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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 21, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
e& builds transformation momentum, enters new phase of collaboration with Microsoft
 
 
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...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc collaborates with the Kuwait Association for Needy Families
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, announced its collaboration with the Kuwait...
 
•  Cisco reveals top cybersecurity trends at GISEC 2022
Member Logo Cisco’s cybersecurity professionals share the company’s latest security innovation and insights at the 2022 edition of the Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC)...
 
•  Huawei highlights secure digital transformation solutions and strategies for Middle East enterprises at GISEC 2022
Member Logo At GISEC 2022, Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, is showcasing its latest cutting-edge, secure digital transformation solutions,...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
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...
 
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...
 
South Asia
 
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...
 
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...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Hispasat targets OTT market with new wholesale services
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has launched a new set of managed wholesale services for service providers, telecommunications operators, governments and audiovisual companies...
 
TalkTalk taps Netgem for new 4K box and TV offering
UK service provider TalkTalk has launched its new 4K TV box in partnership with technology and service provider Netgem with an offer designed to undercut its main competitors...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Armed Forces, Telekom Malaysia develop integrated digital telephony system to replace existing system
The development covers aspects of restructuring the numbering system, rental, call charges, software licences, equipment maintenance, support services and training for users...
 
Incremental Group acquired by Telefonica Tech
The strategic acquisition of data specialist, Adatis, in October 2021 combined with its existing business applications capabilities enable the group to deliver end-to-end digital transformation to customers...
 
Safaricom mulls making M-Pesa a subsidiary
Safaricom is considering spinning off its M-Pesa mobile money division into a full subsidiary, in what seems to be a push to align with more traditional banking institutions...
 
 
Middle East
 
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...
 
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...
 
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...
 
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...
 
North Africa
 
Honeywell signs MoU with Egypt’s Misr Italia Properties, supporting digital transformation
Honeywell signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egypt’s Misr Italia Properties, to support its digital transformation through the creation of sustainable, smart community living in both existing projects such...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
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'...
 
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...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
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...
 
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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