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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 28, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
stc’s Net income for Q1, 2022 compared to the comparable quarter of last year increased by 2.81% and it distributes SR 1 per share dividends for the 1st quarter.
 
 
Commenting on these results, Eng. Olayan Mohammed Alwetaid, stc Group CEO, stated that the group continued to achieve positive financial results, as the company was able to grow its top line by 8.3% for the first quarter of 2022 when compared to the same quarter of 2021...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc Chairman, CEO mark 5th anniversary of pledge of allegiance to HRH Mohammed bin Salman as Crown Prince
Member Logo The Chairman of the Board of Directors of stc, HRH Prince Mohammed bin Khaled Al Abdullah Al Faisal and stc Chief Executive Officer Eng. Olayan M. Alwetaid, extended their warmest felicitations to the wise leadership and the...
 
•  MakerVille goes live
Member Logo MakerVille, a newly established company under PCCW Media Group, has unveiled its logo and business strategies at a launch event held at Star Hall, Kowloon Bay.
 
•  Huawei holds forum on converging technologies to facilitate digital transformation in industries
Member Logo During the 19th Huawei Global Analyst Summit, Huawei held a forum titled "Dive into Industrial Digitalization, Creating New Value Together" to address the challenges of digital transformation faced by different industries,...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Bahrain to grant Starlink licenses for satellite and internet services
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced that it has granted the US Company ‘SpaceX’ the license to offer Starlink satellite and Internet services in Bahrain...
 
German regulator bans zero-rating options
The Germany Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has prohibited Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone Deutschland from offering their zero-rating mobile tariff options StreamOn and Vodafone Pass...
 
South Asia
 
Nepal Telecom to provide e-SIM
Nepal Telecom is going to distribute e-SIM in the process of introducing new technology and the necessary work for this will start soon...
 
Banglalink posts 8.6% rise in 2022 Q1 revenue
Demand for mobile data services remained strong in the quarter when data usage rose 56.3 per cent year-on-year and mobile data revenue increased 22.1 per cent year-on-year...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Viaplay and Sony extend Nordic deal
Viaplay and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) have agreed a multi-year extension of their long-term partnership in the Nordic region...
 
Redge Media powers FlixClassic SVOD launch
The streamer provides viewers with a curated collection of classic cinema, ranging from classic titles like Intolerance and If to cult favourites like Plan 9 from Outer Space...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
MTN Ghana achieves double-digit growth in first quarter
Telecommunications group MTN Ghana has reported an increase in subscribers, service revenue and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) for the first quarter of 2022 despite a tough start to the...
 
Telefonica forecasts huge gains from Oi assets
The company said in a presentation the figure was conjured from efficiencies in costs and investments and already accounts for incorporation costs...
 
BT and Toshiba test quantum secured communication services
The infrastructure will be able to connect numerous customers across London, helping them to secure the transmission of valuable data and information between multiple physical locations over standard fibre optic links using...
 
 
Middle East
 
stc successfully concludes its Ramadan campaign for 2022
Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, announced the conclusion of its Ramadan...
 
Orange Jordan receives the GEEIS Certificate
Reflecting the company's commitment to applying equality principles in the workplace, these certificates are issued by Bureau Veritas, an independent testing, inspection and certification body...
 
FASTtelco offers Communi5 UC service
With the introduction of the Communi5 Voice Application Server, the company is opening up the doors to a whole array of service possibilities for its business and enterprise customers...
 
Vodafone Qatar reports 63% jump in net profit, 25% surge in total revenue in Q1
Vodafone Qatar maintained its growth trajectory in the first quarter of 2022, reporting a net profit of QR107.4 million(US$29.5 million), representing a 63% year-on-year increase...
 
North Africa
 
Egypt: Online business boom in Ramadan
The usage rate of shopping apps and websites in Egypt recorded was up by 47 per cent over Ramadan 2021, recording 181 million visits daily...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Anybus Wireless Bolt LTE expands the wireless solutions range from HMS Networks
HMS Networks now introduces the Anybus Wireless Bolt LTE which connects industrial machines to a cellular LTE network in a robust, versatile, and easy-to-implement solution...
 
Mexico's America Movil says 5G to reach 100 Mexican cities this year
Mexican telecommunications giant America Movil said the rollout of its 5G network in Mexico will cover 100 cities by the year end...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
SES, SnT test MeluXina supercomputer to boost satellite broadband
The joint SES-SnT project, Resource allocation for satellite communications, includes modelling and optimising performance and radio spectrum usage for broadband satellite communications systems...
 
O2, Vodafone Germany expand cooperation in gigabit cable fiber network
O2 Telefónica and Vodafone Deutschland have extended the agreement to include access services for surfing speeds of up to 1 gigabit/s...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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