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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 27, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
stc group Joined the GSMA Open Gateway initiative, Revolutionizing Telecom Service Delivery in the Digital Age
 
 
The move represents a paradigm shift in the way the telecoms industry designs and delivers services in an API economy world. With the support of 21 mobile network operators, including stc group, GSMA Open Gateway will help hyperscalers and developers to gain access to the world’s largest connectivity platform, with a single point of access to a wide range of network capabilities via common, CAMARA-compliant APIs..
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Tech Mahindra launches SANDSTORM, an innovative remote network monitoring and smart device assurance service for telcos and enterprises
Member Logo Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions, announced the launch of SANDSTORM, a groundbreaking remote real-time network monitoring and smart...
 
•  Huawei advocates striding faster towards an intelligent world
Member Logo Huawei's Carrier BG President Li Peng spoke today at Huawei's MWC Barcelona 2023 Day 0 Forum on how 5G was opening the door to an intelligent world, and how the leap to 5.5G would be a key milestone along this...
 
•  Nokia Bell Labs showcases cutting-edge research on lunar networks and 6G at #MWC23
Member Logo Nokia showcased two of Bell Labs’ latest research projects, seen for the first time by the public at Mobile World Congress. Audiences are able to explore an in-depth examination of Nokia’s lunar mission, which...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
SLT-Mobiltel seeks regulator’s approval to launch 1Gbps fibre plans
Sri Lanka Telecom is looking to boost its top-speed fibre broadband plans from 200Mbps to 1Gbps and to that end has referred its new range of tariffs to the regulator...
 
Middle East
 
Saudi commission explores AI in movie making
The session highlighted the latest AI developments in the sector, showcased examples of its usage in film production, and its role in processing big data...
 
UAE’s NextGenFDI attracts 9 global tech firms
Nine new global companies have joined UAE’s NextGenFDI initiative, which is set to boost the national economy by about US$500 million as these firms expand in the country, the Ministry of Economy announced...
 
Amakin seals Bahrain smart parking deal with Kuwaiti group
Bahrain Car Parks Company (Amakin) said it has sealed a strategic partnership with PASS; a Kuwait-based company and the first Middle Eastern smart parking management system that uses automatic number-plate recognition...
 
North Africa
 
BOTIM and Fawry break barriers by enabling first-ever digital bill payments for Egyptian expats in UAE
BOTIM and Fawry, Egypt's leading digital payments platform, have come to a groundbreaking agreement to provide residents in the UAE and GCC countries with a seamless and convenient way to pay bills & invoices in Egypt...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Celtiis preparing for 5G pilot
Benin’s newest mobile operator Celtiis, a division of state-owned Beninese Digital Infrastructure Company posted on Twitter on 26 February 2023, regarding preparing for its 5G pilot...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
MediaTek showcases satellite connectivity technology at MWC 2023
MediaTek is demonstrating its 3GPP Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) technology at this year’s Mobile World Congress, that brings two-way satellite communications to smartphones....
 
Fujitsu claims sustainable terabit networking with 1FINITY Ultra Optical
Japanese technology giant launches platform claimed to achieve top-level long-distance transmission capacity of 1.2 Tbps while delivering 60% reduction in CO2 emissions...
 
 
South Asia
 
TikTok and Zindagi Trust launch second phase of digital safety campaign
TikTok and Zindagi Trust have announced an extension of their collaboration aimed at driving digital safety awareness with the support of the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications...
 
Grameenphone Academy Night celebrates future-ready skilled generation
The Grameenphone Academy Night, a celebration programme hosted by Grameenphone Academy, was held in the capital recently...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
SVOD revenues to reach US$124 billion
The US will add US$5 billion of the US$25 billion additional revenues between 2022 and 2028, while second-placed China will gain an extra US$1 billion...
 
Viaplay streaming launches in US
In the latest and almost certainly most important expansion of the Nordic region's premium original content service, Viaplay has launched its highly anticipated direct-to-consumer streaming service in the US...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
NTT DOCOMO selects Spirent Technology for its 5G Open RAN ecosystem testing
Spirent Communications announced that NTT DOCOMO is using Spirent technology for its 5G Open RAN Ecosystem (OREC) testing...
 
KPMG targets healthcare sector with Verizon’s 5G private network
Verizon operates several 5G Labs in the U.S. that specialize in developing use cases for diverse industries...
 
Mavenir introduces its Virtual Cell Site Router
Network software provider Mavenir has introduced its Virtual Cell Site Router (vCSR), at MWC 2023. It’s a solution that moves the cell site routing functionality into a containerised virtual function inside the Open...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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