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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 12, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Zain shares innovation & leadership insights with KNPC staff
 
 
Under the umbrella of its Innovation Nation initiative to empower creativity in the community and upskill national talents, Zain has hosted a workshop for employees from the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) – a subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC). During the workshop, Zain shared its insights and expertise in corporate innovation and leadership success, while also showcasing its use cases for tech innovation in drones and digitization solutions for the oil, gas, and energy industries...
 
Egypt’s NTRA attains advanced ranking in ITU telecommunications benchmark
Egypt’s National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has been recognized with the “Advanced” level status in the G5 Benchmark for regulatory performance in telecommunications by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  e& enterprise positioned as a ‘Major Player’ in the IDC MarketScape 2023 for Worldwide CPaaS
Member Logo e& enterprise announced that it has been positioned as a ‘Major Player’ in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) 2023 Vendor Assessment...
 
•  Nokia completes the share buyback program launched in 2022
Member Logo Nokia Corporation ("Nokia" or the "Company") has now completed the second phase of the share buyback program announced in December 2022. Between 2 January 2023 and 10 November 2023, Nokia repurchased 78,301,011 of its own...
 
•  Huawei enters Leaders Quadrant According to GlobalData's Revenue Management: Competitive Landscape Assessment
Member Logo GlobalData, an industry analyst firm, released its Revenue Management: Competitive Landscape Assessment. The report says that Huawei’s next-generation intelligent cloud-native convergent billing system, CBS R23, is...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  U.S. Department of Defense awards Medium Earth Orbit BPA to SES Space & Defense
 
•  etisalat by e& welcomes the 5th batch of AI Graduate Training programme
 
•  evision by e& launches next generation streaming and entertainment service STARZ ON
 
•  Omantel hosts annual Global Carrier Community Meeting
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Bahrain’s iGA and Saudi Digital Authority discuss collaboration at GCC eGovernment meeting
In a recent development to strengthen regional digital collaboration, Bahrain’s Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) engaged in discussions with Saudi Arabia’s Digital Government Authority during the 7th GCC...
 
SPRK awards additional 5G airwaves to Tele2 Latvia, LMT
Latvian telecoms watchdog the Public Utilities Commission has confirmed the results of last month’s auction for 5G-suitable spectrum in the 3750MHz-3800MHz range, and awarded the rights to Tele2 Latvia and Latvijas...
 
South Asia
 
SIMs disown charges from next year
Citizens looking to disown their SIM cards will be charged Rs200 apiece from next year, the Pakistan Teleco­mmunication Authority (PTA) said recently...
 
Epic Lanka unveils digitalization strategy beyond 25 years with 20 innovative products
Epic Lanka, a wholly Sri Lankan-owned fintech, has evolved from its project-driven origins to a global IT contender with a portfolio of 20 unique Intellectual Properties, impacting the daily lives of Sri Lankans and planning...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
KPN adds audiobooks from Storytel to streaming entertainment
KPN is adding audiobooks to its streaming entertainment offering through a partnership with Storytel, the audio-book company helmed by former HBO executive Johannes Larcher...
 
Paramount+ added to Xbox across international market
Paramount+ announced a new partnership with Microsoft to bring the streaming service to Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S consoles...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
STT GDC adds Johor to its growing list of data centre sites
ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has revealed plans to develop a second data centre campus in Malaysia – this one in Johor – just one week after announcing the first one...
 
Vodafone Germany, BASF start construction of 5G campus network
German carrier Vodafone announced it is setting up a private 5G-based campus network for BASF Schwarzheide at the former’s Lausitz production site...
 
Aramco wins global recognition for its smart city platform
Saudi oil giant Aramco has been recognised on the global stage for its adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology with its smart city platform A’amer winning the Infrastructure &...
 
 
Middle East
 
Jordan Engineers Association and Huawei launch 10Gbps initiative for digital advancement
The Jordan Engineers Association (JEA), in collaboration with Huawei Jordan, has officially launched the 10Gbps Initiative, a significant step towards accelerating digital transformation in Jordan...
 
Sheikh Mohammed hails technology drive as UAE coding day goes global
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, has hailed the nation's digital drive after announcing a UAE day dedicated to coding is to become a worldwide event...
 
HPE welcomes distributors from over 75 countries in Dubai
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) hosted its annual Distributor Partner Conference (DPC) in Dubai this week, bringing together distribution partners from all over the world...
 
Growth in m-commerce drives new business opportunities
Oman Business Forum, together with the Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Investment Promotion is hosting a Tejarah Talks session on the impact of m-commerce...
 
North Africa
 
Egypt’s NTRA attains advanced ranking in ITU telecommunications benchmark
Egypt’s National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has been recognized with the “Advanced” level status in the G5 Benchmark for regulatory performance in telecommunications by the International...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Airtel Rwanda targets 95% 4G coverage by year-end
Airtel Rwanda is targeting to extend its 4G network coverage to 95% of the population by year's end, building on its July launch over KT Rwanda Networks' infrastructure, while competitor MTN Rwanda has already...
 
UScellular launches 5G mid-band network in Ahloso
This new 5G network has more capacity and low latency for smoother data processing and can deliver speeds up to 10x faster than 4G LTE and current low-band 5G networks...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
China Telecom expects more satellite-connected phones to hit market in 2024
The company said that it is collaborating with Chinese phone makers, including Xiaomi, OPPO and Vivo, on a new function that supports satellite communications services...
 
Manx Telecom to launch gigabit-speed service in December 2023
Manx Telecom (MT), the fixed line incumbent on the Isle of Man, has announced that it will launch a new fixed broadband tariff offering downlink speeds of up to 1Gbps next month...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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