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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 9, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
SES successfully launches second and third C-Band satellites on ULA rocket
 
 
Both C-band satellites will enable SES to continue delivering TV and radio to millions of American homes and provide other critical network communications services. SES-20 and SES-21 will operate in the 103 degrees West and 131 degrees West orbital slots, respectively, and are expected to begin operations in November 2022...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Tech Mahindra and SoftTech join forces to digitally transform the global construction and infrastructure industry
Member Logo The partnership will combine the technological capabilities of Tech Mahindra and the domain expertise of SoftTech to provide customized solutions for end-to-end digital transformation of business in the construction and...
 
•  Nokia to lead the next phase of Europe’s 6G flagship project
Member Logo This new phase will expand the Hexa-X partner list to 44 organizations that are tasked with creating the pre-standardized platform and system view that will form the basis for many inputs into future 6G standardization...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Government launches Spectrum Re-farming Framework
The government of Pakistan plans to generate billions of dollars in revenue by centralising spectrum, available with different departments and organisations in the country, under the Spectrum Refarming Framework...
 
Malaysia pledges imminent commercial 5G rollout
Celcom Axiata, DiGi Telecommunications, YTL Communications, and Telekom Malaysia have signed up to take shares in government 5G wholesale agency Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), and commercial 5G services are to be available...
 
South Asia
 
Pakistan to expand IT sector
Pakistan is committed to facilitating the expansion and growth of the information technology (IT) sector in the country...
 
SLT-Digital unveils enhanced eDirectory and website
SLT Digital Services (Pvt) Limited (SLT-Digital), a fully owned subsidiary of SLT-Mobitel, presented its most updated version of the National Business Directory eDirectory and website recently...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Deutsche Glasfaser switches TV service to waipu.tv
The streaming offer from waipu.tv can be accessed via an app on all common end devices and operating systems, on up to four devices in parallel...
 
Limoverse, Metasportech to launch sports metaverse
Metaverse continues to disrupt every consumer-centric sector in the UAE and sports is no exception as two Dubai-based firms Limoverse and Metasportech jointly pledge to boost the sport metaverse in the nation...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Safaricom Ethiopia announces commercial launch
Safaricom Ethiopia has officially brought competition to the Ethiopian mobile sector with the announcement of its commercial launch...
 
Africa joins Google’s global cloud network
Google has announced the launch of a cloud region in South Africa, its first in the African continent...
 
CTU inks deal to accelerate digital transformation in the region
THE Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) signed a joint declaration with the Organization of American States (OAS) to accelerate digital transformation in the region...
 
 
Middle East
 
Al Zubair, Microsoft set up Mideast’s first hybrid work lab
UAE-based Al Zubair Group has joined hands with the Microsoft EMEA team, to launch the region’s first hybrid work lab...
 
Information and eGovernment Authority, Bahrain Economic Development Board, Bahrain Development Bank, and Hope Fund to join the Tamkeen Sponsored Bahrain Pavilion in GITEX 2022
This participation highlights the Kingdom’s commitment to supporting the local startup ecosystem across all economic sectors, especially the ICT sector which actively contributes to driving economic growth by creating...
 
Snap shows power of AR in transforming fashion, beauty in Saudi Arabia
Snap Inc. showcased the power of augmented reality to transform fashion and beauty in the Kingdom through a variety of exclusive try-on experiences and immersive tech features...
 
Jingle Pay announces a strategic partnership and a minority investment from MoneyGram
Consumers in the UAE can use the Jingle Pay app, powered by MoneyGram's global payment rails and near real-time capabilities, to send money to over 200 countries and territories around the world...
 
North Africa
 
Egypt’s startup, Swvl, expands to Switzerland
An Egypt-based mobility startup, Swvl, has announced the expansion of its clean mobility services to Switzerland...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Azercell to deploy 5G network soon
Azercell, Azerbaijan’s largest mobile network operator (MNO) by subscriptions, has announced that it is planning to deploy its 5G network soon...
 
SK Telecom’s 5G download speed ranks No. 1 among global telecos
SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, ranks No. 1 in terms of download speed of 5G networks, an industry report showed...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 2 satellites on record-tying 14th mission
The Falcon 9, topped with Intelsat's Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34 satellites, lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station...
 
Time dotCom introduces 2Gbp speeds for residential subscribers
Malaysia’s Time dotCom has announced the introduction of 2Gbps speeds for residential users, a development which marks the first commercial deployment of 10G PON technology in the country...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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