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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 16, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
SES secures €300M financing from European Investment Bank
 
 
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the financing institution of the European Union, and leading global content connectivity solutions provider SES announced details of their €300 million financing agreement at a press briefing at the SES headquarters in Betzdorf, Luxembourg...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain awards stars of Dawri Zain’s latest three rounds
Member Logo Zain, Kuwait’s leading digital service provider, awarded the winners of its ‘Best Player’ award in the latest three rounds of the Kuwait Premier League (Dawri Zain) in recognition of their outstanding...
 
•  Nokia Core Networks portfolio in full compliance with all GSMA security requirements
Member Logo Nokia announced that its Core Networks portfolio is in full compliance with all security requirements defined by the GSMA’s bi-annual Network Equipment Security Assurance Scheme (NESAS) audit...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA Bahrain allows users to select telecom plans with Qaren
TRA Bahrain has launched Qaren, a service comparator platform to enable users to compare the costs and features of a wide variety of telecom plans...
 
NCA approves sale of Vodafone Ghana to Telecel
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has granted a conditional approval for the transfer of the 70 per cent majority shares in Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group...
 
Middle East
 
Powerful technologies ushering in new risks and opportunities
Digital transformation is seen as a critical business driver for economic growth in Saudi Arabia as 90 percent of organizations in the Kingdom have fast-tracked their digital transformation programs over the past year,...
 
Emirati tech firm Astra Tech acquires VoIP app BOTIM
Astra Tech, a UAE-based technology development and investment company, has acquired BOTIM, the region’s popular VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) solution...
 
Samsung to train 108 UAE residents in AI
Held under the theme of 'Together for Tomorrow! Enabling People', the Innovation Campus brings Samsung's signature AI course in partnership with the UAE's Office of AI and the National Programme for Coders....
 
Zain Iraq sells 4,968 telecom towers to TASC Towers
Zain Iraq will have a 15-year agreement with Dubai-based TASC Towers to leaseback, as well as the management rights of the passive physical infrastructure of its towers...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Telekom improves 4G, 5G coverage and capacity in over 3,000 locations
Telekom Deutschland, the domestic fixed and mobile unit of Deutsche Telekom (DT), says it expanded the capacity and coverage of its mobile network at 3,096 locations nationwide since October last year...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
SpaceX to launch Amelia Earhart satellite for improved GPS services
With the new satellite, GPS users around the world will benefit from improved positioning, navigation, and timing services...
 
Vodafone UK extends Currys partnership to include home broadband
Mobile operator and ISP Vodafone has announced that they’ve extended their existing partnership with high-street retail chain Currys, which tends to involve supplying mobile products and services to the shop’s...
 
 
South Asia
 
Pakistan, UAE agree to strengthen strategic partnership
During the interaction, the two sides agreed to enhance cooperation, particularly in the field of information and communication technologies and work together for bridging the digital divide...
 
SLT-MOBITEL revolutionises customer experiences, launches mAgent initiative
With the launch of mAgent, both Fixed and Mobile users will be able to avail this service at the convenience of their home along with a host of other telecommunication services...
 
North Africa
 
TOD and TPAY partnership targets Egypt’s mobile content subscribers
In the initial partnership phase, TPAY will enable TOD to accept subscription payments from consumers via direct carrier billing (DCB), bringing its content within reach of consumers who do not have access to traditional...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Discovery+ goes free for Sky UK subscribers
Streaming service Discovery+ is now being offered free of charge to Sky subscribers in the UK and Ireland as part of their regular subscription...
 
YouTube prepares for FAST launch, says WSJ report
The booming FAST channel market may be about to get a lot more competitive, following news that Google-owned YouTube is testing a new service built around free ad-supported TV channels...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
eSIM market to be worth over $4bn globally by end of 2023
After spending more than a decade offering a potential breakthrough in mobile communications, embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) technology has enjoyed noticeable growth in the past 12 months, making its way from...
 
Guinea to launch Guinee Telecom in January
Guinea has reportedly made progress on its pledge to relaunch state-owned operator Sotelgui, which is apparently going to be operational at the end of January and rebranded as Guinee Telecom...
 
Connectivity proves critical as more than half of entrepreneurs run a business from their phone
Research unveiled by BT Business demonstrates the UK’s entrepreneurial spirit stands strong in 2023, with more than four in ten (44%) of the workforce revealing that they would like to start a business or side hustle...
 
Digital Edge and Zenlayer partner to build edge cloud service hub
The partnership will give local cloud and service providers a one-stop digital hub for multiple edge services, helping them access global interconnectivity, reduce cost, and improve application performance...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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