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April 14, 2022

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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’...

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stc, first to switch on 5G 3 Component Carrier Aggregation in the Middle East and Africa

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...

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Winners of Huawei Cloud Spark Hackathon Singapore 2022 announced

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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