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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 17, 2024
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
e& takes the lead in Brand Finance global brand ranking across categories
 
 
With the successful transformation of e& to a technology group, e& has flourished into a leader of Middle Eastern and African (MEA) brands. The 2024 Brand Finance Global 500 Report unveiled at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos confirmed e& as MEA’s Fastest Growing Technology Brand and the most valuable brand portfolio in MEA...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Eutelsat Group reaffirms its support to foundation Ailes de France in partnership with CNES
Member Logo Recently, the official opening of the Fondation Ailes de France 's 2024 ESPACE Scholarships designed to provide support to talented students in their higher education or research projects in various space-related areas...
 
•  NL-ix deploys Nokia IP routing to transform into European-wide distributed business Internet Exchange
Member Logo Nokia announced the further expansion of its relationship with NL-ix, Europe’s largest distributed Internet Exchange provider (IXP), extending the rollout of 7750 Service Routers (SR) with speeds of up to 800GE...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
The UAE chairs the 52nd meeting of the Arab ICT Permanent Committee in Abu Dhabi
This meeting is part of the continuous preparations for the meeting of the Council of Arab Ministers of Communications and Information, which will be held on Thursday 18 January 2024, in Abu Dhabi...
 
Polish regulator to champion private 5G networks to local governments
Poland’s regulator the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has signed an agreement with the cities of Rzeszów and Wrocław as well as the Union of Polish Metropolises to educate local governments in the...
 
Middle East
 
Zain launches integrated digital solutions unit in Bahrain
ZainTECH operates an advanced suite of digital and ICT services and solutions that assist the digital transformation of enterprises and government entities...
 
Intelsat, du partner to improve cellular coverage in remote regions of the UAE
With this advanced networking infrastructure, end users will benefit from a superior connection experience regardless of their location...
 
Saudi Arabia and Jordan forge energy partnership with new agreement
One notable aspect of the agreement is its emphasis on deepening collaboration in digital transformation and innovation within the energy domain...
 
North Africa
 
Huawei Cloud organizes its first "Egypt Internet Innovation Forum" to support Egypt's digital transformation
The Forum reaffirms Huawei's unwavering dedication to supporting Egypt's digital transformation journey using the tech giant's data centers, services, and comprehensive ecosystem to accelerate enterprise growth...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
URC TV chooses Simplestream to power new OTT services on iOS and Android
URC TV has chosen Simplestream as a technology partner its OTT service that gives fans live and on-demand access to United Rugby Championship games...
 
Sky Mexico deploys ThinkAnalytics’ Think360
The AI tech company’s Think360 platform is expected to maxmise Sky México’s personalised subscriber user experience with an enhanced search and discovery tool to increase customer engagement value for the...
 
 
South Asia
 
Bangladesh seeks to boost software exports to US
The State Minister for Post, Telecom, and ICT discussed strategies to boost software exports, set up innovation centers in universities, and enhance government-to-government cooperation with the USA, aligning with the goal...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Togocom gets US$60.2 million to improve Internet connectivity
The IFC investment will also support the Togolese government's Digital Transformation Strategy by helping to expand the mobile operator's 4G coverage and fiber network...
 
4ka expands 5G coverage
Slovak operator 4ka has expanded the coverage of its 5G network to two additional towns in West Slovakia – Piestany and Malacky...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
John Deere and Starlink partner to provide satellite internet for rural farmers
John Deere has publicly announced a partnership deal with SpaceX’s Starlink subsidiary to begin offering satellite internet subscriptions in certain farming regions later this year...
 
KDDI to supply telecoms infrastructure for first Philippines subway
KDDI Philippines revealed that it has been contracted by French transportation systems company Thales to build the telecoms infrastructure for the first subway system in the Philippines...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Africa’s AI, Cloud adoption get US$1.5 billion boost from Vodafone, Microsoft
In the deal, Vodafone will invest US$1.5 billion over the next 10 years in cloud and customer-focused AI services developed in conjunction with Microsoft...
 
SK Telecom seeks to boost cooperation in the AI field
As a part of its efforts, SK Telecom led the launch of an alliance dubbed the “Global Telco AI alliance” with major telecom carriers in Germany, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates...
 
Andorra Telecom deploys Netcracker cloud-native digital BSS and OSS on AWS
Netcracker Technology announced yesterday that European operator Andorra Telecom has successfully implemented its cutting-edge, cloud-native BSS and OSS solutions on AWS, which will revolutionize the telecom landscape in the...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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