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August 30, 2023

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Cisco and Nutanix forge global strategic partnership to simplify hybrid multicloud and fuel business transformation

Cisco, the leader in enterprise networking and security, and Nutanix, Inc., a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, announced a global strategic partnership to accelerate hybrid multicloud deployments by offering the industry’s most complete hyperconverged solution for IT modernization and business transformation...

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LOYAC interns show their creativity by organizing event for Zain staff

The Zain Innovation Campus (ZINC) recently hosted a special event for staff that was fully organized, supervised, and managed by high school trainees enrolled in LOYAC’s ‘Darb’ internship program. ..

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Nokia and NTT power digital transformation for industries across Thailand with 5G private wireless

Nokia announced that they have entered into a partnership with NTT Ltd. to make private wireless networking solutions available to more than 3.2 million enterprises across Thailand, accelerating a digital transformation that...

Policy and Regulation

•	"Fuel" Program launched to train 100,000 Saudi citizens on digital jobs The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the global online learning platform Coursera, in cooperation with the National eLearning Center, announced the launch of the “Fuel” program to provide...

•	TRA Bahrain to host two regional spectrum management events The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announces the hosting of two major Spectrum management events in Bahrain during September...

South Asia

•	Bangladesh to set up two Digital Economy hubs for ICT industry Bangladesh will set up two Digital Economy hubs for the ICT industry to create conducive environment for digital economy by providing policy support, implementing upskilling and reskilling initiatives and coordinating on...

North Africa

•	Egypt: Cashcall to boost financial inclusion with AI Competency Centre The company aims to leverage the power of AI to create more inclusive and secure financial solutions for its customers and to foster the development of local AI talent and innovation...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Canal+ launches new channels Canal+ Box-office and Canal+ Cinéma September 1 French paycaster Canal+ is further enhancing its movie offer with two new channels. Canal+ Box-office and Canal+ Cinéma(s) will debut on Friday alongside the existing myCanal streaming platform and Canal+ offerings, at...

•	Fuel TV launches on Rakuten-owned linear streamer in Japan Action sports channel Fuel TV is now available in Japan via R Channel, a linear streaming service operated by Rakuten Group...

Global Telecom Update

•	R&M expands application areas of its industrial portfolio R&M, the globally active developer and provider of high-end infrastructure solutions for data and communications networks based in Wetzikon, Switzerland, is opening up new areas of application for industrial solutions...

•	The global satellite IoT subscriber base to reach 23.9 million by 2027 According to a new research report from specialist IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the global satellite IoT communications market is growing at a good steady pace...

•	Rakuten Mobile subs total inches past five million Japan’s fourth MNO Rakuten Mobile has announced that it breached the five million mobile subscriptions barrier on 28 August 2023, a little over three years after the greenfield operator launched in April 2020...

Middle East

•	UAE mobile networks change name; here's why UAE telecom operators Etisalat by e& and du added ‘Back2Earth’ to their mobile phone display names, in anticipation of UAE astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi’s homecoming this weekend...

•	Jordan cell-phone imports at JD75 million in H1 2023 Jordan imported about 750,000 mobile phones at a value of JD75 million in the first half of the year, with a remarkable decline from past years, according to Vision Association for Mobile Devices Investors...

•	Kuwaiti fintech MyFatoorah secures UAE central bank licence The payments solutions provider is now positioned to offer direct merchant-acquiring services and payment aggregation solutions with reduced reliance on traditional banking channels...

•	Shinas student team develops vision-assistive smart device A team of students from University of Technology and Applied Sciences Shinas has developed a smart device aimed at improving the lives of the visually impaired...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	2degrees expands 5G coverage New Zealand operator 2degrees has launched 5G services in Nelson, Oamaru, Greymouth, Gore and Masterton as it ramps up its 5G rollout across the country...

•	Movistar Empresas presents 5G pilot for industries in Colombia Movistar Empresas held the third edition of the Hispam Digital Forum in Colombia with the aim of sharing and discussing the main trends in business digital transformation, with international speakers and differential...

Satellite & Internet

•	KDDI partners with SpaceX to bring satellite-to-cellular service to Japan The Japanese telecom provider KDDI announced that it has signed an agreement with SpaceX to introduce satellite-to-cellular service in Japan...

•	CityFibre confirms its network now passes 3 million premises UK-based CityFibre has confirmed its full fiber network now passes more than three million premises across the country, having previously announced surpassing the two million premises milestone back in September 2022...

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