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October 2, 2021

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NWN Carousel and Webex by Cisco to deliver remote global press conferences at Laver Cup

Partnered with Webex, NWN Carousel will provide an immersive press conference experience for domestic and international media throughout the prestigious event in Boston, one of the greatest sports cities in the world...

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Alwateed: Successful listing of "solutions by stc" shares represents major leap in digital transformation journey in Kingdom

Engineer Olayan Bin M. Alwateed, stc Group CEO, stressed that the successful listing of "solutions by stc " shares in the Saudi Stock Exchange, Tadawul, represents a qualitative and important leap in supporting companies...

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Eutelsat statement concerning press rumours

Pursuant to market rumours, Eutelsat Communications confirmed it received an unsolicited, preliminary and non-binding proposal from Patrick Drahi in connection with a potential transaction on all of the company’s share...

Policy and Regulation

•	Ofcom to make it easier to switch broadband provider The new rules will enable users to make the switch in just one day and without having to speak to both their new and existing broadband provider...

•	Ethiopia to award second telecoms licence in January The Ethiopian government is calling for bids for its second full-service telecoms operating licence with a view to completing the process early next year...

Middle East

•	Oman 55th in Digital Quality of Life Index The sultanate does remarkably well in broadband speed growth (15th), mobile affordability (19th) and online services index (24th), while it lags behind in Internet affordability (74th) and e-security (74th)...

•	Abu Dhabi to use drone technology for medical supply tansfer and dlivery The project, a first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa, will create a state-of-the-art delivery system and network using drones at 40 stations throughout the year 2022...

•	Bahrain MoE, Microsoft honour 9 Tech Incubator schools The scheme aims to raise the efficiency of the educational system and enhance students’ standard through an array of cutting-edge modern learning strategies that push forward digital transformation...

South Asia

•	WorldCall Telecom enters into business collaboration with NetSat WorldCall Telecom Limited has entered into a business collaboration agreement with NetSat starting from Worldcall service and network operations in South Region, Pakistan...

•	SLT-MOBITEL ‘A/L Kuppiya’ offers holistic digital learning experience for Advanced Level students SLT-MOBITEL the National ICT Solutions Provider has scaled up digital learning for students with an enhanced A/L Kuppiya service...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	discovery+ inks deal with Amazon Prime Video Channels UK Discovery UK has announced that discovery+, the non-fiction, real-life subscription streaming platform, is available on Amazon Prime Video Channels in the UK...

•	24i to support French OTT service Cinessance Cinessance aims to launch in the US and Canada later this year with a library of hundreds classic and modern movies which will be available on web browsers, Android and iOS, with support for casting via Chromecast and...

North Africa

•	Orange Morocco tops Ookla's fixed broadband speed and latency rankings in Q2 Orange Morocco said that it has been named as the fastest fixed broadband network in the country based on measures collected by Ookla's Speedtest tool during the second quarter...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	4G coverage will be expanded in Sarawak, Julau among focus areas Several plans to upgrade internet access in Sarawak are ready, among others, to increase 4G network coverage in the state which is currently only at 80.84 percent...

•	MTS Russia deploys two 5G pilot zones for Sberbank Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), the largest mobile network operator in Russia, has deployed two 5G network pilot areas for Russian bank Sber...

Satellite & Internet

•	Intelsat win Air France contract for in-flight connectivity Intelsat, operator of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network, has been selected by Air France to install its 2Ku high-speed, satellite-based inflight connectivity solution on 60 new Air France...

•	Orange signs a partnership agreement to extend Digicel’s deep blue One submarine cable with a leg to French Guiana. Digicel’s Deep Blue One submarine network will allow Orange to provide superior connectivity to the people of French Guiana through the buildout of the French Guiana to Trinidad leg of the subsea cable...

Global Telecom Update

•	TIM likely to control 45% of Italy’s cloud hub TIM and a handful of partners have presented a proposal for the establishment of Italy’s proposed cloud hub to the government...

•	OQ Technology and GovSat sign MOU to collaborate on IoT products for defence and government sectors OQ Technology and satellite operator SES, have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on developing and testing satellite-based IoT and machine-to-machine products aimed at defence and government sectors...

•	Neos Networks selects Cerillion for private cloud BSS platform Cerillion, an innovator in large enterprise and B2B digital monetisation and customer management solutions, announced a five-year deal with Neos Networks, initially signed in September 2020, to provide an end-to-end BSS...

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