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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 18, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Mobily celebrates global partnerships and achievements at Capacity Middle East 2023 conference
 
 
Mobily highlighted its biggest recent achievements during the industry leading Capacity Middle East conference. More than 2,000 ICT professionals and industry leaders attended the three-day event in Dubai, with delegates hearing firsthand how Mobily is helping to transform the region’s communications landscape for the 21st century...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Cisco and Credit Suisse to host a tech talk on Cisco’s security business
Member Logo Cisco and Credit Suisse will host a webcast with Jeetu Patel, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Cisco’s Security and Collaboration businesses, to discuss Cisco’s security strategy and its...
 
•  (ISC)² UAE Chapter in first joint showcase with strategic partner Huawei to promote cybersecurity awareness in the UAE
Member Logo (ISC)² UAE Chapter, the world-leading and advanced cybersecurity expert organization, partnered with Huawei to showcase its portfolio and share its expertise in the cybersecurity industry with visitors during the...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  stc provides the largest indoor coverage solutions for King Abdulaziz Endowment in Makkah
 
•  Omantel and BankDhofar sign pact for Cloudification Journey with Omantel
 
•  Zain Group holds AGM with a quorum of 80.1%; Assembly approves H2 2022 dividend of 25 fils to total 35 Fils for 2022
 
•  AT&T Fiber now accessible to more than 500,000 customer locations in Louisiana
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA grants permit for IoT services in the electricity sector
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has issued a permit to provide Internet of Things (IoT) services to the Electricity Holding Company (EHC) to employ technology in related services such as the installation of...
 
Nearly 1.17 million SIM cards now two-way locked
Vietnam Telecommunications Authority said that approximately 498,000 mobile phone subscribers had verified their information, leaving nearly 1.17 million SIM cards two-way locked...
 
Middle East
 
Spimaco taps Google Cloud to transform digitally
Saudi Pharmaceutical Industries and Medical Appliances Corporation (Spimaco) has migrated its SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) workloads to Google Cloud in the largest digital transformation drive in the history of the...
 
Study focuses on opportunities for developing digital innovation
The study focused on assessing the enabling milieu for digital innovation in the Sultanate of Oman, prominent challenges and opportunities for developing digital innovation, in addition to the importance of identifying...
 
Yahsat wins MSUA Satellite Mobile Innovation Award for Thuraya’s PTT mobility solution
Yahsat has been recognized with the prestigious accolade in the highly competitive Land Mobile Innovation segment at the 2023 MSUA Satellite Mobile Innovation Awards...
 
South Asia
 
Huawei to upgrade Bangladeshi state-run cellphone operator's network
China's telecommunication giant Huawei will upgrade Bangladeshi state-run cellphone operator Teletalk's network to ensure better coverage in rural areas and 5G readiness...
 
Nepal Telecom will no longer be associated with previous service provider company
Nepal Telecom (NT) has said that since the contract period with the companies that had taken the service in the past has expired, it will not have any relation with them...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Vodafone enhances Czech TV service
According to the company, its basis of almost 120 TV channels and video library of 2,000 titles has now been supplemented by three thematic packages (Sport, Cinema and Family)...
 
Sinclair Broadcast taps SKT for MEC platform
SK Telecom (SKT) revealed Sinclair Broadcast Group selected its cloud-based broadcasting transmission platform based on mobile edge computing (MEC) technology to build a next-generation data distribution core network across...
 
 
North Africa
 
ITIDA launches Q4E training programme to boost employment in electronic design, embedded systems
The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) has launched the Qualifying for Employment (Q4E) programme to enlarge the talent pool and develop the job skills needed for local and multinational companies in...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Anterix taps Sequans for multi-band LTE module for private and public networks
The new Sequans product, Cassiopeia CA410, is geared for utilities that want to operate private LTE networks at 900 MHz and 3.55-3.7 GHz, and retain the option to connect to commercial networks as well...
 
Vodafone enhances 5G network with 3C and VoNR
Vodafone Germany has announced that from the summer, customers will be able to make calls via its 5G network for the first time at some locations...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Thales’ geostationary satellite powers Project Vertigo to giddy heights
The Thales laboratory in Palaiseau, France has made history for creating a high-power optical data transmission system that ran the EU Vertigo (Very High Throughput Satellite-Ground Optical link) project at 25 Gbps...
 
SkyLine picks Ribbon for IP + optical network
SkyLine, a provider of advanced telecommunications in North Carolina, has selected Ribbon Communications to supply a comprehensive IP and Optical network solution...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
DOCOMO taps UiPath test suite to enhance its application delivery infrastructure
UiPath, an enterprise automation software company, announced that NTT DOCOMO, Japan's largest telecommunications company, has leveraged the UiPath Test Suite to enhance its application delivery infrastructure and improve...
 
New internet exchange, AMS-IX Lagos, is launched
Under the terms of the partnership, MDXi will serve as the commercial partner of AMS-IX and regional sales and marketing arm for AMS-IX Lagos...
 
Snowflake launches Manufacturing Data Cloud
Snowflake, a Data Cloud company, has launched the Manufacturing Data Cloud, which enables companies in automotive, technology, energy, and industrial sectors to unlock the value of their critical siloed industrial data...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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