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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 1, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
CITC grants ‘Best User Experience Award 2021’ to Mobily
 
 
The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), the Kingdom's 'fifth generation' digital regulator, has announced that Mobily has won the Best User Experience Award for 2021. The award is granted on an annual basis to one of the Kingdom's telecoms operators as a means of encouraging competition and raising levels of customer service...
 
AFR-IX Telecom signs landing party agreement with Telecom Egypt for Medusa submarine cable
 
 
Telecom Egypt, Egypt’s first integrated telecom operator and one of the largest subsea cables operators in the region, and AFR-IX Telecom, a Barcelona-based infrastructure and telecom operator, signed a landing party agreement for the landing of the largest Mediterranean submarine cable system, Medusa, in Egypt. The agreement was signed during the Mobile World Congress 2022 in Barcelona by the Managing Director and CEO of Telecom Egypt, Mr. Adel Hamed and Norman Albi, CEO of AFR-IX Telecom and Medusa...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  e& in collaboration with Huawei to jointly launch the first 5G Edge Box in the Middle East
Member Logo e& and Huawei - a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices – today announced the successful test of cloud-native centric ‘5G Edge Computing...
 
•  Nokia launches Adaptive Cloud Networking to transform service provider cloud networks to be consumable, agile and automated
Member Logo Nokia announced the launch of its cloud-native solution, Adaptive Cloud Networking, to transform service provider cloud networks to be consumable, agile and automated...
 
•  Huawei releases IntelligentRAN wireless architecture
Member Logo Huawei unveiled IntelligentRAN, its new wireless network architecture, at the Pre-MWC Briefing and Product and Solution Launch event...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  AT&T: Using streetlights to boost 5G deployments in cities
 
•  e& transformation into a global technology conglomerate is backed by strong financial performance, says Chairman
 
•  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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
NCC to deploy ‘revenue assurance solution’ to block financial leakages in telecom industry
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will deploy revenue assurance solution (RAS) to independently monitor revenues generated by its licensees in a bid to block financial leakages in their annual operating...
 
Telecom industry revenues increased by 9% in 2020-21- PTA
According to data revealed by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the telecom industry’s investment, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and contribution to the national exchequer declined by four per cent, 26...
 
Middle East
 
Operational phase of The Digital School launched in five countries
The Digital School is supported by the Alliance for the Future of Digital Learning, the first of its kind initiative that works to unify efforts in the field of the future of digital education globally...
 
beIN launches TOD streamer
The platform, TOD, will provide access to more than 10,000 hours of premium Arabic, Turkish, international, blockbuster, and children’s entertainment content, along with a range of new originals and beIN Sports’...
 
MOIC and TS announce the launch of SMEs Cloud Skills initiative
The initiative will provide eligible SMEs with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud skills training to help them become more innovative and grow at a faster rate...
 
North Africa
 
USAID, Google partner to train Egyptian women, youth and entrepreneurs
The programme teaches digital marketing skills, how to build a website as well as a market through social media, and also provides free courses from Google’s “Maharat min Google” e-learning platform...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
TikTok expands video length to 10 minutes
The company is seemingly stretching its definition as a short-form video platform, informing users that they now have the ability to upload videos up to 10 minutes in length...
 
Slovak pubcaster launches 24-hour news service
The Slovak public broadcaster RTVS has changed the operating structure of its third channel, making it a round-the-clock news service named Vysielanie:24 and focused on reporting the war in neighbouring Ukraine...
 
 
South Asia
 
Banglalink clocks highest revenue growth in six years
Banglalink displayed a strong performance in 2021 as it posted the highest revenue growth in six years on the back of strong data sales as the coronavirus pandemic turbocharged the digital transformation of work, purchase,...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Orange to switch off 2G and 3G across Europe by 2030
Orange will switch off its 2G and 3G networks in Europe by the end of 2030, paving the way for network modernization and spectrum refarming that will boost more advanced and efficient 4G and 5G services...
 
MEO achieves 50% 5G coverage
PT Portugal (MEO) has revealed that its 5G network – which was activated on 1 January 2022 – now covers half of the population in the national territory...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
PLDT partners Telesat to test broadband connectivity via LEO satellite
PLDT has announced that it has teamed up with global satellite operator Telesat to complete the first successful trials of high speed broadband connectivity using the Canadian-based firm’s Phase 1 Low Earth Orbit (LEO)...
 
YouFibre makes it north of the border
Having recently announced its 5,000th customer, the three year old affordable ultrafast internet provider, YouFibre, has crossed the border into Scotland for the first time...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telefónica and Microsoft extend their strategic global collaboration to the residential segment
Telefónica announced the expansion of its global strategic relationship with Microsoft to focus on accelerating the creation of joint initiatives in the consumer market...
 
Vodafone Ukraine to provide business customers with access to communications even without payment
Business clients of the Vodafone Ukraine mobile operator, who have run out of money on their mobile account, will not be left without communications...
 
Caribbean operators agree massive cut to roaming charges
Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) and Digicel Group have penned an agreement to lower the cost of roaming charges in the Caribbean by 70%, but critics say the measure should have scrapped charges altogether...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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