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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 25, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Zain FinTech and Al Ansari Financial Services partnership aims to revolutionize the region’s financial landscape
 
 
Zain FinTech, the financial services arm of Zain, (BK Premier: ZAIN), a leading regional telecom group operating in seven markets across the Middle East and Africa, entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Al Ansari Financial Services PJSC [DFM: ALANSARI], one of the leading integrated financial services groups headquartered in the UAE with operations across the region...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc concludes its sponsorship of the 2nd Watheefti career fair
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, concluded its sponsorship and participation...
 
•  Tech Mahindra Q2’24 Revenue Rs 12,864 crores
Member Logo Tech Mahindra Ltd., a specialist in digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services announced the audited consolidated financial results for its quarter ended September 30th, 2023...
 
•  Huawei's David Wang: UBB5.5G maximizes digital productivity
Member Logo At the 9th Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF 2023), David Wang, Huawei's Executive Director of the Board and Chairman of the ICT Infrastructure Managing Board, delivered a keynote titled "UBB5.5G Maximizes Digital...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Ofcom mulls changes to regulation for signal boosters
Ofcom is proposing changes to the rules for signal boosters, due to the phasing out of 3G (and eventually 2G) networks, and is seeking stakeholder input to decide if existing requirements for these devices should be updated...
 
POTRAZ grants telecoms companies two-fold Zim dollar tariff increase
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe has sanctioned a 100% increase in local currency tariffs for telecommunications services due to economic fluctuations and the significant depreciation of the...
 
Middle East
 
Moro Hub, Genesys to transform cloud-based experience
Moro Hub, a subsidiary of Digital Dewa, has teamed up with Genesys, a global cloud leader in AI-powered experience to transform customer engagement and contact centre operations...
 
Vodafone Qatar net profit surges 17.3% to QR392m for nine months
For the nine months ended 30 September 2023, the company reported its net profit of QR392m, reflecting strong growth of 17.3% compared to the same period last year, mainly driven by higher EBITDA...
 
Airtel Money Tanzania taps Terrapay to extend payments to UAE
Airtel Money Tanzania has partnered with cross-border payments network TerraPay to enable its customers to pay for purchases in the United Arab Emirates...
 
Bayanat signs MoUs with Xcalibur Multiphysics and Teledyne
Bayanat and Teledyne Geospatial have set their sights on pioneering autonomous survey technologies, which aim to introduce cutting-edge solutions for collecting geospatial data via drones and underwater vehicles...
 
South Asia
 
13.02 million mobile handsets manufactured locally in Pakistan
Local manufacturing plants have manufactured/assembled 13.02 million mobile handsets during the first nine months (January-September) of 2023 compared to 1.09 million imported commercially...
 
AWCC and Ministry of Higher Education sign cooperation agreement
In order to provide the necessary telecommunications and internet facilities for professors, students and employees of the Ministry of Higher Education, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the ministry and...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
ShortsTV debuts on Prime Video Channels in France and Sweden
First launched in 2020 in the UK, Netherlands, and Italy under the ShortsTV brand, and in Spain as TVCortos, the streaming service has expanded to eight markets, including the US and India...
 
First-of-its-kind streaming platform for amateur and youth sports
The new platform is called SportsEngine Play and will provide a streaming home in the U.S. for National Governing Bodies covering youth and amateur sports, major club programmes and individual teams...
 
 
North Africa
 
ITI, Kaspersky collaborate for empowering juniors through ITI cybersecurity academy in Egypt
The Information Technology Institute (ITI) and Kaspersky have announced their collaboration to empower Juniors with cybersecurity skills and support the Egyptian citizens at large with awareness tools in the cybersecurity...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
EE UK details 139 mobile 4G mast site upgrades for Northern Ireland
Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) has announced that, as part of their work under the £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network (SRN) project, they will be upgrading 139 mobile mast sites across Northern Ireland...
 
T-Mobile’s ultra capacity 5G covers 300 million people months ahead of schedule
With additional network enhancements made, T-Mobile’s overall 5G footprint has expanded as well, now covering more than 330 million people or 98% of the population...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Intellian and Inmarsat sign agreement for development of next generation Maritime Safety Terminal
Intellian Technologies and Inmarsat Maritime have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a next-generation Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) safety terminal for operation over Inmarsat’s ELERA...
 
NBN Co achieves 20Gbps downlink speeds in live fiber network trials
Australia’s NBN Co has announced the successful completion of a field trial with vendor partner Nokia, in which the pair used three generations of passive optical network (PON) technologies – GPON, XGS PON and...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Robust growth in Malta’s telecom sector
In the first half of the year, Malta’s telecom sector experienced significant subscriber growth across various services, with substantial increases in high-speed internet and mobile data usage, despite a decline in...
 
Huawei Launches Comprehensive Guide for Intelligent Campus to achieve net zero goals
The white paper showcases Huawei's innovative concepts, solutions, and practical experience in the intelligent campus domain and provides a comprehensive guide for planning, building, and operating intelligent campuses...
 
Quectel expands IoT portfolio with six 4G/5G antennas
Quectel has introduced six diverse antennas, enhancing IoT device connectivity across 5G, 4G, and non-terrestrial networks, offering robust performance, compliance with environmental standards, and backed by extensive design...
 
NTT DATA and IP Infusion partner to accelerate network disaggregation
Global digital business and IT services firm teams with global systems integrator to bring scalable, and choice-filled disaggregation solutions under umbrella of Telecom Infra Project with the aim to expand broad...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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