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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 28, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Empowering digital innovation and shouldering Kuwaiti sports: Zain’s top contributions in 2022
 
 
The year 2022 shaped up to be a turning point for Kuwait and the entire world, as most governments and nations started to loosen restrictions on social gathering and lift lockdowns. With normal life returning to its natural course, Zain sought to make a strong comeback by supporting and adopting a wide range of initiatives and projects within the community’s most vibrant sectors...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc announces strategic partnership with the Mass Communications Department at Kuwait University to support students
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc,a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, formed a strategic partnership with the Mass...
 
•  Huawei collaborates with local partners to launch Huawei Cloud Startup Program in Kuwait
Member Logo The program was launched in collaboration with local partners, including the Central Agency for Information Technology, Rasameel Investment Company, Youth Assembly of Kuwait, and eWTP Arabia Capital...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Huawei's Mobile VPN Solution won the Digital Transformation Project of the Year Award at ACA 2022
 
•  Huawei's Mobile VPN Solution won the Digital Transformation Project of the Year Award at ACA 2022
 
•  stc, from KSA to Bahrain and Kuwait, numerous achievements throughout its digital enablement journey
 
•  stc and SkyFive sign MoU to introduce broadband inflight connectivity to MENA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
NCC allows Chunghwa to drop fast Internet prices
The National Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday approved Chunghwa Telecom’s proposal to lower the marked prices of four high-speed fixed network services, saying that the price adjustment is expected to motivate...
 
ICASA publishes seven radio frequency spectrum assignment plans for IMT
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has promulgated seven final radio frequency spectrum assignment plans for International Mobile Communications (IMT) high-demand spectrum, following an extensive notice...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Freshwave pilots City of London 4G, 5G connectivity with EE
EE mobile users in the City of London can now enjoy enhanced 4G and 5G coverage along Queen Victoria Street thanks to an connectivity pilot led by Freshwave. Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has also signed up to the pilot and is...
 
Telekom swaps phone boxes for 5G small cells
Telekom Deutschland is upgrading its legacy street furniture to 5G small cells, utilising past-generation kit to underpin next-generation connectivity...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Africa eyes more broadband networks in 2023
African countries are looking to roll out more broadband networks in 2023 as mobile and internet service providers expand their investment in undersea and land-based cables and internet services originating in space become a...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Estonian telecom companies to raise prices from next year
Telia, Elisa and Tele2 will raise the prices of some services beginning in the new year, citing the need for investment and increased input costs...
 
Three universities in Spain to offer their students 5G training courses
The program has been designed to develop Spanish Universities students’ 5G abilities and expertise as well as enhancing prospective career possibilities in the tech ecosystem...
 
 
Middle East
 
Ooredoo Oman expands connectivity to more areas
Through its deployment of new mobile broadband capable network sites to rural and remote communities, Ooredoo brings 2G, 3G and 4G coverage to 37 previously uncovered areas for the first time...
 
Orange Money to be first mobile wallet in metaverse
Petra Mobile Payment Services, known as Orange Money, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with LivaatVerse, the first Arab Metaverse platform, to officially mark the mobile wallet’s entry to the Metaverse...
 
InfraX and GOSPACE engage in a strategic partnership to offer advanced IoT-based parking solutions in the UAE
InfraX, a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (PJSC), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GOSPACE, a pioneer in the IoT field that specializes in microelectronic...
 
South Asia
 
Banglalink brings eSIMs to Bangladesh
Bangladeshi mobile operator Banglalink has launched eSIMs for its customers on the local market and its customers can now use two profiles simultaneously on their eSIM-enabled devices...
 
North Africa
 
MoU on cybersecurity signed in Rabat
A memorandum of understanding relating to an investment project in the outsourcing sector was signed This week in Rabat between the Ministry of Digital Transition and the French Thales group...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Viaplay and T-Mobile team up in Poland
Alongside T-Mobile, Viaplay Group has long-term distribution partnerships in Poland with Canal+ Polska, UPC, Vectra and Play...
 
Singtel to showcase its network’s enhanced mobile broadband capability to support UHD content
To demonstrate the enhanced clarity and ultra-low latency of 5G, Singtel will also be applying network slicing technology to the airing of the hourly live updates and streaming of the video call during the main show, so all...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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