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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 25, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
stc launches "Saudi Vision Cable", the first high-capacity submarine cable in the Red Sea
 
 
With the name inspired by the KSA Vision 2030, the Saudi Vision Cable spans 1,160,000 meters and it is fully owned by stc Group. The Saudi Vision cable is the first ever high-capacity submarine cable in the Red Sea region that will provide seamless connectivity up to 18Tbps/fiber pair with a total of 16 fiber pairs through four (04) landings in Jeddah, Yanbu, Duba, and Haql...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  evision acquires exclusive MENA rights for the DP World Asia Cup 2022
Member Logo evision, the entertainment streaming division of e& life (part of e&), announced that it has acquired exclusive broadcast and media rights for the upcoming and highly anticipated DP World Asia Cup to be shown only on the...
 
•  Nokia and Google trial innovative slicing solution for Android devices and 4G/5G networks
Member Logo Nokia and Google announced that they have successfully trialed innovative network slice selection functionality on 4G/5G networks using UE Route Selection Policy (URSP) technology and Google Pixel 6 (Pro) phones running...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
ITU issues warning on interference with radio navigation satellite service
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) issued a warning to its 193 Member States on the harmful interference such as blocking, jamming or serious degradation of radio-wave-based services...
 
Dutch regulator to starting checking coverage of 700 MHz licences
Dutch telecom regulator Agentschap Telecom (AT) will over the coming few months start checking the coverage of the 700 MHz licences...
 
Middle East
 
Taqa, Injazat to advance digital transformation in UAE
Injazat, the UAE’s home-grown technology champion in digital transformation, cloud, and cyber security, has secured a digital transformation project for Taqa Group...
 
Qatar mobile networks ready for kick-off
Qatar’s communications regulator claimed the country’s mobile operators are capable of meeting high data and quality of service demands expected during this year’s World Cup, following an extensive audit of...
 
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia discuss cooperation in IT, ID Card
The Kingdom of Bahrain eKey service and system experience was shared in the meeting along with iGA’s efforts to continuously develop eservices, channels and projects noting the support of the Minister of Interior, Lt....
 
South Asia
 
Webx and Paymob to launch Webx Pay in Pakistan
Webx Ecommerce, a Pakistan-based e-commerce platform for creating and running online stores, has partnered with Paymob, the omnichannel payments gateway in the MENAP region, to launch Webx Pay...
 
Nepal Telecom trialling eSIM service
Nepal Telecom is holding trials to launch its eSIM service which allows subscribers to use their mobile phone without inserting a physical SIM card in it...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
DistroTV brings free streaming to Vizio
In a move that will provide millions of US TV users with free 24/7 access to over 270 streaming channels with “unique” global and multilingual content, Vizio users can stream DistroTV’s content line-up on...
 
Swedish households hold more streaming subscriptions than ever
Analysis by the Stockholm-based Mediavision shows household penetration for services, such as Viaplay, C More or Netflix, reached 61% in the second quarter of 2022...
 
 
North Africa
 
ADIB-Egypt and Simplifi partner to expand the digital payments ecosystem in Egypt
This partnership demonstrates both entities’ commitment to constant innovation, introducing unprecedented services and solutions to Egypt’s Banking and FinTech industries...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Vodafone NZ to deploy 4G/5G to fully replace 3G in late 2024
Vodafone New Zealand has announced that by 31 August 2024 it will have rolled out 4G or 5G to everywhere currently served by 3G, and it will then begin to switch off its legacy 3G network...
 
Tele2 ready for 5G rollout in Lithuania
Tele2 is installing 5G network equipment, including the core and RAN, in all Baltic countries in partnership with Finnish equipment vendor Nokia...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Globalstar to roll out satellite IoT monitoring solution for Latin America’s renewable energy sector
Low-Earth Orbit constellation operator Globalstar and Pan–American mobile satellite service provider Globalsat Group confirmed that they finished development on a satellite IoT solution designed to monitor remote...
 
Magenta forms fiber partnership with Meridiam
By 2030 the companies will invest EUR1 billion (US$995 million) in the rollout of a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network to connect over 650,000 households and businesses in both rural regions and cities...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Singtel to sell US$1.6 billion stake in Airtel
Operator group Singtel continued its aggressive push to sell off assets, announcing plans to divest part of its stake in India-based Bharti Airtel for about SGD2.25 billion (US$1.6 billion)...
 
Telenor prepares for services demand in Asia
Telenor Group announced a restructure of its business to bolster units in the Nordics and Asia a move to capitalise on rising rates of connectivity in developing markets by developing new services...
 
Teleplex and Tarana introduce next-gen fixed wireless access in Malaysia
Teleplex and Tarana announced their partnership to bring Gigabit 1 (G1), Tarana's breakthrough next-generation fixed wireless access (ngFWA) solution, to internet service providers and telcos across Malaysia...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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