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January 20, 2022

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Now TV and Snapask launch Snapask On-Demand tutoring service

Now TV, the media entertainment arm of HKT, and Snapask, a one-stop online learning platform, have launched the Snapask On-Demand tutoring service exclusively for Now TV customers. With the help of electronic notes and a Q&A app provided by Snapask, the service allows junior secondary students to learn Chinese, English and mathematics on TV even while at home...

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Zain Kuwait selects Ericsson to upgrade Business Support Systems to support 5G Standalone Charging

Zain Kuwait has signed a strategic agreement with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) to upgrade and modernize its existing Business Support Systems (BSS) in order to pave the way for the commercial launch of 5G services...

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Etisalat to offer first of its kind digital insurance services platform in UAE

Etisalat announced Easy Insurance, the latest addition to its insurance programme offering and a new innovative insurance platform hosting various digital insurance products, providing a state-of-the-art experience and...

Policy and Regulation

•	ComReg issues update on transposition of the EECC Ireland’s Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) has issued an update regarding the European Electronic Communications Code, saying that it understands the Code transposition into national law will be...

•	NTA to train senior citizens on ICT and Telecommunications The key focus of the training will be on the usage of the internet, web browser, mobile banking, citizen app, and other digital services by the local and federal institutions...

South Asia

•	Grameenphone partners with Uddipan to accelerate social growth Grameenphone has signed an agreement with ‘Uddipan’ to ensure seamless connectivity with the telecom operator’s nationwide network and innovative ICT solutions throughout its operations...

•	Users of broadband internet on the rise in Nepal According to the latest data there are a total of 27.7 million broadband internet users in the country. Among them, 19 million 853 thousand were mobile broadband users...

•	SLASSCOM, IFC launch new study on landscape for women technopreneurs The study, based on a survey to understand the landscape for women pursuing entrepreneurship in technological fields in Sri Lanka, aims to create an inclusive start-up ecosystem in the country, enabling more female...

North Africa

•	Algeria connects to more international internet cables Algeria has a steadily developing telecom infrastructure with growth encouraged by sympathetic regulatory measures and by government policies aimed at delivering serviceable internet connections across the country...

•	E-finance’s digital payments arm Khales provides services at Misr Petroleum stations The services offered by Khales inside Misr Petroleum stations include online collection and purchasing through points of sale (PoS), which can be done using all kinds of e-payment cards...

Global Telecom Update

•	Amdocs to modernise Vodafone Turkey's testing processes Amdocs announced it has been selected by Vodafone Turkey to transform and automate the operator's testing activity...

•	2G network set up in Tonga as interim telecommunication system However, this 2G connection set up by Digicel, an international mobile phone network provider, will be limited and patchy, covering about 10 percent of the usual capacity and prioritizing voice and SMS communications...

•	Alibaba Cloud database products revenue up 50% Alibaba Cloud said its revenue for database products grow more than 50% year-over-year (YoY), driven by increased enterprise sales as global businesses rely on cloud computing, in particular database, to boost their recovery...

Middle East

•	Oracle opens new cloud region to support UAE’s digital economy Oracle’s Cloud Regions in Abu Dhabi and Dubai will offer all Oracle Cloud services, including Oracle Autonomous Database and Oracle Cloud Applications...

•	Ooredoo Business teams up with Illumio to stop ransomware and cyberattacks with Zero Trust Segmentation Ooredoo will offer the entire Illumio portfolio, which helps organizations see their risk, contain cyberattacks and ransomware, and secure their data in order to stop breaches from becoming cyber disasters...

•	Quara Holding partners with blockchain firm ConsenSys Saudi Arabia-based Quara Holding has partnered with leading Ethereum software firm ConsenSys, a blockchain infrastructure company providing solutions to build next-generation applications, launch modern financial...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Disney reaches 179 million streaming subs, creates new content hub The Walt Disney Company had a total of 179 million subscriptions across Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu as of the end of fiscal 2023 and plans to more than double the number of countries Disney+ is in to over 160 by fiscal 2023...

•	DAZN launches DAZN Studios content development business Hot off the heels of making Shay Segev its sole CEO, sports broadcaster and streamer DAZN has announced the launch of a specialist content development arm...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Telrad Solutions will power nationwide high-speed LTE networks from Bridge Internet Telrad Networks, a global provider of innovative wireless telecommunication solutions, has been chosen by Bridge Internet to equip a developing series of 5G and 4G LTE networks in rural towns and mid-sized cities across the...

•	Makedonski Telekom to roll out 5G in Strumica and Radovish Makedonski Telekom is planning to roll out its 5G network to the regions of Strumica and Radovish by the end of January 2022, with tentative plans to cover the majority of the population in urban areas by mid-2022...

•	China Mobile 5G network ranked fastest in Hong Kong Speed testing company Ookla rated China Mobile Hong Kong’s (CMHK) 5G network as the fastest in the territory during the second half of 2021...

Satellite & Internet

•	Vyve Broadband to offer 10Gbps fiber in 25 new markets Vyve Broadband has unveiled plans to expand its ‘Fiber Business Services’ product line to 25 new markets, including the likes of Central City, Nebraska; Paris, Texas; and Seminole, Oklahoma...

•	Airtel and OneWeb team up to bring satellite internet connectivity to India The low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company OneWeb announced a six-year agreement with Hughes Network Systems to provide LEO connectivity services across India...

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