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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 21, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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CMI and du announced strategic partnership in developing IoV market
 
 
China Mobile International Limited (CMI) and du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC announced strategic partnership in Dubai, which aims at promoting the Internet of Vehicles in UAE with specific focus on supporting Chinese automobile manufacturers in the market...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Kuwait Telecommunications Company (stc) holds its annual Ordinary General Assembly meeting for the year ended on 31 December 2022
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company (stc), a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, held its Ordinary General Assembly (AGM) at the...
 
•  Huawei holds latest Saudi IP Club showcasing its most advanced Network products and solutions
Member Logo Huawei held its latest IP Club Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, showcasing its most advanced network products and solutions. The new products offer simplified network solutions in four domains that help enterprises build a solid...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Bahrain's iGA launches legislations mobile app
Legislation & Legal Opinion Commission (LLOC) in cooperation with Bahrain's Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA), has launched Bahrain Legislations Mobile App, which aimed at facilitating access to several legal...
 
Mobile voice service subscriptions totalled 7,625,635 million in Q4 or 2022
The prevalence of mobile telecommunications services in ratio to the population in Jordan stood at 67.47 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2022, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) said recently...
 
Orange gains nod for Belgian deal
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of 75% acquisition of VOO SA by Orange Belgium...
 
Middle East
 
Vodafone Qatar powers Msheireb Smart City
With the roll-out of Vodafone’s fiber technology, Msheireb Downtown’s Smart City district is now the first Gigacity in the Middle East to deliver super-fast network speeds to its users on 25Gb/s fiber network...
 
Vertiv and iPoint partnership targets GCC countries
Vertiv, a provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has formalized a distribution partnership with iPoint, one of Bahrain's largest multi-brand distributors of electronics, computer...
 
Skiplino reaches milestone of 50m tickets served globally
Skiplino, an award-winning Bahrain-based intelligent crowd management software company, has achieved an outstanding milestone, serving over 50 million tickets worldwide...
 
North Africa
 
Cysiv MEA acquired by Liquid
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has acquired Egyptian cloud and security firm Cysiv MEA, formerly known as SecureMisr...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Starlink launches global roaming service
As per SpaceX in its official Twitter account, account, Starlink Roam offers a global roaming option for customers traveling to locations where connectivity has been unreliable or completely unavailable...
 
Altice Dominicana launches gigabit fiber services
Altice Dominicana has announced that it has upgraded its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) infrastructure to support download speeds of up to 1Gbps...
 
 
South Asia
 
Banglalink’s annual revenue growth increased by 12.1% in 2022
Banglalink has recorded a double-digit growth rate in its annual revenue in 2022, propelled by its increased investment in 4G network that resulted in its expanded coverage and enhanced network speed...
 
WorldLink brings in 2 billion NPR in combined foreign investment from BII and Dolma Impact Fund
The new pool of investment will help the company further its telecom services while also generating more employment opportunities...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Bedrock extends 6play max to more big screens
The streaming technology company Bedrock has extended the French ad-free streaming service 6play max to Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and LG connected TVs...
 
ThinkAnalytics powers Proximus’ IPTV and OTT service
Technology outfit ThinkAnalytics is to power Belgium’s digital service provider Proximus’ Pickx IPTV and OTT service across all platforms including Android TV and other deployed STBs, Apple TV, as well as iOS and...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Ultra fast 5G coming to part of Portland
A telecoms mast, 5m taller than the existing one, is to be allowed on a site off Easton Street, Portland, bringing 5G to the area...
 
Orange to begin phasing out 3G in Poland in September
Orange Poland is to begin the phased shutdown of its 3G network in mid-September and is now advising customers with 3G-only handsets and SIM cards to switch to newer devices which support 4G or 5G...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
MTN deploys 5GSA in Microsoft Azure in South Africa
The operator claims this enabled far faster deployment – days instead of months – and easy scalability. It intends to incorporate the knowledge gained from the PoC in network planning regrading aspects like...
 
Cloudflare integrates with Atlassian, Microsoft, and Sumo Logic
These new integrations will help businesses of any size easily secure the tools and applications they rely on with enterprise-ready Zero Trust security...
 
Taiwan company plans smart retail and cloud venture for Indonesia
The company received the support of Ennoconn Corporation, a global leader in integrated cloud management services, industrial internet of things (IIoT) and embedded technology, in the funding round...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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