in South Asia, thanks to the country's comprehensive plans with ambitious goals for its digital transformation as well as a focus on entrepreneurship...
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV |
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HBO Max confirms European launch date
WarnerMedia has confirmed its direct-to-consumer streaming platform will debut in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Spain and Andorra...
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Foxtel launches streaming-only set-top box
The new iQ5 device features a plug and play set-up that provides customers with access to up to 50,000 hours of Foxtel content within minutes...
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