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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 17, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Huawei Technologies Highlights the Importance of Green ICT for Sustainable Digital Economic Growth at SAMENA Council Leaders' summit 2023
 
 
Green ICT is vital to enable the ICT industry to reach the goal set by the Paris Agreement to reduce carbon emissions by 45% within this decade, highlighted Mr. Alex Wang, Senior Vice President of Huawei Carrier BG Marketing...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Nokia’s turnkey 5G-connected drone platform selected by Belgium’s Citymesh for world’s first nationwide drone network
Member Logo Nokia announced a first-of-its-kind contract with Belgian telecom operator Citymesh to supply its Nokia Drone Networks platform with 70 Drone-in-a-Box (DiaB) units. This is enough to blanket Belgium with a 5G automated drone...
 
•  G-Star RAW creates connected global workplace with Avaya cloud office
Member Logo G-Star RAW, one of the most renowned clothing brands in the world, has tapped Avaya to enable seamless collaboration between staff across all its global locations, while also reducing the burden on its small and nimble IT...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Early warning system could save lives
An emergency alert that buzzed on thousands of mobile phones in Muscat Governorate was part of a trial run for the early warning service that is expected to be launched later in the Sultanate of Oman...
 
UAE Cyber Security Council teams up with Microsoft to enhance cybersecurity
The agreement is also expected to foster greater collaboration between CSC UAE and Microsoft in the field of cybersecurity and promote the exchange of best practices and expertise to prevent and respond to cyber threats...
 
South Asia
 
Dialog March quarter profits boosted by exchange gains
Dialog Axiata PLC, the market leader in mobile telephony space of Sri Lanka posted higher earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 (1Q23), helped by exchange gains...
 
Internet and call charges dropped significantly in Afghanistan
Citizens also call on the government and telecommunications companies to improve the quality of services in addition to reducing the rates of internet services and telephone calls...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
ORS Simplifies OTT Video Services with Broadpeak solution
The solution, fully managed by Broadpeak, aims to streamline the management of ORS’ OTT video services, offering enhanced reliability and exceptional quality of experience...
 
Mexico’s Izzi expands reach with Zacatecas launch
Izzi’s offering includes izzitv and the associated multiscreen app izzigo, providing a range of streaming services on multiple devices, fixed telephony and mobile and fibre-based broadband...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Veon jumps on the GenAI bandwagon
Veon has developed a generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology tool to automate customer care functions across its digital services in Kazakhstan, one of its multiple markets, with ambitions to make the systems...
 
243 million spam messages blocked in 5 months
Telecom providers in Vietnam have blocked 243 million spam messages in over five months, but have not been able to stop the problem entirely...
 
Telecom carriers upgrade networks for 5G and advanced AI
Telecommunications carriers are upgrading networks in Shanghai to offer faster broadband and 5G services, and building digital infrastructure and computing capabilities for booming cloud and AI services...
 
 
Middle East
 
Bayanat, Yahsat, ICEYE to broaden commercial opportunities across UAE space-ecosystem
Bayanat’s programme aims to develop a constellation of at least five SAR low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to provide a consistent data stream for end-to-end solutions for SAR applications...
 
Azyan Telecom signs order with Kymeta to bring first flat panel terminal to LEO market in Oman
With the Hawk u8 LEO terminal, Kymeta customers can access OneWeb’s high-speed, low-latency broadband connectivity services while on the move or stationary as these services continues to be rolled out across the...
 
Umniah launches 5G services in Jordan
With its ultra-high speeds, low latency, and unprecedented capacity, 5G opens doors to innovative services and applications that enhance efficiency in vital sectors such as health, education, tourism, and transportation...
 
Majority of Palestinian households have access to the internet at their homes
According to the labor force survey 2022, around 92% of households stated that they or one of the household members have access to internet service at home...
 
North Africa
 
Moroccan B2B e-commerce startup Chari secures follow-on funding from Plug and Play
Chari, a Morocco-based B2B e-commerce startup with embedded financing for the FMCG sector, has secured further funding from Plug and Play to help it continue on its growth trajectory...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Airtel launches VoLTE in Kenya
Airtel Kenya, the country’s second largest mobile network operator by subscriptions, has announced the launch of VoLTE services...
 
Vodafone Fiji works to formalise 5G spectrum
Vodafone Fiji is reportedly working with the Government to formalise the 5G spectrum and other regulatory aspects of the commercial launch of the 5G network...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
SSC, OneWeb, Northwestel partner on 10-year satellite network site to enhance connectivity in Canada
This new SNP will deliver increased bandwidth, performance and resiliency to all OneWeb services active today across Northern Canada...
 
Microsoft Airband unveils partnerships across nine countries
Through the following programmes, Microsoft says it will help provide internet access to nearly 40 million people across nine countries: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria and Cote...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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