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December 27, 2021

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Huawei signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Omani Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth and Omantel

Sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth of Oman, the Oman-China Youth Digital Culture Industry Exchange Week" organized by the Chinese Embassy in Oman and the Oman Embassy in China ended on 16th December 2021 in Muscat, Oman...

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Zain strategic partner of 40th Engineering Design Exhibition

Zain continues to support this exhibition and sponsor the annual award as part of its commitment towards supporting and encouraging various student activities, which falls under the company’s Corporate Sustainability...

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Nokia deploys AI-powered smart city trial to address vehicle-based noise pollution in the city of Genk, Belgium

Nokia has announced it has deployed its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Scene Analytics technology for a proof of concept in the Belgian city of Genk to quantify the level of noise pollution along one of the...

Policy and Regulation

•	Ofcom looks at Terahertz spectrum for terabit 6G future The Terahertz band sits at the very top of the spectrum range between 100GHz and 3THz and is currently only used for limited scientific applications, such as weather forecasting...

•	Estonian, Russian telecommunications regulators discuss use of radio frequency bands The regulatory bodies governing the telecommunications systems of the Republic of Estonia and the Russian Federation held negotiations on the use of radio frequency bands...

South Asia

•	Nepal Telecom launches VoLTE with HD voice/video calls over 4G VoLTE works in the same way as the OTT applications like Viber, Skype, messenger but you can call using your own number through 4G...

•	SLT-MOBITEL to usher in New Year with free data offer for social media applications. Helping customers enjoy seamless and effortless experiences, all SLT-MOBITEL home broadband customers (SLT-Mobitel Fibre, SLT-Mobitel ADSL and SLT-Mobitel Home 4GLTE) can benefit from the attractive offer during 31st...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	EE to upgrade 4G in more than 2,000 rural UK areas by 2024 BT-owned UK mobile operator sets out to improve rural connectivity across the UK as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme, with more than 1,500 upgrades to follow as it invests to reduce partial notspots...

•	Four-party deal aims to promote 5G private networks in Thailand This cooperation is to introduce a 5G private network to actualize AR remote collaboration for application in assembly training, operation assistance, and visual equipment control at the main office and first plant of Delta...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Foxxum and Cinemo to drive in-vehicle infotainment with CTV Smart TV solutions provider Foxxum is collaborating with automotive infotainment embedded solutions provider Cinemo to power Foxxum Car OS, a new in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) experience using Foxxum’s software and...

•	Eros Now partners Globenet to expand reach Eros Now, an over-the-top (OTT) South Asian entertainment platform owned by Eros STX Global Corporation, has announced a partnership with Global Networks Infocomm (GNIPL) for expanding its reach in India...

Middle East

•	RIPE NCC joins talks to back regional Internet ecosystem The RIPE Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC), a not-for-profit membership organisation, joined leaders and experts in a series of hybrid conferences recently in Dubai to support the development of Internet infrastructure...

•	Muscat declared 'Arab Digital Capital' for 2022 The Council of Arab Ministers for Communications and Information announced that Muscat will be the Arab Digital Capital for 2022...

•	Digital Sharjah a forward-looking project to improve quality of life The emirate of Sharjah is adapting to new challenges and opportunities with the rapid development of a thoroughly digital transformation strategy that aims to accelerate economic diversification and promote sustainability by...

North Africa

•	Aumet acquires Egypt's Platform One US-based and MENA-servicing B2B healthcare marketplace Aumet has announced its acquisition of Egypt-based Healthcare supply chain solutions startup Platform One to become fully active across Saudi Arabia, United Arab...

Satellite & Internet

•	SpaceX launches Türksat 5B communications satellite SpaceX successfully launched the Turksat 5B Turkish communications satellite in less than 16 hours after launching a batch of Starlink broadband spacecraft...

•	NHEC & NH Broadband partner with Conexon for major fiber-optic broadband project New Hampshire Electric Cooperative has entered into a partnership agreement with Conexon, a national fiber-to-the-home rural broadband solutions provider that works exclusively with electric cooperatives, to deliver...

Global Telecom Update

•	Russia's Rostelecom acquires MVNE platform provider TVE-Telecom TVE-Telecom is a Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE) platform provider which helps develop virtual mobile operators and manage their products and services...

•	Monogoto joins SODAQ and Sequans to bring CBRSense IoT sensor to market Monogoto, the cloud-based global cellular connectivity provider, is pleased to welcome CBRSense into its network. CBRSense is the multi-purpose low-power IoT sensor that communicates over private networks...

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