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July 9, 2023

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40 trainees join the Zain HS Store Summer Program

Zain announced the kick-off of its fourth Summer Internship Program with HS Store. This year, the program features 40 university-level trainees engaging in a unique part-time experience to gain a wide range of invaluable soft skills and professional competencies with the aim of preparing them to confidently join the job market...

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Omantel reinforces the importance of the SME sector through a slew of enhanced offerings

Omantel, the leading provider of integrated telecommunication & ICT services in the Sultanate of Oman, is intensifying its focus on the SME sector through a slew of enhanced offerings, to underline the vital importance SMEs...

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Huawei empowers region's ICT talent ecosystem with launch of Instructor Enablement Camp in the Middle East and Central Asia region

In line with its ongoing commitment to nurturing the regional ICT talent ecosystem in the Middle East and Central Asia, Huawei today announced the launch of the Instructor Enablement Camp online...

Policy and Regulation

•	ITU Statement on the closing of the 2023 AI for Good Global Summit As the convenor of the event, ITU is pleased to have been able to bring these parties together to find practical applications of artificial intelligence to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Recognizing the...

•	Ofcom explores hybrid sharing approach in 6GHz spectrum band Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, is considering a new approach to meet the growing demand for data by exploring the possibility of making additional capacity available in the upper 6 GHz spectrum band...

South Asia

•	Mastercard partners with JazzCash to revolutionise digital payments in Pakistan The partners are launching QR code payments, Pay by Link, and Tap on Phone solutions to facilitate cost-effective and widespread acceptance for merchants at the bottom of the economic pyramid...

•	SLT-MOBITEL continues to expand 5G trial developments in Sri Lanka SLT-MOBITEL partnered with Pristine Innovations (Pvt), an IT and ERP solution provider, recently to create a platform enabling 5G-based low latency application developments in Sri Lanka...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Edgio and Vermantia partner to deliver custom-built live streaming events Vermantia, provider of omni-channel content solutions for gaming and betting operators, has tapped Edgio to support its custom-built, end-to-end streaming solutions for live racing, sports events, virtual sports, and number...

•	Sky and Warner Bros. Discovery extend HBO New Zealand partnership Sky NZ and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) have announced a new multi-year agreement that will keep HBO content on Sky’s platform in New Zealand...

Global Telecom Update

•	BT, Toshiba trial quantum security with HSBC HSBC claimed to be the first bank to trial BT Group and Toshiba’s so-called commercial quantum secure metro network, exploring how the technology can defend against future cyber threats...

•	NEC launches its own generative AI The vendor says it operates with a high degree accuracy using a relatively small number of parameters – 13 billion to be precise...

•	ATH buys out Pacific ICT firms via Vodafone Fiji Fiji’s Amalgamated Telecom Holdings (ATH) has completed a full takeover of three ICT businesses via its majority stake in Vodafone Fiji...

Middle East

•	2022 annual cybersecurity report: Trend Micro blocks over 12mln cyber threats in the Sultanate of Oman Trend Micro announced the findings of its annual cybersecurity report, which revealed a significant 55% increase in global threat detections and a massive 242% surge in blocked malicious files in 2022...

•	Saudi delegation upgrading exchanges of telecom and information technologies Cooperation of Chinese startups and other businesses in telecom and information technology is lifted again by the ongoing visit of a Saudi Arabia delegation led by Minister of Communications and Information Technology...

•	Generative AI to transform Emirates NBD business operations Emirates NBD has announced a transformation focused on harnessing the power of generative AI to change its operations and enhance productivity across various business functions supported by Microsoft...

•	Ooredoo Business and OpenText host data recovery and automation workshop for Ooredoo Business customers Ooredoo Business, the trusted technology partner for all business solutions, partnered with OpenText to conduct a one-day workshop at the prestigious Waldorf Astoria Kuwait hotel...

North Africa

•	Egypt to launch new digital platform to preserve its cultural heritage The ambitious project is estimated to digitally preserve all kinds of Egyptian cultural content in order to make it as accessible as possible to internet users, and educate people from around the world...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	4G mobile broadband coverage in Selangor at 99.87% in first quarter of 2023 He said the broadband coverage through the phase one National Digital Network Plan (Jendela) had shown encouraging achievements with 17 new telecommunication towers planned for completion by the end of the year...

•	Airtel Kenya rolls out 5G network in sixteen counties Airtel Kenya has announced the availability of its high speed 5G network in sixteen counties in Kenya becoming the second mobile network operator to do so...

Satellite & Internet

•	Starlink to launch in Mongolia SpaceX has been granted a licence to allow it to launch its Starlink low earth orbit satellite broadband service in Mongolia...

•	Orange and partners start work on 8,700km Mediterranean cable Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), Elettra Tlc, Medusa and Orange are beginning work on the Medusa Submarine Cable System to boost connectivity across the Mediterranean...

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