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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 8, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
stc greets returning passengers with a special welcome back gift
 
 
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...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Batelco expands mobile coverage to major housing developments
Member Logo Batelco has announced the expansion of its mobile network, to cover major housing developments currently being built by the Ministry of Housing and the private sector across Bahrain...
 
•  AT&T to webcast Pascal Desroches keynote on September 14
Member Logo The webcast will be available live and for replay at AT&T Investor Relations. Viewers should start the webcast a few minutes before the planned start time in case the conference schedule changes...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
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...
 
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...
 
Middle East
 
Bahrain plans multimillion-dollar data hub to boost digital transformation of Arab world
A new multimillion-dollar regional data center is set to be built in Bahrain to promote collective digital transformation across the Arab world...
 
Oman’s e-commerce market seen to grow by 20% annually
With a very high smartphone user penetration and a shift in online shopping triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, Oman’s e-commerce market is expected to record more than 20 percent average annual growth between 2021 and...
 
Avanade launches in the UAE
Avanade, a leading digital innovator on the Microsoft ecosystem, has announced the launch of its business in the UAE, with offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi...
 
South Asia
 
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...
 
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...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
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...
 
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...
 
 
North Africa
 
Egypt fintech MNT-Halan raises US$120 million
Founded in 2018, MNT-Halan brings seamless financial services to the underserved and unbanked across Egypt and the surrounding region...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Collaborative strategy brings 4G connectivity to more of Peru
Working with mobile operators, MTC says it has begun activating base stations in populated areas of the country that currently do not have internet and mobile telephony services...
 
Tele2 Kazakhstan users get access to 5G in central Almaty
Kazakh cellco Tele2-Altel has opened up a fledgling 5G network for public access in a limited central zone of Kazakhstan’s largest city Almaty...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Yahsat selects SpaceX to launch its next-generation Thuraya 4-NGS satellite
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 was selected primarily due to its high reliability and advanced capabilities, underscoring Yahsat’s continued commitment to maximising quality and performance across its businesses...
 
Openreach aims to plug digital divide by scrapping broadband connection fees in select homes
BT-owned broadband provision division makes the latest step in the campaign to address the key financial issue that could hinder roll-out of broadband networks capable of supporting the ‘new normal’ of work...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Rocket Lab signs five-launch deal with European Internet of Things satellite company Kinéis
Rocket Lab signed a contract for five launches with European satellite data company Kinéis, in a deal that further adds to the space company’s backlog....
 
Indonesia's Telkomsel picks Infinet for connectivity in difficult terrain
Indonesia’s biggest cellular operator Telkomsel chose Infinet Wireless solutions for building up a radio link of 180 km to provide connectivity in challenging terrain...
 
NEC and AWS expand partnership to drag 5G even further into the cloud
Tech heavyweights AWS and NEC are expanding their existing collaboration to deliver cloud native 5G, enhanced digital government solutions, as well as hybrid cloud...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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