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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 6, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Cisco shares vision for a digital and sustainable future at Expo 2020 Dubai
 
 
Located at Expo 2020 Dubai’s Partner Hub, Cisco’s digitally powered environment takes inspiration from natural groves and their intelligent underground systems. Aligned with Expo 2020’s theme of ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future'...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  ISO adopts stc's communication crisis management system for business continuity and resilience
Member Logo stc has been awarded the ISO 22301:2019 certification for the adoption of the communications crisis management system for business continuity and resilience...
 
•  Eutelsat raises its shareholding in OneWeb
Member Logo Eutelsat Communications has exercised a call option on a portion of the latest OneWeb funding round subscribed by Bharti, for a consideration of US$165 million, taking its shareholding from 17.6% to 22.9%...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA authorities assess damage caused by cyclone Shaheen
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has made field visits to some of the affected wilayats in the governorates of South and North Al Batinah to determine the extent of the...
 
TDRA releases public consultation on spectrum resources
The UAE's Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has released a public consultation to obtain the views of stakeholders on its activities related to reviewing spectrum allocation for IMT...
 
Middle East
 
Neom forms joint venture with FAS Energy to develop data centers in Saudi Arabia
The General Authority of Competition in Saudi Arabia has given the green light for Neom and Fas Energy to develop and operate data centers in the Saudi city of Neom...
 
Labour Ministry, Vodafone sign pact to train Omani job seekers in ICT sector
An agreement has been signed by the Ministry of Labour with Vodafone company to train and qualify Omani job seekers...
 
Abu Dhabi's Yahsat plans to add two more satellites to its fleet
Yahsat will pursue an RFP process to identify satellite vendors that offer the best technical and commercial solution to manufacture two geostationary satellites for a prospective launch by 2026...
 
South Asia
 
Bridge Advisory and Consulting partners DocuSign to fast-track SL’s digital transformation journey
The partnership aims to expand the DocuSign solutions to the Sri Lankan market, further supporting the digital transformation journeys of organisations across key sectors in Sri Lanka...
 
Jazz partners with Alkira to provide enterprise customers Multicloud networking technology
Through Alkira, Jazz will provide simpler, comprehensive, and faster multi-cloud solutions that can help optimize performance, control costs, provide quick cloud access and secure applications, environments, and data...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Mware TV launches white label OTT service for Africa
Cloud-based multi-tenant platform MwareTV has launched a new white label OTT service for ISPs and telcos in Africa...
 
Slovenia proposes a European Netflix
Slovenia has proposed that EU members consider “European digital and technological sovereignty” by creating a European online platform with streaming content...
 
 
North Africa
 
3rd edition of Google for Startups Accelerator accepts applications until 14 October
Google has announced the launch of the third edition of its Startups Accelerator: Middle East and North Africa programme which provides mentorship and support by Google experts...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Brazilian carriers advance 4G, fiber ahead of 5G tender
Major Brazilian telecom operators are pushing ahead with their 4G and fiber deployments as they prepare for the upcoming 5G spectrum auction, scheduled for November 4...
 
Telefonica on track to cover 50% of Germans with 5G by end-22
Telefonica Deutschland has confirmed that it is on track to reach 30% of Germans with 5G services by the end of this year and will increase coverage to 50% by the end of 2022...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Viasat expands Brazilian business jet in-flight coverage with Telebras satellite capacity
Viasat will use capacity from Brazilian state-owned telecommunications services provider Telebras to expand its Ka-band In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) coverage for business jets in Brazil...
 
NEC, Sumitomo complete trial of submarine cable with multicore fiber
NEC, its subsidiary OCC Corporation and Sumitomo, announced that they have completed the first trial of uncoupled 4-core submarine fiber cable, and verified its transmission performance to meet the exacting demands of global...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Singtel sheds towers, adds data centres
Singtel has brokered a deal to sell off its towers in Australia and unveiled a strategy to build new data centres outside Singapore...
 
SEACOM selects NETSCOUT to offer managed DDOS services to customers in Kenya and South Africa
With global DDoS attacks hitting more than 5.4 million in the first half of 2021, an 11% increase over the same period in 2020, the need to protect IT infrastructure has never been more acute...
 
Telefónica Deutschland launches prepaid IoT tariff
Using a network of battery-powered sensors, O2 Business Easy IoT has been designed to give the operational visibility needed to manage the cost of connectivity, and scale reach...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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