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January 12, 2024

Featured Member News

etisalat by e& partners with ADRES to support UAE’s real estate sector

etisalat by e& has announced its partnership with Advanced Real Estate Services (ADRES) to enhance its products including DARI, Abu Dhabi's comprehensive digital real estate ecosystem, backed by the Department of Muncipalities and Transport (DMT)...

Member News

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Cisco and New Street Research to host a tech talk on Silicon One and AI

Cisco and New Street Research will host a webcast with Eyal Dagan, EVP, Common Hardware Group, and Rakesh Chopra, Cisco Fellow, Common Hardware Group, to discuss Next Gen Networking at Scale for AI & ML, with Silicon One...

Recent Developments

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Nokia chosen to modernize du’s voice core network to provide high-quality voice service to more users in UAE

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Zain recognizes top-performing players

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etisalat by e& and Cisco sign MoU to elevate connectivity and collaboration services for businesses in the UAE

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Zain brings derby excitement closer to fans

Policy and Regulation

•	Nigeria’s regulator targets illegal use of 5.4GHz band The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has published what it calls a pre-enforcement notice regarding unauthorised use of the 5.4GHz frequency band...

North Africa

•	GoDaddy and EEIC forge a partnership contributing to Egypt's entrepreneurial landscape The partnership aims to nurture Egyptian startups and entrepreneurs for success in the ever-evolving digital landscape in line with Egypt’s Vision 2030...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	4G antenna broadens mobile access to new London landmark Freshwave is deploying the 4G distributed antenna system as an ongoing managed service at the Lucent W1 development..

•	5G available in 282 Brazilian municipalities Brazil ended 2023 with live 5G networks in 282 municipalities across the country, with a total of 16,359 5G base stations had been deployed across the country as of year-end...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Netflix reaches 23 million for Basic with ads The number of Netflix subscribers that have chosen the streamer’s advertising supporter tier has already reached 23 million...

•	FilmBox Hungary launches dedicated feed Channel operator, SPI International, is launching an upgraded version of FilmBox channel in Hungary as part of a partnership with advertising outfit, RTL Saleshouse...

Satellite & Internet

•	Japan to launch flying solar 5G stations in 2025 Japan is developing flying solar 5G stations that will fly to the stratosphere to provide wider internet coverage worldwide...

•	Lounea announces fiber network coverage milestone Finland’s Lounea has announced that its fiber optic network now covers move than 500,000 Finns, following continued network expansion throughout 2023...

Middle East

•	Bahrain’s Beyon Connect endorses partnership with Egypt Post through new platform Bahrain-based technology company Beyon Connect, part of the Beyon Group, will launch a highly secure digital electronic registered mail platform through its existing partnership with Egypt Post in the coming months...

•	GCC countries lead the charge in global tech rankings The GCC countries' exceptional performance in digitalisation and their commitment to technological advancement position the region for substantial growth and transformation in the coming years...

South Asia

•	Met office, Ncell tie up for better early warning systems Under this extended MoU, Ncell and the DHM have joined hands to disseminate early warning alerts to the public covering 13 disasters triggered by hydrological and meteorological hazards, said Ncell in a statement...

•	SoftwareOne and AWS commend Sri Lanka’s tech prowess at Cloud Migration and Gen AI summit In an era dominated by digital disruption, SoftwareOne and AWS joined forces to recognise the technological advancements and leadership in Sri Lanka...

Global Telecom Update

•	Global trade to lag behind GDP growth for first time in decades: BCG Worldwide trade is expected to grow more slowly than the global economy in the next decade, as the world moves away from the “trade-led globalism” of the past 20 years...

•	SK Telecom, Joby Aviation share plans for UAM in Korea The initiative aims to deploy UAM by 2025 to reduce traffic congestion and popularize carbon-free vehicles to reach net zero...

•	NT to build centralised cloud access platform for Thai govt units The proposed cloud managed platform (CMP) is intended to replace NT’s existing Government Data Center and Cloud (GDCC) system...

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