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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 22, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
stc Chairman & Chief Executive Officer congratulate the Founding Day Commemoration
 
 
Commemorating the Founding Day, stc has signed with the Saudi Tourism Authority to support the Founding Day activities, which will be held at Wadi Namar, Riyadh from 22nd to 24th February 2022, which includes five major events (founding march, majlis, najnaj, flag operetta, and founding sky), in addition to 18 events in 14 cities around the Kingdom...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etihad Etisalat Company (Mobily)'s net income for 2021 grows 36.8% to SAR 1,072mln and proposed cash dividends raised by 70% YoY
Member Logo Etihad Etisalat Company (“Mobily” or the “Company”), a leading Saudi Arabian telecommunications services provider, announced its financial results for FY 2021...
 
•  Nokia launches Intelligent RAN Operations to manage the power of 5G with machine learning #MWC22
Member Logo The framework and its underlying products enable mobile operators to boost 5G network quality, efficiency, and the subscriber experience while reducing operational costs, energy consumption, and CO2 emissions...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
CITC publishes “WLAN Regulations” to enable the latest Wi-Fi technologies
The “WLAN Regulations” set out regulatory policy for the use of WLAN applications in the Kingdom and it makes available new spectrum in the 6 GHz and 60 GHz bands to stimulate further use of WLAN applications...
 
Syria awards third mobile telecoms licence to Wafa: state media
Syria's telecommunications authority has awarded Wafa Telecom a licence to be the country's third mobile telecoms operator, state media reported...
 
South Asia
 
Project to develop 5G network, 9 others get Ecnec nod
The main project objective is to reach uninterrupted telecommunication and broadband internet facilities throughout the country and to upgrade and expand the optical fiber transmission network of Bangladesh...
 
Zong 4G and PTA join hands to promote gender inclusion in ICTs
By focusing on Inclusive Growth, Zong has played a pivotal role in the uplift of women within and outside the organization...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Allente launches cross-platform Android TV service
Nordic pay-TV platform Allente has launched a new cross-platform aggregated TV service using a set-top box for satellite, IPTV and OTT reception...
 
Denmark’s Nuuday adds Disney+ to Bland Selv and Telmore Play
Disney’s streaming service has been available in Denmark since September 2020, but from March YouSee and Telmore customers will be able to include Disney+ in their subscriptions...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Korean telcos set sight on groundbreaking 5G network tech
SK Telecom will present its use cases and collaborations for its virtual radio access network (vRAN) with partners such as Korea-based Samsung Electronics, as well as Nordic telcos Ericsson and Nokia...
 
b4b Group announces multinational IT and telecoms deal
The agreement will see b4b Group supply IT solutions to seven of G&L’s international offices, located in Belfast, Mumbai, Montreal, San Diego, New York, London and Marlow...
 
Vietnam pledges 6G push in 2022
Vietnam announced it will begin researching and developing 6G technology this year with ambitions to become a global leader in the digital world, earmarking cloud computing and digital platforms as beneficiaries to the...
 
 
Middle East
 
Ooredoo Kuwait launches VoWiFi
Ooredoo Kuwait has announced the commercial launch of voice-over-Wi-Fi (VoWiFi), declaring that the new service ‘delivers faster call setup and superior high-quality HD voice calls...
 
Jordan was subjected to 897 cyber attacks in 2021
Those attacks were documented by the National Cyber Security Center, excluding attacks that were not documented and competent authorities receive notification on them...
 
Enoc with SAP automates over 1,000 business processes
Enoc Group, along with SAP, has automated over 1,000 business processes to date, the next stage being transforming the retail business segment...
 
Zain Bahrain training employees on sign language
Zain Bahrain, a telecommunications industry innovator in Bahrain, organised a training course on sign language for its employees as part of its diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives to instil a culture that is diverse,...
 
North Africa
 
Algeria Telecom: the number of Google, Instagram, LinkedIn and internet users revealed
While the number of Internet users has reached 27.28 million in Algeria, among them, there are 26.60 million Internet users on social networks...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
XL Axiata 4G coverage hits 458 locations in Indonesia
PT XL Axiata announced that the total number of BTS on air reached more than 162,282, with 4G BTS increasing to 77,204, as LTE coverage increased to 458 cities/municipalities in the country...
 
SFR reaches 52% of French population with 5G
Altice France, which provides services under the brand name SFR, has revealed that coverage of its 5G network now reaches 52% of the population...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
US company contracts SpaceX to launch second-generation satellite servicing spacecraft
SpaceLogistics, a unit of major US aerospace and defence group Northrop Grumman, has signed an agreement with space company SpaceX to launch the former’s Mission Robotics Vehicle (MRV) in early 2024...
 
Tonga re-connects to world as submarine cable restored after tsunami
Tonga was re-connected to the world following repairs to a submarine cable, a month after a volcanic eruption and tsunami cut communications to the remote Pacific island nation...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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