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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 14, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Zain’s API platform transforms to ‘Dizlee’, a powerful digital monetization ecosystem provider
 
 
Zain Group, a leading mobile telecom innovator in seven markets across the Middle East and North Africa, announces the rebranding and transformation of its dynamic and ultra-successful API platform into ‘Dizlee’...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc, first to switch on 5G 3 Component Carrier Aggregation in the Middle East and Africa
Member Logo stc, Nokia and MediaTek announced that they have successfully verified 3 Component Carrier Aggregation (3CC-CA) in a 5G Standalone (SA) network in the city of Makkah for the first time in the Middle East and Africa...
 
•  Winners of Huawei Cloud Spark Hackathon Singapore 2022 announced
Member Logo At the inaugural Huawei Cloud Spark Hackathon Singapore 2022 final event, 10 teams pitched innovative products to a panel of judges, addressing five emerging trends in Education, Hospitality & Travel Service, Eco &...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
CTU scraps plan to impose temporary regulatory measures on the wholesale mobile market
The CTU issued a press release noting that, having studied results of the public consultation, it had decided against using this regulatory tool...
 
Google Workspace for Education and Oman Ministry of Education expand collaboration to enhance e-learning in public schools
Recently, Google Workspace for Education and the Ministry of Education of Oman expanded the collaboration to enhance hybrid and distance learning in public schools across the Sultanate...
 
South Asia
 
BRAC launches QR-based transactions through mobile app ‘ASTHA’
Bangladesh based BRAC has launched Quick Response (QR)-based transactions through the mobile app ‘ASTHA’ to provide its customers with the convenience of daily transactions...
 
UET Taxila collaborates with Huawei for ICT Talent Development
The university’s leadership entrusted Huawei with the implementation of a large-scale Smart and Safe Campus Project based on Huawei ICT infrastructure...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Rakuten TV advances telco partnership strategy with Orange Spain tie-up
Orange España has struck a deal with Rakuten TV to offer a selection of the latter’s content in a dedicated section of its Orange TV service, to be branded as Videoclub by Rakuten TV...
 
IMDb TV to become Amazon Freevee, plans launch in Germany
Amazon’s AVOD service IMDb TV is rebranding as Amazon Freevee, with plans to grow its slate of originals by 70% and roll out in Germany later this year...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Vodafone selects Anodot for faster detection and resolution of network interruptions to further improve customer experience
Vodafone New Zealand has selected Anodot, the autonomous business monitoring company, to transform network performance visibility to improve customer experience...
 
Airtel Nigeria launches commercial data centre in Lagos
Airtel Nigeria has unveiled its state-of-the-art Tier 3 data centre in Lagos State for commercial use, highlighting its mission to help provide perfect uptime and peerless security for servers it houses as well as cloud...
 
Mobilitie, Digital Realty partner for San Francisco Bay Area data center interconnect
Mobilitie has reached an agreement with Digital Realty to connect the latter’s data centers via Mobilitie’s high-count fiber backbone throughout the San Francisco Bay Area...
 
 
Middle East
 
Jordan eyes 5G to transform public services, power digital economy
For Jordanian carriers, 5G promises significant revenue growth potential and evolved customer experiences...
 
DESC launches Cyber Node teaming up with Thales Group
Dubai Electronic Security Centre (DESC), part of Digital Dubai, has launched the Cyber Node initiative, in partnership with Thales Group, a global leader in cybersecurity technologies and data protection...
 
Mobile payment picks up in Saudi Arabia, exceeding US$34bn in 2021
Payments using a mobile device accounted for 35 percent of all near-field communication transactions in Saudi Arabia in 2021, according to Saudi Payments...
 
Cashless transactions increase by 45% in Bahrain
There were nearly 14mln point-of-sale and e-commerce transactions in Bahrain last month, 73.6% of them contactless...
 
North Africa
 
Djezzy promotes revamped mobile app with data giveaway
Algerian operator Djezzy is encouraging customers to use its revamped mobile app with the promise of free data...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Airtel rolls out ‘Supa 4G’ network across Tanzania
Airtel Tanzania has so far upgraded over 80% of its mobile sites to LTE-A technology, after launching the new high speed ‘Supa 4G’ network in February last year...
 
MTN’s Supersonic launches 5G rollout
Telecommunications group MTN’s Supersonic has launched a fifth-generation (5G) offering and expanded its broadband Internet service, Home FLTE...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Greek satellites with revolutionary laser technology set for space
A new generation of Greek satellites with revolutionary laser technology is in development according to Hellas Sat telecommunications CEO Christodoulos Protopapas...
 
Ooredoo expands FTTH network to Hoadedhdhoo
Ooredoo Maldives has expanded its ‘SuperNet’ fiber-optic broadband service to Hoadedhdhoo island in Gaaf Dhaalu atoll...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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