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December 22, 2022

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stc and SkyFive sign MoU to introduce broadband inflight connectivity to MENA

stc Group, the leading digital enabler in the region, and SkyFive Arabia, the leading provider of Air-to-Ground (A2G) based solutions and services, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to introduce inflight connectivity (IFC) through A2G-based solutions to airlines in Saudi Arabia...

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Zain wins top titles at 10th Kuwait Creativity Award

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...

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T-Mobile and Cisco launch world’s largest cloud native converged core gateway

T-Mobile collaborated with Cisco to launch a first-of-its kind cloud native 5G core gateway, taking the Un-carrier’s 5G standalone core to the next level...

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Nokia and etisalat by e& show first 100 Gbps fiber broadband in Middle East and Africa

Nokia has announced that the company -- in collaboration with Etisalat UAE, branded as etisalat by e& -- demonstrated the fastest passive optical network (PON) speed in the Middle East and Africa region...

Policy and Regulation

•	Telecoms watchdog to block scammers calling from abroad using Irish numbers ComReg said it was taking the fight to fake number fraud and has been working with a dedicated taskforce to tackle this and other scam communications throughout the year...

•	Poland set for 5G auction Poland’s Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has begun consultations on the terms of an auction for 5G licences...

•	The government of Namibia to join Alibaba's eWTP agreement The eWTP (Electronic World Trade Platform) is China's e-commerce giant company Alibaba's initiative to enable cross-border trade, provide smart logistics and policy innovation to help small to medium business enter...

Middle East

•	Dell Technologies, G42 Cloud sign MoU to accelerate UAE customers’ digital transformation efforts Dell Technologies and G42 Cloud have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help customers in the UAE accelerate their digital transformation drive by collaborating on cloud, security and IT and managed services...

•	Digital transformation spend in META to top US$74 billion by 2026 Digital transformation investments in the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) are set to more than double and hit US$76 billion across the 2021–2026 period, according to the latest forecast from International...

•	solutions by stc, Ericsson and ACES to boost network performance in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with shareable indoor 5G solution With 80 percent of mobile data used indoors, indoor cellular coverage has become a critical digital infrastructure...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	EE is bringing 4G to more London Underground stations In the future, BAI’s infrastructure will be 5G-ready to allow for more upgrades and 4G and 5G could be rolled out simultaneously...

•	Smart 5G global partners hit 115 Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) 5G roaming service now covers customers in 62 countries through its partnerships with 115 telco partners around the world...

Satellite & Internet

•	Serbia Broadband completes Giga Serbia project United Group’s Serbia Broadband (SBB) has announced the competition of its digitisation project ‘Giga Serbia’...

•	Saturn finalizing funds for small GEO satellite program In addition to serving payload customers, he said the mission aims to demonstrate a broadband constellation called Curvanet that is being developed by Saturn sister company Curvalux...

South Asia

•	Dialog conducts South Asia’s first successful mmWave 5G trial Dialog Axiata PLC, the first telecommunications service provider in the South Asian region to demonstrate 5G capabilities in 2018, announced the successful testing of mmWave 5G for the first time in South Asia...

•	iDEA Foundation organizes seminar on role of MFS in enhancing financial inclusion iDEA organized a seminar on “Role of MFS in Enhancing Financial Inclusion in Bangladesh” to discuss the role and significance of Mobile Financial Services...

•	Nepal hits high internet traffic during Football World Cup Final Nepal saw its internet traffic hit its highest in the week during the final match of the FIFA Football World Cup 2022 between Argentina and France...

North Africa

•	Medusa, Orange to land a new route connecting Southern Europe, North Africa Orange, the telecommunications operators, and Medusa Submarine Cable System, the Mediterranean subsea neutral and independent infrastructure operator, are joining forces to offer an open and high-performance interconnection...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Streaming surges on Virgin Media O2 over 2022 Network traffic data released by Virgin Media O2 has revealed a 2022 forming a new-normal with major, historic events such as the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the Lionesses’ football success shaping consumer...

•	Lotte to feature upgraded metaverse, new health care platform at CES 2023 Visitors will be able to explore virtual stores of the group's retail affiliates, while playing interactive games and enjoying K-pop concerts on its upgraded metaverse platform during CES...

Global Telecom Update

•	Edotco eyes expansion to Thailand, Vietnam in near future Telecommunications tower company (towerco) Edotco Group is looking into expanding its operation to Thailand and Vietnam in the near term as the markets offer untapped growth opportunities...

•	Telcos engaged in corporate voice calls, texts offered vLEI to verify instantly caller and message The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has announced the publicly available trials of a new suite of organisational identity services leveraging its new verifiable LEI (vLEI) model of digital identity...

•	Singtel announces first data centre project in Indonesia Singaporean operator Singtel says it has entered into a strategic partnership with Indonesian telco Telkom and Indonesian energy company Medco Power for what will be its first data centre project in Indonesia...

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