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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 3, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Etisalat Group named ‘Best Middle Eastern Wholesale Carrier’ at Global Carrier Awards 2021
 
 
Etisalat Group announced that it was recognised as the ‘Best Middle Eastern Wholesale Carrier’ at the Global Carrier Awards 2021. Commenting on the award, Ali Amiri, Group Chief Carrier & Wholesale (C&WS), Etisalat, said: “We are honoured to receive this award which highlights Etisalat’s core international network capabilities, reach and commitment to quality as well as its strong fundamentals, a well-developed infrastructure, and a global network of partnerships. This recognition is also largely due to the trust put in us by our valued customers and loyal partners to deliver the highest quality and innovative international services"...
 
Oman, KSA ink MoU in telecom, IT
The MoU stipulates cooperation in the fields of digital transformation, investment in digital economy, fostering talents and IT...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Spin the wheel and win with Omantel App
Member Logo Omantel App, which proved to be a one-stop shop for the company’s valued customers especially at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, is now taking things up several notches...
 
•  stc continues its participation in the “Safe Education” initiative by visiting schools
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, continues its awareness activities under the national campaign “Safe Education” aimed at providing a safe and healthy environment for education...
 
•  Zain Esports partners with the Kuwait Olympic Committee to develop the gaming ecosystem
Member Logo Zain Group announces that Zain Esports has partnered with the Kuwait Olympic committee to manage a four-weekend esports event commencing November 12 and ending December 4, 2021. The partnership and competition is the...
 
•  Batelco supports ‘TechConnect’ webinar series
Member Logo Batelco is supporting ‘TechConnect’, in collaboration with the University of Bahrain (UoB), College of IT and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Bahrain section...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Bahrain’s iGA hosts forum to discuss digital transformation
Bahrain’s Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) is hosting a forum aimed at studying the Digital transformation plans of Bahrain government entities for the year 2022...
 
UAE ministry to transfer e-Dirham platform to Central Bank
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to transfer the Ministry’s eDirham payment platform to the Central Bank, unifying the Federal...
 
South Asia
 
Ufone secures its largest syndicated financing of 4G spectrum & rollout
Pakistani Telecom Company, Ufone has secured its largest syndicated financing facility jointly led by MCB Bank Limited, Allied Bank Limited, Bank of Punjab, National Bank of Pakistan and United Bank Limited to fund the...
 
BTCL and Banglalink sign agreement
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited has signed an agreement with Banglalink, a telecommunication service provider, to provide Nationwide Telecommunication Transmission Network services, International Internet...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
EE installs 4G in Glasgow subway stations
Emergency responders aren’t yet using the ESN; that will happen sometime in the future, but for now, commuters can use the 4G network when they’re on their daily commutes...
 
Globe Telecom accelerates 5G rollout
Globe Telecom, the provider of telecommunications services in the Philippines, said it recently expanded its fifth-generation (5G) network coverage in new areas...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Prime Video launches on StarHub TV+
Singaporean telco StarHub has announced the launch of Amazon Prime Video on its StarHub TV+ pay TV platform...
 
Poland’s Kanal Sportowy invests in OTT service
The Polish YouTube channel Kanal Sportowy, which made its full debut in March 2020 and currently has over 592,000 subscribers, has decided to invest into its own D2C OTT service...
 
 
Middle East
 
48% of ME firms ‘confident of handling cyber threat’
48% of organizations in the Middle East feel confident in their understanding of the cybersecurity threat landscape for their business, according to new research from Rackspace Technology...
 
Oman, KSA ink MoU in telecom, IT
The MoU stipulates cooperation in the fields of digital transformation, investment in digital economy, fostering talents and IT...
 
North Africa
 
Egypt signs Arab Space Cooperation Group’s basic charter
Egypt has signed the Arab Space Cooperation Group’s basic charter during a meeting of member states that took place at the seventh Arab Dialogue for Space Cooperation, that coincided with the 72nd International...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Starlink in talks with two Philippine telcos over satellite internet
Starlink is in talks with two Philippine telcos to launch its satellite internet services next year in an archipelagic country with slow speeds and poor connectivity...
 
UPC Slovakia expands Giga reach
According to the company, they can now be received by residential customers in Kosice, Zvolene, Dunajskej Strede, Bardejove and Novych Zamkoch...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Vodafone Germany plots rapid standalone rollout
Vodafone Germany set targets to provide standalone (SA) technology from all of its 5G sites by 2023, a move the company claimed will turbocharge its rollout and give it the most modern mobile network in Europe...
 
Mavenir shows path to monetise network as a service
Network software provider looks to address use case-driven future with agile charging and monetisation platform and composable architecture designed to make the transition to future platforms easier...
 
CloudM announces data archive feature which save businesses time and money
CloudM has announced the launch of Archive, a new feature which allows users to easily, automatically, and safely store and recover user data, helping businesses to remain compliant...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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