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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 2, 2024
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Unleashing the power of data: ‘Zain Data Office’ established
 
 
Data has become a critical resource for businesses, leading to the establishment of data offices to manage and leverage it effectively, with Zain Kuwait pioneering a Data Governance Framework Program to ensure usability and compliance, recognizing the significant impact of data quality and governance on decision-making, operational efficiency, and competitive advantage in the modern business landscape...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Cisco schedules conference call for Q2 fiscal year 2024 financial results
Member Logo Cisco has scheduled a conference call for Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at 1:30 PM (PT); 4:30 PM (ET) to announce its second quarter fiscal year 2024 financial results for the period ending Saturday, January 27, 2024...
 
•  Nokia and OPTAGE conduct Japan’s first field trial of symmetrical 25G PON
Member Logo Nokia announced that OPTAGE Inc. will use Nokia’s fiber solution to conduct Japan’s first field trial of a symmetrical 25G Passive Optical Network (PON) service...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
CDRRMO receives free internet access from DICT
The Department of Information and Communications Technology handed over satellite internet and backup electric supply equipment to the Sipalay City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, improving connectivity during...
 
Stage X picked as new mobile carrier in Korea
Stage X, a consortium of Stage Five, a communications affiliate of tech giant Kakao, and other unidentified companies, will be the fourth operator of the 5G network...
 
South Asia
 
Ncell improves 4G coverage
Ncell has expanded its advanced 4G service to multiple areas in Sudurpashchim and Lumbini provinces, improving signal coverage and speed for users, aligning with their commitment to providing modern broadband connectivity...
 
North Africa
 
Submarine data cable from Hungary to Egypt
The economy ministers of Hungary and Egypt have signed an agreement on behalf of Hungary’s 4iG and Telecom Egypt aimed at building a high capacity submarine date cable between Egypt and Albania...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Canal+ bids for full control of Multichoice
Canal+ says a merger with MultiChoice would turn the African pay-TV business into a global media company...
 
TV Azteca in FAST deal with Pluto TV Latin America
Mexican broadcaster and Latin American pay TV provider TV Azteca has struck a deal with Paramount’s FAST platform Pluto TV to make five FAST services available on the offering in 18 countries in Latin America...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Oracle expands African cloud presence into Kenya
Oracle says it will be taking advantage of Kenya’s renewable energy and digital infrastructure, including submarine and national connectivity...
 
Microsoft reports a 30% growth in Azure and other cloud services
Microsoft reported revenue of US$62.0 billion for the December quarter, up 18% (up 16% in constant currency), and net income of US$21.9 billion, up 33% compared to same period a year earlier...
 
Alibaba Cloud unveils serverless solution to harness Gen-AI
Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has unveiled a serverless version of its Platform for AI (PAI)-Elastic Algorithm Service (EAS), designed to offer a cost-efficient solution...
 
 
Middle East
 
Cellular operators across 16 Arab countries served 442 million subscribers during H1 2023
Arab Advisors Group released a 2-part telecommunication report which analyzes key performance indicators of cellular operators serving MENA...
 
Oman strives to transform from technology consumers to technology producers
Oman's digital leadership took center stage at the Digital Cooperation Organization's (DCO) 3rd General Assembly in Bahrain...
 
UAE and Greece sign digital infrastructure deal
UAE will help create a framework for investments in digital infrastructure with a focus on data centre projects in Greece...
 
Crown Prince launches Alat to make Saudi global hub for electronics and advanced industries
The new company aims to create 39,000 direct jobs and achieve a direct non-oil GDP contribution of US$9.3 billion in Saudi Arabia by the year 2030...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Virgin Media O2, Tesco renew Tesco Mobile JV
Virgin Media O2 and Tesco Mobile have renewed their 10-year joint venture, with Tesco Mobile being the UK's largest MVNO, and Virgin Media O2 boasting a 99% 4G network coverage and expanding 5G coverage across the...
 
Deutsche Telekom expands German 5G reach
Deutsche Telekom extended its domestic mobile coverage at 849 locations over the past four weeks, which included 118 newly built installations for LTE and 5G...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Shanghai-backed firm raises US$933 million to build satellite constellation
Founded in 2018, SSST aims at providing internet services based on a low-orbit satellite constellation, said CAS Star, a venture investment and incubator firm backed by a research institute under the Chinese Academy of...
 
SIRO announces expansion of its high-speed fiber broadband network
SIRO, the fiber broadband network operator, is expanding its high-speed network to Ardee, connecting over 1,500 premises by March 2024 and continuing its network expansion in Louth...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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