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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 24, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
e& reports consolidated net profit of AED 9.3 billion for FY2021, a 3.2 % increase year on year
 
 
Consolidated revenues for e& (Etisalat Group) increased by 3.2% to AED 53.3 billion, while Consolidated Net Profit rose to AED 9.3 billion, also representing a 3.2% increase year on year. Consolidated EBITDA amounted to AED 26.7 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 1.0% and resulting in EBITDA margin of 50%...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc provisions “Saudi Cup” the most priceless international horse races
Member Logo stc participates as a platinum partner and technically provisions the “Saudi Cup” for the third consecutive years, the most priceless international horse races. stc, recently signed with the Saudi Equestrian...
 
•  Nokia launches new UBT-T XP Dual Band Radio at Mobile World Congress 2022 #MWC22
Member Logo Designed to support mobile operators and enterprises, the extreme high-power outdoor unit delivers high-capacity and dual-carrier functionality with the best system gain available in an outdoor package...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan announces the launch of e& as a new brand identity for Etisalat Group
 
•  Zain Business introduces Z-HUB: all-new integrated hub to serve SMEs business needs
 
•  Etihad Etisalat Company (Mobily)'s net income for 2021 grows 36.8% to SAR 1,072mln and proposed cash dividends raised by 70% YoY
 
•  stc Chairman & Chief Executive Officer congratulate the Founding Day Commemoration
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Fourth radio interface technology added to 5G standards
​​​​​​​​​​Members of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have approved a fourth technology as part of ongoing standards development for 5G mobile...
 
• HK regulator publishes spectrum award plans for next two years
The schedule includes the reassignment of 20MHz of frequencies in the 800MHz and 900MHz bands, where current licences are due to expire in 2026; the earliest award date for new concessions has been set as 2023...
 
South Asia
 
• Axiata to inject over US$1.6 billion capex to drive growth in Bangladesh, Indonesia
One of Asia's leading telecos, Axiata Group Berhad, has allocated over US$1.6 billion capital expenditure (capex) for FY22 as it plans to accelerate expansion in Bangladesh and Indonesia...
 
North Africa
 
• Egypt’s sales of mobile phones up 11% in 2021: GFK
Sales of mobile phones in Egypt grew by 11% in 2021, reaching 16.2 million sold devices, as compared to 14.6 million units in 2020...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• IPTV boosts Magyar Telekom
In its latest set of results, Magyar Telekom says the increase in TV revenue was once again driven by the expanding IPTV customer base, as well as the successful more-for- more pricing which led to an uplift in ARPU...
 
• Discovery passes 22m streaming subs on back of discovery+ growth
Discovery has said it had 22 million paying streaming subscribers at the end of last year, including recently launched direct-to-consumer offering discovery+, up from around 20 million for the prior quarter...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• GenCell, Deutsche Telekom complete joint lab test
The partners are now entering the next phase of the cooperation, focusing on the installation and integration of GenCell units into a mobile site for testing and validation under live conditions...
 
• SKT, Samsung to unveil advanced 5G tech at MWC
SK Telecom plans to commercialize the technology by 2023 in order to support urban air mobility systems and remote control of robots and heavy equipment...
 
• Mitratel earmarks US$69.5 million investment for rural towers deployment
The tower construction is Mitratel’s support for distributing telecommunications networks to all corners of the country and accelerating Indonesia’s digital economy growth...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Abu Dhabi invests in Asian data centre operator PDG
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company has invested US$350 million in Asian data centre operator Princeton Digital Group (PDG), backed by Warburg Pincus...
 
• Zain Bahrain enhances 5G experience in East Hidd
Zain Bahrain, a telecommunications industry innovator in the Kingdom, announced the completion of the permanent deployment of 5G network enhancements in East Hidd, making it Bahrain’s first telecom to reach this...
 
• GCC video industry to reach US$2.1 billion by 2026
The video industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region will generate US$2.1 billion in revenue by 2026, after it grew by 11 percent year-on-year in 2021, according to Media Partners Asia (MPA)...
 
• Bupa Arabia urges digital transformation of insurance industry
The future of the insurance industry in the coming years will largely be shaped by the industry’s ability to leverage digital transformation and AI solutions to improve customer experience, according to leading insurer...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• NuRAN signs deal for 150 sites with MTN in Namibia for rural 4G and 2G
NuRAN Wireless said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with MTN Namibia for the deployment of rural and suburban sites under the network-as-a-service model in Namibia...
 
• Orange Espana achieves 58.6% 5G coverage; ended 2021 with 886,000 5G subs
Orange Espana ended 2021 by delivering 5G coverage to 58.6% of the Spanish population, providing services to 840 municipalities across 38 provinces...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• Surrey satellite to be launched by SpaceX
The launch of Surrey Satellite Technology Limited's (SSTL), thermal data collection satellite, is the first in a planned constellation of seven UK built, low Earth orbiters...
 
• Virgin Media O2 expands ultrafast gigabit network to homes in Cricklewood
Virgin Media O2 has announced it has connected more than 17,000 homes in Cricklewood, London to its ultrafast network, bringing the benefits of gigabit broadband to tens of thousands more people for the first time...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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