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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 5, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Vox Solutions partner Jawwal on international A2P SMS
 
 
Palestine Cellular Communications (Jawwal) has entered into an agreement with Vox Solutions for direct termination of A2P SMS international traffic to Jawwal's network...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc participates in Center 21’s closing ceremony
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, partnered with Center 21, a first of its...
 
•  Nokia and SK C&C deploy managed SD-WAN to accelerate group wide digital transformation
Member Logo Nuage Networks from Nokia Cloud Managed SD-WAN Service is being deployed to enhance SK C&C’s network responsiveness, and to provide the cloud native network foundation wide area and cloud based digital transformation...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Omantel joins hands with Dar Al Atta’a for the Eighth consecutive year
 
•  Huawei 5G Core continues with its top ranking
 
•  Omantel brings top FIFA champions in Middle East to compete vis-à-vis in a heated e-sport tournament
 
•  IWK Health, Cisco Canada and OnX Canada power critical connections between babies and families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TDRA congratulates Amazon for launching its regional cloud services data centers in the UAE
The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) congratulates the tech leader Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the launch of the new AWS Middle East (UAE) Cloud Region in the UAE on schedule set since...
 
South Asia
 
SLT-MOBITEL unveils a new Experience Centre
SLT-MOBITEL has unveiled its novel Experience Centre, 'The Arena' showcasing next generation innovative customer-centric solutions, and services helping to drive digital transformation...
 
Bangladesh aims to increase enrolment in technical education to 30 percent
Bangladesh plans to increase the number of students in technical education to 30 percent by 2030, from the existing 17 percent...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Virgin Media O2 dips its toes into Open RAN with 4G deployment
Virgin Media O2 is the latest UK mobile operator to add Open RAN sites to its commercial network following successful trials with NEC and Rakuten Symphony, the Open RAN-focused vendor spin-out from Japanese mobile operator...
 
Vodacom switches on 5G network in Tanzania
Vodacom Tanzania, the country’s largest mobile operator by subscriptions, has announced the launch of its 5G mobile network service, offering initial speeds of up to 400Mbps and low latency with a wide variety of...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Nordic launch for SkyShowtime
SkyShowtime will make its debut in the Nordic region on 20 September ahead of separate launches in the Netherlands, Iberia, and Central & Eastern Europe...
 
Naver Z and Thailand telecom company TRUE sign MOU to attract users to Zepeto metaverse
Naver Z will team up with TRUE, the largest telecommunications company in Thailand, to attract more users and creators to the Zepeto metaverse service...
 
 
Middle East
 
SpaceTech start-up OQ raises US$13 million and seeks to position Saudi Arabia as a satellite hub
The company will establish a subsidiary in the kingdom which aims to be the Middle East's biggest data and network operations centre for 5G satellite services...
 
DGHR and SAP collaborate to develop Emirati talent
The Dubai Government Human Resources Department (DGHR) and SAP have launched an initiative to train 30 Emirati university graduates for long-term career success in the world of cloud computing...
 
North Africa
 
Mobile phone imports drop 91% in Egypt
The value of Egypt’s imports of mobile phones fell by 91% during the month of May to record US$12.983 million, compared to US$145.183 million during the same month of 2021...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Telekom starts marketing 430,000 FTTH connections in 66 municipalities
Telekom Deutschland, the fixed and mobile unit of Deutsche Telekom (DT), has started marketing its fiber-optic services to more than 430,000 homes and businesses in 66 municipalities across the country...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Surge in digital adoption not slowing: Telenor
Three in four of over 8,000 mobile internet users surveyed say they believe that digital access is “very important” for them to lead greener lives in the future,..
 
Africell Angola reaches five million subscriptions in under five months
Africell Angola, which launched the country’s third commercial mobile network in Luanda on 7 April 2022, has claimed the milestone of five million subscriptions in less than five months of operations...
 
AWS and Google aim to enhance their presence in South Africa
Two of the biggest players in the cloud space, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google, are planning to enhance their presence in South Africa...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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