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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 10, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
etisalat by e& launches payment solution uTap
 
 
etisalat by e& has announced the launch of uTap, a powerful payment solution that revolutionises the way businesses manage their paymentsand streamlines operations, in collaboration with Network International LLC and Mswipe Technologies...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Momentum to partner with Eutelsat and OneWeb to provide connectivity solutions for the oil & gas industry
Member Logo Momentum has announced an enhanced agreement that will enable Momentum to use OneWeb’s high-speed, low-latency satellite fleet, on top of Eutelsat’s ADVANCE global connectivity solution...
 
•  Huawei Cloud releases Pangu 3.0
Member Logo angu Models 3.0 is a system of pre-trained models that can be quickly adapted to meet scenario-specific needs and address complex challenges across multiple industries...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  40 trainees join the Zain HS Store Summer Program
 
•  center3 announces expansion of Khurais Riyadh data center to drive growth and innovation in the region
 
•  e& wins 2 awards at the Carrier Community Global Awards 2023
 
•  Zain strategically partners with e-learning platform Baims
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRC and RIPE NCC organises “Jordan IPv6 National Day”
Jordan celebrated “Jordan IPv6 National Day”, a stepping stone towards its digital future. Co-hosted by the RIPE Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) and Jordan's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission...
 
Georgia to hold 5G spectrum auctions next month
Georgia’s Communications Commission has approved an auction of 5G-suitable mobile spectrum in the 700MHz, 800MHz, 1800MHz, 2600MHz and 3.5GHz bands...
 
Middle East
 
Saudi Arabia leads global cybersecurity with new platform
The Global Cybersecurity Forum Institute, established in Riyadh after a royal decree issued by King Salman in June, is a response to the rapid development and evolution of cyberspace, as well as its potential to benefit and...
 
FabTech mobile lab to nurture technological skills in students
The camp is designed for school students aged 10 to 16 and aims to equip them with diverse skills in manufacturing, programming, electronics, 3D printing, and other technologies related to the fourth industrial revolution...
 
UAE’s Revibe raises $2.3 million to grow its refurbished electronics marketplace
Revibe, a Dubai-based refurbished-electronics startup, announced it has raised US$2.3 million in order to accelerate its growth within the US$6 billion refurbished consumer electronics market in the MENA region — which...
 
South Asia
 
Internet connection in Bangladeshi households soars almost eightfold in a decade
The internet connection in Bangladeshi households has increased nearly eight times in a decade, according to a survey report by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)...
 
Saudi Arabia’s digital growth offers gateway to Pakistani IT firms, says award-winning expat
Geographically, he said, both brotherly nations were very close to each other and could collaborate in IT, especially in artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), and tourism...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Netflix strengthens position in Poland
Netflix now accounts for over half of the time spent on viewing streaming platforms by Polish internet users...
 
Three in five Americans see streaming subscriptions as ‘necessary’
The study took the opinion of 1,000 American consumers who subscribe to popular streaming services give insights and opinions on all the different platforms available...
 
 
North Africa
 
Algérie Telecom launches an online platform to learn English
The platform contains a level assessment test; a complete and interactive program for all levels; a library of lessons and educational videos and the possibility of learning thanks to the application available on Android and...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Airtel Uganda introduces VoLTE
Airtel Uganda has launched VoLTE technology, enabling customers to make voice calls on its 4G network...
 
Orange Spain and Movistar accelerate 5G Standalone rollouts
Orange Spain has activated its 5G Standalone (SA) network in more than 30 locations, reportedly up from 10 Spanish cities only two months ago...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Vocus and NSW Telco Authority develop mobile network drone
Network infrastructure provider Vocus and the NSW Telco Authority have unveiled a new way to provide 4G/5G mobile connectivity during emergency disaster relief, using a tethered drone as a mobile tower in the sky...
 
Digicel Fiji deploys its new Xtreme Fiber network in Suva
Digicel Fiji is looking to enhance its product portfolio and to that end has announced the completion of the first phase of its new fiber broadband network, branded Xtreme Fibre, in the capital, Suva...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
IBM to grant schools $5m in-kind to boost cybersecurity
Since its creation in 2021, the IBM Education Security Preparedness Grants programme has expanded globally, and this year will also include enhanced offerings from IBM SkillsBuild on topics including AI and cybersecurity...
 
Nashua Kopano diversifies with IoT solutions
While office automation is still a “big part” of the business, Kruger tells ITWeb that IoT, energy and ICT solutions, including connectivity, are the biggest growth areas...
 
GPU-as-a-Service accelerates AI in telecoms
ActivePort and Radian Arc have announced an expanded relationship that will accelerate AI deployment within the telecommunications industry ussing GPU-as-a-Service...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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