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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 26, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
stc group successfully concludes its contribution with the latest specialized carriers’ and wholesale projects
 
 
stc Group concluded its contribution in the Capacity European Conference, which was held in London. The group provisioned the event through a Diamond Sponsorship. It also showcased its latest projects in data centers, most notably Center3 and submarine cable projects as well as the services it provides to the telecom service providers, international operators and the international business sectors...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  5G leads the stride and opens up a world of new opportunities
Member Logo At the event opening keynote, Huawei Rotating Chairman, Ken Hu said: "5G has grown faster than any previous generation of mobile technology. In just three years, we've seen solid progress in network deployment, consumer...
 
•  Nokia and Moratelindo upgrade optical transport network to boost capacity in Indonesia
Member Logo Nokia announced that Moratelindo has deployed its optical transport solution to boost the network capacity to 3 terabytes in Jakarta and, 2 terabytes in Java Island, scaling the network beyond 24Tb, covering over 52,000km of...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Cisco to empower 25 million people with digital skills over the next 10 years
 
•  stc wins several awards for its effective and resilient business continuity plan
 
•  Syniverse earns MEA Business Magazine Technology Achievement Award 2022
 
•  stc and HUAWEI accomplished the first global 1.2T/channel trial of the DWDM network
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Malcel officially awarded mobile licence, plans to launch within twelve months
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has officially awarded a mobile operating licence to Malcel, as the new company seeks to compete with established mobile network operators...
 
South Asia
 
• Agroshift raises US$1.8 million in pre-seed funding co-led by Shorooq Partners and Anchorless Bangladesh
Agroshift is a B2B agri-marketplace that connects farmers to businesses with the ultimate goal of building technology solutions to transform the fresh food supply chain and improve the lives of farmers, small businesses, and...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Thailand to reach 5G coverage of 85% by end-2022
Thailand has one of the highest penetration rates of 5G in the ASEAN region, with 9.2% only behind Singapore, with 13.9%...
 
• Rakuten Mobile teams with Movandi to expand 5G mmWave coverage
Japan’s newest mobile network operator (MNO) Rakuten Mobile is teaming up with US-based Movandi to expand 5G outdoor and indoor mmWave coverage and capacity across Japan...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
• Spain’s Mediapro launches dedicated FIFA World Cup 2022 OTT platform
Spanish sports rights agency, broadcaster and producer Mediapro is launching a bespoke SVOD streaming platform to house its rights to the FIFA 2022 World Cup...
 
• UK Radio Portal added to Amazon Fire TV devices
UK Radio Portal, which enables listeners to stream their favourite radio station via Freeview, is now also available on Amazon Fire TV devices...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• Starlink launches internet service for vehicles on the go
Space X’s satellite internet service Starlink is now taking orders for a new product which provides ‘high-speed, low latency’ connectivity to moving vehicles in remote locations...
 
• Play fiber to reach another 2.2 million premises this year via wholesale deals
Polish fixed and mobile operator Play has expanded its fiber broadband footprint via wholesale deals with Orange Poland and its infrastructure joint venture Swiatlowod Inwestycje...
 
 
Middle East
 
• UAE becomes 11th market to access Transcelestial comms
Transcelestial is expanding into the UAE with systems integrator LinkQuest FZCO to introduce wireless laser communications, which will help people achieve faster and more reliable connectivity...
 
• Huawei launches annual ICT competition in Lebanon
Huawei launched the 6th edition of its annual ICT Competition in Lebanon to support "aspiring students" in the country...
 
• IBM and Saudi Arabia agency partnering on AI for sustainability
IBM and Saudi Data, an agency based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have signed a strategic agreement to add artificial intelligence (AI) into the carbon capture and industrial domains...
 
• Sidra Medicine signs MoU with Microsoft to go digital
Sidra Medicine has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Microsoft to facilitate its research division’s digital transformation goals and accelerate its precision medicine and genomics research programmes...
 
North Africa
 
• Maroc Telecom reports ‘positive’ results in third quarter of 2022
Maroc Telecom, Morocco’s largest telecommunication operator, announced positive financial results at the end of September 2022, with a 0.3% rise in revenues...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Vodafone doubles down on Open RAN with new partnerships and pilots
Vodafone appears to have been making the most of Open RAN, announcing a slew of partnerships, and sharing plans for commercial pilot schemes in Germany.
 
• M-Pesa monthly active users hit 32 million
At least two million customers have joined Safaricom’s M-Pesa since April raising the product’s growth past 32 million customers, even before the telco launches the service in the dense Ethiopia market...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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