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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 27, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Zain upskills over 800 young people in digital and tech skills
 
 
This initiative was the first fruitful result of Zain and SACGC’s recently signed strategic partnership to invest in the talents and skills of Kuwait’s youth to contribute to the national economy by empowering tech and digital competencies, which are core requirements of today’s career market...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  AT&T is empowering people with disabilities
Member Logo AT&T named one of the “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion,” earning a 100% top score on the Disability Equality Index...
 
•  Nokia lowers MobiFone’s network energy consumption with Nokia Digital Design
Member Logo Nokia announced that it has helped MobiFone achieve overall energy savings of almost 14 percent in a world’s first trial of Nokia’s new Digital Design service...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  AT&T’s sustainable growth strategy pays off with strong 2Q results
 
•  Zain, Ooredoo and TASC Towers Holding enter exclusive negotiations to create an independent tower company comprising up to 30,000 towers
 
•  Omantel launches "To Dhofar" campaign as part of its Khareef Dhofar’s sponsorship
 
•  Zain wins two ‘Best Corporate Governance in Kuwait’ awards from World Finance and the Arab Federation of Capital Markets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• NCC draws new roadmap to strengthen telecom industry
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has began a new roadmap to strengthen quality service regulations in the industry to meet up with the changes in technology development...
 
• Anatel approves another 102 municipalities for 3.5GHz use
Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency has confirmed that 3.5GHz licensees are able to activate 5G services in a further 102 municipalities from Monday 31 July, as per the recommendations of the Group for the...
 
Middle East
 
• Snap reveals demand increases 33 per cent for immersive retail experiences
Snap has unveiled a 33 per cent increase in visitors to the second edition of its Snap AR Ramadan Mall, showing the demand for immersive retail experiences across the region...
 
• Vodafone Qatar H1 net profit rises 20.1% to QR260 million
Total Revenue increased by 8 percent year-on-year to reach QR1.55bn due to continued growth in the Company’s postpaid, fixed broadband services (GigaHome), managed services, Internet of Things (IoT) and handsets...
 
• Africa, Middle East continue to grow for Orange
Orange reported growth in its operation in Africa and the Middle East, posting revenues increasing by 12% year-on-year to €1.77 billion in Q2 due to the rapid development of retail services...
 
North Africa
 
• Maroc Telecom first-half profit up 2.3 percent boosted by African markets
Maroc Telecom, Morocco's largest telecoms operator, reported on Wednesday a 2.3 percent rise in first-half profit to a higher than targeted 2.9 billion dirhams ($300 million), citing efficient cost containment...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
• Smart glasses and VR headsets will change healthcare
Healthcare is a potentially lucrative market for wearables, particularly augmented reality (AR) smart glasses and virtual reality (VR) headsets...
 
• Radar MCN, WTFN go to Circus Town
The collaboration has kicked off with the launch of dedicated Circus Town YouTube and Facebook channels with more such managed channels to follow...
 
 
South Asia
 
• Telecom operators body vows to bolster digital economy
The association’s ultimate objective is to accelerate digitisation of the Pakistani economy by advocating policy and regulatory interventions in the telecom and broadband industries...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• UK telcos prepare to turn off 3G to boost energy efficiency
Much like most of Europe, the country's 3G network will likely be switched off before 2G, which is vital for machine-to-machine communications...
 
• Airtel Zambia announces 5G launch
Airtel Zambia has confirmed its commercial introduction of 5G services with the intial coverage limited to select areas of the capital, Lusaka...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• 1st domestic communication satellite to be launched in 2024
Providing information regarding the ongoing studies on 5G technology and artificial intelligence, Kacır informed that one of the largest budgets in public R&D support was allocated to the 5G development project...
 
• PLDT gets NTC nod for new cable landing sites
PLDT said the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has given it provisional authority to construct two new landing sites for the new intra-Asia submarine cable facing the Pacific side of the Philippines...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Ethio telecom eyes 10m new Telebirr customers
The state telecom giant aims at amassing 10 million new subscribers to its mobile money platform, Telebirr, for the 2023/24 Ethiopian‌ fiscal year...
 
• SK Telecom-led global AI alliance launched
Led by South Korea’s SK Telecom, a new global alliance has been formed as four major telecommunications firms from South Korea, Germany, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore join hands to expand cooperation in the...
 
• Airtel Business passes 20 million IoT connections
The IoT platform supports a range of connectivity technologies, such as 5G, 4G, NB-IoT, 2G and satellite, and allows enterprises a centralised portal to manage their IoT device portfolios...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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