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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
June 21, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Zain’s “Tamam” platform in Saudi Arabia awarded ‘Best Personal Finance Solution’ in Middle East
 
 
Zain, a leading provider of innovative technologies and digital lifestyle communications operating in seven markets across the Middle East and Africa, announces that its “Tamam” financing services operation in Saudi Arabia has been selected as the ‘Best Personal Finance Solution’ by Entrepreneur Middle East Magazine, at its 2023 Middle East Fintech Awards event held in Dubai recently...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Luxembourg Parliament approves MGS, enabling NATO’s access to SES’s O3b mPOWER system
Member Logo Following Luxembourg Parliament’s approval and official publication of the Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Global Services (MGS) programme valued at €195 million over 10 years, the MGS programme will leverage...
 
•  Nokia launches ultra-performance AirScale baseband and brings the power of Artificial Intelligence to mobile networks
Member Logo Nokia announced the global launch of new products to further enhance its industry-leading AirScale baseband portfolio that combines ultra-high performance and capacity, with extreme energy efficiency...
 
•  Zero Trust is top cloud security priority for the next year, Middle East Cloud Security Research finds
Member Logo Middle East cloud security professionals have identified Zero Trust as the number one cloud security priority for the next year, according to a recent survey...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  “iot squared” revolutionizes daily lives and tech interactions by a developed system in the Middle East
 
•  etisalat by e& celebrates outstanding entrepreneurs & startups in the UAE
 
•  e& recognises partners in telecom, technology, and business at the annual awards ceremony
 
•  stc, fully prepared to cater to pilgrims’ needs during Hajj 1444 Season
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Colombia to award 5G spectrum in December
Colombia is expected to auction 5G frequencies in December, according to the country’s Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications (MinTIC)...
 
NCC markets Nigeria’s broadband potential to international investors
The Nigerian Communications Commission has called on international investors to capitalize on the growing telecommunications market in Nigeria, emphasizing the country's goal of 70% broadband penetration by 2025 and the...
 
South Asia
 
SCO all set to revolutionize digital landscape
With a focus on digitalization, SCO is actively working in over 35 tehsils in Azad Jammu & Kashmir, spearheading the transformation...
 
Bangladesh to join G-Cloud in June next year
Oracle Academy will provide technical assistance and free training to the talented youth of the country in the field of differentiated technology...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
OneWeb signs backhaul deal with Telstra
The companies announced what is described as one of the largest rollouts of OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) backhaul for a commercial mobile network to date...
 
Brazil’s Winity pilots prepaid mobile internet with Hughes
Winity, which became a new Brazilian national mobile operator in 2021, and satellite operator Hughes have announced a pilot project involving prepaid mobile internet in remote areas...
 
GTT extends fiber coverage to 150,000 homes and businesses
Guyanese telco Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has extended its fiber coverage to 150,000 homes and business...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Orange teams with Palo Alto on SASE + ZTNA
Orange Business and Orange Cyberdefense are working with Palo Alto Networks to deliver a managed Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution with Zero Trust Network Access 2.0...
 
Tango Networks launches eSIMs for Microsoft Teams
Tango Networks has unveiled Tango Extend, a new eSIM offering that allows mobile phones to be an extension of a Microsoft Teams-enabled fixed line phone number...
 
Malawi’s Yellow receives funding for solar and connectivity products distribution
Malawian asset financier Yellow has closed US$14 million in series B funding to expand its business, which involves digital and financial products related to connectivity and solar power...
 
 
Middle East
 
SAP announces launch of Oman’s first data center for private cloud
The agreement entails OQ adopting various solutions, including (Rise with SAP), and operating SAP's integrated ERP system and assets within a newly established local data centre...
 
Saudi cybersecurity recognized as No. 2 in the world
Saudi Arabia has secured second place in the Global Cybersecurity Index in the World Competitiveness Yearbook for 2023 by the Swiss-based International Institute for Management Development...
 
Mastercard partners with One Global to introduce Click to Pay in Kuwait
Mastercard has launched Click to Pay (C2P) in Kuwait in collaboration with a leading digital transformation and innovation company, One Global™ under its Payment Service provider (PSP) license...
 
BLJ Worldwide launches its first state-of-the-region report on technology industry in MENA
The ‘MENA Tech 2023: Mapping the Technology Landscape’ report is one of the first in the region to bring together various topics within the space, from fintech to gaming, to take an overarching,...
 
Jordan Ahli Bank launches social payment app Qawn powered by Thought Machine
Jordan Ahli Bank has announced the launch of Qawn, a social payment app for customers and merchants, running on Thought Machine’s cloud-native core banking platform, Vault Core...
 
North Africa
 
Two new submarine cables linking Egypt, Algeria to be operational by 2025
The bilateral meeting provided a platform to review strategies for bolstering partnerships and exchanging expertise in pertinent areas between the two nations...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Major global expansion for Canal+
Canal+ Group has formed a strategic partnership with PCCW to accelerate the growth of Viu, a leading pan-regional OTT video service with presence across Asia, the Middle East, and South Africa...
 
Toshiba launches first TV range with Amazon Fire TV built in
With Fire TV built in, the Toshiba QF5D now includes Alexa voice search and integrates into Alexa to offer smart home control...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Telkomsel completes 3G to 4G upgrade
Mobile network operator (MNO) Telkomsel has reportedly completed the process of transferring and upgrading all 3G users to 4G LTE in 504 cities/regencies across Indonesia...
 
China home to over 2.73 million 5G base stations
The number of 5G base stations in China surged to 2.73 million by the end of April amid the country's efforts to build the world's largest and most advanced network infrastructure...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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