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January 26, 2024

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French TV Broadcasts its France 2 Channel in 4K-UHD on Eutelsat's Fransat

France Télévisions announced that it will be broadcasting its France 2 channel in 4K-UHD (Ultra High Definition) via digital terrestrial television (DTT) and simultaneously on the FRANSAT free-to-air bouquet, a subsidiary of satellite operator Eutelsat Group...

UAE signs MoU to boost Malaysia’s digital infrastructure

UAE and Malaysia have agreed on investment cooperation in the digital infrastructure sector with a specific emphasis on data centres in Malaysia...

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AT&T delivers strong 2023 results, cash from operations and free cash flow driven by 5G and fiber growth

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) delivered strong fourth-quarter and full-year results highlighted by profitable 5G and AT&T Fiber subscriber gains. As a result, the company posted strong operating income and cash from operations, and...

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Cisco transforms application instrumentation with Smart Agent for Cisco AppDynamics

Cisco has launched Smart Agent for Cisco AppDynamics, enabling agent lifecycle management, dramatically simplifying application instrumentation for full-stack observability through intelligent agent automation and...

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Nokia Board of Directors approved the Nokia Long-Term Incentive Plan 2024–2026 and the Employee Share Purchase Plan 2024–2026

Nokia Board of Directors has approved the new share-based long-term incentive plan and an employee share purchase plan under which awards may be granted until December 31, 2026...

Policy and Regulation

•	PLDT clears key regulatory hurdle to US$120 million Sky Cable deal The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has reportedly approved incumbent telco PLDT’s planned P6.75 billion (US$120 million) buyout of broadband and cable TV provider Sky Cable Corporation...

Middle East

•	Kuwait highlights AI’s transformative potential in various sectors Applying Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) would enable several sectors in Kuwait to enhance efficiency and may also improve living standards, according the head of the Kuwaiti AIoT association...

•	AD Ports Group to implement new digital system in Jordan's Aqaba city Jordan’s port city of Aqaba is set to experience increased efficiency with the signing of an agreement between Abu Dhabi-based AD Ports Group and Aqaba Development Corp...

•	UAE signs MoU to boost Malaysia’s digital infrastructure UAE and Malaysia have agreed on investment cooperation in the digital infrastructure sector with a specific emphasis on data centres in Malaysia...

South Asia

•	NayaPay partners with Alipay+ for digital payments in Pakistan This alliance is designed to improve the digital payments system in Pakistan, tackling general issues such as limited interoperability and elevated transaction costs...

•	Summit Communications chooses Juniper’s 400G solutions for network upgrade in Bangladesh Juniper Networks announced that Summit Communications, an infrastructure service provider, has selected its 400G Solutions to upgrade Summit's core network infrastructure in Bangladesh...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Prima launches new Prima Lifestyle HbbTV application The app uses the same elements as Prima+, is based on the same graphics, allowing viewers to experience much the same look and feel...

•	Max to roll-out across Latin America and the Caribbean in February Warner Bros. Discovery will roll-out its new streaming service Max, replacing the former HBO Max, across the Latin American and the Caribbean region...

North Africa

•	Egypt, Jordan to establish submarine fiber optic cable dubbed 'Coral Bridge' The cable will extend between Jordan's Aqaba and Egypt's Taba, and is aimed at fulfilling increasing demand on AI applications and data centers, capitalizing on the short distance between its two landing points...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Virgin Media O2 boosts 4G connectivity Virgin Media O2 has revealed the advances it has made in providing enhanced mobile coverage to the Shetland Islands...

•	5G subscribers exceed 500 thousand in Kenya The latest statistics from the Communication Authority reveal the number of 5G network users in the country has increased to 509,737 in the last three months to September 2023...

Satellite & Internet

•	Wyld Networks signs agreement with VestiTech to deploy Wyld Connect for livestock monitoring in South America Swedish technology company VestiTech have developed a monitoring tag with LoRaWAN and will combine Wyld Network's sensor to satellite technology to collect data from livestock even in the remotest locations...

•	85% of fixed broadband lines in Spain are fiber At the end of September 2023, the number of active fiber to the home (FTTH) connections in Spain reached 15.4 million, according to latest sector statistics...

Global Telecom Update

•	Oracle Cloud Infrastructure releases Generative AI service Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) introduced a Generative AI service for enterprise use that incorporates large language models from Cohere and Meta Llama 2, making it easier for businesses to leverage the latest generative...

•	Workz cloud eSIM surpasses 100 telcos This milestone signifies a significant leap forward in eSIM adoption by operators and aligns with industry forecasts predicting the technology to be present in over 6 billion devices by 2025...

•	Malaysian telcos launch special data plans for delivery drivers All five of Malaysia’s mobile operators have launched special “p-hailing” data plans as part of a new government initiative targeted specifically at gig-economy delivery drivers and riders...

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