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May 1, 2023

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Omantel awards contracts to Omani freelance entrepreneurs to support SMEs and freelancers in Oman

Oman Telecommunications Company “Omantel” signed agreements with a group of young Omani male and female freelancers to award contracts for document archiving services. The initiative aims to support the efforts made by the Sultanate of Oman to keep pace with the rapid developments in the business environment in Oman...

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2Africa Cable lands in Jeddah and Yanbu, Saudi Arabia enhancing the Middle East connectivity with Europe & Africa

As part of the 2Africa subsea cable consortium, center3 and Meta have announced the landing of the longest subsea cable project in the world at two of the planned four landing locations in Saudi Arabia: Jeddah, and Yanbu...

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etisalat by e& participates in "Together in the Emirates of Zayed" to mark International Workers' Day

etisalat by e& participated in the "Together in the Emirates of Zayed" event held today at Saadiyat Labor City in Abu Dhabi to recognise the valuable contributions of workers to the development of the nation and...

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Huawei recognized as a Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice for SD-WAN for the fourth time

uawei has recently been recognized as a Gartner Peer Insights Customers Choice for SD-WAN for the fourth time in a row. As the only non-North American vendor to receive this distinction, Huawei has also been recognized as...

Policy and Regulation

•	Digital meters in public taxis soon The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology will start activating the application of digital meters to determine the transportation tariff for public taxi vehicles...

•	CRA issues ‘Quality of Service Regulatory Framework’ The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has issued the Quality of Service (QoS) Regulatory Framework with the aim of raising the minimum requirements for the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the QoS of public...

Middle East

•	Abu Dhabi still Mena's smartest city as digital transformation continues Abu Dhabi has retained its title as the smartest city in the Middle East and North Africa thanks to its digital-first initiatives, a study has revealed...

•	Oman: Over 172,000 register on Shifa app Some services will be further developed, including a chat feature with a doctor with options to share photos and audio clips...

•	AWS announces opening of new AWS Direct Connect location within Equinix MC1 datacentre in Muscat Using this new location to reach resources running in the Muscat AWS Local Zone is a solution for applications that require single-digit millisecond latency or local data processing...

•	AI solutions 'to contribute US$13 trillion to global GDP by 2030' AI will contribute to the UAE’s net zero strategic initiative by 2050 and help unlock advances in climate progress...

South Asia

•	Daraz-SLASSCOM report on e-commerce adoption highlights pathways for growth of digital commerce in Sri Lanka The report is based on the meticulous collection of primary data through a countrywide survey of a sample population of over 4,500 participants undertaken between March 2022 and July 2022...

•	WorldLink partners with PUBG Mobile to bring a new level of gaming experience With the rapid growth of the mobile gaming industry, PUBG Mobile and WorldLink have joined forces to enhance the gaming experience for their users in Nepal...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Canal+ launches Czech/Slovak streaming platform Canal+ Group has reinforced its presence in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by launching a new streaming platform under the Canal+ brand...

•	Warner Bros. Discovery, Viacom18 ink content partnership In a move that the firms say represents a significant step forward for them both as they seek to deliver unrivalled world-class content to audiences, Warner Bros. Discovery and Viacom18 have embarked upon a new multi-year...

North Africa

•	Vodafone Egypt, WE temporarily offer free calls to Sudan as evacuation efforts step up Vodafone Egypt and Telecom Egypt (WE) have started offering free phone calls and SMS to Sudan for three days and one week respectively amid the deadly clashes that have wracked the neighbouring country since mid-April...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Smart to subsidize 4G transition of 3G users Mobile giant Smart Communications Inc. plans to subsidize the upgrade of 3G subscribers to 4G handsets, as it plans to accelerate the shutdown of legacy assets this year...

•	Bouygues Telecom, SFR aim to include 5G in network sharing deal Once in effect, the network sharing agreement, initially implemented for 2G, 3G and 4G technologies, will be expanded to include 5G technology...

Satellite & Internet

•	ViaSat-3 brings terabit class switching to geostationary orbit SpaceX successfully launched ViaSat-3 Americas satellite to geostationary orbit aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida...

•	TEC completes broadband expansion project The rural broadband provider announced that the completed project will increase Gigabit-speed internet coverage by an estimated 52 miles, providing connectivity to more than 750 homes and businesses...

Global Telecom Update

•	China Mobile invests billions in cloud infrastructure China Mobile has invested nearly 90 billion yuan (about US$13.07 billion) in cloud infrastructure construction in the past three years to provide cloud computing services...

•	Gartner identifies top 10 government tech trends for 2023 Adaptive security, cloud-based legacy modernisation, sovereign cloud, hyperautomation and AI for decision intelligence are among the top 10 government technology trends identified by Gartner for 2023...

•	VEON enhances digital marketing offering with AdTech business VEON AdTech’s digital marketing services will be built on VEON’s MobileID technology that provides enhanced privacy and security to consumers...

•	Picocom and iCana sign strategic partnership on 5G Open RAN small cell reference platform The 5G NR FR1 small cell RU reference designs will enable customers to bring their products to market faster, with greater efficiency and more cost-effectively...

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