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July 13, 2022

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Cisco AppDynamics Study: New class of post-pandemic technology leaders emerges to tackle the experience economy

Cisco AppDynamics has released the annual Agents of Transformation report which reveals the emergence of a new class of post-pandemic technology leaders who are reimagining applications and digital services delivery as the lines between IT operations and business strategy blur...

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Chairman of the Board of Directors of stc Group and Group CEO congratulate the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and H.R.H Crown Prince on the success of the Hajj season 1443

The Chairman of the Board of Directors indicated that stc group and its subsidiaries, in cooperation with government agencies, have harnessed the latest technologies to implement the digital Hajj system ensuring the safety...

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Nokia and AT&T Mexico work together to deliver 5G strategic evolution

Nokia was also selected as a strategic partner for AT&T Mexico’s 5G Innovation Lab with the aim of exploring the development of 5G use cases suited for Mexico and the local 5G ecosystem...

Policy and Regulation

•	TRA issues plan for management of emergency cases The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), has issued Decision No. 107 setting out regulations for the management of emergency cases...

•	More than (18) million calls were made in Makkah during July 9th With extensive preparations from CITC, pilgrims have consumed 3.35K TB via telecom networks in Makkah City, this is the equivalent of watching 1.37M hours of HD video clips, the Commission reported...

Middle East

•	DEWA digitally integrates with more than 70 projects at public & private organisations Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has completed the digital integration of more than 70 projects with government and private organisations...

•	Zain Bahrain net profit up by 3% for the second quarter 2022 Zain Bahrain, a leading telecommunications provider in the Kingdom, announced its financial results for the second quarter (Q2 2022) ending 30 June 2022...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Indonesia bets on 4G to increase mobile internet coverage In this regard, the country’s mobile network operators (MNOs) are upgrading infrastructure to expand internet coverage through 4G and selective development of 5G networks...

•	Telstra’s 5G network now covers 80% of population Australian mobile operator Telstra now covers 80% of the population with its 5G network, the company’s CEO Andrew Penn has announced via a LinkedIn post...

Satellite & Internet

•	Viasat will provide in-flight connectivity for Virgin Atlantic Global satellite communications firm Viasat has been selected by Virgin Atlantic to provide in-flight connectivity for its new aircraft...

•	Virtual1 and ITS Technology to combine UK full fiber networks The ITS Technology Group, which operates 35 wholesale full fiber broadband and Ethernet networks across urban areas of the UK, has announced a significant new partnership with high bandwidth wholesaler Virtual1...

South Asia

•	Pandago, Bkash form partnership Online food and grocery delivery platform Foodpanda introduced the fastest B2B on-demand logistics service Pandago recently to empower businesses with instant delivery...

North Africa

•	Morocco’s Al-Amana secures US$8 million loan to back female entrepreneurs As Morocco’s small-business entrepreneurs emerge from the lingering COVID-19 fog, funding has become an essential facilitator of their recovery...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Netflix to partner with Microsoft In April Netflix announced that it will introduce a new lower priced ad-supported subscription plan for consumers, in addition to its existing ads-free basic, standard and premium plans...

•	YouTube claims five million milestone after five years Google says YouTube TV now has over five million paid subscribers and ‘trialers’ in the US after five years of existence...

Global Telecom Update

•	T-Mobile, Deutsche Telekom tout Spoke as IoT customer The companies said T IoT will power Spoke’s new hardware and software system designed to deliver near real-time information to bicyclists and motorists on the road...

•	Vodacom South Africa and Telkom Kenya to invest in expansion Mobile network expansion is in the news again, with Vodacom in South Africa and Telkom in Kenya announcing plans to invest in better coverage...

•	MTS agreed with Kazakhtelecom on cooperation in the cloud services market MTS expects to get a new sales channel for cloud services to local companies, increase revenue in the region and increase its market share in the country, the company noted...

•	Orange 5G Demo Tour allows customers to experience 5G via Microsoft Studios’ video game Orange Belgium is kicking off the VRT Summer Tour 2022 with an exciting 5G demo tour focused on the Microsoft Studios game Sea of Thieves to celebrate the roll-out of its 5G network in Belgium...

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