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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 10, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Cisco and Telenor Group sign new joint purpose agreement to deliver more inclusive, secure and flexible services
 
 
With this new agreement, the companies will leverage synergies through collaborative pilot projects that address the digital divide through Cisco’s Networking Academy (NetAcad) and Telenor’s existing sustainability programs and strong local presence in markets, creating a foundation for collaboration on youth empowerment, digital skills, and safe connectivity. Initial pilots are planned for Bangladesh and Thailand...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc fully acquires e-portal Holding Company
Member Logo stc initiated the acquisition process of e-portal driven by its corporate strategy of expanding its activities with a focus on the digital as well as advanced integrated communications solutions and advanced technical...
 
•  Huawei receives sustainable development Best Practice Award from UNGC Network China
Member Logo Huawei has received the 2021 United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Best Practice Award from UNGC Network China for its contribution to sustainable development and the UN Sustainable Development Goals...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Majority of users satisfied with telecom services
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority’s (TRA) survey on the satisfaction of users of fixed telecommunication services has revealed that 70 per cent of people in Oman are satisfied with the fixed-line...
 
Anatel to evaluate 4.9GHz band for 5G
Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency has disclosed plans to stage a 45-day public consultation regarding the suitability of the 4.9GHz band to support 5G technology...
 
South Asia
 
IT exports in Pakistan increased by 29.92% in 8 months
The Information Technology exports have surged at the growth rate of 29.92 percent in the first eight months of the current financial year...
 
Huawei's ICT talent program launched in Bangladesh with roadshows
Starting from April, the company said the registration is open and interested students can register free of cost by contacting their university departments...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Magenta will start 3G shutdown in 2024
Magenta says 3G services will be phased out gradually from 1 January 2024 and recommends that customers using a 3G-enabled device that does not support LTE or 5G should upgrade to a new handset...
 
PLDT boosts 5G network
Philippines telecommunications major PLDT has deployed Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6) on its commercial network, a technology that enhances network efficiency to deliver 5G, home broadband, and enterprise services...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Viaccess-Orca joins Orange Belgium’s OTT launch
Viaccess-Orca has become the latest company to declare itself in the launch of new OTT services by Orange Belgium...
 
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...
 
 
Middle East
 
First live African mobile wallet transaction executed in the UAE
UAE-based Network International and TerraPay have successfully executed the first live African mobile wallet-based transaction in the UAE...
 
MENA IT spending set to top US$180 billion in 2024: Gartner
IT spending in the MENA region is projected to total US$169.2 billion in 2022, an increase of 1.12% from 2021, and is expected to hit US$180.7 billion in 2024 said global research and advisory firm Gartner in a new report...
 
North Africa
 
Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority launches mobile app to facilitate traffic movement for citizens, local shipments
The new application aims to facilitate movement for the citizens and domestic shipping between the two banks of the canal in the three governorates of Port Said, Ismailia and Suez...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Amazon signs US$10 billion commercial satellite deal
Amazon's Project Kuiper said it has secured up to 83 planned launches that would ferry satellites to orbit over a five-year stretch...
 
Deutsche Telekom ups FTTH target to ‘well over’ 10 million homes
Deutsche Telekom has increased its target for connecting German homes to fiber to “well over” 10 million, the CEO announced at the shareholders’ meeting...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
MTN joins hands with IWF, Meta, ICMEC to fight child abuse in Africa
South African multinational mobile telecommunications company MTN Group has joined forces with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), Meta, International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC), and Child Helpline...
 
Axon Wireless partners with LoginID® to offer Mobile Operator agents and customers the ability to register their SIM utilizing FIDO certified Strong Authentication
Axon Wireless currently supports Mobile Operators and banks across 10 countries, onboarding on average 3 million customers per month with over 250 million identities registered with its Axon Face2Face registration software...
 
New WebbingCTRL provides enterprises with complete, zero-touch Global IoT control over carrier connectivity
WebbingCTRL is the only SIM in the world that can easily and remotely become any wireless carrier’s SIM, eliminating network provider lock-in and providing complete control over connectivity with zero-touch...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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