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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 13, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Telecom Egypt and GRID Telecom sign a strategic MoU to connect Egypt and Greece
 
 
Telecom Egypt, Egypt’s first integrated telecom operator and one of the largest subsea cables operators in the region, and GRID Telecom, subsidiary of the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) in Greece, signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to connect Greece and Egypt using submarine cable infrastructure...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc Bahrain enhances network connectivty in Salmaniya Medical Complex
Member Logo stc Bahrain, a world-class digital enabler, has recently completed the network expansion and enhancement in Salmaniya Medical Complex in Manama. This comes as part of stc Bahrain plans to further improve its network...
 
•  Tech Mahindra emerges as the only Indian company in the Forbes’ Blockchain 50 list
Member Logo Tech Mahindra has been recognized for developing more than 60 blockchain-based products spanning telecom, media and entertainment, manufacturing, retail, and energy...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Bahrain’s iGA makes booking must for in-person visits
Bahrain’s the iGA said that with ID card services available on bahrain.bh and self-service ekiosks, appointments for in-person visits for the issuance, renewal, or replacement of ID cards must still be booked online in...
 
IFT authorises Telcel to offer 5G services
Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute has confirmed that it has authorised America Movil (AM)-backed Telcel to introduce 5G technology...
 
Middle East
 
Oman 5th in Government AI Readiness Index in MENA
Oman is ranked 49th in the world and fifth in the Middle East and North Africa in the Government AI Readiness Index 2021...
 
Ooredoo Business upgrades its push-to-talk service
Businesses that aim to sustain its market position and stay afloat through the challenges occurred due to the rapid technological evolutions, need to constantly evolve and invest in the future of their businesses to maintain...
 
Zain Bahrain selects Ericsson Carrier Aggregation to enhance 5G experience
Zain Bahrain implements Ericsson 5G TDD-TDD (Time Division Duplex) Carrier Aggregation on a commercial device to use on mid-band frequency to boost user experience and enable high data rates...
 
South Asia
 
BCC provides Public Wi-Fi Zone under ‘Digital Sylhet City Project’ to CoxDA
As part of Digital Bangladesh, 74 free Wi-Fi access points were set up at 35 public Wi-Fi zones in Cox’s Bazar to provide free Wi-Fi access with internet services to the public under Digital Sylhet City Project by...
 
NTC increases profit by 18 percent in Q2
Running on good finances post COVID-19, this is the operator’s consecutive positive number in this FY, the report shows...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Airtel goes after aggregation with Xstream Premium app
The platform, Airtel Xstream Premium, aggregates content from 15 Indian and global video OTT players within one app...
 
BrutX joins Prime Video Channels
Launched on OTT in May 2021, BrutX offers films, series, and documentaries covering the environment, women’s rights, the fight against all forms of discrimination, love, gender, diversity, and the questioning of...
 
 
North Africa
 
Ooredoo Algeria subscriber base up 2% in 2021
The company reported strong numbers despite the continued devaluation of the Algerian Dinar, which depreciated by 8 percent year-on-year...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
All populated areas in Sarawak to have 4G coverage by 2023
Also, Julaihi said 2,442 transmitter stations in Sarawak have been upgraded completely to 4G network and 572 more are expected to complete their upgrades by next month...
 
Orange Belgium activates first 5G sites
Orange Belgium has announced that all its post-paid subscriptions, including those of its sub-brand Hey!, will be able to access 5G mobile services at no additional cost...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Marlink gains SES satellite access
Network solutions firm Marlink signed a multi-million-euro agreement that will give its customers access to SES’ next-generation system of satellites...
 
Liquid partners with Teridion for faster connectivity in Africa
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has added a multi-cloud-based solution from Teridion to its backbone services as part of its efforts to offer internet services that match changing enterprise needs...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Ethiopia's Ethio partners with Subex
Ethiopian telecommunication company Ethio Telecom partnered with Subex for a new business assurance solution using the enterprise AI platform HyperSense...
 
Telstra to boost govt cyber security standing with services launch
Telstra is set to boost its Australian government cyber security standing with the impending launch of new services targeting the edge and detection and response capabilities...
 
Astrocast’s bidirectional satellite IoT service launches commercially
Astrocast has made its bidirectional satellite IoT service commercially available, aimed at connecting IoT devices globally for use outside of cell-based terrestrial networks...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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