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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 1, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Huawei 5G Core continues with its top ranking
 
 
GlobalData recently released a report entitled 5G Mobile Core: Competitive Landscape Assessment. The assessment concluded that Huawei 5G Core portfolio is the strongest, rated as the "leader" among all the 5G core solutions and use cases around the world. The score gap between Huawei and No.2 is up to 2.3 times that of 2021, and this is the fourth straight time Huawei 5G Core has been rated as the global leader since 2019...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  FirstNet expands 5G and in-building connectivity
Member Logo As America’s public safety wireless communications provider, AT&T is furthering their critical communications by expanding 5G on FirstNet, boosting dedicated in-building connectivity and enhancing 9-1-1 resiliency...
 
•  stc recycles more than 5,000 devices in cooperation with Ertiqa Association
Member Logo Through this pioneering project, stc Group seeks to actively contribute to the development and empowerment of organizations and individuals most in need in the non-profit sector, recognizing the importance of balancing...
 
•  Nokia and AT&T Mexico deploy the first industrial-grade LTE private network in a maritime terminal in Mexico
Member Logo 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)...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
UAE among leading countries on digital lifestyle indexes: TDRA
The UAE has been ranked first globally in the use of social media, second globally and first in the Arab region in the use of the internet, and the ninth globally and first in the Arab region in e-commerce, said a report...
 
BIPT confirms new 5G spectrum licences from September
Following the conclusion of the multi-band spectrum auction in July, the Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications has adopted a series of decisions granting frequency user rights in the 700MHz and 3600MHz...
 
Middle East
 
MoEngage ties up with UAE's MySyara to increase customer value
MySyara, a UAE-based on-demand car care and technology company, has partnered with insights-led engagement platform MoEngage to drive customer engagement and enhance retention metrics...
 
Phosphorus, CyberKnight to expand xIoT security to MEA
Phosphorus, a provider of advanced and full-scope security for the extended Internet of Things (xIoT), has announced a new distributor partnership for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) with CyberKnight...
 
BENEFIT launches the region’s first open remittance platform for BENEFIT Pay customers
The Kingdom’s leading regional player in electronic financial transactions; BENEFIT, announces the introduction of its open platform remittance marketplace as part of its BenefitPay service...
 
South Asia
 
5 telcos, ISPs to use railway’s optical fibre; faster internet likely
Bangladesh Railway has leased out its spare optical fibre cables to five telecom and internet service providers for five years, a move which is expected to ensure faster internet speed for end users...
 
Airtel enables Mental Health Helpline 1926 expansion to Whatsapp
Airtel Lanka in partnership with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) announced a major expansion of the 1926 Mental Health Helpline to now include a dedicated Whatsapp service...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
YouSee launches YouSee Play
YouSee has launched a new entertainment product that combines TV channels and streaming services...
 
Vizio adds Scripps Networks channels to WatchFree+
CTV operator Vizio has expanded its distribution deal with The E.W. Scripps Company to add four channels to its FAST platform WatchFree+...
 
 
North Africa
 
Egypt’s SubsBase secures $2.4mln in funding round
SubsBase, a cloud-based subscription and management platform in the MENA region, has raised US$2.40 million in seed funding, according to a recent press release...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
KNUST to extend 4G WiFi five kilometres off campus
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has initiated a move to extend 4G WiFi internet access five kilometres off the university campus...
 
M1 to provide 5G SA offshore coverage along southern coast
Singaporean fixed broadband and mobile services provider M1 has announced a multi-year project to provide far-reaching 5G standalone (SA) offshore coverage for the southern coast of Singapore...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Thales Alenia Space partner with Eutelsat to deliver high-speed broadband across Europe
Thales Alenia Space already developed for Eutelsat the digital EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS satellite based on the full electric Spacebus NEO platform and expected to be launched September 6th, 2022...
 
High-speed fiber broadband and Dhiraagu TV head to HDh. Nolhivaranfaru
This initiative comes under the program to develop and broaden the digital services provided by the telecom giant...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Orange and Equinix bring cloud agility to telco infrastructure
Digital infrastructure company makes advances in development of software-defined networking to speed global telco’s cloud model through what they claim is ‘groundbreaking as-a-service capability...
 
EE first network to offer Apple One as part of its new full works plan
The new plan is part of EE’s journey to become the most customer-focussed UK technology brand...
 
AI 'will cut contact centre labour costs by US$80 billion in 2026’
Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) deployments within contact centres will reduce agent labour costs by $80 billion by 2026, according to leading research and advisory firm Gartner...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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