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October 30, 2021

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Cisco Canada hybrid work survey shows tensions between employee desire for flexibility and fear of career limitations

New Cisco Canada survey conducted by Angus Reid shows Canadian employees want workplace flexibility despite concern that their in-person counterparts will have more opportunities for career advancement...

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AT&T first to deliver both high and low-band 5G connectivity to GE Research Campus

AT&T and GE Research are fueling the future of healthcare, aviation and green energy. GE Research, the research and development division of General Electric (GE), has added AT&T 5G to its cross-industry 5G testbed at its...

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Hispasat secures capacity on the EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite for high-speed broadband in Spain and Portugal

Eutelsat Communications and Hispasat, the satellite telecommunications operator of the Red Eléctrica Group, have entered into a multi-year strategic agreement for wholesale capacity on the EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite...

Policy and Regulation

•	15 companies submit bids for Brazilian 5G auction Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency has confirmed that a total of 15 companies have submitted bids for its 5G auction...

•	NCC, other regulators move to combat e-Fraud, standardise regional roaming tariffs The Nigerian Communications Commission and other telecoms regulators under the auspices of West African Telecoms Regulators Assembly are set to develop technical and regulatory modalities aimed at combating rising wave of...

Middle East

•	UAE leading MENA in use of technology to improve quality of life Abu Dhabi is leading again the MENA cities in the use of technology to improve the quality of life for residents, according to the third edition of the annual IMD-SUTD Smart City Index (SCI)...

•	OneWeb, Neom Tech JV to reach 1 billion people in MENA OneWeb and Saudi Arabia's Neom Tech and Digital Holding Company have signed a pact for a US$200 million joint venture to provide satellite-based services to the Middle East and East African countries...

•	Ooredoo posts revenue of US$6 billion for first 9 months Ooredoo, a major telecom group in the region has posted a revenue of QR22.1 billion (US$6 billion) for the first nine months of the year, an increase of 3% compared to the same period last year...

South Asia

•	Banglalink revenues up 7.2% in Q3 Bangladesh's third-largest mobile opeartor, Banglalink recorded 7.2% year-on-year (YoY) growth in revenue in the third quarter, despite the hurdles presented by the COVID-19 pandemic...

•	OPPO becomes first phone brand to support Telenor Pakistan’s VoLTE services in the country VoLTE eradicates the need for a traditional legacy network and instead relies on advanced technology, resulting in a much more tailored user experience and a plethora of add-on services...

•	Users in Nepal can now pay for SonyLIV subscription through digital wallets SonyLIV has come together in an agreement with Telenet Private Limited to distribute its subscriptions in Nepal across billing channels, thus providing easy access to consumers...

Satellite & Internet

•	Ostatech in deal with global firm, IEC to provide satellite technology IT firm Ostatech Limited has signed a partnership with IEC Telecom Group aimed at providing comprehensive connectivity options to businesses in Kenya and East Africa...

•	Liquid and Orange strike deal for mutual network access in Africa As a result, the two organizations will offer end-to-end high-speed connectivity and services across their networks, allowing existing and new customers in over 20 African countries greater access and opportunity to build...

North Africa

•	Justwatch launches in Egypt JustWatch, the international streaming guide that tracks more than 20 million users per month in 60 countries, has launched in Egypt...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Watch4 Movies launches on smart TV platforms AVOD provider Watch4 has launched a free movie channel across smart TV platforms in Germany, Austria and Switzerland...

•	2021 the strongest year for subscription streaming app downloads Research from apptopia has revealed that year to date, subscription and advertising video-on-demand app downloads are the highest they've ever been, growing 29% and 45% year-on-year respectively...

•	Apple TV+ to launch on Sky Glass and Sky Q Apple TV+, Apple’s SVOD offering, is to launch on Sky Glass and Sky Q, bringing customers Apple TV+ originals including Ted Lasso, The Morning Show, See and Foundation...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Econet embarks on network expansion project Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has announced plans to deploy 130 new base stations over the next 90 days, while upgrading existing 2G and 3G sites to 4G...

•	AirHop partners with Juniper Networks to accelerate 4G and 5G network deployments The integrated automation and optimization Apps will accelerate and simplify 4G and 5G network deployments and operations, resulting in increased spectral efficiency by up to 30%...

Global Telecom Update

•	DE-CIX Dallas cites momentum with over 100 networks connected DE-CIX is available from more than 10 colocation and data center facilities, including Aligned Energy, Carrier-1, Cologix, CyrusOne, DataBank, Digital Realty, the Infomart, Flexential, and QTS Data Centers...

•	Vodafone Germany, Deloitte to accelerate digitization in healthcare sector The two companies announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop networked medical services and products in the Internet of Things and make them available to even more people - in cities and in rural areas...

•	JumpStart and Verizon announce learning centers to provide skill-based STEM education to Cleveland residents The program will provide K-12 students with STEM education, adults with digital literacy training, and both high school students and adults with workforce development and entrepreneurship learning opportunities...

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