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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 27, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Omantel bags ”Outstanding Leadership and Growth” Award at SAMENA Council endorsed MEA Business Technology Achievement Awards
 
 
The company was awarded the ‘Outstanding Leadership and Growth Award’ at SAMENA Council endorsed MEA Business Magazine Technology Achievement Awards 2021. Baha Al Lawati, Vice President, Enterprise at Omantel received the award on the company’s behalf...
 
Etisalat chief highlights the importance of ‘Driving sustainability through Smart Cities’
 
 
Smart and dynamic growth through collaboration between government and private entities, academia and citizens are most essential with a reliable infrastructure as the backbone for major national transformation programmes stimulating economic growth and gearing smart cities towards a sustainable future, said Hatem Dowidar, CEO, Etisalat Group...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat welcomes Emirati graduates to its AI Graduate Programme
Member Logo Etisalat welcomed its first cohort of talented Emirati graduates to the Etisalat AI Graduate Programme recently. These graduates will begin an exciting and challenging nine-month journey with Etisalat subject matter experts...
 
•  solutions by stc launches a new offer to support B2B customers under the “Weyak” initiative
Member Logo solutions by stc, the specialized business arm of Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, announced the launch of a new offer tailored to the SME segment under the umbrella of the “Weyak” initiative to...
 
•  Cisco partners with COP26 to support a more inclusive and sustainable future
Member Logo Throughout the event, Cisco technology will support inclusive debates and discussions on decisive issues for the future of our planet...
 
•  Rapid digitization must be collaborative to ensure both prosperity and sustainability in the Middle East
Member Logo Steven Yi, President of Huawei Middle East, says that extending the gains of digitization will require a greater push on talent development, strengthening cybersecurity resilience, and expanding 5G applications...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Investing in Fixed Network Infrastructure to Boost Regional Digital Economy
 
•  Zain acknowledged with three awards at the SAMENA Council endorsed MEA Business Achievement Awards
 
•  Libya continues to rebuild and improve telecoms infrastructure
 
•  Omantel & Infoline to deliver effortless experiences across entire customer journey with Avaya OneCloud CCaaS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• RRT announces plans for 700MHz auction
Lithuanian telecoms watchdog the Communications Regulatory Authority has published plans for the upcoming sale of spectrum in the 700MHz band for 5G mobile services, set to take place in early 2022...
 
• IFT proposes cutting licence fees for 5G spectrum in Mexico
Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute has submitted new proposals for 5G spectrum to the country’s Senate...
 
North Africa
 
• Cloud experts to highlight cloud solutions at World Cloud Show Egypt
The World Cloud Show Egypt will focus on topics such as overcoming business challenges and pain points around cloud in the “new normal”; leveraging voice of the customer (VoC) to drive NPS, aligning...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Tigo boosts speeds, coverage in El Salvador
Tigo El Salvador has confirmed that work is underway to increase mobile download speeds for more than three million Salvadorans in 187 municipalities, as it seeks to increase its LTE population coverage...
 
• Smart and KT team up for 5G innovation use in Philippines
The two Asian telco leaders have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at pushing 5G innovation in the country...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• Verizon partners with Amazon to offer satellite internet in rural areas
The alliance will initially concentrate on expanding Verizon's LTE and 5G service using Amazon's Project Kuiper for "backhaul," boosting coverage in areas with little or no high-speed data...
 
• Commsworld, Alncom rural England telecoms push
A Scottish network provider has announced a cross-Border link-up to provide infrastructure including for cottage and “table-top” industries in rural England...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• edotco’s handover of 113 towers in 7 states helps deliver JENDELA implementation
edotco Malaysia has announced the handover of 113 new telecommunications infrastructure for Phase 1 of the Jalinan Digital Negara (JENDELA) to provide connection in seven states, namely Kedah, Kelantan, Perak, Pahang, Negeri...
 
• Fibocom launches the 5G AIoT Commercialized Products Handbook
Fibocom continues to launch high-performance and cost-effective 4G/5G modules, smart modules and automotive-grade modules for the industry, realizing the precise matching of chip technology to industry demand...
 
• Airtel becomes fastest broadband in Nigeria
According to Ookla’s latest Q3 2021 market report on the state of Nigeria’s mobile and fixed networks, Airtel Nigeria has a speed of 33.43, thus, making it the fastest among broadband networks available in the...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Nokia’s Nuage Networks and ScopeSky deploy SD-WAN in Iraq
Iraqi internet service provider ScopeSky has tapped Nokia’s Nuage Networks to deploy its Virtualised Network Services (VNS) Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN)...
 
• Noor Play connects with SLA Digital’s carrier billing solutions
Video-on-demand streaming service Noor Play has connected with SLA Digital to offer Zain Kuwait customers easy access to multi-platform content through simple carrier billing payments...
 
• End-user spending on public cloud to grow 19% in Mena
End-user spending on public cloud services in the Mena region will total $5.7 billion in 2022, an increase of 19.2%, according to the latest forecast by global research and advisory firm Gartner...
 
• Ooredoo partners with KidZania Kuwait and launches its "Ooredoo Telecom Center"
Ooredoo Telecom has announced its partnership with KidZania Kuwait, an award winning children’s city concept globally recognized for its unique blend of education and entertainment...
 
South Asia
 
• Trilateral MoU signed in Pakistan
University of Central Punjab, WorldCall, and World Mobile Group have signed a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up a state-of-the-art Block Chain Centre of Excellence...
 
• Grameenphone releases reults of first Nine months of 2021
Grameenphone remains committed to meeting customers’ demand for high-speed internet connectivity and improving customer experience, continuing with network rollout and spectrum deployment in the third quarter...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Freeview Play reaches 10 million homes
Since its launch in 2015, over 14 million TV displays and set-top boxes have been sold with the catch-up service built in...
 
• Global IPTV subscriber numbers to overtake cable in 2026
IPTV subscriber numbers will exceed cable TV in 2026 as IPTV is expected to add 63 million subscribers between 2021 and 2026 to total 398 million...
 
• Samsung becomes latest to dive into cloud gaming
The announcement came during the company’s Samsung Developer Conference keynote from Samsung senior vice president, visual display software R&D Yongjae Kim...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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