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November 21, 2021

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Omantel’s webinar series to highlight role of 5G in driving global growth

Omantel has established itself as the undisputed market leader in integrated telecom services by virtue of its efficiency and ecosystem. The Company has always been offering the people and businesses of Oman world class services and access to the latest digital technologies that has enabled them keep pace with the changing world...

China's fastest family broadband service debuts in Shanghai

China Telecom introduced an upgraded 2 Gbps family broadband service in Shanghai, giving the city the fastest broadband network in the nation...

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stc is the official sponsor of the Kuwait Football Association championships for the eighth consecutive year

Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, announced the continuation of its strategic...

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Huawei and Partners explore the role of digital innovation in driving Thailand and Asia Pacific economy

The event considers how digital technologies can unlock new potential, markets, and business models, as well as support post-pandemic economic recovery and ecosystem building in the Asia Pacific region. Further, the event...

Policy and Regulation

•	Romania accepts two bids in pre-5G auction Romania’s telecom market regulator ANCOM received and accepted two bids in the pre-5G auction organised for short-term (several years) licenses covering some segments unused so far of the radio spectrum in the 800 MHz,...

•	NCC to revitalise telecom numbering service segment The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is taking a decisive regulatory move to ensure sustainability, profitability and fair competition in the Special Numbering Service (SNS) segment of the nation’s...

Middle East

•	UAE to host 'Cybertech Global Conference' in January The Conference aims to foster expert collaborations, create new business opportunities with a wide range of sectors...

•	Spotify expands Ionto six more countries including Iraq The six newest nations to receive access to Spotify have a combined population of over 180 million individuals, and factoring this time based upon the latest-available data and estimates 40.22 million persons in Iraq...

•	Leap to bring together best tech minds to tackle global challenges Saudi Arabia will be hosting the largest technology event ever launched, Leap, bringing together the global technology community under one roof to tackle the biggest socio-cultural challenges of the world...

South Asia

•	Sri Lanka's N-able expands business footprint to Bangladesh Sri Lanka's technology solutions provider N-able (Private) Limited has expanded its footprint to extend design consultancy and engineering services to customers in Bangladesh...

•	WorldLink offers Nokia WiFi Beacon 1.1 mesh access point With Beacon 1.1, WorldLink’s subscribers will be able to experience seamless internet connectivity inside their house...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Movistar+ adds Prime Video Movistar+ customers with a UHD STB will now be able to explore the Prime Video catalogue through the decoder’s own interface, either in the different sections or using the search engine, offering a complete...

•	Amagi and Alchimie partner for AVOD distribution SaaS provider Amagi has announced a partnership with video content aggregator and distributor Alchimie for AVOD distribution...

North Africa

•	Nokia, UNICEF and Orange Foundation partner to empower young people in Morocco By the end of the programme, at least 1,400 young people, of which at least 60% will be girls, will have received training in transferable skills such as working with others, self-esteem, creativity and communication...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	HUBER+SUHNER launches rail antenna that boosts 4G and 5G connectivity A new antenna from HUBER+SUHNER has been launched today to improve rail connectivity through the use of advanced dual polarisation antenna technology...

•	DNA says all 5G base stations connected to SA core; upgrade to go live in 2022 Finnish mobile operator DNA has announced that all of its 5G base transceiver stations (BTS) are now connected to a core network that supports Standalone (SA) 5G architecture...

Satellite & Internet

•	SES, MDDIAI RK, RCSC, and AsiaNetCom launch demo project to test high-speed connectivity via O3b satellite constellation in remote villages of Kazakhstan The current demo network is leveraging SES’s first-generation O3b satellites to connect an RCSC teleport located in Kokterek with the villages of Akterek and Beriktas for high-speed Internet access...

•	China's fastest family broadband service debuts in Shanghai China Telecom introduced an upgraded 2 Gbps family broadband service in Shanghai, giving the city the fastest broadband network in the nation...

Global Telecom Update

•	Telenor and CP Group discuss Thailand telecom merger Norway's Telenor and Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group) are exploring a merger of their telecom units in Thailand that could form a new market leader in the Southeast Asian country.

•	Orange Business Services fires up Safran Aircraft Engines with IoT Orange Business Services (OBS) has cracked a new problem for manufacturers with the Internet of Things (IoT) - industrial scale management of tools...

•	IHS Towers takes majority holding in TIM Brasil’s FiberCo IHS Towers has closed its acquisition of a 51% stake in FiberCo Solucoes de Infraestrutura from TIM Brasil for BRL1.096 billion (US$198.9 million)...

•	Worldwide IT spending to hit $US4.5 trillion in 2022: Gartner Worldwide IT spending is projected to total US$4.5 trillion in 2022, an increase of 5.5% from 2021, according to the latest forecast by Gartner.

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