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December 11, 2023

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On COP28 Day 9, SAMENA Council leads discussion to advocate access to low-cost energy for achieving ICT and Mobility sector integration & climate sustainability imperatives

SAMENA Telecommunications Council, in strategic collaboration with The Future Mobility Hub, and in pursuit of innovative cross-sector partnerships, driven by digitalization and environmental sustainability imperatives, led a panel discussion, titled "Connectivity, Sustainability, and Mobility: Creating New Synergies between the ICT and Mobility Sector Players"...

Member News

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Zain Smart Home welcomes visitors at Mirzam Expo

Continuing to support national initiatives that foster creativity and innovation in the community, Zain has announced its platinum sponsorship of the new season of Mirzam Expo, Kuwait’s top interior design and home...

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Nokia and BT Group sign agreement to drive new 5G monetization opportunities through telco APIs

Nokia and BT Group announced an agreement to develop new 5G network monetization opportunities through Nokia’s Network as Code platform with developer portal (platform) and BT Group’s cloud-native network...

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At COP28, Huawei Executive says carbon neutrality will trigger revolutionary change

A senior Huawei executive says the integration of the digital and energy worlds will improve energy efficiency and resource allocation worldwide...

Policy and Regulation

•	Finnish MNOs now only obliged to maintain 2G connectivity until end-2029 Finland’s Ministry of Transport and Communications has announced that the government has altered the terms of existing 2G licences, with concession holders now only obliged to offer 2G connectivity until the end of...

Middle East

•	Zain ranks highly in Global Child Forum Zain was recognized as a ‘Leader’ in the Global Child Forum’s ‘The State of Children’s Rights and Business 2023’ rankings...

•	GBM, Siemens to secure digital industries sustainability Gulf Business Machines (GBM), an end-to-end digital solutions provider, and Siemens, a global leader in technology, will support more industries within the GCC to hone their competitive edge while backing their...

•	Ooredoo Kuwait introducing new Passport packages As the year draws to a close, Ooredoo Kuwait, the telecom giant, has unveiled an exclusive end-of-year roaming offer to meet the travel needs of its valued customers during the holiday season...

North Africa

•	Egypt could join Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa in the CBDC club as it considers issuing digital pound The global trend towards digital currencies is rapidly increasing, and many African countries have embraced and are exploring payment system digitisation...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Ampere: Disney+ and Hulu combined would own the most popular titles in the US The content catalogue of a combined Disney+ and Hulu Video on Demand (VoD) service would second only to Amazon Prime Video and ahead of Netflix, according to Ampere Analysis...

•	Cost of accessing premium video surging in Germany Since mid-2022, the cost of for accessing all major sports and entertainment offerings in Germany has surged by nearly 25%, according to research by TeraVolt...

Satellite & Internet

•	FiberStar targeting 2.9 million homes passed by end-2024 Indonesian fiber-optic infrastructure service provider PT Mega Akses Persada (FiberStar) has increased its fiber broadband reach to 1.90 million homes passed in 135 cities spanning 17 provinces...

South Asia

•	Communication coverage expanding in Afghanistan The Ministry of Communications and Information said that the Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) will create 450 telecommunications sites soon...

•	SAPT launches digital payment system The new portal, developed in collaboration with a private bank and a fintech company, will allow importers and exporters to complete all documentation and payments required to release or load their cargo at SAPT, remotely...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	TPG Telecom migrates 4G/5G data services onto consolidated core network Australia’s TPG Telecom, which offers services under a range of brand including Vodafone Australia, has successfully migrated its consumer and business 4G and 5G data services onto a single, consolidated core network...

•	German telco 1&1 says its O-RAN network is fully functional German operator 1&1 confirmed that Open RAN (O-RAN) is fully functional and available throughout the country on its 5G network...

Global Telecom Update

•	Kazakhstan is championing climate-smart farming Sustainable land management and ecosystem restoration activities have the capacity to serve new economic development opportunities for farming communities in rural areas which could help reduce the urban-rural disparities of...

•	AI to limit operator revenue leakage from 5G roaming in 2024 The average revenue leakage per 5G roaming connection will decrease from $1.72 to $1.20, as operators leverage AI-based segmentation, said a study from Juniper Research...

•	YTL and Nvidia to build AI data centre in Johor YTL Power International revealed that it will collaborate with GPU chip maker Nvidia to build an AI data centre in Malaysia by the middle of next year...

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