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July 19, 2022

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Cisco delivers simpler, smarter networks with a more unified experience

Cisco has announced its vision to enable IT teams to work smarter and simplify their operations with new innovations in cloud-managed networking and unified technology experiences...

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State of Indiana and AT&T collaborate on plan to deliver fiber-powered broadband to portions of nine Indiana counties

The state of Indiana and AT&T are collaborating on a plan to bring a state-of-the-art fiber network to nearly 6,100 homes, businesses and farms in parts of nine Indiana counties...

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Huawei's David Wang: Innovation, Lighting up the 5.5G Era

Huawei proposed 5.5G for the first time at the 11th Global Mobile Broadband Forum in 2020, and F5.5G (or fixed 5.5G) at the Global Analyst Summit this April...

Policy and Regulation

•	Ofcom looks to level UK TV advertising rules Outlining the background to its move, Ofcom noted the current restrictions on the quantity and scheduling of advertising that any UK television broadcaster is allowed to show on its channels...

Middle East

•	Hamdan bin Mohammed launches Dubai Metaverse Strategy Crown Prince of Dubai underscored the importance of consolidating Dubai’s status as a hub offering the most advanced ecosystem for the metaverse...

•	Sysprove Consulting and DLC address cybersecurity risks in the Kingdom Organisations will be able to effectively analyse and assess business challenges, allowing firms to address the latest cybersecurity risks and design proper architected security solutions...

•	Kuwait to train girls in AI programming Kuwait announced that it will launch a training program to develop the skills of girls in the field of programming artificial intelligence (AI) applications...

South Asia

•	Google now includes Pakistan in its Android Earthquake Alerts System The technology detects seismic activity by using the accelerometers in current Android devices...

•	Ntc expands fiber internet service to Mirmi, Syangja Called NT Fiber, the launch of the high-speed internet means the people in the area now have access to reliable internet service...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Disney kids channels go on Hrvatski Telekom The Croatian incumbent Hrvatski Telekom (HT) will offer its MAXtv subscribers Disney Channel and Disney Junior from August 1...

•	Curiosity launches podcast network Curiosity, the company started by Discovery founder John Hendricks and operator of factual streamer CuriosityStream, has announced a move into podcasting. ..

North Africa

•	Arab Financial Services expands its digital payments solutions into Egypt AFS (Egypt) will deliver the latest payments solutions and innovations to the country’s businesses and financial institutions...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	New partnership aims to use railway lines to boost 5G in Brazil A project that could massively expand the available infrastructure for 5G in Brazil has been mooted by two major players in their fields in that country...

•	LG Uplus secures additional spectrum to boost 5G in Korea Korean carrier LG Uplus secured an additional 20 megahertz of spectrum to use for 5G, according to Korean press reports...

Satellite & Internet

•	Tigo Colombia inks wholesale FTTH deal with ETB The telco will be able to offer Tigo-branded fixed broadband, fixed voice and pay-TV services to residential and small business customers using ETB’s fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network...

•	SpaceX signs Starlink deal with De Havilland Canada According to a report by Tesla North, SpaceX has just signed a new Starlink satellite internet and in-flight Wi-Fi deal with Toronto, Ontario-based aircraft manufacturer De Havilland Canada...

Global Telecom Update

•	Singtel deploy 5G campus + edge core for Hyundai's Innovation Centre Singtel will deploy its 5G infrastructure network solutions at the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Centre in Singapore (HMGICS), which includes an electric vehicle production facility...

•	SK Telecom leaps closer to the quantum technology era SK Telecom has furthered its efforts to lead in the quantum computing era by scoring an approval for its technologies to be adopted as international standards for quantum cryptography communication networks...

•	Claro and VMware partner for deployment of SASE in Colombia This alliance allows Colombia to have one of the PoP (Points of Presence) in the Triara Data Center, certified with ICREA 5, facilitating communications and reducing response times in the daily operations of the companies...

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