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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 7, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Huawei to share future vision for 5.5G, ICT green development and Giga City in the region at SAMENA Leaders' Summit 2023
Huawei Middle East and Central Asia will be participating in SAMENA Telecommunications Council Leaders' Summit 2023, the leading telecommunications industry event in the region. Taking place on May 15 in Dubai, SAMENA Leaders' Summit 2023 is organized under the "Sustainable Connectivity and Emerging Ecosystems in Digital Economy" theme. The annual international industry leaders' congregation will delve into clustered discussions centered on ICT Infrastructure requirements in the region, Digital Services Landscape & New Digital Enablers; Multi-Dimensional Approaches in Cybersecurity; Evolution of 5G Digital Technologies and much more...
 
SES releases Q1 2023 results
 
 
Steve Collar, CEO of SES, commented: “2023 has started well with solid Q1 results and excellent progress on both O3b mPOWER and our US C-band project. Close to double digit revenue growth as reported reflects the contribution from our acquisition of DRS GES, while solid EBITDA performance underscores our continued focus on execution across the business...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel joins hands with industry experts to publish two SubOptic white papers on subsea cable efficiency and resiliency
Member Logo Omantel, the leading provider of integrated telecommunication services in the Sultanate of Oman, has strengthened its role as an enabler of innovation in subsea cable technology by participating in two key industry white...
 
•  Huawei Thailand to boost young women's digital education and accelerate efforts to bring the Internet to isolated communities
Member Logo To mark International Girls in ICT Day 2023, Huawei pledged to actively support the International Telecommunication Union's "Girls in ICT" initiative. Inspired by the slogan "Digital Skills for Life," Huawei will offer...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  stc Group invests more than SAR 3.5 billion in social, educational and health initiativ
 
•  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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
UAE government launches 'Machines can See' Summit visualising future of Artificial Intelligence
The Summit aims to convene an array of experts from around the world, discussing the future of AI and visualising this city as a place with the capability to envision, imagine and bring things to reality, which will...
 
Entel preparing 5G launch to coincide with 15th anniversary of renationalisation
Bolivian president Luis Arce Catacora has announced that state telco Entel is preparing to launch 5G technology to coincide with the 15th anniversary of its renationalisation, which is being celebrated this month...
 
South Asia
 
Number of 3G and 4G users up in Pakistan
The number of cellular subscribers in Pakistan increased from 193.85 million by end February to 194.12 million by end March...
 
Nepal Telecom starts 5G trial in Pokhara and Birgunj
Nepal Telecom, which is testing 5G in Babarmahal and Sundhara areas in Kathmandu, has now started the testing process in Pokhara and Birgunj...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Amazon expands Freevee FAST platform
Amazon has announced the availability of over 100 Amazon Originals from Prime Video on its Freevee advertising supported FAST platform...
 
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...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Airtel launches new partnership with Bridgepointe Technologies
Through this partnership, Bridgepointe will leverage its own established foothold in the data centre market and be able to offer all of Airtel’s products and services as part of its portfolio...
 
New Zealand gives approval for 2degrees tower sale to Connexa
The deal will see Connexa scoop 1,124 towers from NZ telco 2degrees, with the seller entering a 20-year agreement with Connexa (plus rights of renewal) to secure access to existing and new towers...
 
Vodafone and Three inch towards £15 billlion deal
Vodafone and Three parent CK Hutchison are on the cusp of reaching a deal to merge their operations, creating a new mobile market leader with 28 million customers...
 
 
Middle East
 
Arab Advisors Group Releases an Analytical Report on MENA’s 5G Status
Arab Advisors Group released a new comprehensive analytical telecommunication report. The report focuses on countries across MENA with and without launched 5G services. Arab Advisors Group shed the light on 5G network...
 
New cybersecurity academy to train youngsters: Bahrain
National Security Adviser, Supreme Defence Council Secretary General, Royal Guard Commander and Nasser Vocational Training Centre (NVTC) board of trustees chairman Lieutenant General Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa has...
 
30 percent telecom operators in Arab countries announce 5G trials
About 30% of the telecom operators in Arab countries without commercial 5G services have announced 5G trials, says a report...
 
Ooredoo sees 43% higher profits to shareholders in Q1-23
National Mobile Telecommunications Company (Ooredoo) posted net profits attributable to the owners valued at QAR 961 million in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, an annual hike of 43% from QAR 671 million...
 
North Africa
 
LogRhythm partners with eFinance to strengthen Egypt’s digital payment security ecosystem
The partnership is enabling FinTech innovation by safely delivering integrated, customizable and scalable digital payment platforms throughout Egypt...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
South Africa’s Rain moves into the 4G mobile voice space
Bringing together a national 4G mobile network and its extensive data-only 5G network, Rain says it is now combining home and phone into one plan, through which customers can connect all their devices with one monthly bill...
 
SK Telecom expected to cease using 28GHz frequencies for 5G
SK Telecom (SKT) is reportedly likely to cease utilising 28GHz spectrum for 5G connectivity, after failing to install the number of base stations as required by its concession...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Satellite data agreement to “transform” environmental monitoring in Thailand
A new partnership aims to offer advanced satellite data and monitoring that, the partners say, will transform disaster response and environmental monitoring in Southeast Asia...
 
Converge ICT lights up Boracay fiber broadband services
Converge ICT Solutions has announced the launch of fiber broadband services in Boracay, as part of a wider objective to deploy its fibre-optic infrastructure on neighbouring Panay Island...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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