SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
March 1, 2022 |
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Featured Member News |
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CITC grants ‘Best User Experience Award 2021’ to Mobily |
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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...
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AFR-IX Telecom signs landing party agreement with Telecom Egypt for Medusa submarine cable |
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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...
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV |
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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...
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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...
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South Asia |
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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,...
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3G, 4G and 5G Networks |
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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...
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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...
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Disclaimer: Information contained herein has been obtained from sources, which we deem reliable. SAMENA Telecommunications Council is not liable for any misinformed decisions that the reader may reach by being solely reliant on information contained herein. Expert advice should be sought. |
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