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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 6, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
AT&T helps deliver new school safety solution
 
 
New school safety solution, powered by FirstNet, Intrado and AT&T ESInet™, helps districts create safer learning environments by immediately transmitting critical data to 9-1-1 and first responders (without any new equipment required at 9-1-1 call centers)...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc continues its latest summer campaign called “Summer needs a jet ski” for customers at its Khairan Mall branch
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, announced that its latest summer campaign...
 
•  Huawei Cloud Pangu-Weather Model now available on European weather agency website
Member Logo Huawei Cloud's Pangu-Weather Model, an AI model for global weather forecasting, is now available on the website of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TDRA announces successful completion of Phase II of advanced 5G trials (Project 5G-Advanced) in the 6 GHz band
The aim was to unlock the full speed of 5G in the 6 GHz frequency range using the 400 MHz bandwidth, along with verifying the potential of this band in improving the user experience in the UAE, and strengthening the...
 
Telecommunications ministry reiterates plans for 558 tech centres
The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has reiterated its plans to construct community technology centres at more than 500 high schools across the countries to promote digital development and skills...
 
Middle East
 
Qatar stresses collective efforts to address telecom sector challenges
Qatar participated in the 51st meeting of the Permanent Arab Committee for Communications and Information Technology in Oman, focusing on collaboration and advancements in telecommunications, satellite technology, and...
 
Alinma Pay and Huawei Mobile Services: Revolutionizing the digital payment landscape in Saudi Arabia
Through this collaboration, Alinma Pay aimed to revolutionize the digital payment landscape and provide a seamless experience for users...
 
Oman’s Madayn unveils online training platform ‘Durbah’
Oman’s Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn) has introduced an online training platform ‘Durbah’ in order to boost employee development and organizational performance...
 
South Asia
 
June sets new record for mobile, internet users in Bangladesh
The country's mobile and internet subscribers set a new record in June, reaching the highest-ever numbers of 186.10 million and 129.40 million...
 
PMD launches Kissan mobile app and online business interface
Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has launched Kissan Mobile App and Online Business Interface for hassle-free provision of weather-related information...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Moonbug and Thema launch channels on new streamer Eazie TV in Singapore
Candle Entertainment-owned Moonbug Entertainment and Canal+ owned Thema are among companies launching channels on the new Singaporean streamer Eazie TV...
 
Magnite integrated into FreeWheel’s TV platform
Magnite has announced a technical integration with FreeWheel to enhance the ability of FreeWheel technology users to see multiple sources of demand in one platform, across both programmatic and direct transactions...
 
 
North Africa
 
ADSL internet subscribers in Egypt up by 11% YoY in June 2022
The number of ADSL internet subscribers in Egypt rose by 10.7% year on year (YoY) in June 2022 to 10.5 million, compared to 9.5 million, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Telekom improves 4G, 5G coverage and capacity in 798 locations
Telekom Deutschland, the domestic fixed and mobile unit of Deutsche Telekom (DT), expanded the capacity and coverage of its mobile network at a total of 798 locations nationwide in the last four weeks...
 
Swisscom’s mid-band 5G+ now reaches 77% of population
Swisscom said it can provide more than 77% of the Swiss population with 5G+ [up to 2Gbps]. According to the industry association asut, 4.6 million 5G-enabled devices were in operation in Switzerland at the end of June 2023...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Telefónica wants to launch the first 5G roaming connection for space
Sateliot and Telefónica have partnered to extend Telefónica's terrestrial 5G network into space using Sateliot's satellite network, marking a first in telecommunications history, with a recent test overseen...
 
NOW Corp inks deal with CEZA to boost telecoms connectivity in Cagayan province
The conglomerate intends to build out new infrastructure in Cagayan province to support fixed broadband, fixed wireless broadband and terrestrial satellite to meet the CEZA ecozone’s demand for reliable broadband...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Amdocs announces customer care deals in Asia and Africa
Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies, has been busy lately, with announcements in the past few days of major deals in South Africa, Indonesia and the Philippines...
 
Microsoft officially launches Azure Operator Nexus
Microsoft has announced the general availability of its Microsoft Azure Operator Nexus, a version of Azure aimed at telecom operators...
 
O2 Slovakia and Slovak Telekom to share mobile networks
The two operators say the network sharing deal will help prevent overbuild and accelerate their respective rollouts of 5G...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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