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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 19, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
AT&T, Amarillo break ground on new fiber network
 
 
AT&T and city of Amarillo officials broke ground on a new state-of-the-art fiber network that will provide blazing fast internet to more than 22,000 customer locations in the city. AT&T Vice-President and General Manager – North Texas, Lynette Aguilar joined Amarillo Mayor Ginger Nelson and other community leaders at the Alamo Center to mark the $24 million public-private project between AT&T and the city...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel scoops two awards for marketing campaigns at MENA Effie Awards 2022
Member Logo Omantel, the leading provider of integrated telecommunication and technology services in the Sultanate of Oman, has scooped two awards for its marketing campaigns at the MENA Effie Awards presented in Dubai recently,...
 
•  stc, Nokia and MediaTek first to switch on 5G 4 Component Carrier Aggregation (4CC-CA) in the Middle East and Africa
Member Logo stc, Nokia, and MediaTek announced today, their successful verification of 4 Component Carrier Aggregation (4CC-CA) in the 5G Standalone (SA) network within the city of Makkah for the first time in the Middle East and...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Arcep outlines bidders for upcoming 5G auctions in French overseas territories
French regulator Arcep has named the companies planning to bid in its upcoming auction of 5G-ready spectrum in the Caribbean...
 
ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) study groups address meaningful connectivity and digital transformation
​​The first meetings of Study Groups 1 and 2 in the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) for the 2022-2025 study period took place in Geneva, Switzerland, and online, with focus on meaningful...
 
Middle East
 
Telecom sector contributed JD900 million to GDP in 2021
The telecom and IT sector contributed JD900 million to the Kingdom’s GDP in 2021, or 3 percent of the total, and is expected to reach JD3 billion by 2033, or 3.9 percent of the GDP, as the country implements the...
 
TECOM Group breaks ground on second phase of specialised tech offices at Dubai Internet City
The new investment underscores TECOM Group’s commitment to expanding and tailoring its portfolio to emerging sector needs and attracting global companies...
 
UAE: Residents enjoy second-fastest 5G download speed in the world
According to Ookla, which provides analysis of Internet access performance metrics such as connection data rate and latency, consumers in the UAE have a median download speed of over 5G at 511.70 Mbps...
 
South Asia
 
Banglalink’s Toffee scores one billion views with FIFA World Cup
As the numbers set a new record for a digital streaming service in Bangladesh, they show football fans in Bangladesh turned away from traditional TV to digital operator services...
 
IBSL partnered with eArrow to digitize its entire student life cycle
The Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL) has partnered eArrow, one of Sri Lanka’s top Web Base Enterprise solution providers, to digitize its overall Student Management Process...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Viaplay lands on Roku Channel in US
In a major boost to the global ambitions of the expanding streaming service, over 1,500 hours of premium Nordic Viaplay content will now be available through premium subscriptions on The Roku Channel in the US...
 
Tech giants bank on VR for metaverse opportunities
HTC Corp will step up popularizing the use of virtual reality technology in both the consumer market and the enterprise market as part of its broader push to better tap into the metaverse, a senior executive said...
 
 
North Africa
 
Egypt and Nigeria boost digital innovation and entrepreneurship leveraging AFCFTA with the collaboration of TechQuest Nigeria and ICEALEX Egypt
TechQuest has inked a deal with Egypt-based ICEALEX to develop digital talents and market-ready innovative businesses across Africa...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
BSNL plans to take 4G to remote areas
Even though BSNL plans to bring 5G services by August 2023, it is working on the government’s 4G saturation initiative...
 
Movistar launches 5G in Mexico
Telefonica Moviles Mexico (Movistar) has launched 5G services in selected parts of Mexico City, Culiacan and Hermosillo...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
APUA completes island-wide FTTH project
The Antigua Public Utilities Authority has completed the rollout of its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network on Antigua, having kicked off the project back in July 2021...
 
Dedicado boosts connectivity between Argentina and Uruguay with Ciena
Dedicado has deployed a high-capacity resilient network between Argentina and Uruguay using solutions from Ciena...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Visa pledges to invest US$1 billion in Africa to accelerate digital transformation
Visa has announced a pledge to invest US1 billion in Africa over the next five years to advance resilient, innovative, and inclusive economies across the continent...
 
SSE solution maximises security and performance for telcos
Orange Business Services, Orange Cyberdefense, and Netskope have joined forces to deliver a new Security Service Edge (SSE) solution embedded into the Orange Telco Cloud Platform...
 
BT teams with Three and EE for C-RAN trials
The operator is also working with Leeds City Council for the project and aims to showcase how C-RAN can lower space and power requirements, while offering a better customer experience...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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