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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 24, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Zain Official Partner of Team Kuwait at 19th Asian Games
 
 
Zain proudly announces that it will become the Official Partner of Team Kuwait at the upcoming 19th Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, China from 23 September – 8 October. The company’s support comes in partnership with the Kuwait Olympic Committee...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Avaya CEO outlines market momentum in Mexico
Member Logo At a press event attended by journalists, a customer, and company officials in Mexico City, CEO Alan Masarek outlined the company’s vision for customer experience (CX) solutions, the role of artificial intelligence...
 
•  Nokia on track to be first technology Buy America compliant vendor
Member Logo Nokia announced that its fiber-optic broadband network electronics and optical modules manufactured in the U.S. will meet the current Buy America guidelines announced today by the Department of Commerce...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Bahrain’s iGA announces registration for 2nd batch of TDP
Bahrain’s Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) has announced that registration is now open for the second batch of participants in the Technical Development Programme (TDP)...
 
CST announce the opening of the registration for Mawhoob Competition in collaboration with “Mawhiba”
The competition aims to attract gifted students from middle and high schools to participate in a number of Astronomy and Astrophysics courses where they nominate some of the applicants to represent Saudi Arabia in the...
 
South Asia
 
PTA and UNESCO collaborate to formulate a digital gender inclusion strategy
The main goal of the strategy is to enhance the use of the internet, cell phones, and digital skills among females. It is also in line with the guidelines of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2030...
 
ISPs to keep records of users for one year
Bangladesh has asked all the internet service providers (ISPs) to keep records of use history, system failure, SNMP traffic data and bandwidth utilisation of their individual users as live daily log for at least six...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
TCL launches streaming service
The electronics brand TCL has launched a new online streaming service named TCLtv+ that allows its customers in North America access to a wide variety of complimentary entertainment programming...
 
UKTV enters FAST market with Samsung TV Plus and Pluto TV launches
BBC Studios’ UK channel provider UKTV is to make its debut in the FAST market, with the launch of four FAST channels on Samsung TV Plus and Paramount Global’s Pluto TV...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Mauritanian mobile users have until 6 October to complete biometric registration
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-based operator Flow announced plans to shut down its 2G network this year to free up spectrum to bolster 3G and 4G services...
 
Tech investment firm Beyond ONE acquires Virgin Mobile Latin America
Beyond ONE, a subsidiary of Priora Management Holding Dubai, has successfully completed the acquisition of Virgin Mobile Latin America (VMLA), a prominent mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) renowned in the region, with a...
 
AI to complement rather than replace jobs: ILO
A report released this week by ILO, encompassing a global perspective, provides crucial insights into the potential impact of generative AI on various occupations and tasks, a WAM report said...
 
 
Middle East
 
UAE partners with Mastercard to accelerate adoption of AI
The UAE’s Artificial intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications Office has announced a new partnership with Mastercard, designed to accelerate the adoption of AI...
 
Datamount plots third data centre in Oman
Omani data centre provider Datamount announced plans to launch a data centre in the Muscat Governorate...
 
Saudi Crown Prince launches new strategy of KAUST
The strategy aims to transform research into economically productive innovations by focusing on the national priorities for research, development, and innovation...
 
North Africa
 
Al-Sisi directs development of telecommunications sector in Egypt
He also directed to support the outsourcing industry and independent professionals by enhancing investment in human cadres, providing training and qualification programs and building the necessary human and material...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
VMware appoints Federated Wireless to deliver private 4G, 5G mobile networks
Federated Wireless has announced its selection by VMware to deliver private 4G and 5G network as a service for enterprises in the form of its Private Mobile Network Service...
 
Antel switches on 5G in four more cities
Uruguay’s state-owned telecoms operator Antel has expanded coverage of its 5G network to a further four cities in the past two weeks...
 
China boasts 3 million 5G base stations with smooth telecommunications industry
China has built a total of 3.055 million 5G base stations as end of July, accounting for 26.9 percent of the country's total number of mobile base stations...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
SpaceX working with Cloudflare to speed up Starlink service
Elon Musk-owned SpaceX is working with Cloudflare (NET.N) to boost the performance of its satellite internet service Starlink, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the project...
 
RajaFiber set to launch FTTH in seven provinces from September
A new player is set to dip its toe in the Indonesian fixed broadband market when RajaFiber launches fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) services in no fewer than seven provinces and 54 districts/municipalities, from next month...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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