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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 20, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
stc group makes a move into Europe through its infrastructure arm “TAWAL”
 
 
stc Group, an engine of digital transformation in the MENA region, announces today that its ICT infrastructure subsidiary, TAWAL, has signed an agreement to acquire United Group’s telecommunications tower assets...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Nokia Corporation Financial Report for Q1 2023
Member Logo "We maintained our strong momentum in Enterprise with 62% net sales growth in constant currency. We continue to make good progress in both webscale and private wireless and we expect to see strong double-digit growth for the...
 
•  From Giga to 10Giga, building an F5.5G all-optical 10Giga city in 5 scenarios
Member Logo At the 2023 Huawei Global Analyst Summit, industrial organizations, industry analysts, leading operators and enterprises, and Huawei discussed F5.5G industry development strategies and application scenarios in depth during...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  stc Bahrain, the first to launch Enhanced Voice Service (EVS) with Super HD Voice Quality in Bahrain
 
•  Mobily celebrates global partnerships and achievements at Capacity Middle East 2023 conference
 
•  stc provides the largest indoor coverage solutions for King Abdulaziz Endowment in Makkah
 
•  Omantel and BankDhofar sign pact for Cloudification Journey with Omantel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Ofcom seeks to reform strict PSB ad rules
Telecom and media regulator, Ofcom has been consulting on whether it is to remove some or all of the stricter advertising rules that apply to commercially-funded public service broadcasters (PSBs), which has provisionally...
 
TDRA announces its transformation projects for ‘We the UAE 2031’ vision
TDRA has announced 3 transformation projects with an important strategic impact, which are the Digital Vault within the banking, insurance and telecommunication sectors, Children's Communication Services Program, and...
 
Middle East
 
Social media usage in Qatar ‘higher than global average’
Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain have the highest levels of social media usage in the world, according to a new study...
 
Agreement inked to implement Electronic Falaj Management system in Oman
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources has signed an agreement to design, construct, and implement the Omani Electronic Falaj Management System, in cooperation with the UNESCO Chair for Aflaj Studies at...
 
Batelco announces its support for the 6th annual Bahrain smart cities summit 2023 as smart cities solutions partner
Batelco, part of the Beyon Group, has announced its support for the 6th Annual Bahrain Smart Cities Summit 2023, as the Smart Cities Solutions Partner...
 
South Asia
 
Dialog Axiata partners SLIIT to host ‘Industry Symposium 2023’
Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, Dialog Axiata PLC together with the Engineering Faculty of the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) hosted ‘Industry Symposium 2023’ at the SLIIT...
 
Pakistan based AI firm makes waves globally
AIAV, a personalisation engine created by technology consulting firm AlphaVenture, has been on the crest of the AI wave since its launch earlier this month...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Viaplay goes on Roku in North America and UK
Viaplay Group and Roku have entered into a multi-year partnership that makes the Viaplay streaming service available for subscription through Roku devices in the US, Canada and the UK...
 
Eurovision Services to provide European sport in LATAM via Hispasat
Content distribution firm Eurovision Services has struck a deal with Hispasat to use its Peruvian teleport and reference satellite orbital position in the Latin American region for the distribution of European sporting...
 
 
North Africa
 
Etisalat and Ericsson address energy efficiency in Egypt
Ericsson says it has enhanced its remote management feature on Etisalat Egypt by e&’s network by implementing theEricsson Smart Connected Site solution, enabling diesel generators that run in shorter bursts to save up...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
EE boosts 4G to 1,500 rural locations
EE will bring 4G connectivity to a further 1,500 remote countryside communities across the UK, including Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands...
 
China 5G footprint continues to dwarf global total
China’s massive 5G rollout accounted for 60 per cent of the global base station count at end-February with next-generation customers representing 56 per cent of the worldwide total...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Honduran state telco contracts Starlink satellite services
State telco Hondutel and satellite communications company Starlink signed an agreement under which the latter will provide connectivity to rural areas in Honduras...
 
Kenya's ICT bodies to deploy fibre optic cable in remote counties
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) and the ICT Authority (ICTA) are planning to roll out 100,000 kilometres of last-mile fiber optic cable in the country’s 19 remote counties to increase affordable access to...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Airtel partners AXA Mansard to launch digital health plans to consumers
Leading telecommunications network provider, Airtel Nigeria, has partnered with AXA Mansard, to launch a digital health insurance plan that provides access to basic health care consultation and minor treatment for customers...
 
5G sparks wave of mergers by Southeast Asian telecoms
The arrival of 5G telecommunication services has kicked off another round of mergers among Southeast Asian wireless carriers seeking to ease investment burdens, raising concerns over market domination by a handful of...
 
Globe, Smart reiterate call for SIM registration deadline extension
Globe Telecom and Smart Communications reiterated their call to extend the April 26 SIM registration deadline to allow citizens ample time to complete the requirements...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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