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March 9, 2023

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stc supports smart port automation in the Kingdom

stc Group, the digital enabler in the region, in partnership with the Saudi Ports Authority, has launched the Smart Ports Initiative to automate the Saudi ports’ operations, which will advance ports performance,...

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Cisco launches Meraki 5G gateways with T-Mobile to deliver simple and scalable business internet

Considering the often lengthy and uncertain installation timelines, gated and restrictive bandwidth plans and inconsistent nationwide availability — wired broadband is hardly the ideal solution for all businesses...

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Nokia iSIM in SaaS delivery model selected by Airtel Africa to support operator’s digitalization efforts, service offering

Nokia announced that Airtel Africa has selected its iSIM Secure Connect technology, in a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model, as part of the operator’s wider digitalization efforts to offer its customers 5G and...

Policy and Regulation

•	CST announces that the ICT Market in the Kingdom has reached 154 billion SAR During the forum, CST announced that the value of the ICT market in Saudi Arabia reached 154 Billion SAR in 2022, making it the largest and fastest-growing digital economy in the MENA region...

•	ComReg highlights growth in full fiber broadband in Q4 report Ireland’s Commission for Communications Regulation has published its quarterly report on the country’s communications sector covering October-December 2022, in which it said there had been a 2.2% year-on-year...

South Asia

•	Dialog introduces ‘WiFi 6' - Next-gen WiFi standard for the first time in Sri Lanka Staying true to its brand ethos of delivering ‘The Future. Today.’, Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider introduced ‘WiFi 6’ - the Next-Gen Standard in Wi-Fi Technology...

North Africa

•	Paymob and Shahid expand VOD digital payments in Egypt Egypt-based fintech Paymob has partnered with streaming platform Shahid to enable the latter’s customers to pay for subscriptions via electronic wallets...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Virgin Media O2 creates Connected Playground powered by its own network Virgin Media O2 has unveiled a new connected playground experience, complete with lights, sound and interactive apparatus powered entirely by its gigabit broadband and 5G mobile networks...

•	Japanese consortium to build ‘metaverse economic zone’ where avatars can authorise digital payments The zone — currently known as Ryugukoku — will be based on an open metaverse infrastructure that will enable interoperability and collaboration between different metaverse platforms...

Global Telecom Update

•	Fujitsu and University of Toronto optimize network transformation with Digital Annealer to help customers significantly cut network operations costs Fujitsu has derived a combinatorial optimization formula and developed a solution using the Digital Annealer to find the best circuit migration plan, which plays a crucial role in the rapid and cost efficient transformation...

•	Mtel to invest in North Macedonia Mtel North Macedonia (m:tel) is planning to invest EUR50 million (US$52.7 million) in the expansion of its operations in North Macedonia over the next two years...

•	Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier deploys Black Sea PoP Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier has launched a new point of presence (PoP) within its high-capacity Lambda Connect network at Balchik, Bulgaria...

Middle East

•	Maktoum Bin Mohammed meets with Microsoft’s Vice Chair and President heikh Maktoum and Smith discussed exploring new opportunities for collaboration in the IT sector, which is a crucial industry for the UAE as the country transitions towards a digital working environment...

•	Kalaam Carrier Solutions partners with Riedel Networks to connect Motorsports across the Middle East and around the world In collaboration with its strategic national partners and Riedel Networks, KCS will provide multi-service connectivity from racetracks in the Middle East to partners in Europe and Asia...

•	Naseej announces game-changing partnership with Furhat Robotics Naseej, one of the Middle East’s leading digital transformation solution providers, announced a new partnership with the pioneering social robotics and conversational AI company, Furhat Robotics...

•	Airbus backs Bahrain Grand Prix with mission-critical solutions These solutions and their influential technologies provided secure collaboration and connectivity between organisers and security teams, successfully safeguarding personnel and the venue...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	AXIAN telecom to modernize its 4G/5G operations in Madagascar Deploying future-proof solutions for 4G and 5G deployment from the Ericsson Radio Access Network (RAN) portfolio will provide faster and more reliable mobile services throughout Madagascar while reducing network energy...

•	Dell and DISH Network collaborate to revolutionize 5G network DISH has already deployed a standalone 5G network in Las Vegas using open RAN technology, and the company plans to deploy a nationwide 5G network by this year...

Satellite & Internet

•	StarGroup, Hughes unveil rural satellite plan for Mexico StarGroup, a Mexican telecoms and entertainment company, has selected the Hughes JUPITER System and Hughes’s managed satellite broadband platform to extend LTE connectivity to customers in rural communities...

•	Vodafone and Altice complete fiber joint venture in Germany This partnership with Altice, announced in October 2022, is complementary to Vodafone’s upgrade plans for its existing hybrid coax-fiber cable network...

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