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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 17, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
stc participates in the ‘Leaders’ Summit 2022’ organized by SAMENA Council
 
 
Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, announced its participation in the ‘Leaders’ Summit 2022’, the region’s premier platform, organized by the SAMENA Telecommunications Council, for outstanding multistakeholder engagement, collaboration, innovation display, and knowledge-exchange, with a focus on “integration”...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Nokia and University of Technology Sydney target the perfect pint with world’s first 5G connected microbrewery
Member Logo The state-of-the-art facility forms part of UTS’s Industry 4.0 research site and enables thirsty researchers to perfect the art of brewing in the twenty-first century using digital automation...
 
•  Huawei proposes a new data storage concept
Member Logo To continuously build highly reliable and performant fundamental storage technologies., the company has announced it will prioritize the development of decoupled storage-compute architectures and diverse data application...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  AT&T 5G tackles summer learning loss with interactive, immersive math experiences for Boddle app
 
•  e& buys 9.8% stake in Vodafone for US$4.4 billion
 
•  Huawei Middle East President highlights Huawei’s commitment to the region telecom and other sectors and industries digitalization and sustainable development through advanced green technologies
 
•  Cisco releases its cloud controls framework to the public, making security certification ever more accessible
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
NTRA removes illegal telecom networks in Giza harming service quality
The National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has removed unlicensed wireless networks in major areas in Giza governorate...
 
North Africa
 
Digital Literacy Program upskills 1.8 million young learners
For the fifth year in a row, Morocco successfully empowered the highest number of youths with 1,5 million gaining coding capabilities – a 9% increase from the previous year...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Ghana’s rural telephony sites to be upgraded to 4G
The project which is in collaboration with the telecom operators in Ghana is expected to eliminate the concerns of unavailable network connectivity in some parts of the country...
 
China has built the world's biggest 5G network with 1.6 million stations
China is a world leader in 5G network quality and has already built over 1.6 million 5G base stations,a key minister said on Tuesday...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Uzbekistan woos Starlink, OneWeb to bring satellite broadband
The overture is part of the Uzbek government’s efforts to strengthen the nation’s information technology competitiveness and provide better communications services to underserved remote areas...
 
Ciena to boost capacity for GTS Telecom’s Romanian network
Deutsche Telekom’s Romanian unit GTS Telecom has commissioned Ciena to upgrade its network from 10G to 100G nationwide...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
MTN Ghana selects Tecnotree’s digital transformation suite
MTN Ghana has selected Finland-based Tecnotree’s digital transformation stack for enterprise and consumer operations, enabling the operator to meet enterprise market demand and provide augmented customer experiences at...
 
Alibaba Cloud launches its first data centre in Thailand
Alibaba Cloud, described as the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Chinese e-commerce giant the Alibaba Group, has launched its first data centre in Thailand – and has been highlighting the security...
 
Vodafone NZ takes full control of retail JV
Vodafone New Zealand bought out its joint venture partner Millennium to assume full ownership of 52 branded retail outlets in the country...
 
 
Middle East
 
PCBS: Over 4 million active cellular phone subscriptions in Palestine by end of 2021
The active cellular phone subscriptions in Palestine exceeded 4 million by the end of 2021, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) and the Ministry of Telecom...
 
Saudi Arabia leads on 5G rollout
Saudi Arabia is leading the rollout of 5G in the Middle East and North Africa, says the GSMA’s news Mobile Economy Report for the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) 2022...
 
Trend Micro to showcase solutions at the IDC Bahrain CIO Summit
The solutions will help strengthen Bahrain’s digital environment and safeguard its digital journeys in the modern hybrid world, it said...
 
KPMG and Oracle discuss the future of banking in Kuwait
KPMG’s industry-centric approach and cutting-edge technology, supported by its trusted network of alliances, can help businesses achieve a long-lasting, sustainable and secure competitive advantage...
 
Kaust spins-in five cutting-edge international startups
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Kaust) has recently wrapped up 'Destination Deep Tech,' a Saudi-first programme that spins in leading-edge global startups to the kingdom to develop deep tech...
 
South Asia
 
Cellular mobile subscribers reach 193 million in Pakistan
The cellular mobile subscribers (number of active sims) have reached 193 million by March 2022 in Pakistan, due to reforms taken in the IT sector in the last three years...
 
Bangla sub cable business to be privatised
Private companies in Bangladesh are set to get licences to establish, maintain and operate submarine cables, in a shift that will break the state monopoly and pave the way for a smooth supply of bandwidth amid a surge in...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Netgem TV expands TikTok reach
Accessible directly from the TV via a QR code, users can pair their mobile TikTok account with their TV to enjoy what Netgem assures will be an optimal and personalised entertainment experience, with what is described as an...
 
Stingray launches three TV channels on Deutsche Telekom’s MagentaTV
Canadian media group Stingray is adding three music channels to Deutsche Telekom’s domestic TV platform MagentaTV...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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