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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 4, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
China Mobile International (CMI) and Zain Omantel International (ZOI) Form a Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize IoT and IoV Innovation in the Region
 
 
China Mobile International Limited (CMI) and Zain Omantel International (ZOI) announced a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the adoption and advancement of Machine-to-Machine (M2M), Internet of Vehicles (IoV), and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies across the Middle East region...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain strategically partners with e-learning platform Baims
Member Logo Zain announces the signing of a strategic partnership with Baims, a leading Kuwait-based e-learning platform. The cooperation aims at empowering the digitalization of the local education sector, expand the youth’s...
 
•  Etisalat Academy by e& and EarthLink sign strategic MOU to establish academy for telecom training in Iraq
Member Logo Etisalat Academy by e& has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with EarthLink to establish the EarthLink Academy. The MOU signifies a partnership aimed at excellence in businesses, leadership and talent...
 
•  Huawei launches four Intelligent OptiX Innovative Practices of F5.5G
Member Logo At the Huawei Product & Solution Innovation and Practice launch event held during the 2023 MWC in Shanghai, Huawei took the opportunity to launch four Intelligent OptiX innovative practices of F5.5G, in scenarios of smart...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Transportation and Telecommunications Ministry launches governance guide
The Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications has today released its governance guide in a bid to enhance the business environment and instil the ethical rules that guarantee mutual trust between institutions and...
 
ARCT Burundi targets July 2024 for commercial launch of 5G
Burundi’s Telecommunications Regulation and Control Agency (ARCT) has published its roadmap for the deployment of 5G services in the country, setting out a target of July 2024 for the introduction of commercial...
 
Middle East
 
UAE ranks as the safest cybersecure country in region
The UAE has set a cybersecurity benchmark with the lowest infection and blocked URL rates in the region even as the number of email-based phishing attacks has surged 464% in the first half of 2023 compared to 2022, an...
 
Oracle’s private and public cloud regions driving regional innovation
Oracle’s private cloud solution, hosted inside government and financial datacentres, as well as public cloud regions inside UAE and Saudi Arabia have triggered a wave of adoption, growth, and innovation...
 
FNP.ae launches its Arabic gifting website & mobile app dedicated to the spirit of generosity
FNP.ae, the UAE's leading online gifting website has launched its first all-Arabic website & Mobile app. Unlike others, this is not another site that has been translated from English to Arabic...
 
South Asia
 
Jazz launches Pakistan’s first WiFi calling service
This new service will help to enhance call quality and provide simultaneous voice and data usage together with advanced features for a more convenient communication experience...
 
IronOne AI Labs fostering national innovation and paving way for Sri Lankan startups
IronOne Tech saw strong demand for its AI solutions in Europe, and the AsiaBerlin summit proved to be an excellent opportunity to connect with potential customers and partners...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Pluto TV lands on Virgin Media
Virgin Media has signed a deal with Paramount, parent company of Pluto TV, to launch the FAST streaming app on its’s TV boxes...
 
BritBox lands in Nordics through Apple TV
Significantly expanding the BBC and ITV joint venture SVOD service’s reach across the Nordic market and building on its launches in North America and Australia, BritBox International has launched a subscription channel...
 
 
North Africa
 
Egypt launches digital platform EUG to boost petroleum sector
Taking the local petroleum sector to a global level, EUG platform will enable easy access to advanced data visualisation and technology, according to an official statement...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Crnogorski Telekom set to launch VoLTE
Montenegrin operator Crnogorski Telekom (CT) has provided an update on its network modernisation project ahead of the summer holiday season, when demand for data services rises by 50%...
 
UK 5G offers more consistent video experience than 4G
As 5G networks roll out across the country, a study from specialist network analyst Opensignal has found that games and video users’ experience over 5G is more consistent and drops less at busy hours of the day than...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
OneWeb expands commercial service across Europe, US
Satellite connectivity services provider announces coverage of for the majority of the US and expands reach with 37 new countries in Europe added to footprint...
 
Drei signs FTTH partnership agreement with oGIG
Hutchison Drei Austria has announced the signing of a new wholesale partnership agreement with Osterreichische Glasfaser-Infrastrukturgesellschaft (oGIG)...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Cellnex wholly owns Poland’s OnTower after iliad sale
The company was set up by both operators in 2021 as part of Cellnex’s acquisition of the network of some 7,000 sites from mobile operator Play in Poland...
 
KT, LGU+ jump into digital medical device biz to expand market
As Korean big tech companies, such as telecom carriers and platforms, prepare to enter the digital medical device market, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has promised to improve regulations by collecting industry...
 
TelcoDR, CloudFix join forces to transform telco spending on AWS
CloudFix, a trusted solution utilized by CIOs, CTOs, and cloud operations teams worldwide, seamlessly integrates with AWS environments, equipping telcos with a simple and straightforward way for telcos to achieve significant...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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