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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 31, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Nexign presents a product suite for monetization and efficiency improvement of 5G SA networks at GITEX Africa 2023
 
 
During the exhibition, Nexign showcases its new product suite for monetization and efficient management of 5G SA (Standalone) networks. It includes Nexign 5G Charging System (CCS), Nexign 5G Policy Control Function (PCF), Nexign Service Communication Proxy (SCP), and Nexign Network Repository Function (NRF)...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel inks MoU with Thawani Technologies and National Finance to offer ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ for purchasing smart devices
Member Logo A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Omantel, National Finance and Thawani fintech company to clinch a partnership that will bring to the doorstep of eligible consumers the BNPL option (Buy Now, Pay Later)...
 
•  etisalat by e& announces discontinuation of beIN channels
Member Logo etisalat by e& informs its valued customers that it will discontinue beIN supplied channels due to commercial reasons, effective 1st June 2023...
 
•  Students from UAE, KSA, Bahrain, Jordan, and Iraq Universities take top honors at the Huawei ICT Global Competition
Member Logo The first to be held in person since 2019, the event’s culmination was a competition between finalists in 146 teams from 36 countries. Before the Final, more than 120,000 students from more than 2,000 universities in...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Mandatory biometric data collection dropped from SIM card registration
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has issued a directive to telecoms operators that, in the absence of a data protection legislative framework, the mandatory collection of biometric data will no...
 
Ecuador hails reforms for telecoms growth
Ecuador’s telecommunications ministry revealed US$900 million was invested into the sector in 2022, which is expected to be topped this year as progressive reforms continue to reshape the industry...
 
Middle East
 
Qatar Airways, Google Cloud partner on data and AI
Google Cloud and Qatar Airways have agreed to collaborate to explore leveraging Google Cloud’s data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to create superior customer experiences for its passengers...
 
Moro Hub and Red Hat to generate enhanced cloud
Moro Hub customers can now utilise Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat OpenShift and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform services on Moro Cloud infrastructure in order to create an enterprise offering with enhanced security...
 
Vodafone Qatar collaborates with CISCO to upgrade 5G network
As part of the network upgrade, Vodafone Qatar implemented Cisco Ultra 5G Core and utilised additional Cisco solutions to enhance its network with virtual core, automation, and security, resulting in both capacity and...
 
South Asia
 
Banglalink uses 4G to help customers prepare for extreme weather
The MyBL customer app, which has been developed in-house, relies on external data from government sources and third-party sites to track a cyclone's movement in real time...
 
Crayon ISV Innovation Hub empowers Sri Lanka’s Independent Software Vendors
Crayon, a leader in IT services and innovation, successfully concluded its ISV Innovation Hub Connect event at the iconic Park Street Mews in Colombo, serving as a beacon for top Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) from Sri...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
DAZN FAST and DAZN Rise joins Zattoo in Germany and Austria
Sports streamer, DAZN Group, has added its channels DAZN FAST and DAZN Rise to TV streaming provider Zattoo in Germany and Austria...
 
Polish debut for FilmBox+
The streaming service FilmBox+ has made its debut in Poland on Vectra, the country’s leading cable operator...
 
 
North Africa
 
Telecom Egypt profits rise by 179% in Q1 of 2023
State-run Telecom Egypt’s (TE) profits rose by 179 percent to 3.8 billion Egyptian pounds during the first quarter of 2023...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Poland unveils country's first Open RAN 5G network
The Radio Access Network portion of the installation has been provided by IS-Wireless, a Polish 5G vendor specialized in Open RAN solutions, while its Core was delivered by T-Mobile and remote radio units are the work of...
 
Syv to begin 5G network deployment in Mantyharju and Mikkeli
The deployment of the 5G network is set to commence in June, with the completion of the deployment work expected to bring about a significant increase in network capacity, according to Telia...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Starlink continues Central American push after gaining Costa Rica licence
Costa Rica is the latest country to issue a licence to Starlink, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite broadband provider backed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX venture...
 
Openreach unveils new copper switch-off plans
Openreach, UK telco BT’s wholesale arm, has announced a further 119 new exchange locations across the UK, covering a further 1.25 million premises, where the business is planning to stop selling copper-based analogue...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
NVIDIA, SoftBank collaborate on generative AI & 5G/6G applications
NVIDIA and SoftBank announced they are collaborating on a pioneering platform for generative AI and 5G/6G applications that is based on the NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper™ Superchip and which SoftBank plans to roll out at...
 
Southern Cable to supply battery systems to Telekom Malaysia
Cable and wire manufacturer Southern Cable Group Berhad has secured a RM44.8 million Letter of Award (LOA) from Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) to supply battery systems supporting the nation’s network infrastructure...
 
Amazon Security Lake consolidates data from cloud, on-prem and SaaS
Amazon Web Services launched a service that automatically centralizes an organization’s security data from across their AWS environments, leading SaaS providers, on-premises environments, and cloud sources into a...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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