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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 30, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
MBRSC launches the World Space Sustainability Association
 
 
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced the launch of the World Space Sustainability Association, as part of the official proceedings of the World Government Summit 2022, with the aim of strengthening efforts and coordinating initiatives that will address challenges facing the space industry and undertaking initiatives that will develop the industry...
 
stc and the London Internet Exchange (LINX) expand JEDIX interconnection services in Saudi Arabia
 
 
stc and the London Internet Exchange (LINX) announce the expansion of interconnection services to new Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in Riyadh and Dammam to complement the initial collaborative project, JEDIX, which was launched in 2018 in Jeddah...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc celebrates the Kuwait Federation Champion
Member Logo stc, the official sponsor and strategic partner of the Kuwaiti Football Association (KFA) for the 2021-2022, participated in the final match of the Kuwait Federation Cup in line with the company strategy to support the local...
 
•  Viu is the number 1 premium video on demand service in Greater Southeast Asia with the highest Monthly Active Users in 2021 according to MPA’s AMPD report
Member Logo The report revealed that Viu’s MAUs is once again ahead of other major streaming platforms in Greater Southeast Asia and continued to be the highest for all quarters of 2021...
 
•  Karl Song: Huawei will continue supporting digital transformation across the Middle East
Member Logo Song further reiterated Huawei's intention to continue investing heavily in R&D to strengthen its innovation in systems engineering and drive fundamental changes in three areas: fundamental theories, architecture, and...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Cisco reveals new cloud software, hardware and operating model to accelerate enterprises’ hybrid cloud adoption
 
•  Omantel AGM approves cash dividends of 55 Baisas per share
 
•  Industry and regulators collaborate to foster meaningful connectivity
 
•  Zain ‘Best Telecom Company’ and ‘Best Digital Transformation Company’ in Kuwait during 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Digital residency for expatriates: Passport application now online for Bahrainis
The facilities are part of 24 initiatives announced by the Cabinet, led by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, in line with the national economic recovery plan...
 
MoIAT adds e& to its Champions 4.0 Network
The UAE’s Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) has added e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group) to its Champions 4.0 Network, the ecosystem of leading local and international companies supporting digital...
 
South Asia
 
Grameenphone looks to max out 4G potential
Grameenphone aims to realise the full potential of the fourth-generation (4G) technology as the super-fast mobile telephony can support customers in their digitalisation journey...
 
CodeGen’s vehicle sensing AI technology automates digital-out-of-home channels for Emerging Media
An AI-based software, FaceRec, utilises a highly scalable method to count and classify objects, moving or static, at multiple remote locations via an installed HD camera...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
96% of settlements in Kyrgyzstan have 4G coverage
A total of 2,049 settlements across the country are covered by 4G LTE mobile networks, or 96% of the Republic’s 2,130 officially registered cities, towns and villages...
 
T-Mobile expands its 5G Home Internet service to four more US states
T-Mobile has just confirmed a new expansion of its 5G Home Internet service that focuses on the Southern region of the US...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Czech TV expands online video platform
The Czech public broadcaster Ceska Televize (CT) is launching a new mobile application of its online video platform iVysilani for smart devices...
 
Vodafone Spain renews deal for Disney linear and on-demand services
Vodafone said the deal reinforced its partnership with Disney, which already covers the distribution of the Disney+ streamer on the Vodafone TV platform...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
BT pauses Digital Voice roll-out
BT has paused the roll-out of its new Digital Voice service which is ultimately set to replace all existing phone connections with a new broadband powered product offering higher quality audio...
 
Yondr Group plans hyperscale campus in Malaysia
Yondr Group, a, developer, owner operator and service provider of data centres, has announced its entry into the Malaysian market with a planned 200MW hyperscale campus...
 
SK Telecom, Dell partner to launch enterprise 5G MEC solution
Korean operator SK Telecom, along with partner Dell Technologies, announced that it has launched an enterprise 5G mobile edge computing (MEC) solution named “Petasus”...
 
 
Middle East
 
Doha expo highlights need for smart cities
Qatar has facilitated the introduction of the latest technologies and developed the necessary regulatory tools to administer the telecommunications sector and develop the information technology sector effectively...
 
MBRSC launches the World Space Sustainability Association
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced the launch of the World Space Sustainability Association, as part of the official proceedings of the World Government Summit 2022, with the aim of strengthening efforts and...
 
Global Cloud Xchange opens PoP in Muscat with Equinix
With this announcement, GCX enhances access to its Middle East network through a new Point of Presence (PoP) in the Equinix data centre in Muscat, Oman...
 
Kuwaiti edtech Baims raises US$2.2 million pre-Series A round
The instructors that are part of Baims network include ‘top-tier’ professors, engineers, and tutors. The startup uses a revenue-share model for its instructors who provide the content tailored to each...
 
Ooredoo business highlights its latest cloud and cyber security solutions
Ooredoo business provides comprehensive data security and data classification solutions and services that remediate cyber threats, enforce real-time controls and manage regulatory compliance...
 
Disney+ sets launch date, prices for Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt
Disney said that its entertainment service, Disney+, which is the main competitor to Netflix, will be available in 42 new countries and 11 regions...
 
Nour Global launches multi-vendor SD-WAN services in MENA
Nour Global offers a single platform for connecting, optimizing, securing, and accelerating applications and services across MENA...
 
North Africa
 
DabaDoc and Orange launch a unique medical video-consultation service for families in the African diaspora
Launched by DabaDoc in Morocco in March 2020 in the midst of the pandemic, video medical consultations were quickly adopted by both patients and doctors as a timely alternative to limit the spread of COVID-19...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Hispasat gets in higher orbit with agreement to acquire AXESS Networks
This sees greater involvement of Hispasat in the managed services value chain in order to increase its proximity to customers and be able to adapt and quickly develop its products in a sector that is experiencing a major...
 
Orange Poland selects Comarch OSS to support its FTTH roll-out and operations
Orange Poland launched across the whole country a new OSS system that fully supports the production and maintenance of the company's fiber-optic network, based on the Comarch Cognitive OSS Suite...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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