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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 30, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
SAMENA Council draws on Telecom Operators’ enabling role in powering Arab region's environmental, socio-economic, and digital transformation goals toward sustainability
 
 
SAMENA Council, during the Arab Virtual Week for Sustainability and Environment, conjointly organized by the Environmental Center for Arab Towns and the Clean Energy Business Council (CEBC), highlighted the role of Telecom Operators and ICT-enabled solutions in driving impact across various sectors, where smart manufacturing, digital agriculture, smart buildings and mobility could contribute significantly in reducing carbon potential. ICTs and other technologies such as modern sensors, big data analytics, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, and Operators’ strategic collaborative steps to accelerate cooperation for the protection of the environment, addressing climate change challenges as well as reducing the carbon...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc announces the company’s preliminary financial results for the period ending at 30 September 2022
Member Logo Revenues for the 3rd quarter reached SAR 16,468m with an increase of 4.66% as compared to the comparable quarter last year. For the 9 months period of 2022, the revenues reached SAR 50,398m with an increase of 6.48%...
 
•  Huawei promotes low-carbon 5G networks
Member Logo Improving energy efficiency while meeting service development requirements is the key to building low-carbon networks. Huawei will continue to develop innovative green solutions and promote their adoption on commercial...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  stc and STV deepen their partnership with an additional $300m investment by stc to accelerate the growth of digital champions in the Middle East
 
•  stc group successfully concludes its contribution with the latest specialized carriers’ and wholesale projects
 
•  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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Enhance competition, choice in the broadband markets: TRA
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Bahrain (TRA) has suggested reductions in wholesale broadband prices which it expects retail operators to pass onto end-users...
 
UAE: Telecom authority expands number portability services to include (800) toll-free numbers
UAE's Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) announced the launch of the 800 Toll-free Number Portability service from one service provider to another, while ensuring that the number...
 
South Asia
 
Dialog commissions its latest DTV Broadcast Centre & Satellite Earth Station in Puttalam
As Sri Lanka’s largest aggregator of entertainment, Dialog built the facility to ensure and deliver the highest level of reliable television services to its customers...
 
Robi maintains growth momentum along with leadership in 4G
round 75.5% of Robi’s subscriber base were internet subscribers in Q3’22 and 67.3% of data users were 4G users. Robi ensured 98.2% population coverage of its 4G network with 15,219 4G sites...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
YouTube reshapes short form, long form and live video content usage
Potentially, super-serving short content could make the platform more competitive against platforms like TikTok, as the battle for advertisers in this arena intensifies...
 
Dubai sets strong foundations for metaverse
Dubai aims to be one of the leading global economies in the metaverse and aims to spread its progress and success globally...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Mobile connectivity can supercharge careers — study
People in the Philippines and in the rest of Asia are turning to their mobile phones to enhance their working lives as new work cultures emerge post-pandemic, according to a Telenor Asia study...
 
Docaposte, Dassault Systèmes, Bouygues Telecom and Banque des Territoires sign alliance to offer the reference solution for trusted cloud services
Beyond infrastructure services (IaaS), the aim of NUMSPOT is to offer a sovereign technological platform (PaaS) providing software solutions and services (SaaS), based on the trusted solutions of Docaposte in particular,...
 
SK Telecom acquires 20.77 percent of Konan Technology from SK Communications
SK Telecom said that it acquired 20.77 percent of Konan Technology from SK Communications at 22.4 billion won ($15.8 million), to become the second-largest shareholder of the Seoul-based software company...
 
 
Middle East
 
Omani Entrepreneurs Forum highlights means of investing in innovative technologies
Business

The 2nd Omani Entrepreneurs Forum explored means of supporting and empowering investments in innovative technologies and services in the field of communications...
 
TAWAL acquires King Abdullah Economic City telecommunication towers
Under the stipulations of the strategic agreement, TAWAL will acquire all the towers owned by the city, as well as the In-Building Solutions (IBS). TAWAL will manage and operate these assets to telecom service providers...
 
Ooredoo reveals Capex, revenue and Opex for 9 months
The GCC markets have led that top line growth with increases in Kuwait by 12 percent, Oman 8 percent and Qatar by 6 percent...
 
Ruba, a Kuwait-based fintech startup, has raised funding in a pre-seed financing round
Ruba, a Kuwait-based fintech startup with a mission to make education more accessible, has raised an undisclosed amount from a select group of strategic angel investors in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round...
 
North Africa
 
Algeria’s ALNAFT to launch SLB’s digital platform
At the ADIPEC this year, the Algerian national agency for the development of hydrocarbon resources ALNAFT will launch Exalt, a fully integrated digital platform developed by SLB, enabling global remote access to Algerian...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
XL and Huawei ink MoU for 5G smart city project
The scope of the MoU encompasses: green 5G with simplified site solutions; multi antenna technology radio modules; and cost-effective rural network solution for islands population coverage, amongst others...
 
E-Networks launches 5G VoLTE mobile network in Guyana
With an investment of US$35 million, the new network will allow users to make high-definition, secure voice calls...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Egypt plans to launch first satellite to monitor climate changes in Africa
The Space Committee of the Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers unveiled during a conference Egypt’s plan to launch the first satellite specialized in monitoring climate changes in African countries...
 
Proximus set to trial new 10Gbps fiber connection
Belgian full-service operator Proximus is preparing to trial a new 10Gbps fibre connection ahead of an official launch in February 2023...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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