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December 14, 2022

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iot squared signs MoU with Rockwell Automation to strengthen Industry 4.0 ecosystem in Saudi Arabia

Internet of Things Technologies Company (iot squared), a joint venture between Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and stc Group (stc), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rockwell Automation, the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation...

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etisalat by e& and Huawei jointly complete the industry leading 1.2T/channel trial in DWDM network

Etisalat UAE branded as Etisalat by e& today announced that it has collaborated with Huawei to complete the trial of 1.2Tbps/channel in United Arab Emirates (UAE). This achievement is a major industry milestone in driving...

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Nokia and John Nurminen Foundation partner to protect biodiversity in the Baltic Sea

Nokia has announced a new collaboration with the John Nurminen Foundation to protect the Baltic Sea and support the regeneration of a healthy biodiverse ecosystem. This activity is in line with Nokia’s recently...

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European leaders call for an open talent ecosystem and deeper intergenerational knowledge exchange

Huawei held the 2nd European Talent Summit last Friday in Athens to celebrate the achievements of its talent cultivation programs during the year. Themed "Creating a Sustainable Future for European Talent Together," this...

Policy and Regulation

•	CRAN calls for network coverage improvements, plans to issue 5G spectrum in March The chief executive of the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN), Emilia Nghikembua, has called for more private sector investment to improve telecom network coverage, particularly 4G, in the country...

•	UK's Ofcom receives Openreach's new FTTP pricing offer The U.K.'s Office of Communications said that BT Group PLC's Openreach Ltd. has notified it with the new pricing arrangements for the fiber-to-the-premises offer it intends to put in place from April 1...

Middle East

•	Memorandum of Cooperation signed among EdgeNext, Ajlan & Bros Holding Group, and Aofei International The three parties will cooperate to establish integrated services covering fundamental IDC infrastructures to the upper-level edge cloud platform, accelerate the digital economy development of Saudi Arabia...

•	Trend Micro blocked over 7 million cyber security threats in Bahrain In Bahrain, Trend Micro solutions detected and blocked over 4 million email threats, prevented 818,051 malicious URL victim attacks, and 2,502 URL hosts...

•	ExploreTECH upgrades connectivity platform ExploreTECH, a digital marketplace dedicated to the Mena hospitality and travel industries, has launched its new and improved connectivity platform to accelerate recovery within the sector...

South Asia

•	Airtel partners GMOA to offer exclusive telco solutions for public health officials Airtel Sri Lanka’s enterprise partnerships continue to gain domestic traction, following the telco’s recent partnership with the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) to provide exclusive telco...

•	Bangladesh plans to build "Smart Bangladesh" by 2041 Bangladesh is aspiring to build a "Smart Bangladesh" by 2041 with smart citizens, smart economy, smart government and smart society as the basis for realizing the vision...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	FlixOlé taps Magine Pro for Movistar Plus+ integration Spanish movie streamer FlixOlé tapped technology outfit Magine Pro to develop its custom set-top box application for distribution on Telefónica-owned Movistar’s pay TV platform...

•	Quickplay snaps up 440 Digital and beefs up media services unit Introducing a new arm to help OTT customers address ‘huge pain point’ of media asset management, streaming technology solutions provider Quickplay has undertaken a strategic expansion into media services and...

North Africa

•	Egypt, France's Orange discuss joint cooperation in communication, IT Egypt is mulling over joint cooperation with the global telecom cooperation Orange in the communication and information technology sector...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Three UK builds first shared rural 4G mast site with O2 and Vodafone Mobile operator Three UK has announced that they’ve started construction of the UK’s first joint mast site in Scotland under Shared Rural Network project, which is expected to go live in early 2023 and supply 4G...

•	Iliad Group deploys 5G coverage at ASN factory in Calais Iliad Group's French mobile brand Free has deployed 5G coverage at Alcatel Submarine Networks' (ASN) site in Calais...

Satellite & Internet

•	ST Engineering iDirect helps to boost Bolivian backhaul Satellite communications technology company ST Engineering iDirect has announced that its long-standing partner, the Bolivian Space Agency (ABE), has upgraded its satellite ground network...

•	Etecsa contracts with Orange for an underwater cable between Cuba and Martinique The Cuban state telecommunications company Etecsa announced an agreement with the French company Orange to build an underwater cable between Cuba and Martinique to improve internet access on the Island...

Global Telecom Update

•	Equinix to augment African footprint with South African data centre Digital infrastructure company Equinix has announced plans to enter the South African market with a US$160 million data centre investment in Johannesburg, which, the company points out, augments its current footprint on the...

•	A1 Belarus looks to RAN sharing to improve network performance in rural areas 1 Belarus has launched RAN Sharing technology across the country, noting that it is using it for the first time in the 900MHz band to improve network quality in more remote areas without having to build additional base...

•	Dejamobile adds support for tips to its ReadyToTap Payment for Merchants SoftPOS solution The ability to add tips to a transaction is a new feature that has been added to the company’s ReadyToTap Payment for Merchants solution, which is available to payments providers as a white-label product...

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