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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
June 4, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Webex by Cisco delivers first app for hybrid work to Audi vehicles
 
 
This partnership aims to accommodate flexible hybrid work cultures. It presents people with access to elevated work experiences that can be personalized to fit their lifestyles and enable work from any setting...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  ESB Networks and Sigma Wireless deploy national 4G/LTE private mobile network with Nokia in Ireland
Member Logo Nokia and Sigma Wireless Communication have announced that ESB Networks, Ireland's foremost energy company, has awarded a contract to Sigma Wireless and its partner Nokia for the development of a leading-edge,...
 
•  Huawei and partners meet at inaugural IP Gala to map out future of Internet in Africa region
Member Logo Huawei, along with partners including the IPv6 Forum, African Telecommunication Union (ATU), and Arab Information and Communication Technology Organization (AICTO) held Africa’s first ever IP GALA in Marrakesh,...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Senegal calls for 5G licence applications
Senegal’s telecoms regulator called for interested parties to apply for 5G licences as the body prepares the groundwork for the next-generation technology...
 
NTRA official receives delegation from Argentina’s Communications Entity
Both parties had an extensive meeting where mutual cooperation and expertise-exchange mechanisms in terms of telecom regulation, as well as telecom service governance across the market, were discussed...
 
Middle East
 
Mobile phone subscribers in Jordan reach 7.6 million
The number of mobile phone subscriptions in Jordan experienced growth in the first quarter of 2023, registering an increase of 5.46 percent compared to the same period in the previous year...
 
Ooredoo Kuwait is ready to launch 400Mbps speed
Currently, Ooredoo Kuwait is the first company prepared for this milestone, poised to introduce innovative digital services in the country and provide fiber internet speeds of up to 400 megabits per second (Mbps) in...
 
Bahrain's first green-powered data centre unveiled
Beyon's Chairman Shaikh Abdulla announced the Phase 2 Solar Park completion, marking Bahrain's first data centre fully powered by clean energy, with next phase planned in Hamala...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
TVP VOD adds linear channels
According to TVP, they are being offered free of charge to viewers and being made available thanks to continued cooperation with Redge Technologies...
 
Norlys launches nationwide TV offering for Denmark
Danish energy and telecom provider Norlys has made its TV offering available nationwide, irrespective of whether customers sit in its network areas...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Zim satellite starts transmitting data
Zimbabwe’s first earth-observation satellite, ZimSat-1, has started collecting data from space after undergoing successful orbital stabilisation...
 
In four years, FiberLync connects more than 3,500 in Orange County
Orange County recognized by the National Association of Counties for its rapid deployment of high-speed broadband to rural areas; FiberLync, funded by a state grant, has already connected 60% of unserved residents...
 
 
South Asia
 
Fonepay And Lankapay sign MOU for cross-border interoperable payment system
Fonepay, Nepal's leading payment network, partners with LankaPay in Sri Lanka to develop an interoperable digital payment system, enabling seamless cross-country transactions through mobile QR code payments...
 
North Africa
 
Morocco's Naps forms digital payments partnership with Mastercard
Mastercard and NAPS, a leading Moroccan fintech company, have initiated a collaboration to develop innovative payment solutions for individuals and businesses...
 
Algeria Telecom: Subscribers to Idoom 4G will be able to triple their internet volume
Subscribers to Algérie Télécom's "Idoom 4G" offer will benefit, from a promotion on 4G LTE recharges allowing them to triple their internet volume, the company said in a press release...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
CelcomDigi begins one of Malaysia’s largest network deployment projects
Malaysian operator CelcomDigi has announced that it has begun its full-scale programme to build what it calls Malaysia’s future digital network – integrating and modernising the largest 4G network in Malaysia...
 
Telekom expands 200Mbps mobile data coverage along rail routes
The firm rolled out 143 new sites using 4G and 5G frequencies and increased capacity at 677 existing LTE and 5G network sites...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Rostelecom Armenia to build a 200-rack data centre
Russian telco Rostelecom has confirmed it plans to build a new 200-rack data centre in Armenia via its wholly-owned subsidiary Rostelecom Armenia (GNC-Alfa)...
 
Sedco unveils its Phygital customer experience platform
The new modules offer seamless management of physical and digital journeys, enabling customers to access services from different organisations across various sectors, and getting served smart and fast...
 
South Africa’s MultiChoice Group announces payment platform JV
South Africa's MultiChoice Group has announced a joint venture, along with fintech company Rapyd and investor General Catalyst, aimed at developing an integrated payment platform for Africa...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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