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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 17, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Mobily CEO Eng. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Badran wins prestigious Labor Award for 2023
 
 
Mobily proudly announces a significant accolade for its CEO, Eng. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Badran, who has been honored with the Labor Award in the CEO Track for Large Establishments for the year 2023...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain Platinum Sponsor of SpeakUp Kuwait’s 3rd season
Member Logo In support of aspiring programs that effectively develop young people’s skills, Zain announced its return as a Platinum Sponsor of the third season of SpeakUp Kuwait, the initiative that empowers university students...
 
•  Nokia Drone Networks launch in North America following successful collaboration with Rohde & Schwarz to secure FCC certification
Member Logo Nokia and Rohde & Schwarz, a leading network measurement technology provider announced that the Nokia Drone Networks solution has been certified by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...
 
•  22 National final teams from 11 Middle Eastern & Central Asian countries compete for the regional final of Huawei ICT Competition 2023-2024
Member Logo The Regional Final of the Huawei ICT Competition 2023-2024 Middle East & Central Asia is scheduled to kick off in the Kingdom of Bahrain in partnership with Bahrain Polytechnic and the University of Bahrain, from December...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  SES Space & Defense awarded Global Satellite Services contract to support USAGM
 
•  Eutelsat OneWeb signs multi-million dollar exclusive distribution agreement with Rawafed Libya to deliver connectivity services across Libya
 
•  Omantel spearheads ‘Sustainability Innovation Hub” as part of the GCC Telco Alliance
 
•  Zain cooperates with GCC Telco Alliance to establish the ‘Sustainability Innovation Hub’
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
World Radiocommunication Conference revises the ITU Radio Regulations to support spectrum sharing and technological innovation
​​​​​Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) agreed on revisions to the global treaty governing the use of the radio frequency spectrum, both on Earth and in space, at...
 
The Digital Regulatory Academy holds the ”Advanced Digital Regulatory Program” in collaboration with (ITU)
CST’s Digital Regulatory Academy (DRA) held the “Advanced Digital Regulatory Program” in collaboration with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), with the participation of over 50 specialist...
 
Middle East
 
Thuraya upgrades satcoms/cellular phone to offer LTE functionality
Thuraya Telecommunications Company, the mobility arm of the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider Yahsat, says it is releasing the upgrade to one of Thuraya’s top-selling and most popular phones as demand...
 
Web Summit 2024: Qatar set to host the world’s premier technology conference
The prestigious global technology event, Web Summit, will be hosted in Qatar in February 2024, marking a significant move for the conference which will continue in the nation for the next five years...
 
Enoc leverages Nutanix to simplify IT and fuel retail expansion
Nutanix, a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, has said that Enoc Group, a leading global energy player, has centralised its IT infrastructure on Nutanix for retail expansion and deliver slick digitally-driven customer...
 
South Asia
 
PTCL chief explains acquisition of Telenor Pakistan
President and Group CEO, PTCL and PTML, Hatem Bamatraf stressed that Pakistan’s telecom sector is just big enough for three operators to create value...
 
Bangladeshi mobile operators get 5.5 lakh new subscribers in October
Bangladeshi mobile network operators gained nearly 5.5 lakh new subscribers in October, while the number of internet users using mobile networks has declined...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Warner Bros. Discovery and Movistar Plus+ extend partnership
Movistar Plus+ and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) have extended their partnership to bring content from WBD’s portfolio of entertainment, sports, films and news to Movistar Plus+ customers in Spain...
 
Altice France to launch eight FAST channels and DTT services on Samsung TV Plus
Altice France has struck a partnership with Samsung TV Plus that will see it launch eight FAST channels and distribute existing services BFMTV, RMC Découverte, RMC Story, BFM Business et Tech&Co on Samsung smart TVs,...
 
 
North Africa
 
ITIDA, Siemens forge strategic partnership to propel Egypt’s digital transformation, talent development
The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), serving as Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology’s (MCIT) executive IT arm and a hub for foreign investors in IT and...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
SilkNet launches 5G in Tbilisi
Georgian telecoms operator SilkNet has announced the launch of the country’s first 5G network with customers being able to access the new high speed network in central Tbilisi, ‘spanning from Freedom Square to...
 
Telkomsel and ITB collaborate on '5G Hive' innovation lab
Indonesian telco Telkomsel is collaborating with the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) to launch ‘5G Hive Laboratory’, a research centre to develop 5G tech solutions and innovations...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Thai Aerospace teams with Rivada for future LEOsat connectivity
Germany-based LEO satellite operator Rivada Space Networks has announced a partnership with Thai Aerospace Industries (TAI) to provide connectivity services to commercial, military and general aviation sectors inside and...
 
BDUK issues latest update on Project Gigabit progre
Building Digital UK (BDUK) has published its latest quarterly update regarding the progress of ‘Project Gigabit’ – the programme under which the UK aims to ultimately to increase access to gigabit speeds to...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Orange Poland adds 226 new base stations in 2023
Orange Poland says it has so far installed 226 new base stations during 2023, with more to be added before the end of the year...
 
Lenovo launches new hybrid cloud platforms, services for AI
The new AI ready platform delivers improved performance and the latest accelerators as a critical next step for delivering a dynamic hybrid AI approach across public, private, and foundational models to enable AI for All...
 
Hong Kong mobile network provider launches NFT marketplace
China Mobile Hong Kong, a leading mobile communication brand in Hong Kong, is launching its own NFT marketplace, LinkNFT...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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