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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 31, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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F5G enables Giga City construction in Indonesia, Huawei executive says
 
 
The Giga City Summit & First Giga City Solo launch in Indonesia marked a significant step towards building 514 Giga cities, aligning with the Indonesia Digital Vision 2030 & 2045, featuring Huawei's FTTR for gigabit all-optical network deployment in a campus setting...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Etihad Etisalat Co. (Mobily) announces an update regarding the potential offer by Emirates Telecommunications Group Company to increase its shareholding in Mobily
Member Logo Mobily reports that Emirates Telecommunications Group Company ("e&") has ended discussions about potentially increasing its shareholding in Mobily to a majority stake...
 
•  Nokia expects that it will not achieve its 2023 financial outlook as licensing renewal discussions are expected to continue into 2024
Member Logo Nokia anticipates a favorable resolution of its license renewals in 2024, contributing positively to its financial performance, despite not meeting its 2023 outlook due to ongoing market challenges...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
CST Issues “GameMode” Report for Q3 2023
The Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) issued "GameMode" report of Q3 2023, which compares the quality of telecom service providers performance in Saudi Arabia for the most popular online games, which...
 
6 month deadline for fiber optic network
The National Communications Authority (Anacom) has announced that Altice/MEO must make wholesale offers for access to the fiber optic network available within six months in the 402 parishes where there is no competition...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
3G switch-off in Channel Islands planned by JT
Telecoms firm JT has confirmed it intends to begin the phased switch-off of its 3G mobile network across the Channel Islands from January 2025...
 
Virgin Media O2 boosts rural UK connectivity with 5G, upgrades 4G
Virgin Media O2 said it has made significant 4G and 5G network upgrades to rural postcodes across the UK to support rural communities...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
China launches new test satellite for satellite internet technologies
China sent a new satellite for testing satellite internet technologies from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Econet leading in mobile data and voice traffic
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe strengthened its market leadership in Zimbabwe's mobile telecommunications sector, showing significant growth in both mobile internet and voice traffic, as detailed in Potraz's Q3 2023...
 
China Mobile and Huawei explore green and sustainable network
Huawei and China Mobile, at DTW 2023, released the Green Management White Paper, emphasizing the need for sustainable practices in the ICT sector and proposing a collaborative approach to achieve green and sustainable...
 
 
Middle East
 
Beta testing human-like AI assistant Yasmina kicks off in KSA
It is now possible to sign up for the public beta testing of the human-like AI assistant Yasmina, announced Yango, the company that transforms global technologies into everyday services for local enrichment...
 
Vodafone Qatar launches new ‘roam like home pack’ for 27 countries
Vodafone Qatar has launched its new ‘Roam Like Home Pack’ which converts customers’ current local plan benefits into roaming benefits while travelling...
 
Saudi's NTDP ties up with MSA Novo to attract Chinese IT companies to open HQ in KSA
The Saudi National Information Technology Development Program (NTDP) and MSA Novo, a subsidiary of MSA Capital, signed a cooperation agreement to develop the technology sector in Saudi Arabia and attract Chinese technology...
 
UAE: Bahrain launches real estate data bank platform 'Aqari'
The Kingdom of Bahrain launched the real estate data bank platform (Aqari Data Bank), which is among the e-services launched by the Kingdom's Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA)...
 
South Asia
 
National roaming facility to be extended to National Highways
The national roaming facility in Pakistan will be extended to motorways and national highways to better serve travelers...
 
North Africa
 
CIB Egypt selects IBM Artificial Intelligence for the integration of their services
Commercial International Bank Egypt (CIB) has selected IBM’s technology to integrate existing and new services from its business operations...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Amazon to bring in Prime Video ads from February
Amazon will introduce "limited advertisements" to Prime Video in February, allowing existing subscribers to maintain their current services while offering an ad-free option for an additional fee...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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