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July 21, 2022

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AT&T reports second-quarter results

AT&T continues to see record levels of customer additions, including the best second-quarter postpaid phone net adds in more than a decade and more than 6.1 million postpaid phone net adds over the past two years...

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Global AI market will grow to over 1.5 trillion U.S. dollars by 2030

Within this ambitious framework, stc, the leading digital enabler in the region, has launched a long-term strategic partnership with the Saudi Company for Artificial Intelligence (SCAI) and DataRobot...

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Huawei announces a new versatile suite of cloud solutions to empower operator’s digital transformation

Cloud is becoming a crucial part of industrial digital transformation, and is now considered a key economic factor because of its ability to reshape the economic structure and market landscape of individual industries...

Policy and Regulation

•	UAE to host next year’s World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-23) in Dubai The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is pleased to announce that the next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-23), will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, United Arab...

•	Auction of 1400MHz spectrum raises over EUR216 million Telecoms regulator the Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications has announced the conclusion of the final phase of its multi-band spectrum auction...

South Asia

•	Number of 3G, 4G users up by 1.86 million in one month The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan increased by 1.86 million from 113.89 million by end-May 2022 to 115.75 million by the end of June 2022...

•	Standard Chartered Bank subscribes to Robi’s colocation data center service for disaster recovery Standard Chartered Bank has subscribed to Robi’s state-of-the-art colocation data centre service by signing a contract with the digital telco’s wholly owned subsidiary, RedDot Digital Limited...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Telkomsel’s 3G to 4G migration enters third phase Telkomsel has revealed that its ongoing upgrade from 3G to 4G LTE services has entered the third of four planned stages, with the ultimate goal of migrating all 3G users to the more advanced technology by the end of this...

•	Vodafone kicks off 5G SA deployment in Munich Vodafone recently said that its 5G Standalone network is currently available to nearly 10 million people across Germany...

Global Telecom Update

•	Anritsu and its Swiss distributor Yotavis launch open telecom test lab in Switzerland The laboratory, located in the Switzerland Innovation Park in Biel/Bienne, offers an extensive range of measurement equipment, as well as a team of telecommunications technology specialists...

•	Optus boosts NSW Telco Authority network reach with Kymeta antennas Optus has supplied eight additional cell on wheels (CoW) antennas to the NSW Telco Authority, boosting the potential reach of the agency’s emergency services network...

•	Sabey breaks ground on 40-acre data center campus near Austin Sabey Data Centers has begun construction on a new, 40-acre data center campus in Round Rock, Texas...

Middle East

•	Cupola, Avaya to roll out region’s first AI-powered learner Cupola Teleservices has rolled out the first AI-powered enterprise learning platform in the region, using technology from Avaya...

•	UAE: New gamified mobile app to teach 1 million youths to fight climate change As many as one million young people will be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to fight climate change in their communities, schools, and workplaces through an online platform, SkillUP, by 2030...

•	Ooredoo business launches “Shamel Complete” Ooredoo business ensures to provide them with the tools they need to manage and reduce cost by providing them with a complete solution to manage the day-to-day operations easily...

North Africa

•	Egypt’s Misr Italia invests US$9 million in smart technologies for Cairo Business Park and Il Bosco City projects Egypt’s Misr Italia Properties (MIP) is investing 170 million Egyptian pounds (US$9 million) in implementing state-of-the-art smart technology systems in residential and commercial projects...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Telefonica of Spain redoubles its commitment to the Metaverse The multinational telecommunications company has just announced an investment in the spanish startup Gamium, through its open innovation initiative, Wayra...

•	Google begins rolling out its new multifunction mobile wallet to 39 countries Google has begun rolling out a multipurpose digital wallet that enables users to store, use and present digital credentials such as identity cards and health passes as well as payment cards, transit and event tickets and...

•	TelevisaUnivision’s ViX Plus SVOD available free to T-Mobile subscribers TelevisaUnivision has struck a deal that will make its new ViX Plus subscription video-on-demand streaming service available on mobile devices to T-Mobile subscribers for one year...

Satellite & Internet

•	ARSAT will use SES-17 to expand satellite broadband connectivity in Argentina By leveraging the capacity of SES-17, ARSAT will improve access to affordable and high-quality satellite broadband services for business and residential applications...

•	Sparkle activates Monet submarine cable in the Atlantic With this new direct connection between US and Brazil, Sparkle now offers five diversified routes between South and North America ensuring complete redundancy and a top-quality data experience...

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