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August 31, 2022

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Omantel brings top FIFA champions in Middle East to compete vis-à-vis in a heated e-sport tournament

Omantel continues its quest to enable e-sports in Oman. On Saturday, the company hosted a prestigious e-sports event, Omantel FIFA 22 Tournament, in Salalah, Dhofar. Top players from the Middle East were in for a strong competition, where they unleashed their full potentials...

Member News

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stc reveals go

Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc, revealed that “go” is the new commercial name of stc prepaid bundles, which aims to offer prepaid customers a wide range of exclusive and personalized services...

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Nokia and AT&T Mexico deploy the first industrial-grade LTE private network in a maritime terminal in Mexico

Nokia and AT&T Mexico have announced the deployment of an industrial-grade LTE private wireless network solution at the APM Terminals terminal in Puerto Progreso, Yucatan, using the Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC)...

Recent Developments

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IWK Health, Cisco Canada and OnX Canada power critical connections between babies and families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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stc participates in Center 21’s closing ceremony

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Thai PM gives Huawei Thailand Cybersecurity Excellence Award

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stc launches "Saudi Vision Cable", the first high-capacity submarine cable in the Red Sea

Policy and Regulation

•	The inter-regional meeting is held in Riyadh to prepare for the Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 The preparatory meeting, hosted by the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), will help the ITU establish the next four years of its global agenda ahead of the Bucharest voting sessions...

•	ENACOM raises US$27.7 million via 2600MHz sale Argentina’s National Communications Agency has announced that it has generated US$27.7 million from its sale of unused 4G frequencies in the 2600MHz band...

North Africa

•	Orchida Soft to expand e-invoicing implementation in Egypt, Saudi Arabia Orchida Soft Co. aims to expand its market share regionally, particularly in Egypt and KSA, by offering various services in the field of integrated solutions and digital transformation...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Lithuania's biggest telco Tele2 primed for commercial 5G launch Tele2 Lithuania has outlined its plans to start commercial 5G development after it was awarded spectrum in the 3.5GHz band by the Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania...

•	Cox debuts Cox Mobile with 4G, 5G service The company plans to continue to launch Cox Mobile in its remaining markets on a rolling basis throughout the rest of the year...

•	Italian 5G JV expected to be concluded in Q4 WINDTRE and Iliad Italy are planning to conclude their 5G network sharing joint venture agreement in the fourth quarter of this year...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Beenius brings Android TV to BH Telecom The Bosnian incumbent BH Telecom has chosen a solution by Beenius to bring its IPTV service Moja TV to Android TV...

•	Xperi launches TiVo smart TV OS, names Vestel as first customer TiVo OS is described by Xperi as a ‘first-of-its-kind neutral platform’ that is aimed at giving OEMs more control over the user experience while aggregating content from VOD and linear services...

Satellite & Internet

•	Arianespace will launch the innovative EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS satellite on board Ariane 5 Launch company Arianespace, is to launch satellite operator Eutelsat’s Konnect VHTS (Very High Throughput Satellite) telecommunications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space, aboard an Ariane 5 rocket on 6th...

•	Liberty Networks Germany begins full fiber construction Liberty Networks Germany says the first customers to its new full-fiber network will come on line before the end of the year...

Middle East

•	Orange steps up digital agenda in MEA Orange Group announced the development of digital factory model in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) to support the deployment of technology services across multiple markets in the region...

•	TeraVolt launches live sports data service for smart TVs German digital media solutions provider TeraVolt is launching its TVXray service for Android TV, enabling smart TV viewers to access real-time data on live sporting events...

•	Vodafone Qatar granted 1st licence by QCB for electronic payment services via iPay These new services include the issuing of electronic wallets through the iPay mobile payment system, which provides a payment feature for merchants and enables users to transfer funds locally...

•	Bahrain monthly e-commerce business seen at US$1.06 billion in H2 The monthly e-commerce transactions in Bahrain are expected to hit BD400 million ($1.06 billion) during the second half of this year (H2)...

South Asia

•	E-commerce marketplace PriceOye raises US$7.9 million in seed round Pakistani e-commerce platform PriceOye.pk has raised US$7.9 million in a seed funding round led by US-based JAM Fund...

•	Banglalink wins Ookla Speedtest Award for 3 years in a row With a Speed Score of 21.56, Banglalink clinched the top spot according to Ookla’s Speedtest report for 1H22, reads a press release...

Global Telecom Update

•	Azercell introduces an AI-powered Virtual Assistant service This technological advancement uses artificial intelligence (AI) and is designed to improve customer experience of its subscribers...

•	Telenor Sweden launches network protection service for mobile customers The network protection service blocks malicious pages, fake SMS links and emails with fake links for both existing and new customers completely free of charge...

•	Ammonia-based power solution trialled on Romanian tower The GenCell FOX is designed for placement in remote locations distanced from urban areas and requires minimal on-site maintenance and service...

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