SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
March 21, 2022 |
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e& builds transformation momentum, enters new phase of collaboration with Microsoft |
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Following its recent transformation announcement and embracing of a new identity, e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group), expanded its partnership with Microsoft, entering the next phase of collaboration that will see the two companies accelerate value creation, push the boundaries of innovation, and achieve more for the benefit of their customers...
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Policy and Regulation |
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Algeria eyeing 5G launches this year
Algeria is in the process of clearing and optimising radio frequencies to be used for 5G as it prepares for a widespread launch of the technology “soon”, according to Telecoms Minister Karim Bibi Triki...
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ICASA concludes main IMT auction
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has confirmed the successful conclusion of the main stage of the IMT spectrum auction...
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South Asia |
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Grameenphone simplifies products and services
Grameenphone simplified its array of products and services, in line with the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, with an ambition to ensure a better user experience for the customers, according to a press...
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IT Exports increase by 29.92% in 8 months
The Information Technology (IT) exports of Pakistan have surged at the growth rate of 29.92 percent in the first eight months of the current financial year...
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Middle East |
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Dynatrace launches its first office in the UAE
The company’s new presence aims to help the region’s leading organisations to simplify cloud complexity and accelerate digital transformation as it drives to meet regional demand for software intelligence...
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Saudi Ports Authority to digitally transform Kingdom’s ports with 5G technology
The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has signed three memoranda of understanding with telecom operators and vendors, aiming to deploy 5G technology in the Kingdom’s ports...
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Ooredoo Oman adds biology, physics, chemistry and maths to Digital Tutorial app
Ooredoo Oman has upgraded its Digital Tutorial application, adding study material in biology, physics, chemistry and maths for pupils in the eleventh grade...
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Zain Bahrain partners with ParkPass
Zain Bahrain, a telecommunications industry innovator in the Kingdom, signed an agreement with digital parking platform ParkPass, a sister company of ParkPoint, to offer all Zain Bahrain customers valet parking membership...
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3G, 4G and 5G Networks |
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MTN wants to retire its 3G network from 2025
MTN - which was one of the successful bidders in the broadband spectrum - plans to have 5G network coverage that covers 25% of the country’s population by the end of the year, pushing it to 60% in five years'...
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O2 Slovakia improves 5G coverage
O2 Slovakia has added dozens of new locations to its 5G network, adding coverage in cities including Kosice, Kezmarok, Poprad, Spisska Bela, Lipany, Svaty Jur and Topolcany...
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Satellite & Internet |
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Speedcast, OneWeb partnership
Speedcast, the communications and IT services provider, has announced that it will become a OneWeb Distribution Partner, integrating OneWeb’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity into Speedcast’s Unified...
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Vodafone’s FTTP broadband now available for ‘SoHo’ sector
Vodafone has expanded its connectivity offering for the small business sector with a new superfast full fiber broadband offer...
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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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