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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 22, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal honors stc for its digital support for the Hajj and Umrah Conference
 
 
His Royal Highness Prince Khaled Al-Faisal; the Adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Governor of Makkah Al-Mukarramah Region honored stc Group, for its efforts to enrich the experience of pilgrims and its support for the Hajj and Umrah conference, which was inaugurated today under the slogan “Transformation towards Innovation”, Eng. Riyadh Muawad, Chief Business Officer of stc received the trophy...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain Group holds Annual General Meeting with a quorum of 75.14%; Dividend of 23 fils for H2, 2021 approved
Member Logo Zain Group Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held today at Zain Group’s headquarters in Kuwait, that was livestreamed for shareholders and qualified parties and attended with a shareholder quorum of 75.14%...
 
•  Nokia extends partnership with T-Mobile Polska in ten-year deal
Member Logo Nokia has announced that it has extended its partnership with T-Mobile Polska to include the modernization of the operator’s existing radio network infrastructure and rollout of 5G services...
 
•  UAE’s Cybersecurity Council to collaborate with Huawei in strengthening ecosystem’s capabilities
Member Logo The UAE’s Cybersecurity Council has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Huawei to collaborate in the strengthening of local strategies and efforts related to cybersecurity. The agreement was signed at the GISEC...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Saudi Arabia announces its candidacy for ITU Council membership
The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) Governor Dr. Mohammed Bin Saud Al-Tamimi announced the Kingdom's candidacy for membership of the ITU Council at the ITU Council 2022 session in Geneva...
 
BIPT qualifies five bidders for 5G spectrum auction
Telecoms regulator the Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT) has announced that five operators have qualified to participate in the long-awaited auction of new 5G and existing 2G and 3G...
 
Middle East
 
NCSI organises trial run of mega data portal project
The gateway project utilises data from located mobile phones to produce statistical indicators serving the areas of tourism, internal traffic and connectivity between sites in the Sultanate of Oman...
 
Northstar, ETHDC to launch DC Netra digital campus in Bahrain
Bahrain-based Northstar Group has joined forces with ETHDC Technologies to expand the DC Netra digital campus in the kingdom. Engineered for the future, Digital Campus has been serving the kingdom’s schools for more...
 
UAE IoT Academy by Software AG commences inaugural batch of IoT aspirants
The first session of the inaugural batch of 114 students was headlined with the presence of participants from MoroHub, du, Maqta Gateway, Abu Dhabi Ports, Vision Valley, Digital Dubai, and more...
 
South Asia
 
Over 11.5 million Pakistanis to get 4G connectivity
Over 11.5 million Pakistanis in rural areas will benefit from 4G connectivity under the joint efforts of Jazz and the Universal Service Fund (USF) by the end of Q1, 2023...
 
Banglalink launches Bangladesh’s first digital health aggregator platform
Veon’s Bangladeshi subsidiary Banglalink has launched the country’s first integrated digital health platform, branded as Health Hub...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Strong growth for Western European OTT
The report notes that UK is the largest OTT revenue earner in the region, with its US$6 billion providing 24% of the 2021 total...
 
Mola TV taps Ateme for 4K Premier League live-streaming
Indonesian SVOD and streaming provider Mola TV has tapped video technology outfit Ateme to enable 4K UHD live streaming with Dolby Audio...
 
 
North Africa
 
Egypt to launch phase one of project to automate university hospitals
The national project to automate university hospitals aims to raise the efficiency of medical and therapeutic services delivered to patients...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
MTS Belarus extends LTE-800 to the Brest region
As part of its ongoing 4G LTE rollout, mobile network operator (MNO) MTS Belarus is extending LTE-800 coverage to the Brest region, targeting more than 130 settlements, including rural areas...
 
Verizon to provide 5G Ultra Wideband service to more cities this year
Verizon has entered into agreements with satellite providers for early clearance of additional C-band spectrum the company acquired in 2021, providing an opportunity to deploy 5G Ultra Wideband service to more customers in...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Rivada to launch 600 LEO satellites in 2024
Rivada Space Networks has disclosed plans to launch a constellation of 600 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) communications satellites in the coming years...
 
Lightpath to further expand Boston metro fiber network
The Boston West expansion will run through the towns of Needham, Framingham, Westborough, and Marlborough and bring the company’s Boston area coverage to more than 200 route miles...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Wyld launches sensor-to-satellite technology for global IoT connectivity
Wyld Networks has announced the availability of its new range of low-power, sensor-to-satellite LoRaWAN terminals and modules for IoT applications across areas where there is little or no alternative connectivity...
 
Schneider teams up with NTT to drive industrial uses of 5G
Schneider Electric has joined forces with the global telecommunications giant NTT to implement private 5G (P5G) – a private on-premises networking and digitisation-enabling platform designed to advance digital...
 
Tizeti and Microsoft team up for affordable internet in Nigeria
West African solar-based internet service provider Tizeti has partnered with Microsoft Corp to roll out high-speed internet infrastructure in Oyo State in southwestern Nigeria...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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