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October 27, 2022

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stc and STV deepen their partnership with an additional $300m investment by stc to accelerate the growth of digital champions in the Middle East

Saudi Telecom Company (stc), the largest telecom operator in MENA, announced during the sixth Future Investment Initiative (FII) that it has committed an additional US$300 million on top of its original US$500 million to STV, the largest independent technology investment firm in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)...

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Etihad Atheeb signs contracts with 2 government agencies

Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication Co. (GO) signed a series of contracts with government services and education entities to provide communications and information technology solutions...

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Claro Brasil to extend 4G and 5G-ready mobile services across Amazon region with SES’s O3b mPOWER

With unprecedented demand for high-powered mobile connectivity in the most isolated communities of the Amazon, SES announced it has signed a multiyear capacity renewal with Claro Brasil, through Embratel, its corporate...

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Huawei launches the RuralLink solution to enable green sites, site simplification and easy evolution

During the Global MBB Forum 2022, David Wang, Huawei's Executive Director of the Board and Chairman of ICT Infrastructure Managing Board delivered a keynote speech titled Stride to 5.5G: The foundation of the future...

Policy and Regulation

•	Polish industry body calls for 3.5GHz licensing The Digital Poland Association (Cyfrowa Polska) has written to the government to request that 3.5GHz C-band spectrum be made available for 5G services ‘as soon as possible’...

•	Poland provides DVB-T2 update Poland’s National Media Institute (KIM) has completed monitoring the level of Poles’ readiness to receive DVB-T2/HEVC terrestrial broadcasts...

Middle East

•	Ooredoo set to deliver world’s first 5G FIFA World Cup The entire core network was also upgraded with the addition of the latest, most advanced core cloud network in state-of-the-art data centres...

•	Oman Australia Cable system launched The US$300 million Oman Australia Cable system enables direct ultra-high-speed data connectivity from both the East and West Coasts of Australia to the Middle East and Europe...

•	UAE building cybersecurity fortress for a safer world A joint initiative between the UAE Government, Abu Dhabi Polytechnic and Huawei, the Cyber Pulse Innovation Lab aims to bridge the talent gap that is going wider and deeper in cybersecurity...

South Asia

•	Dialog Enterprise uses IoT Solutions to assist SriLankan Airlines in maintaining Quality Standards Dialog Enterprise recently entered into a partnership agreement with SriLankan Airlines Cargo to provide cold room monitoring solutions (CRMS) in the cold storage facilities in airport premises at Katunayake and Mattala...

•	Robi to form subsidiary for e-payment services The second largest telecom operator of Bangladesh has taken the initiative following the central bank’s objection to its existing app-based payment services...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Samsung TV Plus bolsters channel line-up Continuing to build on its commitment to free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST), Samsung TV Plus has added MotorTrend, Estrella Games, Rovr Pets, Fireplace 4K and local news markets to its bouquet...

•	Resonai, which uses AI and AR to create digital twins of buildings, raises $20M in funding Digital twin startup Resonai Inc. announced that it has closed on a US$20 million extension to its Series A round of funding, bringing the total amount raised to US$30 million...

North Africa

•	Arab Financial Services launches acquiring and payment acceptance services in Egypt The launch will enable businesses in Egypt to tap into AFS payments services, offering faster, more cost-effective, and data-enriched solutions...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Vodafone’s 100GB routers to cut cost of upgrading 4G cell sites to 5G Vodafone is deploying new disaggregated cell site gateway (DCSG) routers to cut the cost of upgrading 4G cell sites to 5G and of bringing new ones online...

•	5G service revenue to reach US$315 billion globally in 2023, says Juniper Research The report predicts growth of 5G networks will continue, and over 80% of global operator‑billed revenue will be attributable to 5G connections by 2027...

Satellite & Internet

•	Elon Musk's SpaceX partners with Philippine tycoon on satellite service Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) is expanding into the Philippines by offering satellite broadband service to businesses and the government...

•	A1 Telekom Austria Group and Invitech expand fiber network The international business unit of A1 Telekom Austria Group and Invitech ICT services (Hungary) installed the shortest and fastest fiber connection between Vienna and Budapest...

Global Telecom Update

•	NTT inaugurates data center in Johannesburg The facility will cater to hyperscalers and enterprises, providing them with an opportunity to use NTT’s full ICT stack of services, including managed hybrid cloud, network management, collaboration, security, and...

•	Globe readies system for SIM registration of over 87.4 million customers Globe Telecom said that it is preparing for the "historic" SIM registration of over 87.4 million customers as mandated by the newly enacted SIM Registration law...

•	Cellnex inches towards UK deal closure with towers sale Cellnex has brokered a deal to sell 1,100 tower sites in the UK to Wireless Infrastructure Group for an undisclosed sum...

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