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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 13, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
OTEGLOBE strengthens its European network to support the internet for the future with Cisco
 
 
Powered by the Cisco IOS XR7 operating system and the Cisco Silicon One Q200 ASIC, the Cisco 8800 series router will provide OTEGLOBE with the port density and performance necessary to help support its customers’ needs for higher capacity rates...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain wins top titles at 10th Kuwait Creativity Award
Member Logo Zain, Kuwait’s leading digital service provider, was recognized with four accolades during the tenth Kuwait Creativity Award in recognition of its notable track of media productions and digital campaigns, becoming the...
 
•  Nokia deploys Orchestration Center software for Telstra to drive enhanced automation and customer experience
Member Logo Nokia and Telstra announced that they have deployed Nokia Orchestration Center to build a reusable platform ‘as a service’ enabling Telstra’s internal network domains faster time to market and an enhanced...
 
•  Huawei strengthens cybersecurity collaboration at an industry conference in Bahrain
Member Logo Co-hosted by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and held under the patronage of Bahrain Crown Prince HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Arab International Cybersecurity Conference and Exhibition in Bahrain...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Internet, data usage consistently increasing
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has said internet and data usage in the country has been consistently increasing owing to a more digitalised economy...
 
SIGET set to auction off Extended AWS spectrum
El Salvador’s Electricity and Telecommunications Superintendency has launched a public tender for mobile spectrum in the 1755MHz-1770MHz/2155MHz-2170MHz (Extended AWS) frequency range...
 
Middle East
 
TYO detects nearly 11 million cyber security threats in Qatar
In Qatar, Trend Micro solutions detected and blocked over 2.1 million email threats, prevented more than 2.2 million malicious URL victim attacks, and 14,512 URL hosts...
 
iGA showcases Digital Services and Initiatives at AICS 2022
The Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) showcased a range of digital initiatives and services during the Arab International Cybersecurity Summit 2022...
 
Helios Towers wraps up Omantel assets
Helios Towers closed the acquisition of 2,519 passive infrastructure sites from Omantel for US$495 million, its first in the Middle East as part of wider plans to expand in the region...
 
North Africa
 
Egypt, Zambia sign MoU for cooperation in ITC
Egypt and Zambia will cooperate in the fields of digital transformation, postal services, the building of institutional competencies, skill development, artificial intelligence, online education, digital inclusion, and...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Denmark: Over 4 million streaming VOD subscriptions
More than half a million paid VOD subscriptions have been added on Denmark over the last 12 months, according to the consultancy Mediavision...
 
Elisa Estonia taps 3SS for smart TV apps
Estonian service provider Elisa has tapped tapped technology outfit 3SS to launch two new apps for smart TVs as part of its next-generation service Elisa Elamus rollout...
 
 
South Asia
 
LECO deploys MCPTT solution from Dialog Enterprise
The solution had to be able to fulfill LECO’s current and future requirements, with radio telecommunications features and services in voice, data and video, and with future-ready devices that worked right out of the...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Beeline Telecom to launch operations in January 2023
Zambia is on course to get its fourth mobile operator with Beeline Telecom to launch commercial LTE-based services by the end of January 2023...
 
T-Mobile expands 5G coverage and capacity
T-Mobile has announced that it has expanded its 5G coverage and capacity to reach 323 million people with Extended Range 5G and 260 million people with Ultra Capacity 5G. ..
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Emergency SOS via Satellite for iPhone 14 expands into Europe
Apple has brought the iPhone 14 Emergency SOS via Satellite feature to Europe, with users in the UK, Ireland, France, and Germany able to get help without a network connection...
 
Openreach begins offering greater detail on full fiber rollout programme
As part of a regular programme of build updates, Openreach has also named twelve new locations where it intends to deliver gigabit-capable technology to a further 184,000 and businesses...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Porsche accelerates connected vehicle development with Vodafone private 5G
Europe’s first 5G hybrid mobile private network opens at Nardò Technical Centre, a leading automotive proving ground in Italy, to offer customers an improved infrastructure to develop and test intelligent,...
 
4ka still discussing new roaming deal with Orange
Slovak mobile operator SWAN, which trades under the 4ka brand, is still negotiating a new roaming agreement with Orange even though the existing arrangement runs out at the end of this year...
 
Globe ships off 750 towers to Frontier Towers
Globe Telecom transferred 750 towers to Frontier Towers Associates Philippines for PHP9.5 billion (US$170 million), which will provide room to cover debts in 2023 in the face of rising interest rates...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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