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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 10, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
stc surprises passengers at Kuwait International Airport’s Terminal 4
 
 
Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, surprised the passengers at Terminal 4 in Kuwait International Airport with giveaways distributed to passengers and airport employees...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain, HTC to bring metaverse to the Middle East
Member Logo Zain Group agreed a distribution deal with HTC Vive to bring the device maker’s VR portfolio to the Middle East region, as part of a wider play around enabling access to the metaverse...
 
•  Enabling the military sector and providing innovative technologies during the World Defense Show
Member Logo The Kingdom's leading digital enabler, stc Group demonstrates its digital solutions that provisions the military sector through advanced communication products working to secure communication channels for the military,...
 
•  Tech Mahindra launches ‘Ideathon Laps’ globally to develop green digital solutions
Member Logo In a bid to focus on responsible business growth that can help shape a better and sustainable future, Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Montenegro grants 5G frequency licences to trio
Montenegro’s telecom watchdog EKIP has approved bids placed by Mtel, Crnogorski Telekom and Telenor Montenegro in a public auction for allocation of national frequency licenses for 5G mobile networks...
 
South Korean regulator unveils guideline on world's 1st in-app payment law
South Korea's telecommunications regulator unveiled a guideline to clarify potential violations of a revised law banning store operators, like Apple and Google, from forcing developers to use their own in-app payment...
 
South Asia
 
TPL Trakker, Telenor join hands to strengthen IoT Connectivity Infrastructure
TPL Trakker, has recently partnered with Telenor Pakistan to exclusively provide state of the art IoT solutions and services to strengthen domestic connectivity infrastructure in Pakistan...
 
Grameenphone launches mobile broadband portfolio
Grameenphone has recently launched a branded mobile broadband portfolio to attain customers’ diversified connectivity needs on the go...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
HISPASAT and NAGRA partner for LATAM wholesale OTT service
Spanish operator HISPASAT has announced a partnership with NAGRA to develop a wholesale OTT service for the Latin American market...
 
Guardian-branded FAST channel launches on VOD platform Rakuten TV
Documentaries and video journalism will form the basis of a new Guardian-branded FAST channel being made available on Rakuten TV...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Paysend and Banco Rendimento partner for Pix payments in Brazil
Through an existing partnership with Banco Rendimento, Paysend’s users will be able to transfer funds faster, more securely and affordably to Brazil via Pix’s payments infrastructure...
 
Orange Business Services and Fortinet seal SASE partnership
Explaining the rationale for the collaboration, the companies pointed out that digital acceleration, the move to work from anywhere and the adoption of cloud connectivity have altered how network infrastructures and security...
 
BT embraces ‘The Digital Way’ with Google Cloud
BT is the latest telco to forge a close relationship with Google Cloud to take advantage of the hyperscaler’s AI and data analytics expertise...
 
 
Middle East
 
LigaData to provide data analytics for Ooredoo Kuwait
Ooredoo Kuwait, the telecommunications company in Kuwait owned by the Ooredoo group, has appointed data analytics specialists LigaData to support data-driven digital transformation projects...
 
YOU app to launch fashion platform
The fashion e-commerce platform which aims to act as a hub to showcase local fashion designers and boutique owners in addition to regional brands, is set to be launched in March 2022 alongside YOU app...
 
VisitOman.om open for business ahead of busy 2022 season
The advanced digital platform offers Business to Business (B2B) partners an innovative solution for the inbound travel trade, making it easier to plan, book, and build packages to showcase the full potential of Oman to the...
 
UAE-based Medad to invest US$150 million in disruptive technologies
Medad Technology is committed to delivering faster, smarter and safer solutions to improve public health and quality of life, locally and internationally...
 
North Africa
 
Shatablee raises US$1.2 million for its interior design platform
Shatablee, a digital interior design & build platform tackling the diverse finishing problems in the Egyptian Market, raised a US$1.2 million funding round to scale operations as it seeks to optimise and fully digitise the...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Airtel Nigeria upgrades network to 4G nationwide
Airtel Nigeria, a telecommunications company, says it has upgraded its network infrastructure nationwide to ensure that subscribers have the best experience on the mobile network and data...
 
Optus switches on 5G in Tasmania
Optus customers in Hobart, Tasmania with compatible handsets, can now get a taste of Optus 5G thanks to the implementation of a technology that delivers high capacity and broad coverage 5G and 4G services utilising existing...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
SpaceX completes 7th Starlink launch of 2022
SpaceX has launched 48 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida...
 
CityFibre deploys 100th fiber exchange
British pure fiber provider CityFibre has announced that the deployment of its 100th fibre exchange, enabling the delivery of live broadband services to the first 4.8 million premises of its eight million premises rollout...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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