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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 10, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Omantel leads the innovation scene in Oman
 
 
Omantel, the leading and first telecommunications company in Oman and a key role-player in MENA, officially launched its path-breaking Innovation Labs on January 10. Along with the Labs, the Company also inaugurated its 5G experience center, the Omantel Innovation Oasis, and E-Dukkan, Middle East’s first unmanned convenience store...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  AT&T offers eligible customers low-cost broadband
Member Logo AT&T and Cricket Wireless opened enrollment today for the new federal Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which lowers the monthly cost of broadband service for eligible customers and will help close the digital divide...
 
•  Nokia selected by Capital Online to upgrade its IP backbone network
Member Logo Nokia has been chosen by Capital Online, a cloud computing service provider headquartered in Beijing, to upgrade its IP backbone network to complete the company’s Network 2.0 plan...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Saudi agencies sign framework agreement for cloud computing
The Saudi Digital Government Authority (DGA) launched a framework agreement to provide cloud computing services for Saudi government agencies through the "Etimad" platform...
 
JCRA sets out timeline for second stage of Business Connectivity Market Review
With the regulator having completed the first stage of the review, this second stage it now focused on remedies related to business connectivity services, including leased lines...
 
Middle East
 
Jordan to launch 5G services
Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh said on Sunday his government would work with telecom operators to launch 5G mobile infrastructure services in the country...
 
Zayed University partners with Injazat to develop student-led EdTech solutions
Zayed University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Injazat, a Digital Transformation, Cloud, and Cyber Security company, to mentor students on EdTech projects...
 
Bahraini firm GFB set to open business centre in Saudi Arabia
Gulf Future Business (GFB), a Bahrain-based company, has announced plans to open its first business centre in Saudi Arabia’s business district area this year...
 
South Asia
 
World Bank approves US$295 million to enhance Bangladesh’s digital economy
The objectives of this project are to improve cyber security, build resiliency during future crises, and will enable the government to operate virtually to deliver critical public services to citizens and businesses...
 
Supernet wins optical fiber project
Supernet Limited has secured a telecommunications infrastructure development project from a Pakistani mobile network operator to supply optical fiber and associated equipment and its deployment in different areas of Punjab...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Africa to add 18 million pay-TV subs
A study from Digital TV Research is predicting pay-TV subscribers in Africa will climb by 46% between 2021 and 2027, adding 18 million to take the total to 57 million...
 
NBCUniversal launches NBCUnified data platform
The platform, called NBCUnified, will provide advertisers with a “scaled data offering” which unites NBCU’s network of 230 million consumer touchpoints each month...
 
 
North Africa
 
Egypt’s CBE launches web portal for mobile phone wallet management
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), in collaboration with the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA), has launched an online portal for managing mobile phone wallet accounts...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Tizeti boosts Oyo, Nigeria’s pacesetter state with high-speed 4G LTE
This launch will provide significant opportunities for cities in Oyo State, that have not had sufficient broadband infrastructure and will improve the state’s competitiveness with high-speed, and affordable broadband...
 
KT, NTT Docomo develop system to mix network equipment
The companies succeeded in interoperating a 5G network using the different manufacturers’ products, which will help form multi-vendor RAN architecture in the future...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Russia’s sphere satellite constellation moves towards implementation
One of the planned priority tasks is the creation of a satellite-demonstrator of the system of broadband Internet access in medium-altitude orbit “SKIF”...
 
Denmark’s largest telecoms and energy group to expand fiber wholesale
The implementation automates service fulfilment and will also allow Norlys to expand its services through partnering other infrastructure owners...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telia to build data centre in Lithuania
Telia Lietuva, the largest Lithuanian broadband Internet access and voice telephony services operator, is planning a multimillion investment to build what it says will be the largest data center in Lithuania...
 
KT, DOCOMO and Fujitsu embark on MoU after O-RAN trials
KT Corporation, NTT DOCOMO and Fujitsu have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further their cooperation on a 5G Open RAN Ecosystem...
 
Samsung, SKT execs discuss partnership on 5G, AI, metaverse
SK Telecom CEO Ryu Young-sang and Samsung Electronics’ mobile business chief Roh Tae-moon discussed their potential partnership on a slew of tech areas, including 5G network, artificial intelligence and the metaverse...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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