SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
January 29, 2024 |
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Member News |
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Zain hosted Drone Photography workshop
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The Zain Innovation Campus (ZINC) hosted a special workshop that covered the basics of drone photography and videography, presented by the talented Kuwaiti photographer and content creator Omar Alsayed Omar... |
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Nokia signs 5G patent cross-license agreement with OPPO
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Nokia announced it has signed a multi-year patent cross-license agreement with OPPO. Under the agreement OPPO will make royalty payments, along with catch-up payments to cover the periods of non-payment... |
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China Unicom and Huawei pilot large-scale 5.5G network in Beijing
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China Unicom Beijing and Huawei have successfully deployed a pilot large-scale 5.5G network in Beijing to provide continuous coverage in three key areas, including Beijing Financial Street in the city center, the landmark... |
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Middle East |
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Visa joins KAFD in digital payment access boost
Businesses in King Abdullah Financial District are poised for advanced digital payment access with card service provider Visa joining the Riyadh economic hub, reinforcing global economic connections...
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Vodafone Qatar launches ‘Business Talk’
Vodafone Qatar has launched ‘Business Talk’, a cloud-based telephone platform that allows businesses to take their landline everywhere they go, never missing another call or business opportunity...
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Bahrain tops GCC rankings for 5G gaming performance
Bahrain ranked first in 5G gaming performance across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Middle East during the first half of 2023, according to Ookla’s Speedtest Intelligence data...
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Satellite & Internet |
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Lufthansa Group to install EAN broadband on aircraft
Lufthansa Group, which operates the Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines, selected Viasat and Deutsche Telekom to equip more than 150 aircraft with EAN (European Aviation Network)...
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Quickline UK extends FTTP coverage
UK ISP Quickline, which is building a new gigabit-capable full fiber (FTTP) broadband network across parts of England, has announced that their network has just gone live across three new villages...
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Global Telecom Update |
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Office chooses NT to help develop 2 data centres
The State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo) has assigned National Telecom (NT) to enhance its plan to develop its two new data centres to serve high demand for digital transformation among government offices under the...
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Telecom Argentina boosts Agtech sector
Telecom Argentina has announced plans to expand infrastructure and digital services in the Pergamino and Rojas districts of Buenos Aires Province, aiming to propel the Agtech ecosystem through the deployment of new sites...
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Telefónica, Nova Labs partner to launch Helium Mobile hotspots in Mexico
The solution, implemented with select customers in Mexico City and Oaxaca, will extend Telefónica’s coverage and enable offloading of mobile data to the Helium Mobile Network and improve overall mobile coverage...
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