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December 19, 2021

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stc awarded for its best internal application across the Middle East

stc was awarded the first place in the enterprise agility award 2021 for its best application that provides solutions for companies, for the internal communication application “HUB” during the awards ceremony that was held recently in Dubai...

Digital DEWA’s Moro Hub breaks ground for largest solar-powered data centre in MEA

This is the second solar-powered green data centre in Dubai launched by Moro Hub and will offer digital products and services using Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, such as cloud services, the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence...

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Etisalat’s all-new ‘eLife Ultra’ plans transform UAE home internet services

Etisalat announced that launch of eLife Ultra, the next generation portfolio of home internet plans, designed to meet UAE families’ home connectivity and digital needs, delivering world-class internet speeds combined...

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stc concludes its participation in the Battle of the East fitness festival - for publishing

The Company organized several activities at the stc village located on the fitness festival’s grounds, including the ‘Dead Hang’ challenge and a ‘Tug-of-War’ contest...

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Make the most out of DSF with Etisalat’s amazing device deals

Etisalat is celebrating the latest edition of Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) by offering amazing discounts of up to 55 percent on a wide range of devices and accessories...

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China Unicom Beijing and Huawei present "5G Capital" innovation project achievements

Through the “5G Capital” project, the partners aim to turn Beijing into a global 5G benchmark, a gigabit city able to support the emerging data-hungry meta life...

Policy and Regulation

•	MoITT launches 2 more projects to provide broadband services on M-3, M-5 Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom through Universal Service Fund awarded contracts to Jazz for providing High Speed Mobile Broadband services on M3 and M5 Motorways...

•	Angola readies to issue first 5G licences Angolan telecom sector regulator INACOM may announce this year the granting of the first license to operate with 5G, reports the local daily Expansao...

South Asia

•	NTC Continues 4G dominance with lead over Ncell NTC has maintained its fourth-generation mobile network momentum over its immediate competitor Ncell and Smart Cell...

•	Bangladesh's SAI launches FairCapacity digital platform for garments Bangladesh’s Social Accountability International (SAI) and Vertru have developed FairCapacity, a digital platform with the goal of improving labour practices and working conditions in the apparel sector...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	New OTT cooperation in Ukraine Ukraine’s Kyivstar TV and Big Data UA have joined forces to improve TV viewing analytics in the OTT segment...

•	Dreamia taps Kaltura for Panda+ streaming service Portuguese thematic channel provider Dreamia has chosen tech outfit Kaltura to deliver an end-to-end multiscreen streaming service platform...

Global Telecom Update

•	1&1 Mobilfunk's deal with Vantage Towers could give it 5,000 antennas for 5G Germany's new mobile network operator 1&1 Mobilfunk has commissioned Vodafone spinoff Vantage Towers to install 5G antennas...

•	Low-power GNSS positioning comes to LTE-M/NB-IoT platform Sequans Communications S.A. announced the availability of low-power GNSS positioning capability on its Monarch 2 LTE-M/NB-IoT platform...

•	Telkom Kenya, Britam partner on mobile and insurance product Telkom Kenya and Britam Holding have partnered to bring a mobile-based insurance solution that will see customers benefit from a bespoke mobile and insurance bundle that includes mobile data, voice minutes, SMS, personal...

Middle East

•	RIPE NCC and CMC hold high-level government discussions on Arab Internet Sector The RIPE NCC endeavours to maintain stable and resilient Internet connectivity through its provisioning of IP address registration, maintaining key infrastructure, contributing to the security of Internet routing and...

•	GBM finds SAP Concur drives meaningful change Gulf Business Machines (GBM), a leading end-to-end digital solutions power brand, has found that SAP Concur was the perfect solution to support a positive company culture...

•	Dubai South, Huawei to develop smart transportation ecosystem Dubai South will adopt Huawei technology to build a connected aviation community capable of supporting sophisticated services that cater to the future of transportation and mobility...

•	Digital DEWA’s Moro Hub breaks ground for largest solar-powered data centre in MEA This is the second solar-powered green data centre in Dubai launched by Moro Hub and will offer digital products and services using Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, such as cloud services, the Internet of Things...

North Africa

•	saib opens fourth financial education centre within digital transformation strategy These centres are founded on the basis of self-service for customers who need quick services and aim to attract young people whose daily lives revolve around modern technology...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	EIB loan could help to boost 4G and 5G coverage in Serbia Telekom Srbija is to receive a loan from the EU’s European Investment Bank (EIB) for the rollout of a 5G telecommunications network and the extension of the existing 4G network across the Republic of Serbia...

•	Brazil's Algar Telecom launches 5G Brazilian telecommunications operator Algar Telecom has launched a commercial Non-Standalone (NSA) 5G service using its newly acquired 2.3GHz spectrum...

Satellite & Internet

•	Telefónica Global Solutions signs up Intelsat to help support 4G in rural Germany The partnership will see Intelsat provide satellite backhaul in areas where fibre and other terrestrial solutions are simply unavailable...

•	HyperOne starts to build 2300km diverse fiber loop on east coast HyperOne, the new fibre transmission network project by telecommunications entrepreneur Bevan Slattery, has started construction of “phase 1a”, comprising a 2300km diverse fiber loop...

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