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November 6, 2022

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Etisalat (now rebranded as e& at the group level) named most valuable ‘Emirati’ brand of the year

Etisalat, which evolved as e&, has been named the most valuable UAE brand of the year 2022, topping the list across all categories in the UAE by Kantar BrandZ, the world's leading marketing data and analytics company...

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Zain Strategic Partner of VO to empower youth talents

Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced a strategic partnership with VO, the first Kuwait-based integrated youth platform for incubating young talents, aiming towards scaling the impact of youth...

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Mobily manages to successfully integrate 5G frequencies with Nokia

Etihad Etisalat Company “Mobily” succeeded in the “Carrier Aggregation” process of the 5G network, in cooperation with the global company Nokia, to reach a maximum download speed of 3.8 gigabits per...

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Huawei and Tianjin Port jointly built a driverless, zero-carbon “vehicle-cloud synergy” horizontal transportation solution

Huawei and Tianjin Port have jointly collaborated on a driverless, zero-carbon "vehicle-cloud synergy" horizontal transportation solution. Huawei built an intelligent horizontal transport system at the terminal of Section C...

Policy and Regulation

•	World Radiocommunication Seminar shows how ITU Radio Regulations drive global communications At the event, participants received hands-on training on the application of Radio Regulations and the equitable access to the radio-frequency spectrum and associated satellite orbits for space services...

•	Transportation and Telecommunications Minister meets IATA Director General Transportation and Telecommunications Minister Mohammed bin Thamer Al Kaabi received International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General Willie Walsh, on the sidelines of the World Passenger Symposium (WPS) 2022,...

South Asia

•	130 million people in Bangladesh use internet Over 130 million people are now using internet in Bangladesh and employment opportunities have been created for 2 million youths in this sector...

•	Telenor, UNICEF partner to scale Child Online Protection agenda Telenor Pakistan and UNICEF have partnered to scale the Child Online Protection agenda in Pakistan through their joint digital initiative, ‘Strengthening Child Online Protection for Children and Young People in...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	A1 Bulgaria taps 3SS for Android TV app A1 Telekom Austria Group-owned Bulgarian service provider A1 Bulgaria has tapped 3 Screen Solutions to power a new app that enables viewing of its Xplore TV offering on Android TV sets...

•	Telekom partnership gives boost to RTL streaming services RTL Group now has 4.784 million paying subscribers for its streaming services in Germany and the Netherlands...

Global Telecom Update

•	ZaveIT launches reseller services platform in the UK The company describes the platform as the first virtualised service platform for IT resellers and managed service providers (MSPs), enabling them to transact digitally and automate deployment and delivery of any IT service...

•	Far EasTone, Intel Taiwan ink deal to jointly research 5G projects Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. announced the signing of an agreement with Intel Taiwan Wednesday to jointly research 5G open virtualized radio access networks (ORAN), computer vision, and private cellular networks...

•	Mobilise launches its “drop-in” eSIM solution for service providers In response to growing demand for digital services from service providers (SPs) and their customers alike, telecom software provider and eSIM as a Service pioneer, Mobilise, has launched its eSIM software development kit...

Middle East

•	Kuwait and Saudi Arabia champion 5G services in the GCC A new report from Arab Advisors Group analyzed and compared 5G data only plans offered by cellular operators in the GCC...

•	Cyber Security Week kicks off in Oman This week’s activities include organising the 10th regional cybersecurity exercise for Arab countries and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, under the slogan “Innovation and the Cybersecurity...

•	HPE introduces ProLiant Gen11 servers in the Middle East Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced a next generation compute portfolio that delivers a cloud operating experience designed to power hybrid environments and digital transformation...

•	Jordan top mobile importer from China through July Jordanian cell phone traders imported around 835,000 devices during the seven-month period, noting that Jordan was top mobile device importer from China...

North Africa

•	Vodafone Egypt is contributing to Egypt’s 2030 Vision for Sustainable Development Vodafone Egypt is working on employing technology to achieve sustainable development in line with Egypt’s 2030 Vision, according to Ayman Essam — Vodafone Egypt’s External affairs director...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	TIM increases 4G coverage for Insolo and expands farm connectivity projects Now, in addition to Serra Grande, Cerro Azul and Ipê, which have already received 4G connectivity from TIM since 2019, the Fortaleza and Santa Maria farms will be incorporated into the largest 4G network in the...

•	Fujitsu conducts 5G field trials to deliver operation automation for data centres Fujitsu will embark on a series of field trials aiming to promote the digital transformation of data centers, boosting operational resilience and process automation by utilising private 5G network technology for equipment...

Satellite & Internet

•	SpaceX launches telecom satellite, lands rocket at sea The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25 and one Starlink mission...

•	Fiberklaar network reaches 1,000km Fiberklaar, the joint venture between Belgian full-service operator Proximus and Sweden's FQT Infrastructure, announced it has deployed 1,000km of fiber since kicking off its rollout 18 months ago...

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