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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 24, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Now TV introduces “Now H1”, the new Android TV box which makes homes smarter
 
 
Now TV, the media entertainment arm of HKT, has launched Now H1, a smart device that runs on the Android TV smart operating system (“OS”) and enables Now H1 users to enjoy a world of entertainment with Now TV movies, drama, sports and edutainment, as well as all their favourite personal apps from Google Play1...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etisalat UAE to sustain leadership as a digital telco resilient in the future hyper-connected world
Member Logo Etisalat UAE, the telecom pillar of e& in the UAE, aims to sustain leadership as a digital telco and is already making great strides towards remaining resilient in the future hyper-connected world by transforming its...
 
•  Cisco survey finds UAE employees prefer hybrid work and employers are on the right track to offer it
Member Logo UAE employees prefer the hybrid working model and the majority of organizations in the country are prepared to shift to this new practice, according to the latest Cisco Global Hybrid Work Study...
 
•  Huawei hosts Digital Talent Summit on UNESCO World Higher Education Conference
Member Logo The summit was attended in person or virtually by more than 80 experts from the education sector representing government, academia, industry, and UNESCO...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
WSIS Forum 2022 highlights technologies for resilience, inclusion, and well-being
This year's World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum will culminate between 30 May and 3 June with a "High-level Track", a week of interactive high-level dialogues, ministerial roundtables, and award...
 
Botswana forges ahead with rural connectivity and e-Governance initiative
Botswana’s Minister of Communications, Knowledge and Technology has confirmed the government’s goal of extending the geographical range of mobile signal in the country, as well as pushing fixed services to...
 
South Asia
 
Smartphone penetration fast approaching 50 percent
Smartphone penetration in Bangladesh is fast approaching 50 per cent as the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital technologies to work, study and find entertainment using smart devices...
 
NUST becomes first Pakistani university to join DCO
The announcement is in the backdrop of DCO’s ambitious global membership expansion, as leading universities, technology companies and non-profit organisations join DCO to create global digital prosperity...
 
North Africa
 
Huawei Technologies, KSIU sign MOU
Huawei Egypt and King Salman International University are keen to enhance the young talents’ capabilities by sharing knowledge in the field of ICT...
 
Submarine cable to link Algeria, Italy
A submarine cable nearly 200 km long will soon link Italy and Algeria, allowing an exchange of up to 2,000 megawatts of electricity between the two countries...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
DCO and WEF launch landmark digital FDI initiative
In addition, the DCO and WEF will undertake research to contribute to an increased global understanding of the regulatory challenges currently preventing countries from realising the full potential of digital FDI...
 
Brazil’s Odata opens its first Mexican data centre
Brazilian data centre firm Odata has opened its first Mexican data centre to add to its operations in Brazil, Colombia and Chile...
 
ST provides insight into using NFC tags to enhance consumer experiences
A comprehensive guide to implementing NFC tags to provide enhanced consumer experiences in a wide range of use cases is now available to download from the NFCW Knowledge Centre...
 
 
Middle East
 
Oman Data Park and Vodafone sign strategic partnership agreement
The signed agreement reflects the future vision of the two parties on the importance of enabling technology to serve national economy in line with Oman vision 2040,,,
 
Umniah expands its fiber network
Umnia announced that the number of homes and commercial buildings covered by its fiber-optic service has risen to include 650,000 homes and businesses in Amman and Zarqa, after its successful expansion in Russaifa and...
 
Mastercard, One Global™ and i2c partner to launch integrated wallet in MENA
Mastercard, One Global™ and i2c have announced a partnership to provide tailored financial solutions that will enable the issuance of digital mobile wallets in the region...
 
Growing alliance to accelerate digital healthcare, education, finance
The EDISON Alliance for digital inclusion has launched a new programme to accelerate digital inclusion in the “life critical” sectors of health, education and finance...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
SVOD numbers to go up in UK
Overall SVOD subscription numbers are increasing in the UK, despite the country’s current cost-of-living crisis, with 80% of households subscribing to at least one service, as of this month...
 
Super RTL launches Toggo Multiscreen Service
3 Screen Solutions (3SS) has announced that Super RTL has launched its new all-embracing Toggo kids’ multiscreen entertainment platform...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Three UK claims to have surpassed rivals in terms of 5G coverage
Mobile network operator (MNO) Three UK has announced that its 5G network now covers more than 54% of the population, a development it claims means it has the UK’s biggest and fastest 5G network...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Avanti and Free strike satellite gateway deal in Senegal
Avanti Communications has signed a five-year partnership agreement with Free which will see the latter firm build and host a new satellite gateway in Senegal for Avanti’s HYLAS 4 state-of-the-art Ka-band satellite...
 
Ooredoo brings FTTH to five additional areas of the Sultanate
Ooredoo Oman has recently expanded its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband service to additional locations in the Sultanate...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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