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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
June 22, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Cisco Study: Canada is a Global Leader in ‘Digital Readiness’ but Not All Canadians Benefit Equally
 
 
Cisco has released the findings of the Cisco Canada Digital Readiness Index, a comprehensive study that measures Canada’s ability to capture the opportunities that digital capabilities and investments create. While Canada performed strongly on a global level, ranking 17th out of 146 countries, the Cisco Canada Digital Readiness Index revealed that there are significant discrepancies across provinces and territories...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain offers free roaming to customers performing Hajj
Member Logo Zain announces a new collaboration with the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs to present its annual complimentary roaming promotion for the Hajj season, offering its top roaming plan for FREE to all postpaid and prepaid...
 
•  Nokia recognized by GigaOm as innovation leader and outperformer in the data center switching market for second consecutive year
Member Logo Nokia announced GigaOm analysts have ranked the company as an innovation leader and outperformer for the second consecutive year for its data center fabric solution, which enables data centers and cloud environments to...
 
•  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. The 'Future of Cloud Security in the Middle East' report...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Anatel greenlights 187 municipalities for 3.5GHz use
Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency has confirmed that 3.5GHz licensees are able to activate 5G services in a further 187 municipalities from Monday 26 June...
 
CRAN calls for privatisation of MTC and Telecom Namibia to boost competition
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has talked up the potential benefits of privatising state-owned ICT companies...
 
Middle East
 
MEA-Comm and AUS collaborate to foster innovation and drive digital transformation
This strategic collaboration focuses on fostering an ecosystem for open and interoperable technologies for future connectivity, including 5G, 6G and beyond, and development of smart digital and IoT solutions while sharing...
 
Motorola and Logicom to empower GCC businesses
Logicom Distribution and Motorola (a Lenovo Company) have announced a partnership for the distribution of Enterprise ready smartphones and Business Solutions for enterprise consumers across the entire GCC region...
 
Meeza and Ajlan Tech announce strategic partnership to expand IT services in Saudi Arabia
This partnership is a significant milestone for both companies as it leverages the strengths and expertise of each partner to deliver world-class IT services to Saudi Arabia and abroad...
 
South Asia
 
MCIT selects MTN, AWCC to extend coverage into remote areas
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has signed contracts with cellcos MTN Afghanistan and Afghan Wireless Communication Company to extend coverage to unserved communities...
 
Dialog enterprise becomes VMware sovereign cloud provider in South Asia
A sovereign cloud ensures jurisdictional control, data access, integrity, security, compliance, independence, and mobility for customers...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
A+E Networks inks T-Mobile Poland deal
A+E Networks has expanded the distribution of its factual entertainment channels History Channel, Crime+Investigation and History2 in Poland...
 
Chile’s Zapping launches AI-generated music channel
Chilean virtual pay TV operator Zapping has launched what it describes as the first channel in the country created entirely by AI...
 
 
North Africa
 
Paymob, Chefaa lead digital transformation of pharmaceutical retail payments in Egypt
The partnership will digitize pharmaceutical payments by powering seamless and secure online card payments as well as point-of-sale (POS) payments upon delivery...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
VEON to invest 600 million in Kyivstar for 4G network expansion and cybersecurity
With the expansion of 4G networks, Kyivstar aims to cover 98% of Ukraine’s population in 4G within the next three years, including small and remote settlements...
 
Airtel joins the 5G race in Nigeria
The operator becomes the third in the country to launch 5G, following in the footsteps of market leader MTN and newcomer Mafab Communications...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
SpaceX launches Indonesian telecommunications satellite
The satellite was launched to a Geostationary Transfer Orbit and then after separating from the 2nd stage of the Falcon 9, will use its own thrusters to raise itself to Geostationary Orbit and be positioned at 146°E...
 
Somalian service provider boosts DWDM backbone network
Somtel is deploying the DZS Saber compact and environmentally hardened coherent optics solutions to future-proof its dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) backbone network for reliable, cost-effective delivery of...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
T-Mobile extends tower agreement with CRa
Czech Republic state-backed TV and radio broadcast network operator Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRa) says it has extended an infrastructure leasing contract with T-Mobile Czech Republic until 2038...
 
South Africa’s Cell C completes network migration
South African operator Cell C has announced the successful completion of its move to a virtual radio access network model – some months before its originally announced target date...
 
KT Corp makes US$5.4 billion bet on AI
KT, as Korea’s leading AI company, will apply its accumulated experience, capabilities, infrastructure and know-how to the AI business as it aims to establish itself as a customer-oriented AI service provider...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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