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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 25, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Reshaping industries with AI: Huawei Cloud presents a vast range of models and applications
 
 
At HUAWEI CONNECT 2023, Mr. Kang Ning, President of Huawei Cloud Global Ecosystem, spoke on how "Partnership Paves the Way for New Value". In his keynote speech, Mr. Kang shared the latest progress and achievements of the Huawei Cloud ecosystem and announced the release of the Ascend AI Cloud Service for reliable, scalable AI computing power. Ascend joins Model Community and Developer Institute in empowering partners and developers to further grow the ecosystem...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc launches exciting ‘Scan and Win’ campaign
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 the launch of its latest...
 
•  Nokia and lyntia demonstrate power of PSE-6s Coherent Optics in Live Commercial Network in Spain
Member Logo Nokia announced a real-world PSE-6s demonstration with lyntia, a large neutral host operator in Spain, who is using the next-generation coherent optics in its live network to effectively increase the capacity, reach and...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Omantel renews partnership with Outward Bound Oman
 
•  Cisco to acquire Splunk, to help make organizations more secure and resilient in an AI powered world
 
•  sirar by stc Ranked 1st in MENA in the MSSP for 2023
 
•  Omantel Innovation Labs empowers aspiring game developers with transformative game development bootcamp
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Arcep opens award procedure for 900MHz spectrum in Reunion
Arcep has launched a call for applications for the award of spectrum in the 900MHz band in the French overseas territory of Reunion...
 
FCC allocates spectrum for ground-to-rocket communicati
The FCC adopted new rules to ensure commercial space launches have the spectrum resources they need for reliable communications...
 
Middle East
 
Agreement signed for Sharjah Sat-2
A cooperation agreement on implementing the Cube Satellite project, Sharjah-Sat-2 by various agencies was signed on Saturday in Sharjah...
 
Qatar second in Middle East in 4G, 5G median download speeds: Ookla
Qatar is second in the Middle East terms of median download speeds for both 4G and 5G at 68.63Mbps and 462.96Mbps, respectively, global network intelligence and connectivity insights firm Ookla said in a research report...
 
Ooredoo Kuwait and Cisco hold a workshop to empower businesses amidst rapid market changes
Ooredoo Business, the trusted technology partner for all business solutions, in collaboration with Cisco held an interactive workshop to shed light on the latest trends and practices related to SMB solutions and how to...
 
South Asia
 
Neem introduces embedded payments infrastructure Pakistan
Pakistan-based fintech Neem has launched an embedded payments infrastructure to meet the needs of digital businesses in Pakistan and streamline digital transactions...
 
Nepal’s cybersecurity crisis demands urgent AI-based solutions
AI-powered cybersecurity solutions can be deployed to monitor networks in real-time, instantly detect anomalies and attacks, and initiate automated responses...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
US, China to drive global SVOD market
Global subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) revenues are set to reach $127 billion by 2029, up from $107 billion by the end of 2023, with the US and China accounting for half of the 2029 total, says a study from Digital TV...
 
ETRI unveils hyper realistic technologies for the Metaverse world
For the upcoming hyper-realistic metaverse world in the era of digital transformation, domestic researchers are showcased their achievements in the development of display and stereoscopic imaging technologies...
 
 
North Africa
 
Algeria and China sign 15+ partnership deals
At the Algerian-Chinese business forum, multiple agreements were signed, notably enhancing telecommunications partnerships between the two countries...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Elisa to phase out 3G network for 4G, 5G in Northern Savonia, Northern Karelia
Finnish operator Elisa has announced its plans to phase out the 3G network, with the process commencing in mid-September in Northern Savonia and Northern Karelia at the beginning of October...
 
Telefonica Espana rolls out 5G services at more than 100 locations across Castilla y Leon
Telefonica Espana (Movistar) has announced that over the summer it has expanded its 5G network in the region of Castilla y Leon, deploying more than one hundred nodes in the 700MHz band in nine provinces...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
AI used to bring stable satellite internet to remote areas
In Canada, satellite connections are frequently used by rural and remote populations to access the internet, however, these connections are problematic because the technology often malfunctions and creates frequent service...
 
Kyrgyztelecom completes ‘first stage’ of Digital CASA fiber project
Kyrgyz state-owned national fixed network operator Kyrgyztelecom (KT) has given a progress update on its domestic and international fiber-optic connectivity project under the ‘Digital CASA’ banner in partnership...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Raxio starts construction of latest data centre, in Luanda
The Raxio Group, one of the largest pan-African data centre operators, has laid the foundation stone for a data centre in Angola’s capital, Luanda...
 
Palo Alto Networks and Telstra establish technology alliance
Global security company Palo Alto Networks and Australia’s largest telecommunications company Telstra have partnered to deliver an enhanced suite of cyber security products and services for Telstra’s Australian...
 
Huawei collaborates with charity organization to promote digital literacy for women in Kenya
Under a memorandum of understanding between Huawei and MaMa Doing Good, more than 14,000 women's groups will benefit from the transfer of digital skills, Huawei said in statement issued late Friday in Nairobi, the Kenyan...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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