SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
May 31, 2023 |
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Member News |
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Omantel inks MoU with Thawani Technologies and National Finance to offer ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ for purchasing smart devices
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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)... |
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etisalat by e& announces discontinuation of beIN channels
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etisalat by e& informs its valued customers that it will discontinue beIN supplied channels due to commercial reasons, effective 1st June 2023... |
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Students from UAE, KSA, Bahrain, Jordan, and Iraq Universities take top honors at the Huawei ICT Global Competition
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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... |
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Policy and Regulation |
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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...
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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...
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Middle East |
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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...
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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...
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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...
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3G, 4G and 5G Networks |
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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...
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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...
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