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November 27, 2023

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Zain ranks highly (8.4/10) in Global Child Forum’s ‘The State of Children’s Rights and Business 2023’ Benchmark

Zain Group, a leading provider of innovative technologies and digital lifestyle communications operating in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa announces the final scores of Global Child Forum’s The State of Children’s Rights and Business 2023, in which the company was ranked among the top five global Telecom companies and 21st across all sectors amongst nearly 3,000 of the largest global companies...

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stc Bahrain hosts second edition of Tech Talk, focusing on Generative AI (Gen AI) and its impact on businesses

The panel discussion shared insights on demystifying AI, sharing with business leaders practical advice as to how they can integrate AI into their company, as well as potential risks for businesses seeking to embark on the...

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Nokia deploys AVA Energy Efficiency for Safaricom Kenya to drive network energy savings

Nokia announced that it has deployed its AVA Energy Efficiency software for Safaricom Kenya to help the operator achieve lower power consumption and costs over its 5G, 4G, and 3G networks...

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Huawei Cloud's "Go Cloud, Go Middle East" Roadshow Empowers Chinese Enterprises for Expansion in the Middle East

At its inaugural "Go Cloud, Go Middle East" roadshow series, Huawei Cloud empowered Chinese enterprises to expand in the rapidly evolving Middle East market...

Policy and Regulation

•	NBTC to change licensing regime for operators using foreign satellites Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has cleared the way for a new licensing regime that will require operators wanting to use foreign satellites to offer services to apply for...

Middle East

•	Ooredoo Oman to upgrade security services with Trend Micro Ooredoo and Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cyber security, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer top-tier security solutions to Ooredoo Business customers...

•	Saudi Arabia leads adoption of AI in financial services: Finastra Despite economic constraints, financial institutions in Saudi Arabia and UAE are among the global leaders in investment in artificial intelligence (AI), Banking as a Service (BaaS) and embedded finance...

•	MBZUAI and Core 42 launch first bilingual LLM dedicated to climate intelligence Jais Climate, the world's first bilingual large language model (LLM) dedicated to climate and sustainability has officially been launched...

South Asia

•	Dialog Axiata’s 5G advancements transform Sri Lanka’s telecommunications Dialog has also expanded its services to include 5G roaming, partnering with over 100 operators in more than 50 destinations worldwide, including India...

•	Ignite launches 3rd edition of ‘Digital Pakistan Cyber Security Hackathon’ The inaugural event of the 2023 Digital Pakistan Cybersecurity Hackathon, organized by Ignite, took place in Karachi, Pakistan with notable attendees, including the CEO of Ignite and the Federal Minister for IT & Telecom...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	SK Telecom expands metaverse platform with Asian tech partners SK Telecom, a leading telecommunications provider in Korea, formed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with three Southeast Asian tech companies in a bid to propel its metaverse platform overseas...

•	SVOD subs to grow by 321m Global SVOD subscriptions are forecast to increase by 321 million between 2023 and 2029, reaching a total of 1.79 billion...

North Africa

•	Telecom Egypt and ICANN expand internet infrastructure in Africa In a significant development for Africa’s internet infrastructure, Telecom Egypt and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) have entered into an agreement to activate the second ICANN Managed...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Ucell reaches national VoLTE/ViLTE coverage Uzbek mobile operator Ucell has announced that its commercial rollout of voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) and video-over-LTE (ViLTE) has been competed across its entire national 4G LTE network...

•	OneComm offers 5G mobile network One Communications has launched Bermuda's first 5G mobile network, aiming to revolutionize connectivity with ultra-fast speeds, starting in Hamilton and gradually expanding island-wide...

Satellite & Internet

•	REDtone offers Starlink satellite broadband services across Malaysi REDtone Digital Bhd has inked an authorised reseller agreement with SpaceX to offer Starlink satellite-based high speed internet services across Malaysia.

•	nexfibre available in 3 more parts of the South East Virgin Media O2's nexfibre service is expanding, with a UK-leading Gigabit retail footprint of 16,826,964 premises, while the availability of five different FTTP networks has grown to 1,498 premises, though 70% of...

Global Telecom Update

•	Magenta Telekom leverages Mavenir’s end-to-end Cloud-Native IMS Austria telecommunications operator, Magenta Telekom, has deployed Mavenir’s end-to-end Cloud-Native IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) solution to enable software-defined voice services for end-users of Magenta...

•	Maxis partners with Blueshark and EVC to boost e-mobility Malaysian telco Maxis signed MoUs on Wednesday with ‘smart scooter’ provider Blueshark and charging network operator EV Connection (EVC) to accelerate adoption of e-mobility solutions...

•	Agilitas and Solink team up Agilitas IT Solutions has announced a new strategic partnership with Solink, a cloud video surveillance system vendor...

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