SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
March 7, 2022 |
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Featured Member News |
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SAMENA Telecommunications Council at MWC22 highlights importance of key recommendations and outcomes of the UN Broadband Commission’s WG on 21st Century Financing Models to close the connectivity gap |
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SAMENA Telecommunications Council’s CEO Bocar BA, as chair of the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development's Working Group on 21st Financing, Funding and Investment Models moderated a session on “Financing the Digital Transformation” during GSMA’s MWC22 Ministerial Programme. The session focused on three themes: (1) additional sources of financing, collaboration and shared investment, (2) pro-investment policies for connectivity expansion and (3) synergies and collaboration between telco operators and other beneficiaries of the digital ecosystem. It included speakers from the OECD, Mr. Ulrik Vestergaard Knudsen, Deputy Secretary General of the OECD, Her Excellency Ms. Vianna Maino, Minister of...
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Omantel and Rihal sign an MoU to benefit from RPA solutions |
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Rihal, an Omani company specialized in providing data migration and management solutions, organized a ceremony at its head office in Muscat, for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Omantel for providing a comprehensive training program in the field of robotic process automation (RPA) to a group of young people who are enrolled in the “Generation Z” program...
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Member News |
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stc Group, Etisalat (e&), du, Zain Group, Batelco and Omantel sign major pact to protect the environment and regional ICT sustainability
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stc Group, e& formerly known as Etisalat Group, Zain Group, Batelco, du, and Omantel signed an MOU at the Mobile World Congress 2022, aiming to accelerate and tighten cooperation to preserve and protect the environment and... |
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Etisalat UAE, part of e&, joins forces with Samsung to unleash smart solutions
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Etisalat UAE, part of e&, announced its unique partnership with Samsung to become the master distributor for the entire range of smart devices and solutions and operate the marketing, supply and distribution of its... |
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Tech Mahindra partners with APPSLINK to deliver an integrated localized payroll solution for Oracle SaaS customers
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Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services & solutions, announced a collaboration with APPSLINK, a Global award-winning Oracle Partner specialising in Oracle... |
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Cisco study finds privacy is now mission critical for organizations worldwide
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Cisco published its 2022 Data Privacy Benchmark Study, an annual global review of privacy corporate practices, on the impact of privacy on organizations and their views towards data privacy... |
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Huawei powers the digital economy with the launch of new intelligent solutions for enterprises and telcos
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At MWC Barcelona 2022, Huawei announced the launch of new intelligent solutions to empower enterprises and telcos, power the digital economy, and accelerate digital transformation across various industries... |
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Recent Developments |
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Tech Mahindra unveils TechMVerse to drive commerce in the Metaverse |
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stc and Huawei launch 1st FTTR commercial service |
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CITC Governor: “The development and growth of the telecommunication sector enhances the Kingdom's leadership within this vital sector” |
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e& extends collaboration with Amazon Web Services |
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV |
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Telenor launches TV over 5G
Over the past three years, the Norwegian telco has been offering more than 100,000 customers a wireless broadband service from Telenor for homes, cabins and offices...
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Vodafone Spain adds Cosmo On to VOD offering
Vodafone España is to add Cosmo On, the video-on-demand service of fashion and lifestyle brand Cosmo, to its TV offering...
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North Africa |
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Egypt Post launches cashless payment system
This comes within the framework of Egypt Post’s interest in applying the best technological solutions to all services and transactions using advanced technologies and integrated digital solutions to facilitate...
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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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