SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
September 20, 2023 |
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Featured Member News |
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sirar by stc Ranked 1st in MENA in the MSSP for 2023 |
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sirar by stc, the cutting-edge cybersecurity provider and one of the stc group subsidiaries, an engine of digital transformation in the region, has been ranked 1st in the Middle East and North Africa and the 11th position globally in MSSP Alert's Top 250 Managed Security Service Providers for 2023 list...
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Content & Immersive Technologies |
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LG launches version 3.0 of streaming service
Anticipating worldwide viewership of its exclusive, free streaming service is set to grow further, LG Electronics (LG) is introducing an enhancement to LG Channels, featuring a new UI with what is said to be improved...
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Paramount+ to debut in Japan via J:COM and WOWOW
Paramount Global’s streaming service Paramount+ will launch in Japan in partnership with local cable provider J:COM and pay TV operator WOWOW, before the end of this year...
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Middle East |
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Cloud’s contribution to Kuwait economy could reach US$16.8 billion by 2033
Amazon Web Services commissioned a new report quantifying the relationship between cloud computing adoption, national productivity, and economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region...
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Opaz launches Omap Platform
This platform enables users to access detailed services and information about the zones through the available digital maps and tools...
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Batelco chooses SubCom to build Al Khaleej cable
SubCom will manufacture and install the Al Khaleej cable, which will be 100% owned and operated by Batelco, part of the Beyon Group, and will, says SubCom, significantly enhance the data exchange capabilities of the Kingdom...
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Siemens signs deals to boost digitalisation in KSA
Siemens announced a series of agreements with Saudi Arabian businesses and institutions at the Digital Industries Technology Day in Riyadh recently, emphasising a shared commitment to accelerating digitalisation and...
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3G, 4G and 5G Networks |
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Angola expects 48% 4G coverage this year, 85% by 2027
Angola’s National Director of Telecommunications & IT Matias Borges has told a telecoms forum that the government expects Angolan mobile network operators to jointly achieve 48% 4G LTE population coverage at the end of...
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Jio launches 5G FWA service in eight cities
Reliance Jio introduced a fixed wireless access (FWA) service in eight cities in India, claiming the technology using its 5G network overcomes last-mile connectivity constraints, with the potential to connect every home and...
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Satellite & Internet |
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AST SpaceMobile makes first 5G call via satellite
AST SpaceMobile has followed up their earlier achievements in two-way 4G calling by harnessing their prototype BlueWalker 3 satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to make the first space-based 5G internet voice call using a...
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Gambia bags US$30 million funding for second submarine link
Gambia’s minister for Communication and Digital Economy has confirmed that the country has secured funding for a second submarine cable, as part of the WADI project funded by the World Bank...
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