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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
June 14, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
stc Group spotlights the outstanding contributions of its partners at 10th “Partners Day” ceremony
 
 
stc Group celebrated the 10th Partners Awards ceremony for the success achieved by the group and its partners who contributed to achieving stc’s strategy across developing the local content. The ceremony took place in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Muhammad bin Khalid Al Abdullah Al-Faisal, Chairman of the Board of Directors of stc, and His Excellency the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Al-Khorayef and a group of excellencies and executives from stc...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  ZainTech partners with Atos to provide innovative transformation solutions to enterprises in the MENA region
Member Logo ZainTech, the digital and ICT solutions arm of Zain Group, has entered into a partnership agreement with Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, to address the evolving needs of the B2B market across the Zain...
 
•  Nokia helps Metronet future-proof its fiber network for multi-gig residential and commercial services
Member Logo Nokia announced that Metronet, the largest independently owned, 100 percent fiber-optic network provider in the U.S., is deploying Nokia’s next-generation PON technology to deliver 10Gb/s speeds to subscribers with an...
 
•  The freeze of 3GPP Rel-17 RedCap specification will open up a new space for 5G medium-and high-speed IoT
Member Logo At the 3GPP TSG#96 meeting, 3GPP announced 5G Release 17 finalized, which includes the 5G reduced capability (RedCap) specification for medium- and high-speed connections. This marks the readiness of this new specification...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Registration mandatory for OTT platforms
The information and broadcasting ministry has drafted a guideline, making registration mandatory for national and foreign online streaming platforms to continue their operation in Bangladesh...
 
TIM wins rural 5G tender
Telecom Italia (TIM) has won a EUR725 million (US$756 million) government contract to deploy 5G networks in rural areas of Italy...
 
North Africa
 
Huawei Technologies provides expertise in cybersecurity
For over 20 years in the Egyptian market, Huawei has substantially committed itself to transforming knowledge and sharing experience in the fields of cyber and information security to help its partners achieve the digital...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
GSA finds LTE still dominates private mobile networks
A new report from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) found LTE remains the favoured technology for private mobile network deployments worldwide, although it states 5G is being used by around 37 per cent of...
 
T-Mobile hits 3 Gbps over 5G SA with carrier aggregation
T-Mobile US reported speeds of over 3 Gbps on its standalone 5G network by aggregating three channels of mid-band 5G spectrum...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Inmarsat team works to fine-tune PNT satellite navigation
The signal, being broadcast in coordination with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Union Space Programme Agency (EUSPA), is now stable and operational, enabling...
 
Telekom agrees to extend provision of call-by-call and pre-selection services
Deutsche Telekom has agreed with the German Association of Telecommunications and Value Added Service Providers to continue to offer call-by-call and carrier pre-selection services until the end of 2024...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Neterra expands operations with second data centre in Sofia
Connectivity and telecom solution provider Neterra has officially opened its Sofia Data Centre 2 (SDC 2), a second data centre building in the capital of Bulgaria...
 
Intracom Telecom deploy FWA in African mine
The vendor has supplied its Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and Internet of Things (IoT) management platform to one of the largest mines in sub-Saharan Africa..
 
PNG newcomer Vodafone amasses over 650,000 subs in first month
Vodafone PNG (Digitec Communications) has reported garnering more than 650,000 mobile subscriptions in its first month of operations...
 
 
Middle East
 
ITU summit served a channel to ‘connect the unconnected’
‘Connecting the unconnected’ remained the major goal at the Generation Connect Global Youth Summit being held at the Intare Conference Arena, in Kigali, Rwanda, which saw the participation of five youth leaders...
 
Asiacell Iraq choose MCP insight to protect their 16mln customers from fraudulent DCB traffic
MCP will be working closely with IQ Services, the Carrier’s internal Master Aggregator, who manage all merchants offering services on Asiacell’s network...
 
Phaze Ventures expands partnership with Microsoft to empower startups in Oman
Business

The two companies signed a new Memorandum of Understanding that will see Microsoft support startups and entrepreneurs which the Omani venture capital group identifies to develop the necessary foundational capabilities for...
 
Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia named ‘Digital MVNO of the Year’
Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia was awarded the Digital Mobile Virtual Network Operator of the Year award during the 2022 global MVNO World Congress held in Berlin...
 
Ooredoo Business and Huawei launch Ooredoo Cloud Connect
Through Ooredoo Cloud Connect, customers will be able to maximise the benefits of performance, agility and flexibility for their own businesses...
 
South Asia
 
Pakistan e-commerce startup raises record US$37 million Series A
Pakistan’s Dastgyr Technologies Pvt., which aims to create an e-commerce platform similar to Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. for emerging markets, raised US$37 million in the country’s largest-ever Series A funding...
 
BASIS to focus on 7 key ICT drivers
The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) has identified seven key focus areas, including the development of quality human resources and local markets and creating a thriving ecosystem for...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Sunrise partners with Canal+ in French-speaking Switzerland
Sunrise has announced plans to develop its offer to French-speaking Switzerland through a new tie-up with Canal+...
 
BLAST expands global reach with DAZN
E-sports entertainment company BLAST has expanded its global broadcast reach after agreeing a media rights partnership for 2022 with sports entertainment company DAZN Group...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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