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June 25, 2023

Featured Member News

stc Group invested in strengthening the disaster recovery capabilities ahead of Hajj season

stc Group, the engine of digital transformation in the region, has concluded its field preparations, which focused on emergency management, crisis containment, and disaster preparedness ahead of the Hajj season 1444...

Member News

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SES confirms discussions with Intelsat have ceased

On 29 March 2023, SES had confirmed that the company engaged in discussions with Intelsat and that there could be no certainty that a transaction would materialise...

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Nokia recognized by GigaOm as innovation leader and outperformer in the data center switching market for second consecutive year

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...

Recent Developments

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Cisco Study: Canada is a Global Leader in ‘Digital Readiness’ but Not All Canadians Benefit Equally

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Zain’s “Tamam” platform in Saudi Arabia awarded ‘Best Personal Finance Solution’ in Middle East

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“iot squared” revolutionizes daily lives and tech interactions by a developed system in the Middle East

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etisalat by e& celebrates outstanding entrepreneurs & startups in the UAE

Policy and Regulation

•	CST announces the ICT sector readiness to serve pilgrims during Hajj of 2023 During his inspection of communications service providers' sites in Makkah and the Holy Sites, H.E. the CST Governor, Dr. Mohammad Altamimi observed the ICT sector's preparations for 2023, as the number of pilgrims...

•	Poland invites bids for 3.5GHz 5G auction The Polish government has finally kicked off its long-awaited auction of 5G-capable 3.5GHz spectrum, calling for applications to take part in the sale process by 8 August...

South Asia

•	Pakistan to support Azerbaijan in mobile manufacturing, telecom sectors The minister said the Ministry of IT will provide all possible facilities and supports to Azerbaijan government and businessmen in all sectors including Incubation Centers, Software Technology Parks, Mobile Manufacturing and...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Siminn has deployed more than 100 5G transmitters Further, the company has upgraded its 4G network in a number of locations; these upgrades result in increased speed and range, providing customers with better connectivity...

•	UScellular launches 5G mid-band network UScellular’s 5G mid-band technology combined with a mid-band enabled device can provide up to 10x faster speeds than its 4G LTE network and low-band 5G...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Stingray Karaoke TV App to launch on Sky Live Stingray has announced plans to launch a new Karaoke TV app on Sky Live, the new camera for the Sky Glass streaming TV, launched this week...

•	Simply.TV launches in Australia, New Zealand and Latin America The expansion follows growth in Europe where it says it has signed up over 100 TV operators and broadcasters to serve EPG, super-aggregation of streaming catalogues and sports metadata...

Satellite & Internet

•	Lynk launches Sat2Phone service for PNCC in Palau Lynk Global has partnered with Palau’s largest operator PNCC to provide satellite-direct-to-mobile phone services to the island nation using Lynk’s “cell-towers-in-space”...

•	CityFibre announces milestone in wayleave agreements UK-based full fiber provider CityFibre has announced that to date it has secured wayleaves to connect more than one million premises owned by local authorities and housing associations...

Middle East

•	DEWA hosts Hong Kong delegation to foster cooperation in advanced technologies They also discussed the possibility of knowledge exchange and capacity building between the two sides, reinforcing the relationship between Dubai and Hong Kong and collaborating on initiatives that contribute to a...

•	Saudi Arabia signs 5 MoUs and cooperation deals with Estonia Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment (MISA) has signed five Memoranda of Understanding and cooperation agreements across trade, technology and entrepreneurship sectors with Estonia...

•	ZainTech and du announce strategic go-to-market partnership to drive innovation and ESG principles towards a Net Zero future This unique and strategic partnership will enable government entities and corporations to benefit from a single source for their digital transformation needs across the UAE...

•	Ooredoo Qatar signs agreements with Dell and Ericsson Ooredoo and Dell Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen existing collaboration, simplify digital transformation initiatives and explore new growth opportunities through Dell’s APEX...

•	AU, Huawei launch Datacom Lab on AU campus For his part, the deputy CEO of Huawei Kuwait, Mr Che Long, said that Huawei is looking forward to more beneficial projects with academic institutions in Kuwait, and especially with AU, and that this lab is a first step...

North Africa

•	Egyptian telecoms ask NTRA to adjust service prices amid rising operations costs Telecommunication companies in Egypt have asked National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) to approve raising prices for their services in order to deal with rising operational costs, according to reports in...

Global Telecom Update

•	Hewlett Packard unveils AI cloud for large language models Hewlett Packard Enterprise has announced that it has entered the AI cloud market through the expansion of its HPE GreenLake portfolio to offer large language models for any enterprise, from startups to Fortune 500 companies,...

•	Kazakhtelecom JSC improves subscriber services with A10 Networks Kazakhtelecom JSC is working with A10 Networks to improve the reliability of broadband access for businesses and consumers nationwide...

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