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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 17, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
e& named MEA’s most valuable portfolio of telecom brands, by Brand Finance
 
 
e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group) has consolidated its position as the most valuable portfolio of telecom brands in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), according to the 2023 Brand Finance Global 500 Report released at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos...
 
SES and du demo first satellite-enabled 5G mobile backhaul network in the Middle East
 
 
The aim of the live demonstration was to demonstrate how SES’s current O3b constellation could extend 5G coverage to remote locations and support du’s enterprise customers including offshore energy sites with highly reliable, high throughput and low latency network connectivity...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Tech Mahindra and Retalon join forces to provide full spectrum of digital solutions for retail and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry
Member Logo Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services and solutions, announced a global strategic partnership with Retalon, a leader in retail AI and predictive...
 
•  Cisco shares security tips to keep personal data secure during online shopping
Member Logo Surging online buying is making shoppers targets for hackers, who are trying to get access to sensitive data as the shopping season resumes in Dubai...
 
•  Nokia and Telefonica successfully test 25G PON technology for the first time in Spain
Member Logo Nokia announced that Telefonica Spain has successfully trialed 25G PON technology. The trial, the first in Spain to demonstrate symmetric speeds of 20 Gbps, showed that the state-of-the-art 25G PON can co-exist with...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
CRA conducts a telecom price baskets benchmarking study for Qatar, GCC, and OECD averages
The study is based on the Arab Regulators Network of Telecommunications (AREGNET) study and the 5 OECD price baskets: fixed voice, fixed broadband, mobile voice and data, mobile broadband, and leased lines...
 
TDRA holds a workshop on the management and allocation of aeronautical Radio Frequency spectrum in the GCC countries
The workshop was attended by a group of specialists from the GCC countries, in addition to UAE authorities such as the Ministry of Defense, the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), and representatives of airports and...
 
Middle East
 
Deloitte launches Jordan Digital Centre
Deloitte launched the Jordan Digital Centre (JDC), the Amman based state-of-the-art facility providing professional consulting, digital and technology services to clients across the Middle East market...
 
AWS re/Start MENA successfully completes first year by helping participants transition into tech jobs
Currently operating in 180 cities across 60 countries worldwide including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar, Lebanon, Tunisia, Iraq, and Palestine, the program is part of AWS’s effort to train 29 million...
 
Kuwait’s Mada turns to Nokia for transport network upgrade
Nokia has announced that Mada Communications, a Kuwait-based telecommunications service provider offering enterprise solutions and services, will deploy its Wavence microwave solutions...
 
South Asia
 
SLT-MOBITEL welcomes 2023 speeding up fiber to 200Mbps
With high bandwidth users are empowered to experience unlimited opportunities, access premium content with maximum resolution, download a movie within minutes, engage in multiplayer gaming online, use multimedia content and...
 
Mobile app to help teenagers access healthcare
The website and mobile application, aims to increase awareness and ensure easy access to physical and mental health information and services for adolescents, said a press release...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Singtel showcases its metaverse potential with SKT’s ifland
Only weeks after signing a metaverse development partnership deal with South Korean peer SK Telecom (SKT), Singtel has hosted a demonstration for a select group of customers to show how its 5G services can enable extended...
 
UK’s Sky to offer Discovery+ streaming service for free
The switch will give Sky customers free access to a range of factual shows and live sports events. Content on the service includes the 2023 Australian Open and Roland-Garros tennis, the Tour de France and the 2024 Paris...
 
 
North Africa
 
Vodafone’s first digital sustainability report in Egypt raises the bar on ESG transparency
Vodafone Egypt issued its fourth sustainability report, and the first digital one on its website, which included information regarding the company’s performance and its impact on the Environmental, Economic, Social,...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
EE to expand 4G coverage to nearly 230 areas across Scotland
EE built or upgraded nearly 120 4G sites across Scotland last year, and is planning to extend coverage to nearly 230 more rural areas...
 
Far EasTone targets 40% 5G penetration rate in 2023
Taiwanese mobile network operator (MNO) Far EasTone (FET) has reportedly said it is aiming to increase the penetration rate for 5G subscriptions to 40% in 2023, up from the 30% it recorded at the end of 2022...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Starlink to launch in Kenya in Q2
Starlink, the satellite internet service of SpaceX, has announced plans to launch in Kenya in the second quarter of this year, pending regulatory approval...
 
Southern Cross switches on third 400GbE transpacific link
Southern Cross Cables has announced the availability of commercial 400GbE services on its 15,840km Next cable running between Sydney, Auckland and Los Angeles...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Digitisation, AI and Renewables ‘megatrends’ for next 30 years
Digitisation & AI, Renewable Energy, Energy Security and Aging Population are the highest scoring investment trends in terms of current and growing importance in the next three decades, said a survey...
 
StarHub starts multi-cloud network transformation
Singapore operator StarHub has embarked upon a new multi-cloud network transformation project to boost the delivery, scalability, and performance of its mobile, broadband, and entertainment services. AWS, Google Cloud, NAVER...
 
Raxio Group to develop Tier III data centre in Angola
The Raxio Group, a pan-African data centre developer and operator, has announced that it is investing in and establishing Raxio Angola, which it says is the first state-of-the-art, carrier neutral, Tier III data centre in...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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