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July 16, 2023

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Omantel celebrates triple win at Global Carrier Community Awards in Berlin, emphasizing strong leadership and industry excellence

Omantel, the leading provider of integrated telecommunication services in the Sultanate of Oman, scored an enormous victory at the prestigious Global Carrier Community Awards recently held in Berlin, winning three significant titles...

Member News

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Meshary Al-Hamad appointed as new CEO of e-Portal Holding Company

Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, announced the appointment of Meshary...

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Nokia to publish second-quarter and half-year financial report on 20 July 2023

Nokia will publish its second-quarter and half-year financial report on 20 July 2023 at approximately 8 a.m. Finnish time (EEST). The financial report will be made available on the Nokia website immediately after...

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HUAWEI CLOUD researchers develop AI weather forecast system with 10,000x faster predictions compared to the traditional model

HUAWEI CLOUD published a breakthrough paper on the Pangu Weather AI model in one of the world's top scientific journals, Nature. The paper describes how to develop a precise and accurate global AI weather forecast system...

Policy and Regulation

•	MoTIT activates 250 new telecom sites in two years The Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MoTIT) says 250 new telecom sites were established during the past two years in far-flung areas where people had no access to telecom services...

•	Iraq's Ministry of Communications holds talks with SpaceX to introduce space-based internet Iraq's Minister of Telecommunications, Hiyam al-Yasiri, met with representatives from SpaceX to discuss the introduction of space-based internet services in Iraq...

South Asia

•	Grameenphone launches digital lifestyle subscription Grameenphone has unveiled a journey-centric digital lifestyle subscription – 'Grameenphone Prime', the enhanced and rebranded output of Grameenphone's postpaid product MyPlan...

•	Pakistan’s broadband data usage witnesses remarkable growth According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan, the total consumption of broadband data reached 8,970 petabytes during 2021-22 compared to 6,855 petabytes during the previous year...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Brazilian multi-play operators Vero and Americanet to merge Brazilian independent multi-play operators Vero and Americanet have agreed to merge, creating a single larger scale player with about 1.4 million customers and 1.9 million revenue-generating units...

•	Amagi forges partnership with TCL to launch streaming options Consumer electronics brand TCL has selected cloud-based SaaS broadcast and connected TV technology provider Amagi to support its new streaming options, simplifying and accelerating the addition of channels to the platform...

Global Telecom Update

•	BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Three and Virgin Media commit to curbing telco supply chain GHG emissions Several of the UK’s largest comms providers are collaborating on a sustainability initiative that is geared towards curbing telco supply chain’s greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)...

•	Sparkle launches Panama data center The company announced the launch of the Panama Digital Gateway in partnership with local telco Trans Ocean Network (TON)...

•	Telekom Malaysia reports data breach Telekom Malaysia (TM) confirmed hackers breached its defences with the private information of customers from broadband provider unit Unifi affected...

Middle East

•	Mobile phone subscriptions in Oman nearing 7 million By the end of May 2023, active mobile broadband Internet subscriptions in Oman increased 9% to 5,851,173 compared to the same period last year...

•	Zain Bahrain Q2 2023 net profit jumps 3.2% The operator reported a net profit of BD 1.32 million for the three months ended 30 June 2023, representing an increase of 3.2%. EBITDA also increased by 1.7% for the same period in 2023...

•	GenAI can unlock US$23.5 billion in annual GCC growth: report Generative AI (GenAI) could unlock $23.5 billion in annual economic growth across the GCC by 2030, with Saudi Arabia and UAE experiencing the largest impact, with a potential combined gain of $17.5 billion annually...

•	Jawwy TV now available for Jordan’s Umniah Fiber customers Intigral is bringing its master OTT aggregator platform Jawwy TV to viewers in Jordan in collaboration with Umniah, a subsidiary of Beyon Group, and one the fastest growing and reliable telecommunications providers in the...

North Africa

•	Fawry launches myfawry “yellowcard” to drive Cashless Economy in Egypt Fawry, the leading provider of banking and electronic payment technology services, announced the launch of the myfawry “yellowcard”, in cooperation with ‘Banque Misr’, and ‘Egyptian Banks...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Airtel Uganda launches VoLTE technology According to Airtel Uganda Managing Director, Manoj Murali, the change benefits only those with iPhones for now, while the rest will have to wait until their handsets are compatible with VoLTE...

•	Tele2 rolls out 5G to pre-paid customers In order to connect to the high speed service, customers require a 5G-ready tariff and compatible smartphone, including a range of devices from Apple and Samsung...

Satellite & Internet

•	Viasat says latest broadband satellite failed to fully deploy antenna Satellite operator Viasat is facing an issue with its latest satellite, which appears to have affected antenna deployment and may impact its ability to deliver high-speed broadband...

•	Virgin Fibra partners with Fastweb to expand network reach The deal will add 7.8 million households to Virgin’s footprint, enabling it to offer broadband packages with download speeds up to 2.5Gbps...

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