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June 12, 2023

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Zain offers latest parental control tools to protect children online

This step stems from Zain’s tireless efforts to bring a safe and secure online experience for everyone, especially children, who continuously face the danger of being exposed to harmful and inappropriate content online...

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Omantel Innovation Labs hosts UK Oman Digital Hub Cybersecurity pilot programme for startups

Omantel, the leading provider of integrated telecommunication services in the Sultanate of Oman, hosted the UK Oman Digital hub pilot programme to allow Omantel Innovation Labs startups access to deep-dive sessions on cyber...

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Nokia and EY study: Enterprise and industrial metaverses are exceeding expectations

Companies that have already deployed industrial metaverse use cases are seeing more reported benefits than those still in the planning phase expect, most notably in capital expenditure reduction (15%), sustainability (10%)...

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Huawei unleashes the power of data and proposes ways of evolving storage in the Yottabyte era at Huawei IT Day 2023

During the Huawei Middle East & Central Asia Tech Carnival 2023, Huawei successfully held the Huawei IT Day under the theme 'Unleash Data Power, Towards the Yottabyte Era' (a yottabyte is equal to a quadrillion...

Policy and Regulation

•	CRA survey shows high overall consumer satisfaction with telecom services in Qatar The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has published the results of the Consumer Satisfaction Survey 2022...

•	Regulator opens consultation for fiber access market The watchdog has found that the market can be sub-divided into two segments – one for multi-family buildings and another for single-family dwellings...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Globacom rolls out LTE-A in major cities Nigerian mobile operator Globacom has launched an LTE-A network in several major cities to increase the speed and reliability of its 4G mobile data services...

•	Poland unveils O-RAN 5G network for Industry 4.0, powered by IS-Wireless Tt marks the beginning of the next generation of mobile networks implementations for industrial purposes in the country. Installation, implemented by hubraum, Deutsche Telekom’s tech incubator, uses radio access...

Satellite & Internet

•	SpaceX launches 52 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea The Falcon 9's first stage returned to Earth about 8.5 minutes after liftoff for a pinpoint touchdown on the SpaceX droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean...

•	Onivia targeting 500,000 more premises with latest FTTH expansion Spanish wholesale fiber-optic broadband provider Onivia has announced plans to expand its service footprint to an additional 500,000 premises, offering users the latest XGS-PON technology which enables symmetrical speeds of...

Global Telecom Update

•	Termii raises US$3.65 million to reimagine digital communication in Africa With its annual Termii Elevate programme, the startup brings developers, users, and stakeholders together to drive conversations on building world-class communications solutions...

•	Movistar and Tigo explore infrastructure sharing in Colombia While the operators will continue to compete against each other in both the consumer and wholesale telecom services sectors, they will explore mutually beneficial ways of sharing their access networks while retaining full...

•	MTN SA launches hybrid renewable energy systems In a major move to unlock off-grid, clean and reliable energy alternatives, MTN South Africa has launched the first in a series of projects in an integrated wind and solar renewable energy generation rollout as part of its...

Middle East

•	solutions pens over SAR 444m deal with NCGR Arabian Internet and Telecommunication Services Company (solutions) inked a contract with National Center for Government Resources (NCGR ) at a value of SAR 444.13 million...

•	Vodafone Qatar 'first telecom provider in Middle East to offer Gigabit only' speeds for home fibre Vodafone Qatar has launched groundbreaking fibre Internet speeds for its Home Connectivity Giga Home, becoming the first telecom provider in the Middle East to offer ‘Gigabit only’ speeds, setting new industry...

•	Huawei concludes 6th edition of ICT competition in Kuwait The initiative aims at bolstering the overall ICT ecosystem through stimulate local talent who will be the future Kuwaiti generation achieving the national development plans and ambitious in line with Kuwait Vision 2035...

•	Oman launches new digital platform for tourism sector The platform constitutes a direct link that ensures a smooth flow of all types of services offered to partners, besides events organised by the ministry...

•	FAB partners with IBM for hybrid cloud transformation First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and IBM Consulting are advancing their collaboration to help migrate more applications to the cloud as part of the bank’s evolution journey to modernise its digital infrastructure...

South Asia

•	Bangladesh prioritizes IT-based education for Smart Bangladesh The government is putting utmost importance on technology-based education to equip students for building a Smart Bangladesh so that multimedia classrooms and computer labs have been set up at educational institutions along...

North Africa

•	Egypt: Telecom Egypt, Orange, Etisalat, and Vodafone commit to renewable energies This initiative is part of the Egyptian government's commitment to supporting clean energy initiatives in various sectors to reduce carbon emissions, in line with Egypt's 2050 National Climate Strategy...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Oman: OMPay Merchant all-in-one application platform launched The OMPay Merchant App, a mobile-based business platform providing cashless payment solutions for local businesses, has been launched in Oman...

•	RSMB and Streamhub launch next generation cross-platform measurement RSMB and Streamhub are to launch a joint hybrid measurement platform to capture viewing of linear and streamed TV...

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