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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 3, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
AT&T and National PTA deliver free screen readiness workshops
 
 
The collaboration features a “Ready, Tech, Go!” free educational workshop series through which more than 35 workshops will be delivered to parents and caregivers at elementary schools across the country, primarily in underserved communities...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  4th edition of Omantel Champions Tournament concludes with fierce competition from Oman’s gaming enthusiasts
Member Logo Omantel, the leading provider of integrated telecommunication services in the Sultanate of Oman, has concluded its 4th edition of Omantel Champions Tournament, with this edition being centred around one of the most popular...
 
•  e& enterprise to acquire a majority stake in Beehive
Member Logo e& enterprise, part of e&, announced the signing of a binding agreement to acquire a majority stake in Beehive, MENA’s leading peer-to-peer digital platform to tap into opportunities in the Small and Medium Enterprise...
 
•  Cisco launches program for customers and partners to accelerate technology investments
Member Logo Encourages organizations to invest in Cisco technology and services to maintain productivity and business continuity while deferring payment to 2024...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA conducts trial of early warning service in Al Mussanah
Acting in cooperation with the Civil Aviation Authority and telecommunications service providers, the Communications Regulatory Authority (TRA) conducted the first real trial of an early warning broadcast service in the...
 
Hong Kong to conduct spectrum auction next year
The Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) in Hong Kong has confirmed that it will auction spectrum licences in the 850MHz/900MHz and 2.3GHz bands next year...
 
Middle East
 
Al Ahli Bank picks GBM Shield for its operational security
Gulf Business Machines (GBM) has signed a three-year agreement with Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) to implement the industry-leading GBM Shield cybersecurity platform within ABK’s operations...
 
Internet users in Saudi Arabia jump to 94.3% in 2022
The rate of individuals using internet in Saudi Arabia jumped to 94.3 percent in 2022, according to a bulletin of the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT)...
 
Ooredoo collaborates with Cisco to boost service offerings and accelerate digital transformation
Ooredoo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cisco, the worldwide leader in technology that powers the Internet, to further advance Ooredoo's ICT offerings...
 
South Asia
 
MoU signed to digitalize healthcare system in Pakistan's province of Punjab
Punjab Health Department and Telecom Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) to digitalize the health system in the province..
 
The Internet Society Foundation spearheads economic growth
The SCILLS program by the Internet Society Foundation targets Bangladesh among five other countries to boost economic growth and education by empowering communities with internet knowledge and skills...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
SK Telecom expands the metaverse with ‘if home’
Ifland is a personalised 3D virtual space that allows users to express themselves and socialise with others in the world of metaverse...
 
Global FAST revenues set to triple
This, according to the latest report from Digital TV Research, will be the triple the $6 billion in 2022. The US will contribute 55% to the 2028 total, down from 67% in 2022...
 
 
North Africa
 
Tunisia: TELNET Group achieves revenues of over TND 15 million in Q1
The TELNET Group achieved revenues of 15.1 million dinars in the first quarter of the current year, compared to 13.8 million dinars at the end of March 2002, up 9%...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Vodacom Mozambique launches country’s first 5G network
Vodacom has become the first operator in Mozambique to launch commercial 5G, with its network now available in Maputo City...
 
First Scottish residents get 4G signal boost from UK Government rural programme
The first UK Government funded phone mast upgrade has been activated in Lockerbie delivering 4G coverage to residents in the east of Dumfries and Galloway, and other neighbouring villages...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
GTT partners with Wansat to deliver satellite connectivity across Guyana
GTT (Guyana Telephone and Telegraph) is partnering with domestic satellite firm Wansat to deliver satellite connectivity to Guyana’s rural regions...
 
Openreach publishes latest FTTP build plans
Openreach, the network arm of BT Group, has published updated plans outlining where and when it is will roll out fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) technology across the UK...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
CSPs need to tackle fragmentation to unlock potential of network APIs
The study indicates that CSPs must tackle fragmentation and complexity issues when implementing open network APIs in order to access new opportunities and revenue streams by exposing their network capabilities to...
 
Deutsche Telekom and Orange head up consortium in bid for EU satellite constellation
The consortium, including both telecoms and satellite specialists, will bid to jointly operate the European Commission (EC)’s burgeoning IRIS² low-earth orbit satellite constellation...
 
Viatel acquires Sungard’s Irish cloud business
Viatel is focused on executing a bold vision to deliver digital transformation with the greatest positive impact for our enterprise customer base globally...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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