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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 28, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
HUAWEI CLOUD receives CITRA permission to deliver cloud computing services in Kuwait
 
 
The Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) has granted permission to HUAWEI CLOUD to offer cloud services in Kuwait as the GCC country pursues a cloud-first policy...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc Bahrain becomes the first telecom operator in the Mena Region to announce plans to develop the foundation for 5.5G Network
Member Logo The telecom operator announced plans to build the foundation for a 5.5G network, in partnership with Huawei, making it the first company that will adapt this network, not just in Bahrain, but the Middle East region as a...
 
•  Nokia radio technology to enable AST SpaceMobile’s direct-to-cell phone connectivity from space
Member Logo Under the deal, Nokia and AST SpaceMobile will work to achieve their joint ambition to expand universal coverage and connect underserved communities around the world...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  stc expands complete digital ecosystem with cable to EU
 
•  KD 153.8 million stc’s revenue for the first half of 2022 with KD 15 net profit
 
•  5.5G to be massively commercialized in 2025
 
•  Zhejiang Mobile, Jingyou Technology, and Huawei jointly release the new calling solution
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Ghana committed to strategic plans of Africa Telecoms Union
The Minister made this known when she led the Ghanaian delegation to attend the 2022 Africa Telecommunication Union Conference of Plenipotentiaries (CLP-22), at Algiers in Algeria...
 
Middle East
 
Absher undertakes 11.6 million e-transactions in 6 months
Absher is a pioneer in digital transformation to achieve the goals of Saudi Vision 2030, through its electronic services that aim to develop the concept of e-government, automated government services, and raise the level of...
 
Ooredoo Kuwait officially launches new FIBER+ (FTTR) solution
The new solution was announced at a ceremony held at Ooredoo's headquarters in Kuwait City, in the presence of representatives of both companies...
 
Zain Bahrain achieves 15% energy conservation with new 5G Solution
Zain Bahrain has upgraded their network stations to the latest generation Massive MIMO radios, which have been developed with the goals of having industry-leading energy efficiency and the smallest size and weight possible...
 
South Asia
 
62.07% children in Dhaka are mobile phone users
About 62.07% of children living in Dhaka use mobile phones for the lack of amusement parks and fields for recreation, said the latest census conducted in 2022...
 
Allied Bank partners with Haball to accelerate the digitalization of B2B payments in Pakistan
This partnership between ABL and Haball simplifies the B2B payments process by allowing businesses of all sizes to make high-speed digital payments and participate in the digitalizatio of their supply chains...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
New Content Discovery tools added to Freeview Play
The update brings new recommendation genres, and a new dedicated Box Sets area to make it easier for viewers to get the most out of Freeview’s on demand content library...
 
Africarare: African metaverse opens up to the world
At a recent event in Johannesburg, plans were announced for commercialisation of the 3D virtual reality experience, that is set in Ubuntuland, a virtual world that marries creativity, cryptocurrency, and commerce...
 
 
North Africa
 
MTN Sudan to enhance rural networking with help from NuRAN
MTN Sudan has signed a 10-year network as a service (NaaS) contract with NuRAN Wireless, a supplier of mobile and broadband wireless infrastructure solutions, for the deployment of rural mobile infrastructure in Sudan...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
SaskTel improving 4G data capacity for 30 communities
SaskTel is investing around US$10-million to install Samsung Radio Access Network equipment, which the Crown Corporation says will significantly improve the 4G LTE data capacity of its wireless network serving 30 rural...
 
AT&T Mexico expands 5G coverage to five new cities
AT&T expects its 5G network infrastructure to reach 25 new cities across Mexico before the end of 2022...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Viasat selected by European Space Agency to conduct multi-layered SATCOM study
Multi-layered, hybrid networks are increasingly being explored as an enabler of enhanced communications agility and performance, as well as a provider of critical resilience to protect against potential disruptions or...
 
INWIT and Open Fiber agree joint FWA rollout in rural areas
Italian tower company Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane (INWIT) and state-backed wholesale network operator Open Fiber have signed a strategic agreement to cooperate on the rollout of fixed wireless access (FWA) equipment...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Vodafone NZ launches MVNO reseller platform
Vodafone New Zealand fired up a reseller platform developed to make it easier for MVNOs to launch services on its network, naming MyRepublic New Zealand as the first customer...
 
Nigeria’s mobile subscription surges to 151 million
Between January and June this year, the mobile network operators comprising MTN, Airtel, Globacom, and 9mobile have increased their mobile subscriptions by 9 million...
 
Orange seeks Nigeria expansion
Orange Group is planning to carve out a piece of the Nigerian market for itself despite the country already having four operators, building on the growth it gained in other African units...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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