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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 28, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
UNICEF collaborates with Omantel for World Children’s Day activities
 
 
Omantel has been chosen as UNICEF’s partner for World Children’s Day (WCD), a Global Day of Action for children, by children. As a corporate leading by example, Omantel is humbled by this privilege and is also proud that UNICEF sees it as an able, inspiring organisation from which children can learn and emulate...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain presents first comprehensive digital program for accelerating tech startups
Member Logo Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, premiered the region’s first Startup Innovation Digital Video Report, concluding the sixth edition of its renowned digital startups accelerator program; Zain Great...
 
•  stc launches prostate cancer awareness campaign
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, announced the launch of its prostate cancer “Movember” awareness campaign under the because_we_care umbrella that is comprised of several awareness and fitness...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TDRA: The Electronic Transactions and Trust Services Law is a major stride towards a comprehensive digital economy in the UAE
The new law boosts the legal value of the digital signature that will be supported by safe modern technologies. It will have the full legal authority to be accepted as if it is a handwritten signature...
 
iGA, Smart Way discuss ways to promote smart cities in Bahrain
The meeting included discussions on how to promote the development of smart cities in the Kingdom, and raise awareness of their many benefits among the public and private sectors...
 
PTA slashes mobile termination rates
In July 2021, PTA issued a consultation paper wherein it was observed that current MTR in Pakistan is still higher than the benchmarking results of the MTR determination of 2018 and the MTRs prevailing in regional...
 
South Asia
 
Zong striving to narrow Pakistan’s digital education divide
Much of Pakistan’s ongoing digitalization is ICT-driven, meaning digital devices such as mobile phones and tablets that are connected to mobile broadband are helping create the digital world Pakistan has envisioned for...
 
Robi brings text-only version of Facebook and Discover features with Meta
With these unique window to information super-highway, Robi’s data users now have the opportunity to stay connected to internet even if they don’t have any data balance...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
SmarDTV and Kineton demonstrate joint value of HbbTV OpApp & CAM
SmarDTV and Kineton have joined forces to produce a new HbbTV OpApp, which was demonstrated at the HbbTV Symposium in Paris this week...
 
K-net and Leonet tap ocilion for IPTV
The turnkey IPTV platform consists of software, services, content packages, integrated video library, 4K set top boxes and apps for first and second screen...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
African data centre initiative to kick off in Lagos and Durban
Open Access Data Centres (OADC) has announced a multi-year investment programme worth more than US$500 million to construct and operate a network of more than 20 carrier-neutral,..
 
TerraPay partners with MTN Mobile Money Uganda to boost real-time international money transfers
The partnership will enable MTN Mobile Money Uganda Limited in facilitating international digital cross border remittances and speedy money transfers to beneficiaries in regions such as India and China...
 
VNPT launches Mobile Money service
The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has become a Mobile Money service provider after its official launch of the service...
 
 
Middle East
 
BNET holds ‘Reference Offer Week’ for Bahrain telecom operators
A four-day collaborative ‘RO Week’ (Reference Offer Week) has started attended by professionals from across Bahrain’s telecommunications industry, to collect industry requirements in designing products for...
 
Hamed bin Zayed witnesses launch of UAE’s first driverless autonomous vehicle
H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Khalifa University of Science and Technology, witnessed the launch of the Khalifa...
 
Yahsat announces global agreement with Ericsson to boost telecommunications technologies, automation and IoT sales and services
Yahsat will provide advanced telecommunication services and solutions to integrate with Ericsson's private networks solutions and devices across the oil and gas, mining and ports industries...
 
Monstarlab to establish a strategic base in Saudi Arabia as part of Middle East expansion
This move will enable Monstarlab to further expand in the region, accelerate digital transformation and the development of tech-talent in line with the goals of Saudi Vision 2030...
 
North Africa
 
Orange Egypt continues to provide free SIM Cards for educational tablets
The continuation of this initiative comes in line with the state’s efforts to develop the educational system and provide students with the latest technical means that would support them with the new system...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Colombia set to complete 17 4G projects in 2022
As part of the 4G projects, five tunnels have already been built and 20 more will be completed next year, in addition to 293 bridges and viaducts constructed so far and another 146 that will be put into service over the next...
 
SWAN takes flight with 5G for home users
Slovak ISP SWAN has launched a fixed wireless broadband service for home users utilising the 5G infrastructure of mobile subsidiary 4ka...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
neXat platform opens new global markets for MT
The terrestrial and maritime sectors will benefit from greater access to VSAT connectivity options following the agreement of a partnership between Belgian satellite service provider SatADSL and satellite communications...
 
Digicel launches gigabit fiber in Saint Lucia
Digicel Saint Lucia has boosted the transmission speeds available via its existing fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network, with the introduction of 1Gbps download speeds...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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