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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 18, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
stc partners with Aspire Kids Club during Ramadan to give back to the community
 
 
Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, announced its partnership with Aspire Kids Club, a local entertainment and educational children’s club that aims to promote culture, to spread a positive impact in the community during the Holy Month of Ramadan...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel appoints Aladdin Beit Fadhil as Chief Commercial Officer
Member Logo Omantel, the leading integrated telecommunications services provider in the Sultanate of Oman, announced the appointment of Aladdin bin Abdullah Beit Fadhil as the new Chief Commercial Officer with effect from April 1...
 
•  Cisco and Venywhere reimagine the future of hybrid work in Venice ‘living lab’
Member Logo Cisco is working with the Venywhere project on a ‘living laboratory’, where every aspect of hybrid work is put under the microscope. The team will look at how people’s expectations of work have changed and...
 
•  Huawei to support Kenya's bid to expand digital infrastructure
Member Logo Huawei will partner with the Kenyan government to promote connectivity through the expansion of the country's broadband infrastructure, a company official said recently...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
NCC tasks consumers on protection of telecoms infrastructure
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has underscored that consumers have a major role to play in complementing efforts being put in place to ensure protection of telecommunications infrastructure...
 
Regulators review progress of the implementation of the ECOWAS regulation on roaming
In a bid to assess the progress made in the implementation by mobile operators in the region, focal points from the NRAs, under the coordination of the Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications/ICT of Cote d'Ivoire...
 
South Asia
 
BTCL launches prepaid high speed internet, telephone packages
State-owned Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) has launched prepaid high speed internet and telephone packages...
 
Mobile imports of Pakistan increase
According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Pakistan imported US$1.596 billion worth of mobile phones in the first nine months of 2021-22, up 3.93 percent from US$1.535 billion in the same time the previous year...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Blue Ant Media launches FAST service Homeful on Roku Channel
The Roku Channel now carries Blue Ant Media FAST channels including Love Nature in the US in both English and Spanish; HauntTV in the U.S. and Canada; TotalCrime in the US, and sister channel CrimeTime in Canada...
 
FilmRise acquires North American AVOD, FAST rights to Yu-Gi-Oh!
Brooklyn-based film and television studio and streaming operator FilmRise Network, which claims to be the world’s largest independently owned portfolio of ad-supported streaming apps and FAST channels, has taken the...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Teltronic brings TETRA radio to six airports in the Philippines
Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) is a professional mobile radio and two-way transceiver specification, designed for use by government agencies, emergency services, public safety networks and transport services among...
 
Vodafone partners with Moneyhub
Vodafone has improved its ‘VOXI For Now’ plan, helping those experiencing financial hardship to stay connected, following a partnership with Moneyhub...
 
DOCOMO concludes a business alliance contract with JGC Corporation to develop platforms for DX at large-scale plant construction sites
Under the agreement, the two companies will begin joint development of a platform that will enable accurate and speedy visualization and management of progress at overseas construction sites while remaining in Japan...
 
 
Middle East
 
Metaverse pioneer Bedu launches operations in Dubai
Bedu, a leader in in Web3 technologies and solutions, has announced its UAE launch along with a pledge to empower businesses, governments, and individuals with the tools and knowledge they need to build the next digital...
 
Ooredoo and Thunes partner for money transfer service
Ooredoo Money Services, part of Qatar-headquartered operator Ooredoo, has announced a partnership with Thunes, a global payment services platform based in Singapore, to provide instant money transfers to multiple mobile...
 
Saudi Arabia’s Spoilz Games secures US$693,000 in pre-seed funding round
The company behind the titles 'Jet Warrior', 'Re-Train' and 'Smack Sack' will use the funding to develop games and expand its global presence...
 
Winning teams of Enterprise Business Challenge honoured
More than 4,000 students from 114 schools around Jordan participated in the Enterprise Business Challenge (EBC) programme in 2022...
 
North Africa
 
Brmaja’s Egyptian unit to acquire Brmaja Commercial Saudi Arabia
Its fields of work include IT programs, hardware and system integration, e-commerce solutions, digital media marketing, virtual call centers, and solution development...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Deutsche Bahn teams up with Vodafone to improve signal on trains in Germany
Vodafone will invest in the necessary infrastructure for customers to reach 225 megabits per second on the 4G network along 7.800 kilometres of track, by mid-2025 at the latest...
 
Eir says 5G roaming now available for customers in the UK
In addition to 5G roaming availability in the UK, Eir customers travelling to Portugal, France, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, the Netherlands and Thailand will also now have access to high-speed 5G connectivity as they roam...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Viasat partners with the Košice region of Slovakia
Viasat and the Košice region, Slovakia, have partnered to provide free high-speed internet to Ukrainian refugees in Eastern Slovakia using Viasat's proven satellite-enabled Community Internet system...
 
2Africa submarine cable lands in Genoa, Italy
The 2Africa consortium has announced that the 2Africa submarine cable has made its first landing, in Genoa, Italy...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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