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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 5, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
e& wins 2 awards at the Carrier Community Global Awards 2023
 
 
e& won the 'Middle East Operator of the Year' and the 'Best Regional SMS Service Provider’ at the 7th Carrier Community Global Awards ceremony in Berlin, reaffirming its steadfast commitment to driving transformation and delivering exceptional performance in the industry...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  AT&T continues to help close digital divide with connected devices and fiber-powered broadband in Vanderburgh County
Member Logo AT&T is working with Compudopt to provide Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC), and the EVSC Foundation with laptops and other digital literacy resources...
 
•  Nokia launches high gain 5G Fixed Wireless Access receiver to connect the North American underserved
Member Logo The Nokia FastMile 5G receiver uses a high gain antenna to deliver high speeds over long distances making it ideally suited to serve both suburban and rural underserved communities...
 
•  Huawei to launch full set of commercial 5.5G network equipment in 2024
Member Logo At the 5G Advanced Forum during MWC Shanghai 2023, Huawei announced that it will launch a complete set of commercial 5.5G network equipment in 2024...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TDRA launches centralised interface for government generative AI services
The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has launched a centralised interface to support government entities in their endeavours to leverage generative AI, which enhances their ability to...
 
Strategic partnership aims to drive .ng domain adoption in Nigeria
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has announced an alliance with the Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) to spearhead the widespread adoption of .ng domains...
 
South Asia
 
Banglalink introduces tourist SIM
Banglalink has launched a new Tourist SIM, enabling foreign travellers to enjoy a seamless telecommunication service during their stay in Bangladesh...
 
Google, Facebook, and Microsoft among six international companies registered in Nepal's tax system
Six international companies including tech giants Google, Facebook and Microsoft working in the field of information technology and digital services are registered in Nepal's tax system...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
UK’s Connect Fibre taps Netgem to add TV service to broadband offering
UK fiber-to-the-home network operator Connect Fibre has chosen Netgem to provide a TV offering for its full fibre broadband service...
 
Channel 4 inks Disney streaming deal
The deal will add over 1,000 hours of American drama to Channel 4’s popular streaming platform which will be available from July 2023...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
UN talks aim to harness AI power, potential
The United Nations is convening this week a global gathering to try to map out the frontiers of artificial intelligence and to harness its potential for empowering humanity...
 
NTT Docomo group to release trial AI system for monitoring river and reservoir water levels
Notably, the system eliminates the need for physical water-level gauges and instead uses virtual gauges and AI technology to visualize real-time images and time-series data of water levels on a screen...
 
V.tal adds to its data centre tally in Brazil
Brazilian data centre and digital infrastructure group V.tal has acquired a plot of land in Fortaleza in Ceara, a state in the northeast of the country, for what is expected to be its first hyperscale data centre...
 
 
Middle East
 
Helios Towers bounces off Africa into Middle East
Helios Towers CEO Tom Greenwood hailed the innovative nature of Africa’s mobile ecosystem, as the tower company turns its attentions to further expansion in the Middle East following its acquisition of Omantel’s...
 
Al Rajhi Capital selects IBM AI for its new digital application
Al Rajhi Capital (ARC), an Investment services company, selected IBM‘s AI to automate its business processes and enable the company’s new digital mobile application...
 
Simly revolutionizes mobile connectivity with its pioneering travel eSIM platform
Simly's eSIM platform provides customers with instant access to a wide range of affordable data plans that can be utilized in over 150 countries...
 
British Telecom offers to develop communication networks in Iraq
The two sides expressed their commitment to continuous cooperation, with a focus on developing innovative solutions and exchanging technical expertise...
 
North Africa
 
Three mobile giants set up factories in Egypt with 20 million devices production capacity
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology announced that it has attracted three major mobile phone and tablet manufacturers to set up factories in Egypt...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Comium approaching 4G launch in Gambia
Resurgent Gambian mobile operator Comium is undergoing a testing phase of an in-deployment 4G LTE network, promising wide mobile broadband coverage in urban and provincial areas with its upcoming launch...
 
Malaysia leads the way in 5G connectivity, says Opensignal report
Malaysia has become a global leader in 5G connectivity with fast and reliable networks, according to the most recent benchmarking study “Benchmarking the Global 5G Experience - June 2023” by Opensignal, a website...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Hughes readies massive JUPITER 3 satellite for launch
Hughes Network Systems’ next gen JUPITER 3 ultra high-density satellite arrived in Cape Canaveral, Florida via an Antonov aircraft...
 
Iliad reaches ten million Italian homes with fiber
Iliad Italy says its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) service is now available to ten million households across the country thanks to its partnerships with infrastructure owners FiberCop, Open Fiber and Fastweb...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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