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March 20, 2022

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Zain Group signs MoU with Huawei to accelerate 5.5G innovation and enhance the customer experience

Zain Group has selected Huawei to accelerate the migration from 4G to 5G including 5.5G innovation to enrich the customer experience across multiple markets. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) establishing the partnership was signed at the recently held Mobile World Congress in Barcelona...

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AT&T recognized as one of the world's most ethical companies

AT&T has been recognized by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the 2022 World’s Most Ethical Companies...

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Cisco and Real Madrid team up to power Europe's most connected stadium

Real Madrid and Cisco, a leader in enterprise networking and security, have announced a multiyear global partnership during which they will deploy the largest Wi-Fi 6 stadium network in Europe to date that will make Santiago...

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Nokia’s SaaS-based Data Marketplace selected by Equideum Health to power its healthcare blockchain solutions

Nokia announced that it has been selected by Equideum Health to help the US-based company jointly develop and deliver healthcare use-cases by using Nokia’s Data Marketplace (NDM) solution delivered through its...

Policy and Regulation

•	Global broadband less affordable in 2021 Internet connectivity became less affordable around the world in 2021, according to the latest statistical analysis by the International...

•	96,414 base stations in Brazil, Anatel confirms The National Telecommunications Agency has revealed that there are currently a total of 96,414 licensed base transceiver stations (BTS) in Brazil...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Straits Energy MoU with EdgePoint cites 4G and 5G business opportunities Citing next generation telecommunications business opportunities as a driver, Straits CommNet Solutions has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Malaysian telecommunications infrastructure company Edgepoint...

•	WINDTRE and Iliad consider sharing rural 5G infrastructure via new unit Italian mobile network operators (MNOs) WINDTRE and Iliad are considering a joint 5G rollout in rural areas to cut costs...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Zattoo sets up Ukraine-focused streaming service Zattoo has specially developed a new web player on its website offering access to Ukrainian and international news channels, free of charge, without advertising or prior registration required...

•	Virgin Media O2 adds BritBox to set-top offering UK streaming service BritBox UK is now available direct via the latest generation of set-top boxes of cable giant Virgin Media O2...

Satellite & Internet

•	French firm invests in satellite internet Tanzania is among countries in Sub-Saharan Africa that will benefit from the new satellite broadband with speeds of up 100 megabits per second, thanks to the move...

•	Deutsche Glasfaser to expand FTTH footprint in Rhineland-Palatinate Deutsche Glasfaser has announced plans to connect around 700,000 households in Rhineland-Palatinate to fiber-optic infrastructure by the end of 2030...

Global Telecom Update

•	Toyota, NEC and other firms join Japan’s 6G initiative Japanese carriers NTT Docomo, KDDI, SoftBank Group and Rakuten Mobile are also part of this 6G initiative...

•	Entel sells data centres in Chile and Peru US-based digital infrastructure company Equinix will expand into Chile and Peru through its acquisition of four data centres from Entel for US$705 million...

•	Telefónica partnering with Oracle on cloud services Telefónica and Oracle will jointly offer cloud platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and applications to Telefónica’s enterprise and public sector customers, according to Oracle...

Middle East

•	UAE conducts virtual cybersecurity exercise with over 140 nations The UAE cybersecurity Council, in collaboration with Expo 2020 Dubai and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), conducted a virtual exercise, titled, "cyber 193"...

•	Google Workspace for Education and the Oman MoE expand collaboration Google Workspace for Education platform provided more than 600,000 students and 40,000 teachers in Oman with enhanced tools for digital learning since 2020...

•	Bahrain's National Cyber Security Centre signs up for Beyon Connect's OneBox and OneID Beyon Connect will provide the recently launched OneBox to enable national secure communication between the public sector, private businesses and residents of Bahrain...

•	Flat6Labs celebrates 5 startups during first Demo Day in Jordan Flat6Labs has celebrated its first Demo Day in Jordan on March 9th at the W Hotel in Amman, where they introduced five growth-driven tech startups operating in an array of industries namely health-tech, climate-tech,...

South Asia

•	SLASSCOM and Daraz sign MoU to boost e-commerce data in Sri Lanka The Sri Lanka Association for Software Services Companies (SLASSCOM) and Daraz Sri Lanka recently signed a much-anticipated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve e-commerce-related data in Sri Lanka...

•	Tiger Global, Dragoneer back Pakistan’s B2B startup Bazaar in US$70 million round The startup provides top brands and manufacturers direct access to underserved merchants and geographies across retail categories powered by real time analytics and intel on brand performance significantly improving their...

•	Bandbox, eCourier inks deal to provide automated laundry service to customers’ doorsteps Through this agreement, the internet-based delivery service provider of Dotlines Bangladesh, eCourier, and Bandbox are taking a vow to take the automated laundry service to the doorsteps of all the customers in Bangladesh...

North Africa

•	Algerie Telecom expands B2B offering with Moohtarif fixed broadband bundles Algerie Telecom has announced the launch of Moohtarif, a range of dual-play bundles combining fixed broadband and voice services, aimed at small business customers such as self-employed professionals and start-ups...

•	World Bank: 17% of Moroccans use digital payment services Morocco has a long way ahead to reach full digitization of public and economic services as the digital sector offers tremendous opportunities for economic development...

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