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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 28, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
e& launches FutureNow Sustainability Call
 
 
e& (formerly known as the Etisalat Group) has announced the launch of its collaborative initiative; the FutureNow Sustainability Call. As part of the Group’s overarching FutureNow campaign from e& enterprise, the global technology conglomerate is inviting technology and digital solution scale-ups to develop , sustainable solutions towards reducing energy consumption across the UAE’s e& mobile network sites...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc Bahrain partners with Crayon and Microsoft to empower businesses with the latest Technology Solutions
Member Logo As part of the partnership, stc Bahrain will be collaborating with Crayon, a Microsoft Cloud Solutions Provider, to provide the latest technology solutions to SMEs and corporates in Bahrain...
 
•  Nokia to open new 5G and 6G research and development center in Portugal
Member Logo Nokia announced the opening of a new research and development center focused on 5G and future 6G mobile network technology at its Portuguese campus in Amadora...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Starlink applies for Tanzania satellite internet licence
The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has announced that Starlink, the satellite internet service of SpaceX, has applied for a licence to operate high speed, low latency satellite broadband services in...
 
Middle East
 
Ooredoo awarded two key ISO certifications
Telecom major Ooredoo has recently been awarded ISO 31000:2018 Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) recertification and the ISO 20000-1 Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) certification...
 
Emirates NBD collaborates with UAE’s largest payments company, Network International to launch Emirates NBD Pay
Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Turkey) region, has expanded its portfolio in the payments space with the launch of Emirates NBD Pay...
 
Naseej for Technology wins over US$4.53 million project
The deal covers the establishment of an electronic training platform and content development project, according to a bourse filing...
 
South Asia
 
SLT-MOBITEL Enterprise renews contracts and strengthens relationships with SME Solution Partners to help businesses grow
'SLT-MOBITEL Enterprise' hosted a Partner Forum recently, to recognise and reward SME Solution Partners and sign agreements strengthening their mutual relationship, with the aim of helping small businesses scale and...
 
Beximco Digital Distribution, Disney Star sign agreement to broadcast in Bangladesh
Beximco Digital Distribution Limited has signed a deal with Disney Star to distribute eight of their popular entertainment television channels across Bangladesh via paid television service through cable, IPTV, and OTT...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Streaming record for ITV World Cup coverage
Across television, an average audience of 11.9 million watched the overall coverage of England v USA, with an average of 15.1m watching the full match...
 
Spicy Mango scores first with Gameday
Unveiling what it says is a unique solution that will transform the globally delivery of real-time sports data, Spicy Mango has launched Gameday, a new solution for the management and enhancement of live sports metadata for...
 
 
North Africa
 
Huawei launches Spark program to support Morocco’s startup ecosystem
In a bid to reinforce Morocco’s digital transformation efforts, Huawei announced the organization of the first edition of the Spark program in December 2022...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
4G coverage will soon cover all parts of north Powys
Most parts of Montgomeryshire, including areas around Newtown and Llanidloes, will soon have 4G mobile phone coverage...
 
After South Africa and Nigeria, MTN now launches 5G in Zambia
Pan-African operator MTN has followed 5G launches in South Africa and Nigeria with the news that MTN Zambia has become the first mobile operator in the country to offer 5G services commercially...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Intelsat lofts Galaxy 31 and 32 satellites
Satellite operator Intelsat has launched Galaxy 31 and Galaxy 32, two new GEO satellites that are designed to ensure service continuity to Intelsat’s North American media customers...
 
High-speed broadband boost for East Clare blackspots
High speed connectivity, through a country-wide State-backed scheme is due to come on-stream in the Kilkishen area, according to the National Broadband Ireland (NBI)...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Orange puts cybersecurity at the heart of its growth plans
Orange Group has unveiled plans to invest heavily in the development of cybersecurity services and specialist security staff, with CEO Christel Heydemann highlighting cybersecurity services as vital for both the giant French...
 
Globe added 2,951 cell sites in January-September
Globe Telecom announced that in the first nine months of this year it invested PHP74.4 billion (US$1.31 billion) in CAPEX in its networks, adding 2,951 cell sites to its network including 1,887 new 5G sites nationwide...
 
M-Pesa launches overdraft service in the DRC
Vodacom Congo subsidiary Vodacash is launching its new service M-Pesa Rallonge in the DRC, granting mobile banking customers access to financial assistance from their cell phones...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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