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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 17, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Secure-by-design safety and security solutions being showcased by Huawei during Intersec 2022
 
 
As part of the region’s leading emergency services, security, and safety conference, Huawei is highlighting how it enables customers to meet their digital transformation goals securely and resiliently under the theme of 'Safeguarding the Digital Future'...
 
Oasis Smart SIM signs a collaboration agreement with LoginID
 
 
Oasis Smart SIM announces an agreement with LoginID, targeting the integration of FIDO-certified passwordless authentication and digital identity verification capabilities into its Digital Connect eSIM provisioning platform. LoginID will work with the Oasis team to explore how integrating FIDO2 into the Consumer eSIM solution can create an enhanced mobile account activation experience for mobile phone users, ensuring identity upon activation and for the life of the customer account. With eSIM, customers are able to easily and securely transfer eSIM to a new device without the need for an in-person visit to the operator’s retail outlet...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel leads the innovation scene in Oman
Member Logo 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...
 
•  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 partners with IP Telecom to deliver quantum-safe data center connectivity
Member Logo Nokia announced that it will supply IP Telecom with optical networking equipment to extend the operator’s data center cloud connectivity infrastructure among metro areas in Portugal...
 
•  Tech Mahindra and Nokia collaborate to drive enterprise 5G private wireless adoption globally
Member Logo The collaboration will further strengthen the already standing relationship between Tech Mahindra and Nokia. Tech Mahindra will leverage Nokia’s private wireless DAC solution for customers across industries and...
 
•  Comviva to offer Next-Generation BlueMarble Solution on IBM Cloud for Telecommunications
Member Logo Comviva, the global leader in mobility solutions announced a collaboration with IBM to deliver its next generation BlueMarble solution on the IBM Cloud for Telecommunications...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  stc announces its accession to the UN Global Compact
 
•  AT&T ranks #18 on 2022 JUST 100 list
 
•  stc opens its newest flagship branch in Mahboula
 
•  Thailand launches ASEAN’s first 5G smart hospital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Belgium opens applications for 5G auction
The BIPT has published a memorandum summarising the applicable regulation concerning the allocation procedures and the licence terms and conditions, including coverage obligations and annual fees...
 
CITC launches the second phase of accreditation of Saudi domain name agents
The launch will provide entities from the private sector to complete registration and obtain services by March 2022, contributing to diversifying options for beneficiaries, increasing competition, and improving the quality...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
MegaFon Tajikistan added over 400 LTE base stations in FY21
Mobile operator MegaFon Tajikistan announced on its website that its number of 3G/4G base stations increased by nearly 25% over the course of 2021, while it added more than 400 4G base stations alone during the year...
 
Globe expands 5G roaming deals
Philippines-based Globe Telecom racked up another four outbound 5G roaming deals, expanding to 40 the number of countries in which its customers can connect...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
MultiChoice launches new channels for Mozambique and Angola
Pan-African pay TV operator MultiChoice has launched two new TV channels – Maningue Magic and Kwenda Magic – for audiences in Mozambique and Angola respectively...
 
Spain’s Vodafone TV offers Facebook Watch
Users of the TV platform can enjoy the new app, accessible in the decoder’s Apps menu, for no additional cost...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Airbus, NTT, Docomo and SKY Perfect JSAT jointly studying connectivity services
Airbus, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, NTT Docomo and SKY Perfect JSAT have jointly announced that they have begun studying the feasibility of collaborating on future high-altitude platform station based...
 
Vodafone completes gigabit cable upgrade in Baden-Wurttemberg
Vodafone Germany has completed the upgrade of its cable network in Baden-Wurttemberg, enabling customers in the federal state to access maximum speeds of 1Gbps...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
ClusterPower builds largest data centre in Romania
Romanian cloud service provider ClusterPower has laid out US$43 million to start building a data centre campus near the southern city of Craiova...
 
Orange teams with Engie to reduce Ivory Coast carbon footprint
Orange adds that the initiative is in conjunction with the Ivory Coast government’s aims to make the country an energy hub in Africa by 2030 with 42% of renewables in the energy mix...
 
NTT DOCOMO unveils Drop-n-Prop Antenna for 6G
It said it successfully tested the system with an ultra-high-frequency 60 GHz radio signal, similar to those expected to be used in future 6G networks...
 
 
Middle East
 
Online education returns for small kids in Oman
The Supreme Committee has warned that there has been a considerable surge in cases of community-based infection as well as a rise in related hospitalization cases in the country...
 
Oasis Smart SIM signs a collaboration agreement with LoginID
Oasis Smart SIM announces an agreement with LoginID, targeting the integration of FIDO-certified passwordless authentication and digital identity verification capabilities into its Digital Connect eSIM provisioning platform....
 
'Hafez' initiative, 'Youth and Technology' project reach 4,780 people in Jordan
A number of 820 people also benefited from the initiative through the "Digital Transformation" programme, which aims to provide temporary job opportunities for digital transformation projects...
 
Dubai cloud kitchen Kitopi launches in Bahrain, Qatar, eyes Singapore and Malaysia
Dubai-founded cloud kitchen Kitopi is forging ahead with its expansion, announcing its first kitchens in Qatar and Bahrain, leaving Oman as the only country in the GCC in which it is now not present...
 
South Asia
 
Pakistan’s state operators sign cooperation deal
Pakistan’s state-backed operators are collaborating to develop telecommunications services in the country’s Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit Baltistan (GB) regions...
 
Dialog Axiata joins GSMA Assistive Tech Programme to drive digital inclusion
With access to assistive technology becoming increasingly important to enable people to live independently and participate in all aspects of life, Dialog remains committed to leveraging technology to address the digital...
 
YPF, TikTok come together to discuss digital wellbeing
Youth Policy Forum (YPF) and TikTok hosted their inaugural dialogue to facilitate a safer virtual ecosystem for Bangladeshis internet users...
 
North Africa
 
The launch of MoroccoTech seeks to establish Morocco as one of the best
Over the last few years, Morocco has been able to capitalize on its the quality of its young talents, its proximity to European markets, as well as its regionally competitive telecommunication infrastructure and multilingual...
 
2 Egyptian enterprises join Google for Startups Accelerator
Google has revealed the list of start-ups that will participate in the third edition of the Google for Startups Accelerator in the Middle East and North Africa, a three-month digital acceleration programme targeting...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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