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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 28, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
stc wins “Best M2M Technology Solutions Provider – Kuwait 2021” and “Best Corporate Governance Telecom Company – Kuwait 2021” International Finance awards
 
 
stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, has been awarded the “Best M2M Technology Solutions Provider – Kuwait 2021” and “Best Corporate Governance Telecom Company – Kuwait 2021” from International Finance (“IF”), a renowned financial publication that recognizes industry talents, leaderships skills, industry net worth and capability on an international platform...
 
Omantel AGM approves cash dividends of 55 Baisas per share
 
 
Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) held its Annual General Assembly Meeting (AGM) at company’s HQs at Madinat Al Irfan, under the chairmanship of Mulhim bin Bashir Al Jarf, Chairman of Omantel Board of Director in the presence of board members, external auditors of the company, the legal advisor, the observer of the Capital Market Authority and the shareholders...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat UAE, part of e&, launches first global live multi-vendors VoNR ecosystem in collaboration with Ericsson and Huawei
Member Logo Etisalat UAE, part of e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group), in collaboration with Ericsson and Huawei, announced the successful deployment and testing of the first E2E live multi-vendor VoNR (Voice over New Radio) ecosystem...
 
•  PEACE-MED Mediterranean subsea cable section goes live
Member Logo PEACE-MED, a part of the trunk of the PEACE cable system trunk, is a 3,200km undersea cable that connects Egypt to France, with additional landing points in Cyprus and Malta...
 
•  Cisco celebrates 25 years of innovation in Saudi Arabia
Member Logo Cisco CDA works through an ecosystem of partners and contributes to digital transformation initiatives in national priority sectors including energy, healthcare, education and smart and sustainable cities...
 
•  Huawei releases 2021 annual report: Solid operations, investing in the future

Member Logo Huawei released its 2021 Annual Report today, revealing that the company had maintained solid operations throughout the past year. As per the report, Huawei achieved US$99.9 billion in revenue in 2021, and US$17.8 billion in...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Industry and regulators collaborate to foster meaningful connectivity
 
•  Zain ‘Best Telecom Company’ and ‘Best Digital Transformation Company’ in Kuwait during 2021
 
•  stc holds its Annual General Meeting for the Year Ended on 31 December 2021
 
•  Kuwait College of Science and Technology and Huawei open first 5G Lab in the country
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Transportation and Telecommunications Minister meets DCO secretary-general
Transportation and Telecommunications Minister Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed received a high-level delegation from the Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO), led by Secretary-General Deemah Al Yaha, currently on visit to...
 
Middle East
 
Saudi Arabia chairs international telecom meeting on internet services
Saudi Arabia recently chaired an influential global telecom working group examining issues related to internet services and technologies and their usage around the world...
 
YOU app announces biggest platform launch after successful testing phase
The platform aims to tackle emotional, rational, social and free-will needs by creating convenience, reducing pain-points and addressing mobility constraints...
 
Abu Dhabi tech group to invest US100 million in Dewa’s IPO
A technology-enabled Emirati holding company, Multiply has a global presence across five industries, including media and communications, utilities, ventures, wellness and beauty, and digital economy...
 
South Asia
 
Wahyd Logistics expands tech based logistics marketplace to Afghanistan
Wahyd Group Inc., a leader in technology-enabled logistics, has announced the expansion of its acclaimed “Wahyd Logistics platform” to Afghanistan, with the opening of its country headquarters in Kabul...
 
Telco Subisu launches data center in Kathmandu, Nepal
Nepalese telco Subisu has launched a new data center in Kathmandu, that can reportedly withstand tremors up to 8 Richter Scale...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
TalkTV launch date set
TalkTV will launch on Monday 25th April with carriage on Sky, Virgin Media, Freeview and Freesat, News UK has confirmed...
 
Canal+ Polska expands line-up of speedway rights
Canal+ Polska has secured the rights to the country’s second speedway league, the 2. Ligi Żużlowej, for the next three seasons...
 
 
North Africa
 
Egypt tops MENA’s fintech markets
Egypt ranks first among most promising and lucrative fintech markets in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to an infographic published by the Egyptian Cabinet Information and Decision Marking Support Center...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Ethio Telecom, Huawei introduce 4G home wireless broadband in Ethiopia
Ethio Telecom in collaboration with Huawei have launched a high network capacity 4G Home Wireless Broadband Internet service in Ethiopia...
 
Virgin Media O2 boosts UK 5G rollout with VMware technology
Mobile operator O2 has announced that they’ve chosen cloud-provider VMware to help modernise their network and enable the continued progress of its 5G (mobile broadband) rollout across the United Kingdom...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Thaicom, Globalstar to rollout commercial services to boost tourism
Satellite operator Thaicom has penned an agreement with satellite and solutions provider Globalstar, to deploy commercial low earth orbit (LEO) and provide commercial services to boost Thailand’s tourism and maritime...
 
WINDTRE begins phasing out ADSL
WINDTRE has become the first major Italian fixed broadband provider to abandon ADSL technology for new customers...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
DITO Telecommunity launches breakthrough features, DITO Auto Pay and DITO Advanced Pay
Available only through the all-new DITO Level-Up Packs, this product lineup consists of five simple, hassle-free and best value offers with generous data, calls and text...
 
Orange launches its inaugural nationwide convergent offer as both fixed and mobile services
Customers will discover newly redesigned Orange stores and applications and they will also have access to a new Orange fixed mobile convergent offer...
 
Telenet strikes deal to sell cellular towers infrastructure
Telenet will sell 100% of the shares in a newly incorporated direct subsidiary of Telenet Group Holding NV, TowerCo, which will hold all of Telenet’s passive infrastructure and tower assets...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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