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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 21, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
solutions by stc sponsors Cyber Security challenges and solutions (CSCS’23)
 
 
solutions by stc, the specialized business arm of Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, announced its sponsorship of the “Cyber Security Challenges and Solutions” forum that was organized by the Electronic Engineering Technology at the College of Technological Studies at Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) in collaboration with the Gulf University for Science and Technology...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Infront and SES partner to broadcast 2023 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
Member Logo Infront and SES partnered to jointly deliver the recently-concluded ski races of the 2023 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships from the French Alps to viewers across Europe, Asia and the Americas, both companies announced...
 
•  Nokia and Bosch set a new bar for 5G positioning and look ahead to 6G #MWC23
Member Logo The two have deployed the proof of concept in a Bosch production plant in Germany, where extensive tests under realistic manufacturing conditions have shown an accuracy within 50 cm in 90 percent of the factory footprint...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Over 80,000 subscribers in Oman upgraded to 5G network in 2022
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) in cooperation with relevant companies was able to upgrade more than 80,000 subscribers to 5G network in the Sultanate of Oman by the end of 2022...
 
Ministry, South Korean firm ink IT MoU
Cambodia's Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) and South Korea’s Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency (BIPA) are joining forces to leverage the “ASEAN-ROK ICT Convergence Village Project” to...
 
Middle East
 
Vodafone Qatar approves cash dividend of 10% at AGM
The outcome of the Ordinary General Assembly meeting was the approval of all resolutions on the agenda including the Board of Directors proposal to distribute a cash dividend of 10 percent of the nominal share value, i.e....
 
KSA poised to enter ManageEngine's top 5 markets
Saudi Arabia is poised to enter the top five biggest markets worldwide for the ManageEngine, the enterprise IT management division of Zoho Corporation, within the next three years...
 
Abu Dhabi launches US$2 billion fund for Web3 start-ups
Abu Dhabi has launched a digital ecosystem with more than US$2 billion of capital to fund Web3 start-ups and blockchain technologies from the capital of the United Arab Emirates...
 
South Asia
 
PTCL Group registers 10.2% revenue growth in 2022
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has achieved double-digit revenue growth of 10.27 percent in the financial year 2022 owing to a robust commercial strategy..
 
OpenSignal ranks Banglalink, Grameenphone as top mobile operators for internet speed
Banglalink and Grameenphone continued to secure the top positions in internet download and upload speed respectively in the latest report of OpenSignal...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
FilmBox+ gets smart with channel curation
As it aims to enhance the breadth and capability of the programming portfolio it offers operator customers, content provider SPI has launched Smart Channels, digital streaming channels specially-curated for all tastes and...
 
VOYO Bulgaria acquires SVOD rights to a trio of dramas
The bTV Media Group’s digital platform VOYO Bulgaria has acquired the SVOD rights to a trio of dramas, including two crime thrillers and a romantic drama...
 
 
North Africa
 
GreySkies reduces Orange Egypt's operational costs
GreySkies, a telecommunications service assurance software provider, announced the completion of the deployment of its market-leading platform at Orange Egypt enabling the reduction of their service assurance operational...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
VEON’s Beeline brings 4G connectivity to Tashkent Metro
VEON, a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services announces that Beeline, its digital operator in Uzbekistan, has launched mobile connectivity across the metro service of the capital...
 
Tele2 Latvia offering 5G in 64 locations; 65,000 customers using network daily
Tele2 Latvia has confirmed that it has deployed 25 new 5G base stations since the beginning of 2023, extending coverage to Bervirtsava, Bene, Kapsede, Kronauce, Ķekava, Launkalne, Madon, Namiķi Rujien and Vilce...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Starlink appears to be prepping a ‘global roaming service’
Elon Musk’s satellite telecoms operation Starlink has reportedly sent out emails pitching a ‘global roaming service’ for US$200 a month...
 
Brisanet FTTH network now passes 6.2 million homes
Brazilian ISP Brisanet has issued an operational update confirming that its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network now passes 6.180 million homes in nine north-eastern states...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Airtel Congo and MTN strike national roaming agreement
Airtel Congo and MTN have struck a national roaming agreement that will see the two operators share mobile infrastructure in the Republic of the Congo...
 
Fujitsu launches new 5G vRAN solution, contributing to the realization of flexible, open networks
Leveraging NVIDIA's GPU technology to increase processing power and enable base station functions and edge applications to run on the same server..
 
Vodafone expands European collaboration with Google to cover messaging, Pixel devices, and Vodafone TV
Vodafone is to expand its European collaboration with Google in mobile messaging services, Pixel devices, and Vodafone’s TV platform...
 
Bango partners with Dropbox to expand to new users
Through this partnership, Dropbox will be able to expand its subscription offering through telecom operators that have adopted the Bango Platform to deliver third-party offers...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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