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April 4, 2023

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center3 signed a strategic deal with Huawei to build Huawei cloud region in Saudi Arabia

center3, the leading provider of hosting and data services in the MENA region, is pleased to announce the signing of a strategic commercial deal with Huawei, a leading global provider of cloud service, information, communications technology (ICT) infrastructure, and smart devices...

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etisalat by e& implements mobile and digital services at ARAMTEC

etisalat by e& announced its partnership with ARAMTEC, a UAE based family-owned company specialising in food imports and distribution, to bring significant overhauls to mobile and digital services for all its employees,...

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Huawei and Cloud Security Alliance UAE Chapter to jointly promote industry standards in cloud security and accelerate UAE cybersecurity capability and ecosystem

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) UAE Chapter, a non-profit professional organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, and Huawei, have signed...

Policy and Regulation

•	BIPT confirms extension of temporary 70GHz/80GHz licences BIPT has confirmed the extension to 30 June 2023 of temporary user rights in the 70GHz/80GHz frequency bands assigned to Telenet, Proximus and Orange Belgium for the use of radio relay links...

•	NCC accelerates broadband penetration for business owners Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission has reiterated the commission’s commitment to continually drive initiatives that accelerate broadband deployment to increase...

North Africa

•	DXC Technology to empower Egypt’s Kaf Insurance with digital technologies Kaf Insurance has selected DXC Technology to drive its digital transformation by providing data analytics, application development, and DXC Assure Policy...

Satellite & Internet

•	Veon taps OneWeb for LEO satellites Veon Group announced it will use OneWeb low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites to extend its coverage in emerging markets...

•	Enel launches fixed broadband in Italy Italian utility firm Enel Energia has launched fixed broadband services, offering discounts for customers who also use its electricity and/or gas services...

Global Telecom Update

•	MTN, Vodafone expand roaming in Ghana MTN and Vodafone expanded a pilot roaming agreement nationwide in Ghana to bolster connectivity in the country, reported Ghana Web...

•	NTT and Microsoft collaborate to enhance corporate cyber resilience The MDR service is built on Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft’s leading next-gen security information and event management (SIEM) platform, powered by AI, automation, and threat intelligence...

•	Google Wallet begins to roll out in Japan Google has added Japan to its list of countries where Google Wallet can be used and says that the service will be “rolled out gradually over the next few weeks”...

Middle East

•	Majority in UAE, KSA seek ‘hike in cybersecurity spend’ The global report sheds light on the threats affecting companies across the globe, including the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia...

•	Oman's telecommunications sector in for a major leap Oman's IT infrastructure and telecommunications sectors are in for a major leap by 2026 as the ICT spending in the Sultanate of Oman is set to reach US$3.23 billion in 2023 and US$3.49 billion by 2026...

•	Zain Bahrain, Ericsson complete successful EVS trial Zain Bahrain, a leading telecom services operator in the kingdom, has become the first operator in the country to complete Enhanced Voice Services (EVS) trials - in partnership with Ericsson - that will enable the highest...

South Asia

•	Dialog Smart Home powers ‘Kedella Construction Expo 2023’ Dialog Smart Home sponsored the ‘Kedella Construction Expo 2023’, as part of its ongoing efforts to provide integrated solutions for intelligent automation and intuitive control of homes...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	smartclip digitises the linear TV ad break RTL Group’s adtech development unit smartclip has launched the programmatic linear TV ad break replacement, the technical implementation of programmatic buying for TV spots within the linear TV ad break...

•	Starhub adds ZEE5 Global to streaming line-up Singapore pay TV operator Starhub has struck a deal with South Asian streamer ZEE5 Global to distribute the latter to its customers...

•	TSA to extend contactless digital ID verification pilot to airports in Puerto Rico and Tennessee The pilot technology enables passengers to download a TSA-approved digital ID app to their mobile device and verify their identity at a TSA checkpoint by scanning a QR code issued by the app...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	MTN Nigeria targets increased 4G and 5G coverage In its 2022 annual report, MTN Nigeria announced plans to accelerate its 4G and 5G coverage to meet data demand...

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