SAMENA Daily News

'SAMENA Daily' - Archive

Previous Previous Next   Next

  SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing

 
 
 
 
SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 6, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Huawei’s smart railway solution and connectivity support new China-Laos high-speed train
 
 
The new rail link features Huawei Smart Railway Solution, a technology suite that boosts safety and security in all phases, from the construction stage to the operational phase. Huawei has worked closely with Laotian telecom operators to build a high-speed network along the high-speed line...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain sponsors Kuwait’s first Electric Vehicles Show
Member Logo The event is the first roadshow of its kind in the nation to showcase the latest electric and hybrid vehicles available in the Kuwaiti market and aims at introducing the role of EVs in reducing carbon emissions and...
 
•  Verizon Business, Cisco bolster enterprise agility with managed service offerings
Member Logo Verizon Business is enhancing its Network as a Service (NaaS) digitization strategy with the addition of Cisco managed SD-WAN services, including options for 4G/5G connectivity...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Pakistan to introduce its first National AI policy
Amid a growing threat to the country's critical data infrastructure by cyberattacks and hackers the minister of Infomation Technology and telecommunication has announced that the government will soon unveil its...
 
NCC qualifies Airtel, MTN and Mafab for spectrum auction
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved three telcos as approved bidders in its upcoming 3.5Ghz 5G spectrum auction...
 
Middle East
 
MoneyGram, urpay Partner on Saudi Arabia Payments
MoneyGram International announced that it is working with the digital wallet provider urpay to power cross-border payments from Saudi Arabia...
 
UAE’s Hub71 signs new partnership with Russia’s Sber
The tie-up, which seeks to establish a tech bridge between the two markets, aims to increase market access and the long-term commercial potential of innovation-led enterprises...
 
South Asia
 
HBL partners with Telenor Pakistan to boost digital and financial inclusion
The partnership between HBL and Telenor Pakistan has been built upon the promise of combining forces to offer the best-in-class services, powered by state-of-the-art technology...
 
SLASSCOM to host the first ever conference in Sri Lanka on Emerging Technologies
In order to help Sri Lankan businesses to keep up with this fast-accelerating trend, SLASSCOM is hosting a conference on Emerging Technologies on 8th and 9th of December 2021...
 
BTCL replaces numbers in three telephone exchanges
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) has replaced the old telephone numbers of Gopalganj, Patuakhali and Barishal exchanges to ensure improved and modern services...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Avanti and European Space Agency advance 5G adoption with Instant5G project
Instant5G will define and develop a software-based platform that will enable the convergence of satcom and mobile networks to aid 5G satellite connectivity services...
 
Rwanda get US$100 million from WB for broadband connectivity
The World Bank Group has approved US$100 million in financing under the International Development Association’s (IDA) Scale-Up Window to help the Government of Rwanda increase access to broadband and selected digital...
 
 
North Africa
 
Shahid VIP Mobile strikes exclusive partnership with Orange Morocco and Tunisia
Shahid VIP, the premium subscription-based service of Shahid, is launching via a new mobile-only package in Morocco and Tunisia...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Annena Hungária launches advanced DTT service
The launch is supported by the Azdio mediaClass product division, and promises to address the ‘dramatic changes’ to TV viewing demands that have emerged in recent years...
 
SPI/FilmBox expands in Africa
SPI/FilmBox and Axian Group have signed a new distribution deal that will make four channels from SPI’s portfolio available in Madagascar, Comoros and Togo on Telma TV and Togocom TV...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
4G coverage in Sabah’s populated areas reaches 83.9 percent
The implementation of Phase 1 of Jendela which is currently underway until the end of 2022 focuses on strengthening the digital infrastructure and the construction of new sites, upgrading existing transmitter stations to 4G...
 
Viettel expands 5G trials to Vinh Phuc
Viettel, Vietnam’s largest mobile operator by subscriptions, has expanded its 5G trials to the mountainous province of Vinh Phuc, northwest of Hanoi...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telenor and Google Cloud partnering on digital transformation
Telenor and Google Cloud will “further explore areas of cooperation and define key strategic initiatives” to advance Telenor’s digital capabilities, according to Google Cloud...
 
AWS SiteLink bridges on-prem resources over global backbone
A new AWS Direct Connect SiteLink capability has been introduced to help enterprises create connections between on-premises networks through the AWS global network backbone...
 
WIOCC raises US$200 million to expand African connectivity
WIOCC said further phases of deployment will deliver more than 20 new data centers in strategic locations throughout the continent, focusing on major connectivity hubs in each country...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
About SAMENA Council
 
History
 
Profile
 
Board of Directors
 
Working Groups
Industry Matters
 
WRC-19
 
5G Development
 
Digital Services
 
Industry Fees & Taxation
 
 
 
Latest Open Consultations
 
Industry Issues
 
Position Papers
 
Articles & Industry Views
SAMENA Trends & Media
 
SAMENA Trends
 
Industry Updates
 
SAMENA Council in Media
 
Video Content
 
 
 
 
 
Please add news@samenacouncil.org to your E-mail Safe List.

If you received this news update from a colleague and are interested in receiving your own copy, please contact us here »
   
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
To unsubscribe, click Manage Your Subscription below.
   
 
 
 
 
 
SAMENA Telecommunications Council
www.samenacouncil.org    
 
 
 

 
ATTENTION