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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 7, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Earthlink deploys Cisco 400G digital coherent pptics in EMEAR with converged IP and optical long-haul network
 
 
Cisco announced Earthlink has upgraded its national long-haul network using Cisco 400G Digital Coherent Optics (DCO). For investment protection, Earthlink is leveraging its existing Flex Spectrum CDC-based DWDM network to upgrade to 400G, enabling the provider to scale well into the future with increased capacity and more efficient use of wavelengths. The new Earthlink network will also provide increased programmability and automation...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  ICT | Omantel’s Growth Engine
Member Logo A recent survey on Oman’s ICT demographics initiated by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology showed that more than 95% of the Sultanate’s population has access to internet, mobile...
 
•  Smiles teams up with Emirates Islamic to offer customers even more benefits
Member Logo Etisalat UAE announced a partnership with Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, enabling the bank’s credit cardholders to exchange their EI SmartMiles for Smiles points to...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Digital push to triple services in Bahrain
The government is aiming to triple the number of services it offers to citizens and residents as part of new digital transformation plans being drawn up...
 
NCC identifies key initiatives for telecoms industry growth
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has clearly identified key initiatives being implemented to consolidate the growth and gains of the telecom sector...
 
South Asia
 
SnackVideo ‘committed to creating Safe Digital Pakistan’
Its goal is to progress the position that is held pertaining to the paradigm of online safety in the country, through collaboration with different stakeholders to work towards a singular focus - creating a safe digital space...
 
MoU signed for Sri Lanka’s first ever smart phone manufacturing plant
Hypro Holdings (Pvt) Ltd and Lodule International Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding recently in Colombo for the first-ever Made in Sri Lanka Smart Phone manufacturing plant...
 
Mobile data users to double by 2030
Bangladesh's telecom sector is expected to thrive in the current decade on the back of a spike in demand for mobile data, according to a new report...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Unitel using satellites to boost Mongolia coverage
Mongolian mobile network operator (MNO) Unitel is looking to boost its rural network coverage via a deal with satellite operator Lynk Global...
 
Orange launches FTTH company
Orange Concessions, the new company 50% owned by Orange and 50% by a consortium made up of La Banque des Territoires (Caisse des Dépôts), CNP Assurances and EDF Invest, is now operational...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
IBM spins off digital transformation services as a separate business
Kyndryl focuses on forming partnerships with technology organizations and cloud hyperscalers to deliver solutions in areas such as AI, 5G, edge computing, hybrid cloud, and security...
 
Japan's Sojitz to invest in Philippine telecom tower operator LBS
Major Japanese trading house Sojitz Corp. will acquire a controlling stake in tower operator LBS Digital Infrastructure Corp. to enter the Philippine telecommunications tower market...
 
True launches smart city tech for Phuket
Telecom operator True Corporation has joined hands with authorities in Phuket to drive the island's smart city development, taking advantage of the 5G network with a broad range of solutions...
 
 
Middle East
 
Dubai's DoF, Visa sign MoU to drive government digitisation agenda
Visa and the Department of Finance will cooperate on digitisation of Dubai's payments through a range of commercial products and partnerships...
 
Accenture acquires top Saudi cloud services provider
Accenture said the acquisition expands its robust Oracle Cloud capabilities globally, helping to deliver additional value to clients in the Middle East on their journeys to the cloud...
 
Bank Muscat powers digital ttansformation in Oman
The dynamic nature of the payments landscape is constantly opening up opportunities for innovation and growth and the growth of digital technologies has only accelerated new channels like e-commerce...
 
North Africa
 
Egypt’s digital payments giant ‘e-finance’ showcases its smart solutions at Cairo ICT
e-Finance Investment Group will showcase its new products, smart solutions, and services at several pavilions comprising of seven sister and affiliated companies at the 25th edition of Cairo ICT exhibition and conference...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
discovery+ to launch in Brazil on November 9
Discovery is launching its premium streaming service discovery+ in Brazil on November 9, marking the latest expansion for the streamer, which came to Canada in the middle of October...
 
MyMTN app gains one million users
MyMTN app allows MTN customers to manage their accounts and perform services such as “top-up airtime”, purchase data bundles, manage broadband accounts and transact using MTN MoMo wallet...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Econet commissions new high-speed LTE base stations in rural areas
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has upgraded its base stations at Kutama and Murombedzi to high-speed LTE/4G as part of a marathon rollout programme recently announced by the company to upgrade and install at least 130 new base...
 
4G LTE upgrades, 5G expansion help drive PH mobile data use
Ongoing network upgrades to 4G LTE coupled with efforts to expand 5G in Philippines are helping drive the adoption of mobile data by giving internet access to more people...
 
5G set for 2.6 billion subscribers by 2026
Increasing use of mobile networks to access video content, digital payments, online retail and video conferencing all contribute to 5G traffic growth, with ongoing roll-outs driving the adoption of higher data packages...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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