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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 19, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Cisco delivers trailblazing innovations to help cloud operators save energy and drive operational efficiencies
 
 
Continuing on its commitment to power an inclusive future for all by connecting more people and things, Cisco shared new solutions for helping enterprises, webscale and hyperscale companies deliver richer cloud applications and services while balancing their needs for more bandwidth, using less space and power...
 
ITU to promote Internet connectivity in rural Nigeria
An agency of the United Nations, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), is to partner the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy to promote Internet connectivity in rural Nigeria...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  AT&T works with startups to unlock innovation
Member Logo Startups are synonymous with innovation, which is why AT&T has always championed and sought out working with them in order to push what’s possible to innovate how we live, work and play...
 
•  Nokia and American Tower introduce SDN virtualization to redefine fiber broadband deployment
Member Logo Nokia announced it has deployed its Altiplano Open Access solution for American Tower’s fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) infrastructure in Argentina...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Sustainability and inclusiveness among key principles that govern digital transformation; Telecom Operators, Regulators, Tech Providers have a direct role in reimagining broadband, says SAMENA Council CEO
 
•  Huawei and IEEE UAE Section jointly release L3.5 data center autonomous driving network white paper
 
•  Zain awarded by Liferay in recognition of its innovation-driven digital customer experiences
 
•  Mobily wins two awards from Technology Achievement Awards (TAA) in the Business Organization in Middle East and Africa (MEA BUSINESS)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Mexican commission chief and regulator call for reduced spectrum costs
The president of Mexico’s Communications and Transportation Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, Víctor Manuel Perez Diaz, has called for spectrum prices to be lowered to facilitate the country’s...
 
ITU to promote Internet connectivity in rural Nigeria
An agency of the United Nations, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), is to partner the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy to promote Internet connectivity in rural Nigeria...
 
Middle East
 
‘Tech for Sustainability Alliance’ to advance sustainability transformation in Qatar
The Alliance aims to drive sustainability impact enabled by technology, support organizations to reach their climate goals, encourage organizations and businesses in Qatar in their social responsibility, and advance change...
 
Vodafone Oman adds analytics, integration layer, DevOps and managed services
Operator expands partnership with Netcracker in bid to lower op costs, better customer experience and boost revenues...
 
BNET launches Interactive Fibre Coverage Map
Bahrain Network (BNET), the national telecommunications infrastructure company, has launched its new Interactive Map showcasing fibre coverage rates per blocks in the kingdom...
 
South Asia
 
Mobile internet improves quality of life and drives digital inclusion: Telenor Asia Study
Telenor Asia has recently conducted a study involving 8,000 mobile internet users across eight markets (Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) in South and Southeast Asia on the...
 
Huawei Technologies Nepal hosts closing ceremony of ‘Seeds for the Future’
According to Huawei, since their selection in July, the students received insights into the ICT industry in Nepal via various engagements...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
TIP launches project group for metaverse
The Telecom Infra Project said it formed a new group in order to focus on developing metaverse-ready networks...
 
Sky Stream launches in the UK
Sky Stream delivers content over Wi-Fi to any TV with a form factor that means the device can be held in the palm of a hand...
 
 
North Africa
 
Algerie Telecom revamps Idoom 4GLTE range boosting data limits
Algerie Telecom has announced the launch of new Idoom 4G LTE offers allowing subscribers to benefit from very high speed internet volume of up to 1 Terabytes...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Europe's 1st 5G-operated logistics terminal opens in Hungary
Europe's first land-based intermodal logistics terminal using 5G technology opened near the village of Fenyeslitke in eastern Hungary...
 
Six MNOs to execute 5G access deals
Malaysia's six mobile network operators (MNOs) are expected to execute their respective access agreements with Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) to lease the latter’s 5G network by end of October 2022...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Virgin Orbit to launch first satellite in Europe within six weeks
Richard Branson's small satellite service provider Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc will be doing its first launch from European soil within the next six weeks according to its founder...
 
Liquid unveils Liquid Home brand for broadband services in eight markets
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced the launch of Liquid Home, the new brand for its residential fixed broadband services in Zambia, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Zimbabwe...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
A1 Telekom Austria in alliance with Invitech Hungary
The cross border alliance to fortify their network brought together Austria’s top carrier service and one of Hungary’s foremost technology service providers...
 
PLDT weighing up sale of an additional 2,000 towers
Philippines telco PLDT is weighing up the sale of an additional 2,000 telecom towers in a deal which could generate US$300 million for the company...
 
Televisa's Sky unit launches mobile services with AT&T network
Mexican broadcaster Grupo Televisa's satellite television unit SKY will offer a new mobile service with AT&T's network in the second half of the year...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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