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December 10, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Zain cooperates with GCC Telco Alliance to establish the ‘Sustainability Innovation Hub’
 
 
Zain announces the establishment of the Sustainability Innovation Hub in collaboration with the GCC Telco Alliance members along with e&, stc, Ooredoo, Beyon, Omantel, and du, and other key regional and international partners. This initiative is driven by the urgent need to address climate change and expand access to affordable and reliable energy...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc spearheads the Sustainability Innovation Hub as part of the GCC Telco Alliance
Member Logo stc group, an engine of digital transformation, has recently unveiled the Sustainability Innovation Hub in collaboration with GCC Telco Alliance members, including e&, Zain, Beyon, Omantel, du, Ooredoo and other key regional...
 
•  e& commits to Green Digital Action Initiative
Member Logo e& announced that it is joining the Green Digital Action initiative convened by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) with over 40 partners, marking another step towards e&'s strategy to achieve net-zero...
 
•  Huawei and partners unveil a new Green Digital Skills and Jobs classification to help accelerate the Twin Transition
Member Logo On the sideline of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), AE4RIA, and Huawei hosted a session with the UNFCCC Global Innovation Hub to “Accelerate Green Innovation” and release a white paper Twin Skills for...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Four cellcos submit applications for 900MHz spectrum in Reunion
Arcep has revealed that four companies submitted applications for assignment of frequencies in the 900MHz band in Reunion before the deadline, namely: Orange, SFR, Free Reunion (Telco OI) and Zeop Mobile...
 
DISH and EchoStar secure FCC approvals for merger
The FCC has approved the merger of DISH Network and EchoStar, a crucial move for DISH's survival, amidst its financial struggles and declining subscriber numbers...
 
Middle East
 
GBI launches new point of presence in Oman
Gulf Bridge International (GBI) confirms the launch of its new point of presence (PoP) in Oman via the Equinix MC1 data centre...
 
Riyadh conference to focus on digital innovation
The conference will highlight the significance of artificial intelligence, the fourth industrial revolution, sustainability and data in business performance...
 
UAE, Indonesia tie up to boost digital infrastructure
The Ministry of Investment of the UAE and the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises of the Republic of Indonesia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to propel the digital economy in Indonesia...
 
South Asia
 
Pakistan, Qatar forge four key partnerships in IT, telecom
In a significant development, Pakistan and Qatar have entered into four major partnerships in cybersecurity, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), cloud migration, and skills training...
 
Huawei awards top three ICT seeds in Bangladesh
Huawei awarded the top three participants of the Seeds for the Future 2023 Bangladesh on Saturday at Huawei Bangladesh Academy in Gulshan...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Korea Telecom launches IPTV service in Thailand via partner 3BB TV
KT Corporation has successfully launched its IPTV service in Thailand, via its partner 3BB TV Co. Ltd, an affiliate of Jasmine Group. 3BB TV will connect the service with its ultra-speed Triple T Broadband internet...
 
BT unveils multicast-for-live-streaming technology MAUD
BT Group has unveiled what it describes as a pioneering technology to deliver live content over the internet – Multicast-Assisted Unicast Delivery (MAUD)...
 
 
North Africa
 
Egypt’s satellite launch to advance climate research
Egypt has launched its second earth observation satellite, the MisrSat-2, also known as EgyptSat-2, to study the impact of climate change on the environment, which, in turn, serves Egypt’s efforts to achieve the 2030...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Claro Colombia brings 4G connectivity to indigenous reserve El Remanso
Claro Colombia (America Movil) has successfully connected the indigenous reserve of El Remanso, located 65 km by river from Puerto Inirida, to 4G mobile Internet for the first time...
 
Over 93,000 5G base stations built up in China's Shanxi
More than 93,000 5G base stations have been built up in Shanxi, a major coal-producing province in north China, said the provincial industry and information technology department...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
NTT, DoCoMo, JSAT picked for Japan HAPS project
An initiative organised by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) will see DoCoMo, NTT, Sky Perfect JSAT, and Space Compass jointly develop direct-to-device (D2D) services delivered from...
 
DIGI debuts FTTH in Turin
DIGI Mobil Italy has launched its first fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) services, initially for residents of selected apartment blocks in Turin only, providing symmetrical download/upload speeds up to 1Gbps over a proprietary...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
New partnership aims to bring solar-powered broadband to Africa
The partnership aims to deploy sustainable solar-powered broadband technologies across Africa, benefitting millions with enhanced connectivity...
 
Airtel Africa set to accelerate Africa’s digital transition through launch of Nxtra by Airtel
Nxtra by Airtel, a new data centre business that Airtel Africa has launched is founded on a commitment to meet the continent’s growing needs for trusted, and sustainable data centre capacity and to serve the...
 
Yotta and NVIDIA launch AI collaboration
The collaboration will advance the development of AI solutions in India by bringing state-of-the-art AI capabilities within reach of numerous organizations, businesses, AI researchers, and many startups nationwide...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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