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August 23, 2022

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5G Cloud Gaming to Boost e-Sports Industry

China Mobile’s cloud gaming service platform and 5G cloud network-edge collaborate cloud gaming solutions provide one-stop gaming cloudification over a guaranteed 5G private network...

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Cisco appoints Abdelilah Nejjari as new Managing Director for the Gulf region

Cisco announced the appointment of Abdelilah Nejjari as the new Managing Director for the Gulf region. Based in Dubai, he will oversee all the company’s operations across the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Yemen,...

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Nokia and Furukawa partner to accelerate Optical LAN in Latin America

Nokia has announced the signing of a strategic alliance with Furukawa Electric, the leading company in network cabling, to accelerate optical LAN deployments in Latin America...

Policy and Regulation

•	Ugandan regulator consults on MNO coverage obligations The consultation has called for comments on aspects such as data collection, reporting and verification...

•	Papua New Guinea progresses Telikom privatisation The Papua New Guinea Government said it will make a final decision on the partial privatisation of operator Telikom PNG soon...

Middle East

•	Saudi Arabia to host second edition of World AI Summit The summit, entitled “Artificial Intelligence for the Good of Humanity,” is being organized by the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence, and being held under the patronage of Crown Prince Mohammed...

•	Dhofar Governor’s Office to hold digital week for varsity students, jobseekers The digital week will include a number of activities, including promotion of artificial intelligence and Internet of Things for a two-day period ...

•	Microsoft launches Azure Availability Zones in UAE Azure Availability Zones is a critical building block of a comprehensive business continuity and disaster recovery strategy...

South Asia

•	Nepal Telecom completes fiber network migration in Galyang The operator has also started FTTH service in Karadibajar bringing to the people high-speed internet, voice, and TV service all through a single fiber cable.

•	Bangladesh will export 30 Gbps bandwidth to Assam Assam Electronics Development Corporation Limited has confirmed the import of 30 Gbps bandwidth from Bangladesh...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	MX Player looks to gain self-serve ad platform Advantage It is designed to give brands gives brands an opportunity to advertise across all forms of entertainment on OTT, gaming, music, live, video streaming amongst other features available on MX Player...

•	Metaverse avatar platform Ready Player Me raises US$56 million led by a16z Ready Player Me, a company that produces animated avatars for virtual worlds, announced that it raised $56 million in new funding...

North Africa

•	Egyptian adtech startup ArabyAds secures US$30 million for expansion With data-led, authentic, and omnichannel marketing, the firm makes use of innovation and gives its advertisers measurable outcomes...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Vivo activates 5G on the 3.5Ghz frequency in Rio de Janeiro, Vitória, Florianópolis and Palmas The initial coverage includes some neighborhoods and the company is already expanding to other regions of the cities...

•	Spark trials New Zealand’s first end-to-end 5G standalone network To test this, Spark has deployed a Mavenir 5G standalone cloud-native core solution on AWS Outposts, a fully managed solution delivering AWS infrastructure and services to virtually any on-premise or edge location...

Satellite & Internet

•	Kacific supports Vodafone PNG to roll out brand-new mobile network into rural areas Vodafone PNG has committed to wholesale bandwidth delivered by Kacific’s high-speed Ka-band satellite, Kacific1...

•	Giganet inks backhual deal with Neos Networks UK The agreement with Neos Networks will provide Giganet with the local connectivity required to carry traffic to data centres and across its national network...

Global Telecom Update

•	AMS-IX and MDXi sign MOU to launch neutral internet exchange services in Nigeria This strategic partnership between AMS-IX and MDXi will deliver improved interconnection capabilities for existing and new customers on the exchange, further facilitating the distribution of content into the West African...

•	Telecom Namibia begins SIM registration campaign Telecom Namibia (TN) is inviting pre-paid mobile customers to register their SIMs before a mandatory national registration exercise kicks off next year...

•	Vodacom PNG signs satcoms deal with Kacific Broadband satellite operator Kacific Broadband Satellites Group has partnered with Vodafone PNG to deploy the satellite operator’s mobile backhaul services in Papua New Guinea...

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