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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 27, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Zain ‘Best Telecom Company’ and ‘Best Digital Transformation Company’ in Kuwait during 2021
 
 
Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, was named ‘Best Telecom Company’ and ‘Best Digital Transformation Telecom Company’ in Kuwait for the year 2021 during the annual excellence awards hosted by leading business magazine International Finance at Jumeirah Emirates Hotel, Dubai...
 
FCC announces winners from Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund aims to fund new broadband deployments in areas across the US with limited or no connectivity. Now in its eighth round, the fund has provided over $5 billion in funding to date for new deployments across 47 states—bringing broadband to over 2.8 million locations...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Industry and regulators collaborate to foster meaningful connectivity
Member Logo The 24 February meeting of the Industry Advisory Group on Development Issues (IAGDI) and Private Sector Chief Regulatory Officers (CRO) sought concrete input from companies and organizations interested in ITU’s...
 
•  AT&T announces details for completion of spin-off ahead of close of WarnerMedia transaction
Member Logo AT&T shareholders as of the stock dividend record date will be entitled to receive shares of WarnerMedia Spinco common stock, representing 100% of AT&T’s interest in WarnerMedia...
 
•  Nokia selected for Software Defined Network Controller trials for Vodafone’s fixed access network
Member Logo Nokia announced it has been solely selected to work with Vodafone on the evolution of the software defined network manager and controller (SDN-M&C) services for the company’s multi-access fixed network technology...
 
•  HUAWEI CLOUD Summit MEA set to open on March 28 for a two-day event in Dubai
Member Logo The summit will bring together over 100 industry leaders to discuss best practices and insights on how the government and public sectors, finance, carriers, media, e-commerce, gaming, and other industries can better leverage...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
NCC to open applications to start satellite services
The National Communications Commission (NCC) is to begin accepting applications in June from telecoms planning to offer low-Earth orbit satellite services...
 
FCC announces winners from Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund aims to fund new broadband deployments in areas across the US with limited or no connectivity. Now in its eighth round, the fund has provided over $5 billion in funding to date for new...
 
South Asia
 
SLT-MOBITEL extended mGuide Service to SLT-Mobitel Home Customers offering rich insights into national heritage sites
SLT-MOBITEL, the National solutions Provider, has extended mGuide service for SLT-Mobitel Home customers (fixed-line customers) enabling them to rediscover places of interest such as archaeological and historical heritage...
 
Huawei establishes academy to develop talent ecosystem in Bangladesh
Chinese telecom giant Huawei has established an academy in Bangladesh to equip young learners with industry-fit skills and develop an information and communications technology (ICT) talent ecosystem...
 
Nepal Telecom begins 4G service at Sisne, East Rukum
The government-backed telecom operator Nepal Telecom (NTC) has started 4G and 2G mobile services at Sisne-1, a rural municipality in East Rukum...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Orange tests satellite technology to boost coverage in Africa
Orange is planning to use satellites to plug coverage gaps in one of its African markets, with a successful trial resulting potentially in a full rollout of the technology across its footprint...
 
Clearwave Fiber targets 500,000 homes passed by 2027, report says
70% of the deployment activity will involve densification in existing markets, such as Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and South Carolina, while the other 30% will cover greenfield areas outside its current...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Helios completes tower purchase from Airtel Malawi
The deal will grant Helios Towers a further 723 sites across Malawi, with the firm anticipating US$23 million in revenue after it has controlled these for a full year...
 
HCM City signs up Viettel for help with digital transformation
Under the agreements, six in all, Viettel will help improve the city's ranking in the Digital Transformation Index and organise digital transformation training and propagation programmes for city leaders and officials to...
 
 
Middle East
 
Beacon Red, Huawei to boost UAE cybersecurity vision
Beacon Red, an advanced defence solutions provider that tackles complex national security threats, has teamed up with Huawei to advance the cybersecurity vision of the UAE...
 
IDC announces strategic partnership with the CITC ahead of ICT Indicators Forum
International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced its partnership with the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) for the annual ICT Indicators Forum 2022 that will take place in King Abdullah Financial...
 
ZoodPay and Network International collaborate to enable “Buy Now Pay Later” for thousands of merchants across Jordan
ZoodPay is Jordan’s first and exclusive BNPL solution provider and is currently available for customers shopping on its own marketplace, ZoodMall, with online partners on websites and apps, or with its offline partners...
 
North Africa
 
MTN and Ericsson deploy mobile financial services in Sudan
The Swedish vendor says it is providing MTN Sudan with a ‘flexible, reliable and efficient m-commerce solution’ that includes the Ericsson Wallet Platform, systems integration, operational support, and solution...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Hisense releases AntikTV app
With AntikTV, it is possible to receive up to 150 TV channels, 40 radio stations or 30 live cameras on TVs with the VIDAA U4, U5 and higher operating systems...
 
Rialto streamer launches on Amazon Prime Video Channels Japan
Rialto International has launched a branded on-demand streaming service focused on independent film on Amazon Prime Video Channels in Japan...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
4G coverage expands in Malaysia
The upgrading of communication towers to provide 4G coverage through the National Digital Network (JENDELA) initiative has benefited various levels of society in the state, including in rural areas...
 
WOM launches commercial 5G in Chile
After debuting the service across a limited area in January this year, WOM has now expanded the network to cover 99 settlements across Biobio, Valparaiso and the Santiago Metropolitan Region...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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