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SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
April 20, 2022 |
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| Featured Member News |
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| Cisco and General Motors combine forces for the future of connectivity in cars |
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Using Cisco’s wireless network architecture for real-time, pre-production performance testing at the GM Milford Proving Ground allows multiple GM test engineers to actively monitor several hundred data channels simultaneously during a test run, to observe vehicle operation parameters and modify the test as it’s being conducted to optimize results...
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| Policy and Regulation |
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Kenya extends SIM registration deadline
Kenya’s Communications Authority (CA) has extended the deadline for the country’s mobile phone users to register their SIM cards with their service providers by a further six months, to 15 October 2022...
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Senegal reduces fine on operators
The regulator noted that revising its sanctions will compel operators to modernise their network and boost performance for all customers, regardless of their location...
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| Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV |
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Roku debuts streaming-first clean room
The clean room is purpose-build for TV streaming, with the company stating that it is the only clean room to use audience data and linear TV data from direct consumer relationships on Roku...
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Russia’s Orion teams up with Okko
Under it, Orion will offer Telekarta satellite TV subscribers preferential access to more than 85,000 films and series from the Okko library, as well as bonuses for paying for additional satellite TV packages...
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| Global Telecom Update |
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PLDT sells towers to for US$1.5 billion
PLDT, the Philippines' leading telecommunications firm, has announced that it would sell approximately 50% of its cellular towers to two Malaysian enterprises for a total of US$1.47 billion...
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Malaysia gets its first 5G smart ambulance
As Malaysia eagerly awaits 5G deployment, one telco company that initially signed up with Digital Nasional Berhad’s (DNB) 5G deployment is providing the technology to boost the healthcare industry...
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KAB forms JV with MRH to expand into telecom infrastructure sector
MRH has also entered into a memorandum of understanding with a local established telecommunication operator for joint business participation and cooperation over digital connectivity and infrastructure development...
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| Middle East |
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Shorooq partners launches region's first gametech program
The program is designed to upskill talent, partner with aspiring founders and game enthusiasts, and provide them with the go-to playbook to building a successful startup that is seed investment-ready...
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Orange Jordan offers Roya Kids app to customers
Orange Jordan and Roya Media Group (RMG) have agreed to provide Orange's internet and fiber subscribers with the Roya Kids app, which supplies content aimed at children such as songs, games, e-books and international...
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Benefit partners with Beyon Connect
Benefit and Beyon Connect have signed an agreement to provide Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) services in Bahrain via the ‘OneID’ digital ID and ‘OneBox’ digital postbox solutions...
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FAB teams up with IBM to hasten digital transformation
IBM will work to enhance FAB’s digital platforms in a hybrid cloud environment to help deliver a seamless digital experience to the bank’s customers...
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