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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 24, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Omantel launches "To Dhofar" campaign as part of its Khareef Dhofar’s sponsorship
 
 
Omantel, the first and leading telecommunication company in Oman, has announced the launch of its marketing campaign named “To Dhofar”, joining forces with Dhofar Municipality to enhance visitors' experience during the Khareef season by offering a plethora of services and activities to keep them connected and entertained...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  e& enterprise and Tap Payments partner to offer innovative unified digital payment solutions in the region
Member Logo e& enterprise and Tap Payments today announced a strategic partnership aimed at revolutionising the digital payments landscape...
 
•  Inside information: Nokia lowers net sales and narrows operating margin outlook for 2023
Member Logo As it progresses through this period of uncertainty Nokia will continue to take measures to ensure it remains on track towards its long-term targets of growing faster than the market and delivering a comparable operating...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Barbadian telecom gets green light to provide services in Trinidad and Tobago
Neptune Communications, a telecommunications provider based in Barbados with operations in Jamaica has been granted a licence to operate in TT by the Telecommunications Authority...
 
CRAN to lift suspension on issuing new licences from October
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has confirmed that it will end its year-long moratorium on issuing new telecom and broadcast licences on 1st October 2023...
 
Middle East
 
Code with Vodafone opens for registration to inspire and develop a generation of young coders
The initiative has been designed and executed in partnership between Vodafone Oman and Code Academy, a training institute that specialises in delivering IT and trending technology programmes...
 
Saudi Arabia has 630 government digital platforms after merger of 200 in two years
Earlier, there were a total of 816 government platforms but some of them merged with others in course of time and at present, there are about 630 platforms...
 
Scalo Technologies leads US$3.5 million funding for web3 mobile games publisher Hexacore
Dubai-based tech venture company, Scalo Technologies, has led a US$3.5 million investment round for Hexacore, a mobile game publisher specialising in hybrid mobile web3 games...
 
South Asia
 
Huawei completes 25 years in Bangladesh
As per a press release, since 1998, Huawei has focused on bringing in ICT and telecommunication services and solutions, developing ICT talents, and enabling the digital ecosystem of Bangladesh..
 
Nepal Telecom urged to provide quality service
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma stressed that Nepal Telecom should provide high quality and effective services to the people...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Canal+ invests in Viaplay
It announced the move on the same day Viaplay reported its Q2 results and revealed far-reaching cuts including shedding over 25% of its workforce and exiting the US, Canada, UK, Poland and the Baltics...
 
Movistar Plus+ adds Galician-language content to on-demand offering
Telefónica’s TV service Movistar Plus+ has added a raft of Galician-language on-demand content from regional Spanish broadcaster Nós Televisión to its line-up...
 
 
North Africa
 
Egypt aims for US$9 billion in digital services exports by 2026
Egypt is aiming to reach US$9 billion in digital services exports by 2026 after closing at $4.9 billion last year, as it continues to push ahead with its national strategy aimed at doubling the revenue of tech-enabled...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
TPG Telecom delivers 4G connectivity for Yancoal mine site
According to TPG Telecom, the deployment of the enterprise-grade MPN is driving productivity and efficiency improvements via the real- time management of its fleet of trucks, dozers and dragline...
 
Syv expands 5G network in Tornio, Keminmaa and Simo in Southwestern Lapland
Telia and DNA, in partnership with Suomen Yhteisverkko (SYV), accelerate the deployment of their 5G network in Southwestern Lapland, with a focus on Tornio, Keminmaa, and Simo, delivering improved 4G and 5G experiences for...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
BT and OneWeb hook up remote island to internet via satellite
The island of Lundy can now enjoy decent internet, as UK telco group BT and satellite firm OneWeb complete their ‘first real-world example’ of how remote areas can be connected via LEO satellite...
 
Virgin Media upgrades WiFi guarantee to 30Mbps
VMO2 previously promised minimum download speeds of 20Mbps. However, Virgin Media customers have now been promised 30Mbps in every room or money back for the same price...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Vodacom revenue surges in Q1, boosted by Vodafone Egypt acquisition
Telecommunications giant Vodacom posted a double-digit increase in group revenue and service revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2023...
 
DAZN taps AI specialist Olocip for performance analysis
DAZN Spain has joined forces with A1 specialist Olocip to implement artificial intelligence (AI) technology to its new DAZN Transfer programme...
 
Helium sees blue skies with weather, smart city IoT solutions
Helium Foundation announced that WeatherXM, QNECTD and KitchenOS are using the Helium network to power their IoT solutions...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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