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September 20, 2022

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e& expands partnership with MoneyGram, enabling 160 million consumers to send and receive money globally

e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group), one of the world's leading technology and investment conglomerates, and MoneyGram International, a global leader in the evolution of digital peer-to-peer (P2P) payments, announced an expansion of their strategic partnership enabling e &'s large and fast-growing customer base of 160 million to send and receive money through mobile wallets across its footprint in near real-time...

Broadband Commission highlights role of digital technology in globe’s future - Commissioners address pandemic-driven realities and review next steps for meaningful universal connectivity

Digital technologies should form the foundation of education and skills-building as communities continue to adapt to the realities brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development...

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stc Group launches the 92nd National Day offers

stc Group, the digital enabler in the region launched the Kingdom's 92nd National Day offers. These offers allow the ability to send the national day greetings to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and H.R.H Crown...

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Nexign launches a new revenue management solution to empower potential and accelerate monetization for CSPs

Nexign, a leading provider of BSS and digitalization solutions, has launched a new cloud-native solution offering communications service providers (CSPs) unlimited flexibility to capitalize on emerging monetization models...

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Tech Mahindra launches YANTR.AI to enhance & simplify field services

It will further strengthen Tech Mahindra’s BPaaS (Business Process as a Service) portfolio and provide actionable insights to enterprises for better planning and execution of field services...

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HUAWEI CONNECT 2022 unleashes global cloud innovations and unveils “Go Cloud Go Global” ecosystem plan

At the event, Huawei shared the steps it's taking to advance digital development across a wide range of industries and released 15+ innovative cloud services for the global market...

Policy and Regulation

•	Broadband Commission highlights role of digital technology in globe’s future - Commissioners address pandemic-driven realities and review next steps for meaningful universal connectivity Digital technologies should form the foundation of education and skills-building as communities continue to adapt to the realities brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Broadband Commission for Sustainable...

•	Telecommunications Regulatory Authority issues licences to 3 companies A licence for postal and related services activity has been granted to three more companies, two of which are international and one is local, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), said...

South Asia

•	Robi, Teletalk and Summit Towers announce infrastructure sharing deal for Bangladesh Bangladesh operators Robi Axiata and Teletalk Bangladesh, along with infrastructure group Summit Towers, have entered into a tri-party agreement for sharing existing network infrastructure...

•	TPL REIT partners with TASC Towers for acquiring telecom tower firm TASC is a leading global operator of mobile telecom towers and has deployed and is managing over 14,000 towers in multiple geographies...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	TikTok’s BeReal clone is now available as a standalone app outside the US The app offers a feature set similar to the TikTok Now experience found on the American TikTok app. announced last week...

•	Streaming consumption up in Australia Australians streamed 24 billion minutes of premium online video in the first eight months of the year, a new report has found...

Global Telecom Update

•	Orange, Tiko sign LTE-M energy-saving program in France Orange, its IoT Continuum partners, and tiko provide the proof that technology can and should be used for more responsible energy consumption, by aligning energy savings with comfort...

•	Claro now expects to switch off 2G network by Feb-23 The new deadline represents a slight delay, with the telco initially intending to switch off the network by the end of December 2022...

•	Cassava announces more deals for its Liquid businesses This partnership will bring significant benefits to Liquid Cloud's multinational and large enterprise customers as, through AWS Direct Connect, customers can connect to the AWS cloud, bypassing the public internet via a...

Middle East

•	UAE ranks third in the world in Internet speed, 44th in digital well-being The Digital Quality of Life Index (DQL) studies over 7.2 billion people all over the world and ranks quality of life based on digital factors such as internet speed, quality, affordability and security...

•	Zain Bahrain hosts career taster event The event aimed to help fresh high school graduates in choosing their career path and college major by introducing them to the different departments in Zain Bahrain...

•	PayTabs launches social commerce across GCC With the Paymes platform, GCC's gig economy will benefit from being able to turn their talent and creativity into payments instantly by sharing a secure payment link over nine different social media platforms including...

•	Unicef, Deloitte to launch ‘Future Coders’ career programme Unicef Lebanon has partnered with Deloitte to launch the 2022 ‘Future Coders’ career programme to benefit young talented men and women...

North Africa

•	Tech talent platform MVP Match opens new hub in Egypt Through accuracy in matching, transparency of pricing, and access to global pre-vetted talent, it ensures fast-growing companies hire the right professional for the remote role...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Latin America welcomes its first private 5G network Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate Nestlé has deployed the first private 5G network in Latin America using the Ericsson Private 5G (EP5G) solution...

•	One's 5G coverage reaches Tivat and Bijelo Montenegrin mobile network operator One has now extended 5G services to the coastal town of Tivat on the Bay of Kotor and the northeastern town of Bijelo Polje...

Satellite & Internet

•	OneWeb to restart broadband satellite launches in October Satellite operator OneWeb has announced that 36 of their Low Earth Orbit (LEO) based ultrafast broadband satellites have just arrived at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, ahead of an expected launch to...

•	Datagroup-Volia invests in Ukrainian infrastructure The Ukrainian telco Datagroup-Volia has completed the first stage of its network modernisation programme in partnership with Cisco...

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