SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
October 15, 2023 |
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Featured Member News |
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SAMENA ACCELERATOR on 10Giga Reinforces Critical Role of Fixed Networks in Regional Socio-Economic Development |
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SAMENA (South Asia Middle East North Africa) Telecommunications Council held its SAMENA ACCELERATOR on 10 Gigabit digital infrastructure on October 13th in Dubai, conducted in collaboration with its member and main technology partner, Huawei Technologies. Building on the 2021 edition of SAMENA ACCELERATOR, which focused on improving fiberization policies, addressing regulatory and procedural challenges, as well as creating momentum on the shift toward IPv6 transition, the 2023 SAMENA ACCELERATOR on ultra-broadband or “10Giga” networks built a strong case for benefitting from advancements in Fiber and IPv6 innovations...
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Zain wins ‘Outstanding 5G Business Development’ award |
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Zain Kuwait has been awarded the ‘Outstanding 5G Business Development’ award during SAMENA Council’s Leadership & Excellence (LEAD) Awards ceremony in Dubai, UAE. The distinguished event was attended by top executives and leaders from the region’s biggest telecom operators, ICT providers, and regulatory bodies...
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Member News |
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stc signs strategic partnership with KFH to serve VIP customers
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Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, signed a strategic partnership with Kuwait... |
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Zain drives change through digitization, empowering women leaders, and DE&I
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Zain has recently joined the National Leadership Institute (NLI)’s Breaking Barriers conference, which featured a group of inspiring speakers and notable experts from local, regional, and international levels, covering... |
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Nokia and du build nationwide optical backbone network to deliver 400G
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Powered by Nokia’s super coherent optics, the new optical network will allow du to address the growing capacity requirement while providing an enhanced network experience to its customers... |
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Huawei Li Peng: Powering a positive 5G business cycle and embracing 5.5G (5G-A)
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At Huawei's 14th Global Mobile Broadband Forum in Dubai, Senior Vice President Li Peng emphasized the importance of embracing 5G's potential, detailing its role in economic transformation and outlining key features... |
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Recent Developments |
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ITU-ARCC and Huawei launch the World’s First Arab Cybersecurity Industry Development Strategic Maturity Model: A new guide to strengthen cybersecurity in Arab Region |
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Omantel Innovation Labs presents the most promising Omani Startups at Cohort 2 Demo Day |
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stc concludes its sponsorship of the ‘Future Leaders Program’ under its “upgrade” educational initiative |
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Arabsat Unveils New Identity, Declares Phase Focused on Fortifying the Future and Deepening Communication Between Countries |
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Content & Immersive Technologies |
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Rakuten creates multi-streamer, pan Euro CTV ads marketplace
Rakuten Advertising has created a pan-European single marketplace for buying connected TV audiences from multiple streaming services, from Rakuten TV to FIFA+, DAZN, Samsung TV Plus and Virgin Media. The new offer reaches...
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ARD and ZDF launch joint streaming network
The joint offering provides common search and recommendation functionality, while the pair’s joint media catalogues now enable common entry to a broad range of publicly-funded content...
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