SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
November 6, 2021 |
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Featured Member News |
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AT&T ranked number 1 Innovator for Managed SD-WAN |
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AT&T has been named the Innovation leader on the Frost Radar™ in Europe. The company ranked number 1 in Innovation following the Frost & Sullivan survey of the European Managed SD-WAN services market conducted in April 2021...
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Oman plans first satellite launch next year |
Besides the launch of the satellite itself, a five-year collaboration between the parties will include designing and manufacturing a complete satellite imaging receiving and transmission infrastructure based on CubeSat technology...
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Policy and Regulation |
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Digital policies to enhance Bahrain government performance announced
The Chief Executive of the Information and eGovernment Authority announced details of the new digital policies adopted which aim to enhance the provision of e-services and facilitate their use by various sectors to encourage...
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FCC approves Boeing’s LEO satellite constellation
The decision clears the way for Boeing to enter an increasingly crowded Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite broadband sector, alongside the likes of Elon Musk’s SpaceX (Starlink), Jeff Bezos-backed Project Kuiper and...
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3G, 4G and 5G Networks |
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Nar reports 23% increase in 4G users in 9M21
Azerfon (Nar), Azerbaijan’s third largest mobile network operator (MNO) by subscriptions, has revealed its LTE user base grew by 23% in the first nine months of 2021. ..
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Tele2 Latvia to boost 5G network
The operator announced it will deploy hundreds of 5G base stations within three years, covering 99 percent of the country's population with the 5G network...
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Satellite & Internet |
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CityFibre passes 1 million UK homes with full fiber
In addition to its ambitious full fiber rollout programme, CityFibre is also in discussions with the UK government about opportunities to support BDUK’s Project Gigabit programme aimed at bringing full fibre to the...
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV |
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ViacomCBS global streaming subs approach 47 million
Media giant ViacomCBS has reported a strong third quarter of 2021, reflecting growth across all revenue streams and has also inked a broad distribution agreement with T-Mobile to provide its customers with Paramount+...
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Lionsgate to explore options for Starz
Lionsgate is exploring spinning off its pay TV and streaming business Starz, barely five years since acquiring the company for US$4.4 billion...
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Disclaimer: Information contained herein has been obtained from sources, which we deem reliable. SAMENA Telecommunications Council is not liable for any misinformed decisions that the reader may reach by being solely reliant on information contained herein. Expert advice should be sought. |
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