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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 19, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
ejunior celebrates its successful 21-year journey in UAE
 
 
ejunior, an exclusive children’s channel available on eLife TV, fully owned by E-Vision and a part of Etisalat, is celebrating 21 years of success as the UAE’s leading and most trustworthy children’s TV channel. Renowned for programming stellar content for popular children's TV shows such as Pokémon, Barbie, Lego Ninjago, and iCarly, ejunior has developed a strong footprint across the MENA region, thanks to its large and quality on-demand service in various countries...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc organizes professional iPhoneography training course
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, announced that it has organized a training...
 
•  Nokia selected by GO Malta for nationwide 5G deployment in seven-year deal
Member Logo Nokia announced that it has been selected by GO Malta (GO) as its sole strategic partner for a nationwide 5G RAN rollout in a seven-year deal...
 
•  Huawei successfully implements convergent billing system for Umniah Jordan to provide an enhanced digital customer experience
Member Logo Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure, announced the successful implementation of its Convergent Billing System for Umniah, a leading...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TDRA launches the "UAE Verify" platform
The new platform uses blockchain technology and allows government and private entities to verify the authenticity of digital documents...
 
NTA’s free broadband service reaches 15 thousand centers
The project aims at setting up a 20 Mbps connection in public offices, schools, and colleges to keep them connected by reliable fiber broadband...
 
South Asia
 
AirConsole secures a deal to enter the Nepalese market with NETTV
AirConsole's newest Android TV partnership with NETTV will unlock the premium version of AirConsole for all their set-top box users in Nepal...
 
TPL Trakker Partners with Jiye Technologies to supercharge key logistics for Pakistan’s agriculture sector
TPL Trakker, a digital mapping, tracking and IoT services provider has partnered with Jiye Technologies to provide location-based services...
 
NCINGA-Google Cloud accelerate digital adoption for enterprises and SMBs in Sri Lanka
NCINGA has recently announced its partnership with Google Cloud that will serve the emerging digital transformation needs of Sri Lankan small businesses and enterprises...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
broadpeak.io aims to advance video streaming
In a move that it says means that complex streaming just got simpler, Broadpeak is claiming to have dramatically improved video streaming with the launch of the broadpeak.io software as a service (SaaS) solution...
 
WildEarth partners with ZEASN
WildEarth’s Free Advertising Supported Television (FAST) channel WildEarth TV has secured carriage on the ZEASN platform across Europe and South America...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telefónica Tech and Grupo Álava offer predictive maintenance for industry
Telefónica Tech and Grupo Álava are collaborating on a predictive maintenance system for industry that promises to analyse data, spot problems and authorise timely interventions...
 
Telenor Montenegro reports 37% growth in mobile internet traffic in 2021
The mobile network operator (MNO) recorded over 4% growth in post-paid customers while maintaining the leading position in the pre-paid segment...
 
Deutsche Telekom adds Teridion's multi-cloud WAN as a Service to its backbone
Teridion's multi-cloud based WAN as a Service solution will be added to the tier-1 Telekom's backbone as part of their efforts to offer Internet service that matches the changing Enterprise needs...
 
 
Middle East
 
UAE tops ICT index in Gulf with 5.43 points, Kuwait in second place
The UAE topped the ICT use index for the Gulf countries for the year 2021, which measures the rate of Internet penetration and communication services, achieving 5.43 points, while Kuwait came second with 3.74 points,...
 
CMA launches electronic platform for communication with insurance companies
The Capital Market Authority (CMA) continued its endeavours to provide the best electronic services for communication with the community besides attempting to provide electronic channels to ease and expedite communication...
 
TeleYemen launches wholesale SMS services in Yemen with support from telXira
The launch enables local businesses to deliver world-class wholesale SMS services across Yemen with a simple and seamless experience...
 
UAE to help Iraqi Kurdistan set up digital school to benefit one million students
The UAE will be helping the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government to set up a new digital school in their region benefiting one million students with advanced and scientific knowledge over the next five years...
 
North Africa
 
GoDaddy collaborates with Fawry to support entrepreneurs in building their websites
The partnership between GoDaddy and Fawry provides services and tools for start-ups and entrepreneurs — such as an online store service — to easily create their websites, which helps them attract more customers...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Tele2 Latvia to launch VoLTE in Q2 2022
The company noted that traditional voice calls are still the predominant form of communication but the use of video calling and voice communication over the internet have grown rapidly over the last two years...
 
TIM Brasil made the first 5G VoNR call in Latin America
Brazilian telecommunications company TIM Brasil announced the performance of the first tests with 5G VoNR (Voice over New Radio) technology in Latin America...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
SpaceX completes 2nd Starlink mission of 2022
SpaceX successfully launched 49 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida...
 
FTTH growth continues in Spain
The total number of fixed lines in November stood at 18.57 million, down just over 31,000 on the previous month...
 
Rogers announces FTTP project for 314,000 New Brunswick premises
Canadian fixed and mobile network operator Rogers Communications has budgeted CAD200 million (US$160 million) to deploy fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) to up to 314,000 homes and businesses...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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