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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 15, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Zain announces 10 Kuwait-based tech startups going to Dubai
 
 
Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced ten Kuwait-based tech startups that qualified to take part in the upcoming Dubai Roadshow, the first destination of the Regional Accelerator Program as part of the company’s seventh Zain Great Idea tech startup accelerator program...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  e& and Ericsson partner to build more sustainable future networks
Member Logo The three-year partnership aims to support the Net Zero strategy of e& and Ericsson while exploring opportunities to reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption...
 
•  Signing of the final agreement relating to the combination between Eutelsat and OneWeb
Member Logo Completion of the transaction remains subject to the customary conditions precedent, in particular the approval by the relevant regulatory authorities...
 
•  Cisco to demonstrate latest range of security innovations at Black Hat MEA 2022 in Saudi Arabia
Member Logo At Black Hat MEA 2022, Cisco will demonstrate its latest portfolio of security innovations, highlighting how organizations in Saudi Arabia can secure their workplaces with hybrid work continuing to gain traction...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Incumbents successful in Estonian 700MHz 5G auction
The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority in Estonia has announced the winners of its 700MHz 5G spectrum auction...
 
NCC: Digital connectivity key to achieving SDGs
The commission has provided the enabling environment to stimulate the deployment of necessary infrastructure pertinent to the provision of universal and affordable connectivity...
 
Middle East
 
E-wallets payment transactions increased by 43% last month
The number of e-wallets in Jordan had increased by the end of October to 1.98 million, compared to 1.91 million in September, a 3.7 percent increase...
 
A10 Networks to Turn Spotlight on ‘Digital Resiliency’
The company will demonstrate its entire portfolio of on-premises and cloud-native security solutions designed to drive digital resiliency and protect enterprise applications and infrastructure against cyber attacks...
 
AIQ works with AWS to quicken innovation in the energy sector
AIQ, a technology pioneer focused on the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered transformation of the energy sector, announced it is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate digital transformation across the...
 
South Asia
 
SLT Group stays resilient for Q3 overcoming external impacts
Sri Lanka Telecom Group (SLT Group), the National ICT Solutions Provider, has reported positive overall revenues, showing a consolidated growth of 3.9% for the first nine months of 2022 compared to the same period last...
 
JITA BD inks deal with Interspeed Activation for tech solutions
BAIA have partnered with Interspeed Digital Solutions to provide this cutting-edge messaging solution called "Digital Shokti" in Bangladesh...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Zattoo app goes on Hisense and Loewe
With this additional range on Hisense and Loewe devices, Zattoo is expanding its technical availability on connected TVs and are therefore becoming a simple and convenient alternative to traditional reception methods...
 
ITV rebrands to create joined up experience across broadcast and streaming
Ahead of the launch of its new streaming platform ITVX in December, UK media company ITV has given its entire channels portfolio a makeover...
 
 
North Africa
 
Family Corp. and Softec aim to operate MOVE in Greater Cairo and Alexandria
Family Corp. and Softec Technologies have inked a partnership agreement to introduce MOVE, a futuristic technology-backed transportation service in Egypt...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
T-Mobile turns on ‘ultra capacity 5G’ on its 5G SA network
T-Mobile announced it has taken the country’s only nationwide 5G standalone (5G SA) network to the next level, lighting up Ultra Capacity 5G on 5G SA nationwide...
 
Infovista and Gigamon partner to assure greater flexibility and connectivity for 5G networks
The partnership will see Communications Service Providers benefit from the combination of Infovista’s Ativa platform and the Gigamon Hawk Deep Observability Pipeline to maximize end-to-end visibility, analytics, and...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
SpaceX launches two telecommunications satellites into orbit
US company SpaceX launched the carrier rocket Falcon 9 with two telecommunications satellites, with the rocket lifting off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying Intelsat's Galaxy 31 and Galaxy...
 
GCI tests Unalaska fiber broadband network
Alaskan broadband service provider GCI recently completed tests on 12 specialty fiber strands through which the company plans to deliver 2-gig internet to the Aleutian Islands town of Unalaska...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Rakuten Mobile hoping to add 900MHz band services in 2024
Japan’s newest mobile network operator (MNO) Rakuten Mobile hopes to introduce services over the so-called ‘platinum band’ (900MHz) from March 2024, the firm’s chief executive officer Tareq Amin...
 
SoftBank, HAPSMobile develop radiowave propagation simulator for HAPS
SoftBank and its subsidiary HAPSMobile announced they developed a radiowave propagation simulator for High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) stratospheric-based wireless communication systems...
 
Elisa Polystar enables RAN automation for Hutchison Drei Austria
Elisa Polystar is supporting Hutchison Drei Austria in their journey towards fully automated network engineering operations to improve network quality, customer experience and efficiency...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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