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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 17, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Minister Mariam Almheiri witnesses the opening of the new e& enterprise Innovation Centre for Promoting Sustainability and Creativity
 
 
Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, the UAE's Minister of Climate Change and Environment, led the inauguration of the e& enterprise Innovation Centre. The centre aims to showcase the most recent and significant innovative digital solutions across various sectors, reinforcing the company's visionary approach towards leveraging technology and fostering innovation to support environmental conservation and climate improvement...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain launches sustainable initiative to recycle used books
Member Logo This initiative aims at raising social awareness about the crucial topic of environmental sustainability, as well as providing real-world solutions to encourage the community to adopt positive practices that contribute to...
 
•  South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa officially opens Huawei Innovation Centre, describing it as a boost for local innovation
Member Logo According to Huawei South Africa, the newly launched Innovation Centre serves to foster and encourage joint innovation with Huawei’s South African partners, app developers, and SMMEs (small, medium, and micro...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Omantel celebrates triple win at Global Carrier Community Awards in Berlin, emphasizing strong leadership and industry excellence
 
•  China Telecom Global (CTG) partners with Zain Omantel International (ZOI) to revolutionize global connectivity
 
•  Al Masraf joins e& enterprise blockchain platform UAE Trade Connect
 
•  Zain teams up with Google Cloud to accelerate its digitization journey
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA and RIPE NCC host capacity-building workshops in Bahrain
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), in collaboration with the Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre (RIP E NCC), held a three-day capacity-building workshop in the Kingdom of Bahrain on...
 
‘Tadoom’ granted permit to provide IoT services
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Oman issued a new permit to provide Internet of Things (IoT) services to provide smart and innovative services to beneficiaries...
 
South Asia
 
Telenor and Kistpay partner for smartphone financing
Telenor Pakistan and Kistpay have joined forces to offer Shariah-compliant smartphone instalment plans for Telenor customers...
 
GP net profit up 14% in H1 2023
Net profit of Grameenphone Ltd – the largest market cap firm on Bangladesh’s prime bourse Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) – rose by 14 per cent to Tk 1,973 crore in the first six months of 2023, compared...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
FilmBox+ integrates with Bulsatcom
The partnership aims to enhance the entertainment options for viewers by integrating FilmBox+ within the Bulsatcom portfolio, as well as into Bulsatcom’s set-top-box...
 
Insys, Power Diamond team to develop LATAM OTT solutions
OTT solution provider Insys Video Technologies has forged a collaboration with Engineering and Technology Solutions firm Power Diamond (PWD) to provide customers in Latin America with white label OTT solutions and tools for...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Bboxx and MTN Rwanda partner to boost smartphone access in Rwanda
MTN Rwanda has partnered with data-driven platform Bboxx in a bid to increase smartphone access across Rwanda, accelerating the country’s digital agenda...
 
Vodafone Spain wins five-year IoT deal with water firm Canal de Isabel II
Vodafone Spain has been awarded the largest of the four lots tendered by Spanish water supplier Canal de Isabel II for the supply of NB-IoT water meters...
 
AirHubApp partners with leading telecom providers to enhance international travel connectivity
With AirHubApp eSim, travelers no longer need to carry multiple physical SIM cards or go through the hassle of changing their phone number when travelling internationally...
 
 
Middle East
 
Tamkeen launches Kawader skills portal for local talents
Bahrain’s Labour Fund (Tamkeen) has launched ‘Kawader’, a national skills portal aimed at jobseekers, business owners and various enterprises to enhance the participation of local talent Bahrain’s...
 
FiberTech adopts an innovative approach to boost the digital economy in Jordan
Fiber-based connectivity is emerging as a key driver of economic growth in the post-pandemic era as people carry out more and more tasks on digital platforms...
 
Ooredoo Kuwait driving youth's technological advancement through “TechNext Camp”
Ooredoo Kuwait, the leading telecommunications company, is proudly collaborating with The ktech Institute for Private Training, part of kuwait technical college, sponsoring its cutting-edge summer boot camp training program:...
 
KR-ICT in tie-ups to boost Oman’s education sector
Recognising that transforming teaching methods alone may not be sufficient, OneScreen Solutions ensures equal access to education by connecting students both physically and remotely...
 
North Africa
 
Cairo-based fintech Menthum secures first funding round
Egypt's digital savings platform Menthum closed a pre-seed round that was led by early-stage venture capital firm Acasia Ventures and A15, along with a number of angel investors...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Orange Business to offer hybrid private 5G in France
The standalone 5G (5G SA) solution will allow devices to connect to both private and public networks simultaneously using a single SIM card...
 
Telia reaches 73% coverage with 5G in Sweden
Telia Sweden has expanded its 5G network to reach 73% of the country’s population with the telco aiming to cover 90% of the territory and 99% of the population by 2025...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
SpaceX leads global satellite launches with Starlink project
SpaceX’s capability of launching up to 60 satellites with a single rocket has contributed to its impressive performance...
 
Rural Broadband ISP B4RN upgrade to 400Gbps UK core network
Fibre optic builder and ISP B4RN has confirmed that they will upgrade their core network to 400G in order to make it future-proof through 2030...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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