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October 4, 2021

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SAMENA Council Invites Industry Stakeholders’ Participation in Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF) in Dubai

SAMENA Council is supporting the 12th Global Mobile Broadband Forum hosted by Huawei, which will be held on October 13 and 14, 2021 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The MBBF 2021 offers an opportunity for the mobile and adjacent vertical ecosystems to reconnect, rebuild, and reimagine a fully connected, intelligent world...

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Zain partners with National Safe Education Campaign

Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its partnership with the National Safe Education Campaign (Safe Education), which comes in joint collaboration with the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of...

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Now TV brings Formula 1® to Hong Kong viewers for 2021 and 2022 seasons

Now TV, the media entertainment arm of HKT, and Formula 1® are delighted to announce an agreement to bring the FIA Formula One World Championship to Now TV viewers in Hong Kong for the 2021 and 2022 seasons...

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Women's Caucus in Parliament, Huawei support digital technology learning among female lawmakers

The Indonesian Parliamentary Women's Caucus, or KPP-RI, sponsored a digital literacy workshop collaborating with Chinese technology giant Huawei on Wednesday as part of the caucus's digital literacy program to...

Policy and Regulation

•	Czech operators offer concessions on network sharing deal Deutsche Telekom and PPF have submitted proposals to EU antitrust authorities outlining potential changes to the network sharing arrangement between their Czech units T-Mobile CZ and mobile operator O2 Czech Republic...

•	ITIDA boosts investors appeal in Egyptian tech startups during ‘Techne Summit 2021’ The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) and its affiliate Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC) have participated in the 7th edition of “Techni Summit 2021”, a platform...

South Asia

•	QisstPay announces raising US$15 million for its tech-enabled BNPL service QisstPay plans to use the funding from this round for the expansion of QisstPay’s services, which includes the funding of transactions and partnerships with traditional Pakistani financial institutions, and team...

•	Dialog Axiata extends free broadband connectivity to all Child Development Centres in Sri Lanka The proposed initiative connecting Child Development Centres would facilitate access to quality education for 10,632 children at all the Child Development Centres through the e-thaksalawa education portal of the Ministry of...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	TIM launches all-in-one streaming package Telecom Italia (TIM) has launched a new all-in-one TV package combining Mediaset’s Infinity+ streaming service with Disney+, Netflix and DAZN, which holds rights to Serie A football...

•	Showmax and Netflix lead Sub-Saharan Africa's SVOD market Over the last few years, OTT and SVOD platforms have been growing steadily on the African continent but not as fast as expected...

Global Telecom Update

•	Cameroon goes for NAAS with NuRAN NuRAN Wireless, a supplier of mobile and broadband wireless infrastructure solutions, says the first site in Cameroon relating to its network as a service (NAAS) contracts with Orange SA went live last week...

•	KDDI to deploy Samsung cloud-native 5G vRAN solution Samsung Electronics has announced that it will deploy its cloud-native fully virtualised Radio Access Network (vRAN) solutions for the mid-band spectrum in Japanese operator KDDI’s 5G network...

•	New Zealand to pilot NFC tags for Covid tracking Residents of Wellington in New Zealand will be able to record their movements directly into a digital diary on the NZ Covid Tracer app by tapping an NFC tag with their NFC smartphones at locations trialling the tap-and-trace...

Middle East

•	Abu Dhabi to showcase over 100 digital projects at Gitex The Abu Dhabi Government will showcase more than 100innovative initiatives and projects in the field of digital transformation at the 10th time in Gitex Technology Week, taking place from October 17-21 at the Dubai World...

•	Amazon Web Services opens office in Kuwait Amazon Web Services (AWS) is opening a new office in Kuwait City to serve its growing number of customers and partners moving to cloud computing services, the company said...

•	E-commerce free zone EZDubai to add four more facilities E-commerce free zone EZDubai will add four new facilities as it expands with an eye on future demand as domestic e-commerce is expected to contribute 12 billion dirhams (US$3.3 billion) to the GDP within the next few years...

•	Cygnet InfoTech launches e-invoicing platform for Saudi Arabia This will enable enterprises to comply with the implementations of the electronic invoicing system in Saudi Arabia, said a statement from the company...

North Africa

•	NCTS selects Hughes Jupiter System to deliver satellite broadband in Egypt Under the agreement, Hughes will provide its Jupiter VSAT System to help NCTS accomplish this mission. NCTS will initially utilise two Jupiter System gateways, a network management system an initial delivery of remote...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	PLDT’s Smart launches 5G SA network in Makati City Smart Communications, the mobile arm of Philippines telecoms giant PLDT Inc., has switched on its 5G Standalone (SA) mobile network in Makati City in preparation for the widespread adoption of the mobile standard...

•	Bhutan begins 5G tests Bhutan Telecom expects a commercial launch of 5G in November or December and will deploy the network in phases with the first round of rollout arriving to select areas of Thimphu and Paro...

Satellite & Internet

•	Intelsat partners with Air France on 2Ku satellite connectivity solution Intelsat to install its 2Ku satellite based inflight connectivity (IFC) solution on the carrier’s incoming fleet of 60 A220-300 aircraft...

•	Virgin Media O2 UK extends network to 20,000 Wrexham premises Broadband ISP and TV provider Virgin Media UK has announced that 20,000 premises in Wrexham (North Wales) can now gain access to their gigabit-capable network, with further expansion planned for 2022...

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