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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 7, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Etisalat UAE’s Smiles supports “One Billion Meals” campaign during Ramadan
 
 
Etisalat UAE, the telecoms pillar of e&, formerly known as Etisalat Group, announced a partnership between its marketplace Smiles and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiative (MBRGI) to support the “One Billion Meals” campaign during the holy month of Ramadan...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc initiates its 2022 Ramadan initiatives with various activities
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, announced the launch of its Ramadan activities for 2022 that fall in line with the various objectives defined under the Company’s corporate social responsibility...
 
•  Webex by Cisco reimagines hybrid work experiences
Member Logo Hybrid work requires organizations to transform workspaces to deliver an amazing, consistent experience – whether in-office, at home or on the go...
 
•  Revoland becomes the first blockchain game to launch on HUAWEI CLOUD
Member Logo Gaming enthusiasts in the Middle East can look forward to a brand new gaming experience this month with the launch of the much-anticipated blockchain–based game Revoland on the HUAWEI CLOUD...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Potraz to set up 800 computer labs, 1,600 internet connections to schools
The Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) will set up 800 computer laboratories and provide 1,500 internet connections to rural schools as part of the government's efforts to ensure easy...
 
South Asia
 
IT Exports increase by 29.92% in Pakistan in 8 months
The Information Technology (IT) exports have surged at the growth rate of 29.92 percent in the first eight months of the current financial year...
 
bdapps launches regional base in Barishal
The National App Store of Bangladesh, bdapps has recently launched its regional base in Barishal to cater the thriving developer community in the area and explore potential growth opportunities...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Freeview Play home to over 40,000 hours of on-demand content
Freeview Play says it’s home to 95% of the UKs most-watched shows, and provides access to over 80 live TV channels and ten on-demand players...
 
CTV comes to Roku
Roku users in the country will now have access to live and on demand programming from CTV, Canada’s most-watched television network...
 
Vodacom expands m-mama mobile maternity transport app across Tanzania
The app will see network of local taxi drivers act as ‘taxi ambulances’ when pregnant women need emergency transport to hospital...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
NTT DOCOMO signs with Oracle Cloud
NTT DOCOMO has adopted Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to build its new development environment for ALADIN, one of the largest customer information management systems in the world...
 
Airtel Africa links 73% of Nigerian customers' IDs to SIMs
The telecommunications and mobile money-services provider said that via its experience of adopting similar measures in other countries, it thinks that SIM consolidation is likely to happen, potentially reducing any financial...
 
O2 Telefonica, Helios launch 5G SA network in hospital
The aim of the 5G project is to optimize the efficiency of existing medical systems and to give doctors and nurses more time for their core tasks...
 
 
Middle East
 
Smartphone shipments to Gulf states rise
The shipments of mobile phones to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region grew 8.3% quarter on quarter (QoQ) in Q4 2021 to a total 6.10 million units...
 
Dubai CommerCity launches e-commerce academy with AstroLabs
The platform aims to enhance the techno-functional skills of individuals within the e-commerce space and improve the e-commerce talent pool of the UAE...
 
Aramco, KAUST partner to set up AI excellence centre
Aramco has signed an agreement with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) to establish a new excellence centre to support research and development and marketing advanced artificial intelligence (AI)...
 
North Africa
 
Egyptian credit fintech Lucky raises US$25 million Series A
Egyptian fintech Lucky has raised US$25 million in a Series A funding round, the country’s largest fintech Series A to date...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
First milestone of 4G rollout on London Underground completes
Infrastructure firm BAI Communications (BAI) has announced the completion of the first milestone of its rollout of 4G and 5G-ready mobile (mobile broadband) coverage across the London Underground, which introduces...
 
SoftBank borrows US$282 million to strengthen its 5G ‘HAPS’ network
SoftBank is borrowing about US$282 million for the development of 5G base stations with the aim of further strengthening its 5G network in Japan...
 
4ka extends 5G trial to third city
Slovak cellco 4ka, which is part of the SWAN group, has activated 5G services in a third market, with a switch-on confirmed in the city of Trnava...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Telenor Satellite expands to meet the communication needs of the growing European market
Telenor Satellite’s portfolio of ‘Anker’ connectivity solutions is used in a variety of sectors, ranging from maritime mobility and oil and gas, to fixed land-based VSAT services...
 
Deutsche Giga Access deploys FTTH via Adtran
Adtran says it has supplied elements of its SDX Series fiber access platforms to German wholesale broadband access network operator Deutsche Giga Access GmbH (DGA)...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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