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September 15, 2022

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e& announces multi-year strategic collaboration as part of the FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX

e&, formerly known as Etisalat Group, announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management, as a founding partner of FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX, the biggest sporting event in the Middle East, bringing the best in entertainment and digital experiences for residents and motorsport enthusiasts alike...

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AT&T to deliver fiber-powered internet to Martinsville, Indiana

The City of Martinsville, Ind. and AT&T are collaborating on a plan to build a state-of-the-art network and deliver AT&T FiberSM to more than 5,000 customer locations throughout the city limits...

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Cisco tackles video-meeting fatigue with host of technology innovation to empower the hybrid work model

A recent study focused on executives and knowledge professionals commissioned by Cisco and conducted by Dimensional Research showed that more than half (56%) of employees spend most of their time in meetings when working...

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Nokia appoints Amy Hanlon-Rodemich as Chief People Officer and member of the Group Leadership Team

Nokia announced the appointment of Amy Hanlon-Rodemich as Chief People Officer and member of the Group Leadership Team, effective October 24, 2022...

Policy and Regulation

•	CITC announces the implementation of the frequency licensing fees regulations The approved regulations are intended to support investments in wireless technologies in the Kingdom, facilitate access to scarce spectrum, and accommodate the growing needs for spectrum as wireless technologies...

•	PTA restores telecom services in more flood-hit areas Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced that it has restored telecom services in more flood hit areas after reducing non-functional sites to 163...

South Asia

•	Robi partners with Teletalk and Summit towers for infrastructure sharing Robi and Teletalk will be able to share their infrastructure in collaboration with Summit Tower as per infrastructure or tower sharing guideline under the agreement...

•	Instagram enables monetization for Pakistan Meta-owned Instagram has enabled the monetization feature for Pakistan that will allow creators to earn money through their content...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Loewe integrates HD+ into smart TVs via HbbTV OpApp Loewe is another TV set manufacturer to integrate German DTH satellite TV platform HD+ directly into its smart TVs...

•	Metaverse, VR in spotlight as Tokyo Game Show opens The Tokyo Game Show opened to media and industry figures, with the general public permitted to attend in the coming days for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus, bringing the latest in metaverse and virtual...

Global Telecom Update

•	Vodafone NZ, Digital Matter to deliver E2E IoT asset tracking solutions Vodafone NZ , New Zealand's largest IoT connectivity provider, has partnered with Digital Matter , global leaders in GPS and IoT asset tracking hardware and software, to offer end-to-end IoT asset tracking solutions for...

•	Trinidad and Tobago's TSTT selects Optiva next-gen full BSS stack Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) has selected Optiva for cloud modernization to Optiva BSS Platform next-generation full BSS stack...

•	Rajant and FTP Solutions announce partnership to advance autonomous mining Rajant Corporation, a provider of Kinetic Mesh wireless networks, and FTP Solutions, a specialist in providing businesses with greater operational intelligence, have partnered to advance autonomous mining...

Middle East

•	Global digital body DCO pledges during Riyadh summit to promote social prosperity using AI The Digital Cooperation Organization agreed to adopt the “Riyadh AI Call for Action Declaration” following a ministerial roundtable held during the Global AI Summit...

•	Favorite satellite TV channels among Media Industry Executives New media surveys from Arab Advisors Group probed satellite TV and radio consumption habits in 6 Arab Countries...

•	Anghami collaborates with Danish telco Hallo and Virgin Mobile Kuwait Anghami aims to expand its presence across the global Arab community through strategic telecom partnerships...

•	Advanced WiFi service powers University of Technology in Bahrain The university is the first institute in Bahrain to install this advanced WiFi service as it prepares for the new academic year...

North Africa

•	Oppo to build mobile phone factory in Egypt Egypt's Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) and Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has signed an MoU to establish a mobile factory in Egypt...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Telenet to switch off 3G by September 2024 The frequencies of 3G will be used after the shutdown to make the 4G and 5G network even faster and more stable, the telecom company explains as an explanation for the shutdown...

•	Tanzania becomes the latest African country to launch 5G Tanzania’s leading telecom operator by subscriptions, Vodacom has launched the country’s first 5G technology in what promises to be a transformational development in the country’s digital journey...

Satellite & Internet

•	Speedcast to offer Starlink service to enterprise and maritime customers Speedcast, a global communications and network service provider, will begin offering Starlink‘s high-speed, low-latency connectivity to its enterprise and maritime customers as part of a deal announced today at The...

•	Enet to invest in fiber network Telecoms provider Enet is set to invest in fiber networks around the country over the next five years, allowing more service providers and businesses access...

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