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January 19, 2024

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Etihad Etisalat Co. (Mobily) announces the signing of a Murabaha financing agreement with the Saudi National Bank (SNB)

Mobily will use SAR 3.685 billion from the financing agreement to facilitate partial refinancing of the Company's existing Syndicated Murabaha amounting to SAR 5.333 billion...

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Zain and SACGC strategic partners of Kuwait National Robotics Competition

In support of their joint vision to invest in the digital and tech capabilities of young people in Kuwait, Zain and Sabah Al Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity (SACGC) – a center of the Kuwait Foundation for...

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stc Bahrain achieves landmark success as the first telecom to deploy the revolutionary 5G New Calling Technology

As the first telecom operator to achieve this groundbreaking milestone, this service is set to revolutionise the telecommunications landscape, and enrich the communications experience for individuals, businesses and...

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Nokia and etisalat by e& successfully complete MEA’s first Cloud RAN trial powered by In-Line acceleration

Nokia and etisalat by e& announced that they have successfully completed the first trial of Cloud RAN in the MEA region with In-Line acceleration over Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) ProLiant DL110 Gen11...

Policy and Regulation

•	The UAE Chairs the 27th Session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Communications and Information The UAE, represented by H.E. Talal Humaid Belhoul, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the UAE Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA), chaired and hosted the 27th Session of the Council of...

•	NCC confirms agreement between Glo, MTN on interconnect fees The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed that telecoms operators, MTN and Globacom, have reached an agreement to resolve interconnect debt issue between them...

South Asia

•	PTA hosts workshop on IPv6 transition & routing security Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) successfully organized a two-day workshop on ‘IPv6 Transition’ and ‘Routing Security’ in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre...

•	Nepal Telecom to bring 200 Gbps bandwidth from Tata, Airtel Nepal Telecom (Ntc) has struck a new agreement with Tata and Bharti Airtel for bandwidth and the company will now import up to 200 Gbps bandwidth from the two bandwidth providers...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	BSNL to complete large portion of its 4G network by November BSNL is targeting a 20% market share of the country’s overall mobile market by the end of 2024 by accelerating the rollout of its 4G network, according to recent press reports...

•	Expanded 5G coverage coming for rural west-central Saskatchewan SaskTel recently announced expanded 5G coverage for nearly 50 additional cell cites around rural Saskatchewan...

Global Telecom Update

•	NTT Docomo unveils new tech for 5G, 6G, GenAI NTT Docomo said that technologies such as extreme-high-speed transmissions over 100Gbps, together with AI, will be deployed to meet the advanced requirements of future 6G systems...

•	Tele2 leverages AWS-powered AI to enhance IoT customer support By deploying a solution powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company is leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to deliver faster and more precise customer support...

Middle East

•	NCSC spotlights 453 cyber threats in 2023 The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in the third quarter of 2023 dealt with 453 incidents that targeted the websites of ministries, public departments and other vital institutions...

•	Paymob receives PSP licence in Oman Paymob, the financial services enabler in the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan (MENAP) has become the first international fintech company to be fully licensed in Oman following receipt of a Payment Service Provider...

•	SPARK and Schneider Electric sign agreement for high-tech manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia King Salman Energy Park (SPARK), the leading industrial ecosystem provider, signed an agreement with Schneider Electric, a global leader in digital transformation and energy management and energy efficiency, for a...

North Africa

•	MCIT minister witnesses MoU signing to boost tech training, offshoring in Assiut This MoU aims to train and qualify 200 locals in software design, development, and integrated electronic systems...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Showmax set to revolutionise streaming services for Africa Ten months after MultiChoice, Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Sky announced a joint streaming vision for Africa, a new Showmax has been announced, featuring a refreshed brand and a massive content lineup, all delivered on a...

•	Qwilt and Cirion partner to deliver content delivery services in Latin America US video delivery outfit, Qwilt, has partnered with South American digital infrastructure and tech provider, Cirion Technologies, to deliver an enhanced content delivery network across Latin America...

Satellite & Internet

•	AST SpaceMobile secures strategic investment from AT&T, Google and Vodafone Investment and strategic agreements accelerate AST SpaceMobile's mission to close the global connectivity gap by bringing 5G broadband service from space to billions of people worldwide...

•	Google adds two more subsea cables to Pacific Islands collection According to a blog post from Brian Quigley, VP of global network infrastructure at Google Cloud, the central Pacific Connect initiative comprises the Bulikula cable, which will connect Guam with Fiji, and the Halaihai...

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