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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 16, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Spark New Zealand strengthens its IoT platform with Cisco
 
 
Spark New Zealand is advancing its IoT Control Center platform powered by Cisco with new features to help businesses improve service reliability and reduce operational costs using machine learning and artificial intelligence...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc Bahrain partners with Bahrain Motor Federation to support the Motorsports arena in the Kingdom
Member Logo stc Bahrain, a world-class digital enabler, has partnered with the Bahrain Motor Federation to provide over 30 devices to support marshals during the biggest and most anticipated motorsports event of the year in Bahrain...
 
•  Tech Mahindra and Cisco collaborate to drive 5G modernization with routed optical networking
Member Logo The collaboration aims to simplify the Internet transport networks by leveraging state-of-the-art optical and routing technologies to converge services over an IP Infrastructure enabling a high degree of automation.;;
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Partner2Connect rallies commitments for connectivity
ITU launches the P2C Online Pledging Platform and Focus Areas Action Framework to advance connectivity globally...
 
ANCOM sets tariffs for pole access
Following a consultation, Romania’s ANCOM has adopted indicative tariffs charged to telecoms network operators for access to the overhead infrastructure owned, managed or leased by electricity distribution companies...
 
South Asia
 
A2I launches 'Sathi' network for financial inclusion of women
A2I, a special programme of the government's Digital Bangladesh agenda, has launched a network called 'Sathi' to increase women's participation in financial inclusion...
 
Pakistan to expand broadband projects to un-served areas of the country
From 2018 to date, the number of projects for delivering optical fiber cable and internet services has reached a new high of 56...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Pluto TV confirms Nordic launch
Pluto will be available across all major devices, including Samsung, LG connected TVs, Android on Chromecast, and iOS devices including Apple TV...
 
SmarTone, Ericsson team to empower businesses with industry-first connectivity boost app
The app will be offered as a service to reduce time to market, is available to CSPs globally and is designed to be white-labelled for service providers to sell under their own brand...
 
Tele2 to offer Viaplay direct through Tele2 Play
Sweden’s Tele2 has forged a streaming partnership with Nordic Entertainment/NENT Group that will ultimately see NENT’s Viaplay streaming service be offered direct through Tele2 Play...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
China to roll out digital ID cards nationwide
China is to roll out a digital version of its national identity card that residents can store and access on their smartphone across the whole country “this year”, the Chinese premier Li Keqiang has told a press...
 
Sparkle launches IoT Global
Sparkle IoT Global is a managed IoT connectivity service allowing companies to control their assets across multiple countries and with a seamless user experience...
 
 
Middle East
 
Moro Hub seals partnership deal with RealNetworks
The MoU establishes a framework for Moro Hub to integrate SAFR deep-learning engine with its Integrated Physical Security Platform (IPSP) to deliver accurate, fast, unbiased face recognition (FR) and additional computer...
 
Samsung Electronics Levant and Zain Jordan collaborate to enhance their capabilities in retail sales
Samsung Electronics Levant announced the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement with Zain Jordan, to raise their level of cooperation, enhance retail sales and enrich the range of products provided by both parties to...
 
IBM bolsters investments in MEA with Client Engineering launch
The team of creators uses technologies such as Cloud, Data, Automation and Security to deliver innovative solutions that address business use cases and challenges in industries such as government, financial services,...
 
North Africa
 
Algeria wants to double its international fiber-optic capacity
In order to meet the exponential demand from Algerian customers and partners, the Algerian Telecom Group (GTA) and the ministry of post and telecommunications have drawn up a new roadmap...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Bite activates VoLTE
Bite Lithuania has announced the commercial launch of VoLTE technology, providing customers with improved voice quality and faster call connectivity...
 
Eastlink launches 5G network in Nova Scotia
Eastlink announced that its 5G network powered by Ericsson technology is now live in Halifax, with more expansion set for the months ahead...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Hispasat announces Latin American tele-education and OTT deals
Hispasat, the Spanish operator and satellite solutions and services provider, has been involved in two very different deals recently, covering education and OTT video...
 
Safaricom gears up for Ethiopia launch with fiber deal
The new entrant to the market in the Horn of Africa stated the five-year agreement, its first infrastructure deal in Ethiopia, will allow it to use the utility company’s network of optical ground wire cables to support...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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