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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 2, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
e& receives Brand Finance Awards during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
 
 
e& received the Brand Finance Telecoms 150 2023 award as the most valuable portfolio of telecom brands in the Middle East and Africa. e& has undergone a significant transformation, resulting in remarkable business growth and sustained stakeholder confidence. The transformation into a global technology and investment group has seen e&'s portfolio of brands grow by 12.3 per cent year-on-year to a new record of $14.6 billion. The Group's largest telecom brand, etisalat by e&, was also awarded as the strongest brand across all categories in the MEA region and was ranked in the top three telecoms brands globally...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc Group announces partnership with Lucid LLC for connectivity services for Lucid vehicles in KSA
Member Logo stc Group, the leading digital enabler of KSA, announced a partnership with Lucid Group to provide direct-to-consumer connectivity services for Lucid customers in KSA. Through this collaboration, the companies will deliver...
 
•  e& money and Mastercard enter into a one-of-a-kindpartnership to transform digital payments for 10 million consumers in the UAE
Member Logo e& money, with Mastercard technology, will provide cardholders with the choice, speed and security to pay anywhere and everywhere...
 
•  Cisco showcases simple and secure wireless experiences to help businesses connect at MWC 23
Member Logo Cisco spotlights new projects with global partners including BT Group, KPN, Telenor, Telstra, Telus, Tele2, and TIM to help enterprise customers manage IoT deployments with simplicity, automation and speed...
 
•  Huawei launches innovative solutions for the Intelligent World
Member Logo During the 2023 Mobile World Congress (MWC 2023), Huawei successfully launched a series of innovative solutions to GUIDE to the intelligent world. Together with global industry customers, partners, and opinion leaders,...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
BTRC bans Robi’s e-SIM sale
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has banned the sale of Robi's e-SIM within one week of launching the service...
 
South Asia
 
Axiata Digital Labs (ADL) to collaborate with AWS to drive Telco Industry TechCo Evolution
The collaboration will benefit the telco industry by providing a seamless and enhanced experience with ADL's innovative Axonect Product Suite running on AWS...
 
Ncell partners with Truphone for eSIM implementation, users to get digital experiences
Truphone is a leading British eSIM platform that will now help the private telco in the implementation of next-gen SIM technology as part of its digital transformation...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Tango and Telindus to shut down 3G network in January 2024
Tango and Telindus will switch off their 3G network in January 2024 and use the spectrum to strengthen capacity on the 5G network, parent company Proximus Luxembourg has announced...
 
UK carriers Virgin Media O2 and Vodafone expand their 4G networks to two rural Scottish communities
UK carriers Virgin Media O2 and Vodafone have continued their expansion of 4G networks in Scotland with two new installations in rural communities...
 
Orange claims success in cloud-native private 5G network
The company said this morning that the network, named Pikeo, will show the way to resilient, green, software and data-based networks...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
DOCOMO to develop RIC enabling multivendor interoperability for Open RAN
DOCOMO will also demonstrate how its envisioned RIC can intelligently optimize effective use of radio frequency through new RIC application software that controls antenna beams when signals are transmitted from base...
 
SK Telecom's transition to AI is to stay in touch with customers
The company hopes to make its A. chatbot capable of more advanced conversations through machine learning and expand its service range from the current 30 areas, including game and content, to 100...
 
Vodafone Business and Lenovo Connect establish International IoT initiative
Vodafone Business and Lenovo Connect have teamed up to offer a customised IoT service to allow customers with Lenovo smart devices to automatically connect ver Vodafone’s global IoT network...
 
 
Middle East
 
Zain KSA signs MoU with Cisco to boost digitalisation
Zain KSA, a leading digital service provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cisco to collaborate on the development of network automation and service orchestration to improve network service outcomes...
 
Digital Transformation Jordan to highlight global trends and formulate strategy to drive innovation forward with advanced next-gen technology
The two-day Conference is an annual meeting point for Jordan’s senior government decision makers, industry leaders, leading international technology consultants and digital experts to share their experience and...
 
TotalEnergies Qatar and University of Doha for Science and Technology sign a cooperation agreement
The cooperation agreement between UDST and TotalEnergies Qatar is a significant step in advancing Qatar’s workforce development and supporting the growth of the country’s industry...
 
Sandoog helping enable e-commerce in Iraq
Sandoog began offering these merchants a full suite of logistics solutions, which Al Obaidi believes provided structure to the market...
 
North Africa
 
Algeria Telecom launches new data center in Constantine
The data center is ‘equipped with the latest technology in addition to a cloud platform’ and will facilitate collecting, processing, and storing enterprise & corporate data...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
MultiChoice and Comcast’s NBCUniversal and SKY partner to create leading streaming service in Africa
MultiChoice to relaunch Showmax, powered by NBCUniversal’s Peacock technology platform, along with world-class content from NBCUniversal and Sky, offering audiences the best experience with local and global...
 
AMC+ moves to linear on Vodafone TV in Spain
At no extra costs, from March 1-30 Vodafone TV will broadcast the first episodes of a line-up of premium programming from AMC+ on channel 23...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
VEON partnering OneWeb to extend mobile internet coverage in developing markets
VEON and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company OneWeb have announced a partnership to provide extended mobile internet connectivity and digital services in emerging markets...
 
Access Communications’ gigabit internet now available to more Saskatchewan communities
Dozens of communities across Saskatchewan can now access gigabit internet from Access Communications Co-operative...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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