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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 31, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
e& reports outstanding Q3 financial and operational results delivering 20 per cent growth in net profit
 
 
e& announced its consolidated financial results for Q3 2023 reporting consolidated revenues of AED 13.4 billion with a YoY increase of 3.3 per cent while consolidated net profit was AED 3.0 billion, a year-over-year increase of 20 per cent...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  SES releases year to date 2023 results
Member Logo In the first nine months of 2023, SES S.A. reported revenues of €1,494 million with a 0.2% YOY increase, and despite satellite power module issues, they anticipate the O3b mPOWER satellite launch in November, starting...
 
•  AIS Thailand and Huawei win the APAC Operator Award at FutureNet Asia 2023
Member Logo AIS and Huawei designed the Customer Complaint Prevention (CCP) solution, a proactive approach that consolidates near-real-time customer experience data, network events, and process insights through AI models...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Anatel allocates 120MHz in the 4.9GHz band for 5G use
The Board of Directors at Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency has approved the allocation of 120MHz of spectrum in the 4.9GHz band for 5G use...
 
Ofcom relaxes net neutrality but rejects ‘fair share’ payments by content providers
UK regulator Ofcom has revised its net neutrality rules to give some additional flexibility to network operators...
 
South Asia
 
SLT-MOBITEL, joins TVEC to offer NVQs through Recognition of Prior Learning
The SLT-MOBITEL Training Centre is recognised for offering world-class educational solutions and is committed to providing comprehensive training and qualifications to meet the evolving needs of the telecommunications sector...
 
North Africa
 
Almouneer, an Egyptian healthtech startup, raises $3.6m to transform healthcare
Almouneer, founded by Noha Khater (CEO) and Rania Kadry (CTO), aims to transform healthcare for people with chronic diseases, including obesity and diabetes...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Facebook and Instagram to launch ad-free subscription plans
Meta parent company to Facebook and Instagram said it will introduce ad-free paid subscriptions plans for users of both social media platforms across markets in the EU, EEA and Switzerland by November...
 
Apple TV+ added to Virgin Media
Virgin Media subscribers in the UK can now enjoy drama, comedy, feature films and entertainment direct from Apple TV+...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Ericsson transform nationwide CS core network
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and Ericsson announced the successful completion of a pivotal milestone of the CS Core Transformation project...
 
KDDI, Cisco, And Fujitsu start full-scale operation of telecommunications network to reduce power consumption
KDDI Corporation, Cisco Systems G.K, and Fujitsu Limited announced that they have started full-scale operations of the metro network, a regional network that combines the IP layer network and optical transmission layer...
 
AMD and Korean telco KT back AI software developer Moreh in $22M Series B
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Korean telco KT are among the investors of Moreh, which builds an AI software tool that optimizes and creates AI models. The Santa Clara- and Seoul-based startup said it has raised a $22...
 
 
Middle East
 
Vodafone Qatar introduces AI-powered instant SIM activation on passport
Vodafone Qatar has extended its popular ‘e-KYC – Electronically Know Your Customer’ registration process to now include both passport and QID verification for new SIM activations on the My Vodafone App...
 
Oman employs AI technology in Shura Council vote amid digital drive
Oman is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology and electronic platforms to facilitate voting amid Shura Council elections, an initiative hailed as innovative in its aim to reach to accelerate a national digital...
 
CCAvenue introduces QR code payments solutions for UAE market
To further solidify its hold on offline payment space, the company is set to unveil CCAvenue TapPay (SoftPoS) in the UAE market to offer another offline payment options for merchants...
 
Bahrain seminar puts spotlight on AI, machine learning potential
The potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning for scrutinising vast datasets to discern anomalies and diverse cyber threats were highlighted at a seminar organised by NGN International...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
More than 500 thousand Viva-MTS subscribers use the VoLTE service
Viva-MTS’s initiative represents a significant leap forward in Armenia’s telecommunications landscape, setting a new standard for call quality and internet connectivity, and solidifying the company’s...
 
Orange Poland completes 5G network testing in Lublin
Orange Poland (Polska) has announced the completion of 5G network testing in Lublin, Poland. The company stated that it utilized the 3.4-3.8 GHz frequency band for the testing, leading to a significant improvement in network...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Mozambique kicks off schools project in cooperation with Starlink
Mozambique’s National Institute of Communications has launched its ‘Internet in Schools’ project as part of a public-private partnership with the SpaceX satellite broadband service Starlink...
 
Google to build two subsea cables for Fiji and French Polynesia
Google Cloud has revealed plans to build two new transpacific subsea cables for the South Pacific connecting Fiji and French Polynesia to the United States and Australia...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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