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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 25, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Cisco to empower 25 million people with digital skills over the next 10 years
 
 
Cisco announced its goal to provide digital and cybersecurity skills training to 25 million learners over the next 10 years through its Cisco Networking Academy program. By 2025, 97 million new jobs will be created due to advances in technology and automation, and Cisco is helping millions of people around the globe gain access to those jobs by empowering the workforce of the future with education and career opportunities through its Networking Academy...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc Group receives PIF offer for acquiring a stake in its “TAWAL” company valued at more than SAR 21 billion
Member Logo Through an offer aligned with stc Group's strategy that aim at expanding investments, maximizing returns on assets and recycling capital, the group announced that it had received a non-binding offer from the Public...
 
•  Huawei Rotating Chairman at the company 13th Global Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF): 5G Leads the Stride
Member Logo The annual event gathers mobile network carriers, vertical industry leaders, and ecosystem partners from around the world to discuss how to make 5G a commercial success, as well as other high-priority industry topics like...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
UK’s Ofcom lays out plan to look again at net neutrality
UK regulator Ofcom has outlined post-Brexit plans to row back on net neutrality rules that were carried over from the UK’s membership of the EU...
 
MACRA licenses Starlink to provide satellite broadband in Malawi
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has announced that it has granted a licence to operate high speed, low latency satellite broadband services to Starlink, the satellite internet service of SpaceX...
 
Middle East
 
Orange Jordan in Digital Trust Conference: “Cybersecurity is key”
The conference tackled several topics of building digital trust in corporations and institutions, as well as the most prominent cyber challenges and ways to deal with them...
 
Oman boosts public sector innovation with second Oracle cloud region
With the implementation of this second Dedicated Region, the Oman government will be able to migrate its IT systems to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) while retaining physical control of its hardware and data...
 
Salam gives gaming aficionados a memorable experience at Comic Con Arabia 2022
Salam wowed e-sports enthusiasts at Comic Con Arabia, which took place between Oct.20 – 22 in Jeddah, offering a one-of-a-kind gaming experience...
 
North Africa
 
Ooredoo Tunisia invests in a subsea cable system connecting Tunisia to Marseille
The agreement gives Ooredoo total ownership of the subsea cable system within Tunisia and promises to offer customers enhanced data speed at a reduced cost when connecting to Marseille...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Lionsgate+ debuts on Sky Glass, Sky Stream and Sky Q
The international premium streaming service Lionsgate+ has launched on Sky Glass (UK and Ireland, Sky Stream (UK) and Sky Q (UK and Ireland)...
 
SandStorm launches on-demand metaverse builds with 5 virtual world partners
Through direct partnerships with virtual worlds, they’ve enabled brands to release build proposals onto the marketplace where thousands of verified builders can bid for the work...
 
 
South Asia
 
Grameenphone, Meta to help 300 local entrepreneurs boost their businesses
Grameenphone and Meta have recently collaborated to initiate an advanced-level training program in a bid to address the growing necessity to equip local entrepreneurs with better virtual engagement and business operational...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Virgin Media O2 and Freshwave add 4G connected bus shelters in London
A collaboration between mobile operator O2, Freshwave and ad firm Clear Channel UK has enabled residents and visitors in parts of Tower Hamlets to access a stronger 4G mobile signal when standing near to supporting bus...
 
Fastweb ups peak 5G download rate to 1.6Gbps
Italian telco Fastweb has upgraded the maximum download speed available on its 5G network to 1.6Gbps...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Satellite control center to be established in Armenia by yearend
It will also give an opportunity to use the results of space activities in various spheres of social-economic development, to protect the space environment...
 
Telekom boosts fixed broadband speeds for 516,000 homes
Telekom Deutschland (TD), the domestic operating unit of Deutsche Telekom (DT), says it increased fixed broadband speeds for an additional 516,000 households in September...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
TIP launches new Open Fixed Access Networks sub-group
The Telecom Infra Project has set up an Open Fixed Access Networks sub-group, which includes Telefonica, TIM and Vodafone as members...
 
IHS Towers announces emissions targets
IHS Towers has announced what it calls its Carbon Reduction Roadmap, with an emphasis on its African markets in particular...
 
Smart teaming up on fleet managing deal with Cartrack
Local mobile operator Smart Axiata Co Ltd announced that it is teaming up with Johannesburg-listed auto-tech company Cartrack to bring its “world-class” fleet management services to Cambodian consumers...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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