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March 15, 2022

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The SAMENA Council Leaders’ Summit 2022 to physically congregate multi-industry leaders in Dubai on May 9th, with Huawei as host

SAMENA Telecommunications Council has announced that its awaited annual congregation of Telecoms multi-industry leaders, the Leaders' Summit, will be held in Dubai on May 9th, 2022 under the chairmanship of Saudi Arabia’s stc Group and with patronage of the UAE’s Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority. The Leaders’ Summit is an annual leadership event, which encompasses private and government sector leaders' knowledge exchange and progress driven goal-setting discourse among stakeholders from across the ICT/Telecoms as well as other industries and sectors. To be held under the theme “Thriving in the New Opportunity Realm with Resilience", the SAMENA Council Leaders' Summit 2022...

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Omantel signs MoU with LG Uplus for 5G innovation

Omantel, the sultanate’s foremost integrated telecom service provider, is adding more edge to its 5G offerings. The first telco to introduce 5G in Oman has now partnered with South Korean mobile network operator, LG...

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stc & “KAFD” pen MOU to develop mutual goals

stc Group and King Abdullah Financial District "KAFD" signed a memorandum of understanding to reinforce common goals of exchanging data, enhancing sustainability, sponsoring events and activities, and providing technical...

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Nokia and Antofagasta Minerals deploy private wireless network to accelerate digital transformation of Minera Centinela operations in Chile

Nokia announced today that it has deployed an industrial-grade private wireless network with Antofagasta Minerals for Minera Centinela, to support secure and reliable operations at its copper mine in Chile...

Policy and Regulation

•	BIPT to extend 2G and 3G licences by a further six months Following a public consultation, BIPT has announced the 2G and 3G spectrum licences held by Orange Belgium, Proximus and Telenet will be extended by a further six months, until 15 September 2022...

Middle East

•	Orange Jordan holds the first session to introduce the Orange AI Incubator Orange Jordan held the first event to introduce the Orange Artificial Intelligence Incubator, one of its projects that contribute to enhancing the entrepreneurial capabilities of youth, specifically in AI tech-based...

•	Awasr launches 7 new packages for residential subscribers on its 6th year Anniversary Roundup As part of the continuous development and modernization plans carried out by Awasr to continue providing the best services to its subscribers, Awasr launched 7 new home packages, that will provide better speeds, great...

•	UAE e-commerce market to reach US$8 billion by 2025 The UAE's e-commerce market is forecast to increase 60 per cent to more than $8 billion by 2025 from 2021, as consumers across the region continue to shift towards online retail, according to a new report...

North Africa

•	Egypt’s Nexta obtains initial operation approval from CBE Nexta, an Egyptian-based fintech platform, received on Saturday an initial approval from the Central Bank of Egypt to provide its services locally after successfully meeting all CBE norms and standards...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	beCloud continues to expand LTE coverage in Belarus As part of its ongoing national network rollout, Belarus’ common infrastructure provider Belarusian Cloud Technologies (beCloud) has announced the deployment of a further 59 4G LTE base transceiver stations (BTS)...

•	China to reach over 2 million 5G base stations in 2022 China aims to build more 5G base stations in 2022 to bring the total number to over two million for the further development of the 5G network...

Satellite & Internet

•	Thales awarded contract to enhance operational efficiency Thales has been awarded a contract by airport management group, SEA to deliver an innovative digital platform solution that will support the group in enhancing operational efficiency...

•	Chile completes Fibra Optica Austral rollout Chile has confirmed that it has completed the deployment of its Southern Fiber Optic rollout, delivering connectivity to more than 536,000 users in 15 districts of the southern zone of Chile...

South Asia

•	Mobile internet users in Bangladesh can now carry forward their data The new directive will reduce the number of packages by almost 50% and it will also reduce the SMS thrown by the operators to users about varied new internet offerings significantly...

•	Engro signs financing facility with HBL Engro Corporation set up the Telecom Infrastructure vertical in 2019 to accelerate the development of connectivity infrastructure in Pakistan, thereby providing an opportunity for the people to be part of the new digital...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	HBO Max and Discovery Plus are being combined into one streaming S\service Discovery will soon become Warner Bros. Discovery when its merger with AT&T’s WarnerMedia is complete next month, and as expected the newly formed company will combine their two streaming services — Discovery...

•	OSN launches new streaming service The OSN+ app will be available across devices from all major TV manufacturers, as well as iOS, Android and web devices, with a refreshed interface and an enhanced discovery engine...

•	Vodafone and Nazara launch mobile games subscription service in India Vodafone Idea has partnered with Indian games company Nazara Technologies to launch a mobile games subscription service in the country...

Global Telecom Update

•	JT partners with Sky Mobile to protect customers from fraud JT has partnered with Sky Mobile, voted Uswitch Best Pay Monthly and Best Value Pay Monthly network, to provide additional security for its millions of customers when carrying out financial transactions on their mobile...

•	2degrees and Vocus NZ cleared to merge to form 1700-employee telco The country’s third-largest broadband provider, Vocus NZ, has been given clearance by the Commerce Commission to acquire 2degrees for US$1.7 billion, as had been expected...

•	DITO says active subscribers now at 7 million Third telco DITO Telecommunity said that it has reached 7 million subscribers over a year after it launched its commercial operations...

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