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November 14, 2023

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Zain Group 9M 2023 net income up 13% to KD 172 m (USD 561 m), Revenues up 11% to reach KD 1.4 bn (USD 4.6 bn)

Zain Group, a leading provider of innovative technologies and digital lifestyle communications operating in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, announced its consolidated financial results for the nine-month (9M) and third-quarter (Q3) periods ended 30 September, 2023, serving 52 million customers...

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stc group discusses prospects of the digital revolution and cloud innovation at the Gartner Global Conference Conclusion

stc group, an engine of digital transformation, concluded its participation in the Gartner IT Symposium/XPO™ 2023, the world's most important gathering for CIOs and IT executives, held in Barcelona...

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e& is the technology partner for Global Media Congress

e& has announced a collaboration with Global Media Congress (GMC) as its technology partner for the second consecutive year to highlight the advancements that have redefined the way media and technology intersect and its...

Policy and Regulation

•	TRA Oman encourages users to activate VoLTE for enhanced calling experience The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has recently emphasized the importance of activating voice calling over 4G VoLTE (Voice over LTE) networks for mobile users...

•	Polish MNOs to begin using 3.5GHz spectrum early next year The Office of Electronic Communications in Poland says it is expecting the first applications next month from mobile network operators looking to deploy 5G base station equipment in the 3.5GHz band...

South Asia

•	Jazz launches VoLTE roaming services for customers travelling to US Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital operator has launched Voice over LTE (VoLTE) roaming services in collaboration with AT&T to provide seamless connectivity to customers traveling to the US...

•	Sri Lanka issues mandatory SIM registration notice TRCSL plans to carry out a nationwide programme to enable the public to confirm the registration of their mobile SIM cards with their relevant mobile network operator...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Canal+ returns to Netherlands with new SVOD streamer The new SVOD offering, to be launched in partnership with VodafoneZiggo, will offer a range of Canal+ originals and international productions alongside exclusive titles from Viaplay, Fremantle, Dutch CORE, Lionsgate and...

•	Amazon building own OS to replace Android The majority of the OS development is already complete and the company is now focussing on SDK and the task of convincing developers that they should adopt it...

Global Telecom Update

•	VNNIC sticks VNIX PoP in CMC Telecom data centre Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC) has struck a deal with telecoms infrastructure firm CMC Telecom to establish a PoP connecting to Vietnam National Internet eXchange (VNIX) in one of its data centres...

•	RingCentral announces general availability of RingCX RingCX uses the latest advances in generative AI, helping customers and contact centre employees before, during, and after interactions with automated scoring and monitoring for supervisors...

•	DOCOMO targets Scope 3 with new Net Zero goals NTT DOCOMO Group has announced its “Net-Zero by 2040” plan for achieving Net-Zero carbon emissions across the company’s entire supply chain by 2040...

Middle East

•	Initiatives set in motion to accelerate national Digital Economy Programme Eng. Said Hamoud Al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology affirmed that the Ministry will put the contents of His Majesty the Sultan's speech into practice by accelerating programmes...

•	Neutral host technology brings multi-operator services to new Saudi airport According to a number of recent reports, Saudi Arabia’s new Red Sea International Airport has become an early example in the region of the benefits of neutral host technology...

•	OEMServices strengthens presence in the Middle East by signing agreement with Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub As a key aerospace operator in the Middle East, OEMServices has signed an agreement with Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (MBRAH) in Dubai South to establish its new regional support centre, which will be completed by Q3...

•	Bahrain’s Asry embraces Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise Infor, an industry cloud company, has announced that Bahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Co (Asry), the leading ship and rig repair yard in the Arabian Gulf, has gone live with Infor CloudSuite Industrial...

North Africa

•	Taly set to launch new corporate and individual digital payment platforms Taly, a digital payment solution company backed by Banque du Caire, is gearing up to introduce a novel platform designed for corporate payments and an application for individual payments next month...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Digicel to turn off 2G network in Trinidad and Tobago next year Digicel has urged its customers with 2G SIM cards to trade their SIM cards for 4G-compatible ones free of charge, to ensure that their devices can support at least 3G technology...

•	China private 5G climbs across industry China’s deployment of private 5G networks jumped nearly tenfold over the past 18 months, with industry internet and smart city applications accounting for more than half the total rollouts...

Satellite & Internet

•	Viasat, Deutsche Telekom to provide in-flight connectivity through European Aviation Network Viasat, a leader in global communications, and Deutsche Telekom announced a new, long-term agreement that cements the companies’ commitment to providing in-flight connectivity (IFC) solutions to airline partners across...

•	NBI hits rollout milestone as its network reach surpasses 200,000 premises National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company responsible for delivering the Irish government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP), has revealed that its network is now available to more than 200,000 homes, farms and...

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