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November 5, 2023

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stc group and Red Sea Global sign a strategic partnership to drive the digital success of RSG destinations

stc group, an engine of digital transformation, has signed a strategic partnership with Red Sea Global (RSG), marking a significant milestone. This agreement aims to facilitate digital transformation and empower tourist destinations along the Red Sea coast by adopting state-of-the-art communication technologies and digital services, focusing on seamless and sustained connectivity services...

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Zain Kuwait demonstrated its capabilities for 5G New Calling

In an impressive leap forward reflecting its technology innovation in the MENA region, Zain Kuwait, has showcased its network’s capabilities for the rollout of 5G New Calling (5GNC), an emerging 5G network capability...

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Nokia collaborates with Hololight to deliver reliable immersive XR experiences with latency-improving technology L4S

Nokia announced a collaboration with Hololight to explore how L4S, a Nokia-invented internet protocol, can enable applications and networks to simultaneously achieve high throughput and low latency in a scalable way...

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China Mobile and Huawei scoop two awards at the 5G World Summit

At the 5G World summit hosted by Informa Tech, China Mobile and Huawei scooped two Network X awards for their jointly presented solutions — Outstanding CORE Network Product or Solution for the 5G Core solution and Most...

Policy and Regulation

•	CST publishes the regulations for providing digital content platform services document The Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) has published the “Regulations for Providing Digital Content Platform Services” Document as part of its role in regulating digital content platforms and...

•	MACRA gives ACL deadline to pay off licence fee debt Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority has announced that it has given Access Communications Limited (ACL) a deadline of 31 December 2023 to pay its outstanding licence fees or face the revocation of its concession...

Middle East

•	Ooredoo Kuwait and Huawei introduce Wi-Fi 7 In alignment with Kuwait’s ambitious vision, CloudConnect introduces a comprehensive suite of cloud-managed networking services...

•	Iran poised to distribute 3.7GHz-3.8GHz 5G frequencies Iran is close to awarding 5G-suitable spectrum in the 3.7GHz-3.8GHz band, Eisa Zarepour, the Minister of Communication and Information Technology has revealed...

•	AI has the potential to expand opportunity, growth in UAE: Microsoft chief “This new age of AI will drive innovation and has the potential to expand opportunity and growth around the world – including in the UAE,” said Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella,...

South Asia

•	Banglalink and Teletalk announce national roaming field trial to enhance mobile connectivity in Bangladesh For the first time in the country, customers of both operators will have access to each other’s network coverage, significantly improving mobile connectivity...

•	Pakistan, KSA agree to enhance ties in IT, Telecommunication Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in Information Technology and Telecommunication sectors...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	TNT Sports taps Cosm to deliver immersive live sports experience WBD and BT-owned sports broadcaster TNT Sports has tapped technology and media entertainment company Cosm to produce and host select live premium sports programming from across TNT Sports’ footprint in immersive 8K+ at...

•	Plex blends social media features into Discovery platform Plex is giving users the ability to search for friends on its Discover platform that is designed to unify subscription services, watchlists, and recommendations...

North Africa

•	Libya joins Medusa submarine cable project to boost telecom services and digital transformation The Libyan United International Company (LUIC), a newly established private sector entity specializing in communications, recently inked a contract to integrate Libya into the Medusa submarine cable project...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	BSNL to launch 4G next month Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is planning to launch its 4G service in December on a limited scale and then roll it out across the country by June 2024...

•	Claro deploys 5G using mmWave in Puerto Rico Claro Puerto Rico has activated millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum in selected locations as it seeks to densify its 5G coverage...

Satellite & Internet

•	Starlink’s satellite internet service expands to Benin, eyes 23 African nations by year-end Starlink, the satellite Internet network operated by SpaceX, is set to bring its services to 23 African countries by the close of 2023 as part of its continent-wide expansion plan...

•	Virgin Media O2 results show an average speed of 349 Mbps across user base The Q3 2023 results from Virgin Media O2 are out and with 16,700,700 serviceable homes passed the combined might of the Project Lightning roll-outs and now the nexfibre joint venture has seen the footprint grow by 723,000...

Global Telecom Update

•	Orange Belgium strengthens collaboration with the Belgian startup ecosystem Orange Belgium collaborates with Orange Ventures to boost local tech talent and startups, enhancing its aim to be Belgium's top tech and telecom employer within its ‘Lead the Future’ strategy...

•	SUEZ and Vodafone partner on connectivity for next generation of smart water meters. The new partnership will deliver a cost-effective, vendor-agnostic Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), where the system automatically transmits the data directly to the utility company...

•	Indonesia's Mitratel seeks local partners to expand in Southeast Asia A GIC-backed Indonesian telecom tower company is seeking local partners to expand in Southeast Asia, a top executive told DealStreetAsia...

•	MTN Ghana posts double-digit growth in Q3 Telecommunications group MTN Ghana has posted double-digit growth in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda), profit after tax, revenue and service revenue for the nine months to September 30,...

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