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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 8, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Portugal sees 5G expand with the first commercial use of Huawei Hertz platform antennas
 
 
FDD 8T8R antennas based on Huawei Hertz platform have reached a new milestone with their first-ever commercial adoption in Portugal. The Hertz platform uses innovative technologies such as ultra-precision arrays (UPA) to support precise beamforming, as well as signal direct injection feeding (SDIF)...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc sponsors Flare Fitness’s ‘Flare Festival’ for third year in a row
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, announced its strategic partnership with...
 
•  Cisco introduces six new partner solution specializations to meet customer demands
Member Logo Cisco’s partner program continues to evolve to increase partner sales opportunities, add flexibility to partner certification requirements, and emphasize the importance of multi-architectural expertise...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
African Telecommunication Union rallies for broadband investments
African Telecommunication Union secretary-general John Amo called for African nations to place fibre deployment at the heart of their fiscal plans to attract private investors to drive economic growth or face being left...
 
New benchmarking system launched for quality telecom services
The telecom regulator has launched a new benchmarking system to ensure standard voice and internet services for the customers...
 
South Asia
 
MTN exits Afghanistan with sale to M1
MTN Group has named Lebanon’s M1 New Ventures as the buyer of its Afghan unit as it prepares to finalise its exit from the market...
 
Microsoft empowers partners to drive innovation in Sri Lanka and Maldives
Microsoft hosted its annual Partner Connect event recently to empower and celebrate the Microsoft Partner Network in Sri Lanka and the Maldives that unlocks innovation to build digital perseverance and business resilience...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
ITVX confirms December 8 launch
The new ITVX will be rolling out across devices and platforms over the next few weeks with a view to being in place by the launch date...
 
Viaplay to be pre-installed on Hisense TVs in VIDAA deal
Nordic and international streaming outfit Viaplay has struck a deal with TV manufacturer Hisense’s VIDAA smart TV offshoot to pre-install its service on Hisense smart TVs...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Venezuelan cellco plots digital transformation after migrating 7.2 million subscribers to new BSS platform
Venezuelan mobile operator Digitel has confirmed that it has migrated its 7.2 million subscriptions to a new Optiva-built BSS platform...
 
Raxio breaks ground on Cote d’Ivoire data centre
Pan-African data centre developer and operator the Raxio Group has held a ground-breaking ceremony marking the start of construction of its fifth and Côte d’Ivoire’s first Tier III carrier-neutral colocation...
 
AT&T México streamlines customer service through the digital contract
With the aim of offering its customers an increasingly simple and uncomplicated experience, AT&T México is enabling the new digital contract in its stores...
 
 
Middle East
 
Ooredoo, Huawei to boost customer experience at FIFA World Cup
Ooredoo and Huawei have teamed up to provide network assurance and the best ever customer experience during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022...
 
Digital payments gain ground in GCC
Between growing smartphone penetration, the proliferation of new FinTech solutions and a growing shift from cash to digital payments, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region has experienced a significant increase in...
 
STARZPLAY announces new partnership with Perfect Solutions
STARZPLAY, ranked consistently among the region’s top 3 subscription video on demand service, announced its partnership with Perfect Solutions in Jordan to bring the world of football closer to fans in the market...
 
Zain Saudi Arabia to launch 5.5G service to enrich customer experience
Zain is ready to take the next giant leap with 5.5G, the carrier aggregation over 5G, disclosed the marketing strategy and analytics general manager of Zain Saudi Arabia...
 
North Africa
 
Yalla Card & Super App reaches a new milestone in a record-breaking time
Yalla Card & Super App have acquired more than 1 Million users in less than 8 months from launch which is an unprecedented achievement in Egypt & the Middle East in both the fintech and the financial services domains...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Deutsche Telekom starts 5G project in the Port of Duisburg
The state of North Rhine-Westphalia selected the project for funding via the 5G.NRW competition and will provide around one million euros over the next two years...
 
5G to launch in Macau next week
Macau is set to get its first commercial 5G services next week after the government awarded operating licences to Companhia de Telecomunicacoes de Macau (CTM) and China Telecom Macau...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
OneWeb and Airtel Africa partner to deliver telecoms services across Africa
OneWeb has announced a new distribution deal with Airtel Africa, giving the telco access to their growing low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellation to provide connectivity to customers...
 
Paratus Zambia and Meta to invest in metro fiber project
Under the network rollout plans, the first phase of work will see fiber reach six cities by January 2023, while a second phase, scheduled for completion by the end of 2023, will see a further four towns connected...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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