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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 4, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
stc Group invests more than SAR 3.5 billion in social, educational and health initiativ
 
 
stc Group, an engine of digital transformation in the region, has invested more than SAR 3.5 billion in social, educational and health initiatives during the past years. Through these initiatives, stc Group is empowering Saudi individuals and entities alike to adopt a digital way of life and prosper as the Kingdom seeks to become the world’s most connected and digitized nation by 2030...
 
TRA Bahrain hosts Global 6G Summit in Bahrain
The hybrid format event brought together representatives from the telecommunications sector and related industries, as well as decision-makers from around the world...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Market-Leading customer experience company Avaya enters next chapter of accelerated growth and innovation
Member Logo Avaya Holdings Corp, a global leader in customer experience solutions, announced that it has successfully completed its financial restructuring and emerged from the Chapter 11 process with a growth-oriented capital structure...
 
•  Nokia wins nationwide 5G RAN deal with Orange Jordan
Member Logo The deal will enable Orange Jordan to provide enhanced connectivity and capacity to its customers as well as to lay the foundations supporting the digital transformation of the country and economy...
 
•  Huawei announces 2023 Q1 business results
Member Logo Huawei announced its business results for the first quarter of 2023 today. In Q1, Huawei generated CNY132.1 billion in revenue, with a year-on-year increase of 0.8% and a net profit margin of 2.3%...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  AT&T and National PTA deliver free screen readiness workshops
 
•  e& reports consolidated revenue of AED 13.0 billion in Q1 2023
 
•  Omantel awards contracts to Omani freelance entrepreneurs to support SMEs and freelancers in Oman
 
•  etisalat by e& launches new business post paid plans with productivity tools
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRCSL opens tender proposals for number portability via Lanka Number Portability Services
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka has revealed that the country’s recently appointed central clearinghouse, Lanka Number Portability Services (LNPS), has opened the tender process for ‘the...
 
TRA Bahrain hosts Global 6G Summit in Bahrain
The hybrid format event brought together representatives from the telecommunications sector and related industries, as well as decision-makers from around the world...
 
North Africa
 
GPX announces expansion of its Cairo 2 data centre
Carrier-neutral data centre services provider GPX Global Systems, in collaboration with Redcon Group, a major name in construction, has announced a new data centre investment in Egypt...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Cellular One phases out 3G; transitions to VoLTE
US regional mobile operator Cellular One, which primarily serves Tribal Lands and rural communities in rural Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, has selected Optiva to support the modernisation of its network and the launch of...
 
Vodafone brings 5G to the University of Palermo
Enabling new features and approaches to education and research, the "5G 4 A Smart Sicilian Academic Campus" project will be the first time a university campus in Italy has had a dedicated 5G network...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Tivify launches new Corners offering, updates subscription plans
Spanish pay and advertising-supported streaming operator Tivify has launched Tivify Corners, a new feature that is available in all plans...
 
RTL gains streaming subs
RTL Group ended the first quarter with 5.909 million paying subscribers for its streaming services RTL+ in Germany and Hungary, and Videoland in the Netherlands...
 
Wi-flix and MTN Zambia announce streaming deal
MTN Zambia subscribers now have access to thousands of hours of unlimited premium content with the launch of Wi-flix in the Zambian market...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Côte d’Ivoire to launch its first satellite in space by August 2024
The African space sector is growing as in the last twelve months, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Angola, and Egypt have launched satellites into space...
 
Telekom ramps up fiber-optic network rollout through partnerships
Telekom Deutschland says that this year a quarter of its fiber-optic network expansion will be achieved through cooperation with regional partners...
 
 
Middle East
 
IKEA Saudi Arabia and Bahrain partners with WebEngage
IKEA Saudi Arabia & Bahrain will deploy WebEngage’s retention stack and streamline its data-driven customer engagement strategy..
 
BuzzAR and Cypher Capital team up for Metaverse project
Singapore and Saudi Arabia-based AI company BuzzAR is teaming up with Cypher Capital, a leading venture capital firm, to create disruptive AI+LBS Web3 location-based game projects with US$1 million seed investment...
 
BMW Digital Key Plus now also available on compatible Android devices in UAE, Qatar and Bahrain
BMW’s Digital Key Plus is now also available for smartphones with Android operating systems in UAE, Qatar and Bahrain...
 
South Asia
 
Paymob and 1LINK partner to fuel digital payments in Pakistan
This strategic partnership between 1LINK and Paymob will further widen the spectrum of financial inclusion and developing digital-first solutions in the country...
 
Banglalink total revenue grows by 17.7% in a year
This remarkable achievement can be attributed to Banglalink's superior network speed, expanding coverage and innovative digital services that have consistently delivered attractive value propositions to its customers...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Mobi signs MVNO agreement with T-Mobile
The multi-year relationship will enable Mobi customers to tap into the power of the nationwide T-Mobile network throughout the Hawaiian islands and across the mainland United States...
 
BT and Five9 expand partnership for accelerated cloud adoption
BT will now offer the Five9 Intelligent CX Platform to new and existing customers as a managed service to help them fully digitalise their workplace through tighter integration with existing voice, digital channels, unified...
 
AI sector to become a trillion-dollar market in the next 5 years
The market share is anticipated to exceed the US$1 trillion threshold for the first time in 2028 at $1.06 trillion, according to data obtained by Finbold, a rapidly expanding platform that provides extensive coverage of the...
 
Vodafone, CK Hutchison set to unveil UK mobile tie-up soon
Vodafone and CK Hutchison are close to agreeing a merger of their United Kingdom (UK) telecoms businesses, two sources said, in an expected GBP15-billion (USD19 billion) deal that would create the country’s biggest...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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