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August 9, 2022

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AT&T contributes US$1 million to New Dallas Innovation Alliance Program

As part of AT&T’s US$2 billion nationwide commitment to help bridge the digital divide, AT&T is supporting a digital equity initiative led by the Dallas Innovation Alliance...

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Tech Mahindra partners with ColorTokens and SSIC to launch strategic cyber Insights, powered by X-Analytics®

Tech Mahindra will break new ground for enterprises that embrace digital transformation or leverage technology to solve complex problems to future-proof business operations incorporating cyber security at the optimum level..

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Nokia selected by The Public Transport Authority of Western Australia to modernize rail communications in Perth with private wireless and IP/MPLS technologies

Nokia has been selected by The Public Transport Authority of Western Australia (PTA) to design, build and maintain a next generation railway communications system over the next decade in Perth...

Policy and Regulation

•	National Cybersecurity Authority launches CyberIC to develop sector in Saudi Arabia The CyberIC program is designed to develop the skills of more than 10,000 Saudis and stimulate the wider domestic cybersecurity sector in line with international best practices...

•	CA, operators agree on interim termination rates following challenge The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has announced that it has agreed on an interim fixed and mobile termination rate (FTR and MTR) with telecoms operators following a consultative process...

Middle East

•	Forbes Middle East reveals the Middle East’s top 25 Fintech companies 2022 The list was constructed based on the amount of money executed through the companies’ digital channels in 2021, the number of downloads and active users each has, their geographical presence, annual growth, innovation,...

•	Kuwait Airways selects Vistair to accelerate digital transformation across flight operations Kuwait Airways selected Vistair’s DocuNet solution to accelerate digital transformation across flight operations...

•	Bahri ties up with Aventra to hasten digital transformation This partnership includes building a maritime-based data orchestration platform solution that will securely store, sort, and combine data across Bahri’s business units, allowing the company to streamline and automate...

South Asia

•	Robi leans on green power to ease pressure on national grid This visionary policy has made Robi the first telecom operator in Bangladesh to introduce tower-mounted solar solutions to power our telecom equipment..

•	Juniper Networks chosen by Jazz to build fully-automated data centre infrastructure to support data, music and video services Juniper Networks, has been selected by Jazz to create a transformative, expanded and upgraded data centre network to underpin Jazz’s services delivery platform for its 74.9 million subscribers...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	HBO upgrades mobile and desktop apps HBO Max has completed the roll out of a new user experience across desktop, iOS and Android mobile devices, and Amazon Fire tablets...

•	Cypriot launch for FAST Channels TV FAST Channels TV has partnered with Digital TV Cyprus, part of the Digital Tree Group to deliver over 20 FAST linear channels to the Cypriot OTT platform...

North Africa

•	Algerie Telecom signs up additional 100000 fibre customers Algérie Telecom announced that the 100,000th customer (100,000) has been connected to IDOOM-FIBRE optic fiber network since the beginning of 2022...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Vodafone boosts 4G, 5G coverage along German waterways Vodafone Germany has revealed that it is accelerating the expansion of 5G technology along the country’s waterways, while the LTE network is also being enhanced in order to close coverage gaps and increase mobile data...

•	BT claims Europe’s first 5G SA carrier aggregation in trial The British incumbent telecom operator BT claims to have achieved a Europe-first by aggregating four carrier components (4CC) in a 5G standalone (SA) live network trial...

Satellite & Internet

•	Alaska Communications to provide satellite connectivity to support the lower yukon school district’s families and students with home internet service Alaska Communications will provide home internet to educators, students and families in 10 villages in the Lower Yukon School District using hybrid satellite technology...

•	brsk to extend FTTP rollout to West Midlands Full fiber provider brsk, which has previously outlined plans to deploy fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) technology to premises in Greater Manchester, Lancashire and West Yorkshire has announced it is to extend its rollout to...

Global Telecom Update

•	Shentel to sell its 2.5 GHz spectrum assets Shentel is planning to sell its 2.5 GHz spectrum licenses that it's using for its Beam Internet fixed wireless access (FWA) service...

•	MTN MoMo set to accelerate growth in digital payments through partnerships MobileMoney Limited has officially launched this year’s MoMo Month celebrations in Accra, Kumasi and Mankessim to highlight the importance of partnerships to accelerate digital payments...

•	Namibia’s largest carrier-neutral data centre is open for business Paratus, described as a full-service network spanning the African continent and connecting customers internationally, has launched Namibia’s largest carrier-neutral data centre...

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