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Industry News Briefing
October 3, 2021

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Solutions by stc’s successful IPO reflects Saudi economy’s strength, investors’ high confidence in the local ICT sector

The Arabian Internet and Communications Services Company (solutions by stc) announced the success of its IPO. The company’s market value has reached, upon listing, SAR 18.1 billion (US$ 4.8 billion). The total size of the offering increased to SAR 3.624 billion (USD 966 million), which represents 20% of the company's capital. Based on this offering, stc Group seeks to diversify the Saudi stock market and raise its value...

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Etisalat offers free Internet speed upgrade for businesses across the UAE

Etisalat has announced an Internet speed upgrade of up to 1Gbps, bringing tremendous value to existing and new business customers across the UAE...

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AT&T brings high-speed internet to Vanderburgh County

Vanderburgh County, Indiana announced a US$39 million project with AT&T to build out high-speed fiber broadband to more than 20,000 households and businesses in the county...

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Huawei appoints Steven Yi regional president for Middle East

Huawei has announced the appointment of Steven Yi as President for the Middle East at Huawei. In his role, he will work with both regional and global ICT ecosystem partners towards Huawei’s vision to bring digital to...

Policy and Regulation

•	NTA calls for making arrangements for unobstructed use of internet Stating that the internet service has become disrupted at many places of the country due to the haphazard cut-off of the optical fiber at various places, the NTA urged for making arrangements for the unhindered use of the...

•	Ofcom issues decision on Openreach’s FTTP pricing proposal Ofcom has published its decision on a new fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) pricing offer that Openreach intends to introduce from 1 October 2021...

•	NCC launches Telecom Campus Conversation Forum The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has launched Telecom Campus Conversation Forum as a way of expanding the scope of its consumer enlightenment programme...

South Asia

•	Robi to phase-out third generation mobile technology by 2023 Robi has become the first mobile operator in Bangladesh to set a date for the retirement of its 3G services, in order to further bolster its 4G network...

•	Jazz xlr8 powered startup DeafTawk announces global expansion plans Using this grant, DeafTawk plans to scale up the application and increase its coverage, building the capacity of its interpreters, in order to reach both national and international audiences...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	IPTV growth continues in Moldova According to the latest figures, it stood at 219,900 as of June 30, while the number of cable subscribers fell by 3.5% over the same period to 144,900.

•	Women’s sports channel W-Sport launches across Africa W-Sport is now available in 16 territories in the region including Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Botswana, Nigeria, Uganda, and Ghana...

Global Telecom Update

•	MegaFon and USM close Ucell purchase MegaFon and USM will invest US$100 million into Digital Holding, which consists of USM’s Uzbek assets CRPT Turon and ICS Holding Uzbekistan along with 100% of Ucell’s authorised capital, transferred by ASAM..

•	Orange Romania completes acquisition of 54 percent of Telekom Romania Communications stake Telecoms operator Orange Romania announced the completion of its purchase of the 54 percent majority stake in Telekom Romania Communications (TKR) from OTE, while the remaining 46 percent of the shares stay with the Romanian...

•	Telefonica taps Oracle for database cloud conversion Telefonica España and Oracle announced a new multi-year partnership this week that seeks to aid the carrier’s pivot to 5G and IoT...

Middle East

•	13 new telecommunication towers coming up in Duqm Oman Tower Company has started installing a number of telecommunication towers in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (Sezad), aiming to enhance the performance of the telecommunications network in the Zone and to keep pace...

•	Zain Bahrain signs an MOU with Nasser Vocational Training Center to facilitate training, research and innovation The collaboration is part of Zain Bahrain’s efforts to develop and contribute to the growth of its employees, empower Bahraini women by encouraging and facilitating cooperation between the two entities...

•	Nedaa deploys its communication network at Expo 2020 In accordance with the approved plan, Nedaa has activated all internal and external stations and towers, ensuring secure communications for all participating parties and emergency response teams, and contributing to the...

•	Ninetnine signs exclusive channels distribution deal with MBC Group Ninetnine, the provider of content services to cable and OTT platforms, has signed a distribution agreement with MBC Group, the largest media company in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA)...

•	Dubai Economy signs agreement with DSOA, DMCC and DAFZA to participate in UAE KYC Blockchain Platform Dubai Economy, Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), Dubai Multi-Commodities Center (DMCC), and Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority (DAFZA) have signed an agreement to participate in the Know Your Customer (KYC) Blockchain...

North Africa

•	Libyan International Telecommunication Company, in partnership with Microsoft, launches Azure ExpressRoute service in Libya The service will enable cloud computing provided by Microsoft will provide advanced features in the Libyan labour market, including backup services and the ability to access data at any time and any place and communicate in...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Maxis rolls out campaign, promotions to drive 4G upgrade Maxis Bhd has rolled out a campaign called “Balas Budi dengan 4G” which aims to support and assist customers in preparing for the eventual network transition to 4G...

•	5G subscribers in Africa and ME to reach 10.4 million by 2021 GlobalData’s Africa and Middle East Mobile Broadband forecast (Q2 2021) finds Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE to be the top three 5G markets in terms of percentages of 5G mobile subscribers in 2021 in the markets that...

Satellite & Internet

•	Avanti connecting rural Africa with launch of Avanti EXTEND This enables customers to provide reliable cellular service to the 100 million people living in these challenging locations that would otherwise be impossible to reach using traditional terrestrial infrastructure...

•	DIGI Romania launches 10Gbps fiber broadband package DIGI Romania has announced the launch of new ‘Fiberlink’ fibre broadband packages providing download speeds of 2.5Gbps and 10Gbps, which it claims to be the country’s fastest broadband connection...

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