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February 21, 2022

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Telecom Egypt extends its network reach through SEA-ME-WE 6 cable and provides it a unique crossing route over its distinctive infrastructure

Telecom Egypt, Egypt’s first integrated telecom operator and one of the largest subsea cables operators in the region, announced that it is extending its reach through the Southeast Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 6 (SEA-ME-WE 6) subsea cable, as part of the cable’s consortium. The new cable will cross Egypt over the company’s distinctive infrastructure through trans-Egypt’s new geo diversified crossings and landing points from the other cables in the SEA-ME-WE family...

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Etisalat recognises outstanding SMBs and start-ups in the UAE

Etisalat announced the winners of the second ‘SMB Awards 2021’ in a grand gala event to recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of Small and Medium businesses (SMBs) in the UAE...

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stc’s revenue for the year 2021 compared to year 2020 increased by 7.57%, and it distributes SR 1 per share dividends for the 4th quarter

Commenting on these results, Eng. Olayan Mohammed Alwetaid, stc Group CEO, stated that the positive results achieved by the company for the year 2021 came in line with our expectations, as the company was able to grow its...

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Investment in empowerment and development of human resources

Since its inception, Omantel has always sought to provide its employees with a conducive environment for development and growth...

Policy and Regulation

•	Potraz calls for employment of data protection officers THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has said anyone keeping personal information for more than 30 people must notify it and employ a data protection officer...

•	Icasa announces qualified bidders for the spectrum auction licensing process All six bidders have qualified for participation in the auction phase of the ongoing licensing process for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) spectrum...

South Asia

•	Now mobile users to get promotional SMS in Bangla From now on, telecom operators will send all promotional and system-generated text messages and notifications in Bangla...

•	Mobile phone import registers 11.86% growth during July-January of 2021-22 According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), Pakistan imported mobile phones worth US$1.270 billion during the first seven months (July-January) of 2021-22 compared to $1.135 billion during the same period of last...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	OSN expands deal with Endeavor Content Middle East pay TV operator OSN has expanded its partnership with Endeavor Content, with the addition of new content on an exclusive basis for its service...

•	Discovery inks Lithuanian deal Discovery has signed a new agreement with its long-term Lithuanian partner Balticum...

Global Telecom Update

•	Somaliland operators sign interconnection agreement Somaliland-based telecoms operators Telesom and Somtel have signed an interconnection agreement allowing users of one network to communicate with customers of the other...

•	CITIC Telecom CPC and DEAC establish powerful partnership The strategic partnership sets forth a framework for the parties to collaborate in both company's data center and other value-added offerings reselling, including innovative cloud products and services...

•	Digital learning made possible with support from USAID The project also disseminated 183 licenses to Salesian schools for technical software including software for graphics and communication, a multi-asset repository, e-simulators, and e-platform software...

Middle East

•	Orange to deploy Flytxt's analytics across all its 17 OpCos in MEA region Flytxt has signed a group-wide agreement with Orange to deploy its solutions across all the 17 OpCos in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region...

•	Telecom Egypt extends its network reach through SEA-ME-WE 6 cable and provides it a unique crossing route over its distinctive infrastructure Telecom Egypt, Egypt’s first integrated telecom operator and one of the largest subsea cables operators in the region, announced that it is extending its reach through the Southeast Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 6...

•	Car rental app Udrive takes in US$5 million funding from Dubai startup fund Cultiv8 and Oman Holding The car rental service company Udrive has received $5 million from Dubai’s startup investment arm Cultiv8 and Oman Holding International. Udrive recorded strong growth in 2021...

•	Saudi’s B2B fintech EdfaPay raises US$1.6 million pre-seed KSA-based B2B Fintech EdfaPay has raised $1.6M in a pre-seed round to overcome the physical payment process moving away from traditional POS and NFC technologies...

North Africa

•	Fawry and Partners establish 'Roaderz', a digital mobility platform for last-mile delivery Fawry partners with logistics industry veterans in venture, which will provide merchants with digital shipping and delivery services

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	BSNL to offer 4G services by using monopole Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is targeting to launch its 4G services in multiple parts of the country this year...

•	Telekom launches commercial 5G network in North Macedonia Makedonski Telekom claims to have launched the first commercial 5G network in North Macedonia. Coverage is currently available in 15 cities and their surrounding areas...

Satellite & Internet

•	Hughes completes Community LTE pilot in Brazil Hughes essentially created a private LTE network by combining its Jupiter high-throughput satellite capacity and equipment with an LTE small cell and an opensource network core...

•	Telekom Malaysia in consortium to build new submarine cable system In a statement, TM said its participation in the consortium was made official with the signing of the construction and maintenance agreement with all consortium members recently...

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