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February 7, 2024

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China Mobile International and Mobily forge alliance to elevate market offerings

This partnership represents a monumental commitment from two of the telecommunications sector's giants to combine their strengths and capabilities, aiming to revolutionize the market with innovative solutions and enhanced services for customers across their respective regions...

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Zain strategic partner of 14th International Invention Fair in Middle East

Zain has announced its return as a strategic partner to the International Invention Fair in the Middle East in its 14th edition...

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Nokia expands compact DAC private wireless to boost productivity for European logistics industry

Nokia announced the availability of Nokia DAC PW Compact for small- medium size businesses and the logistics industry in Europe...

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Cloud phone co-developed with China Mobile wins award

China Mobile and Huawei's joint cloud phone innovation was awarded the 2023 "Compute-enabled Innovative Application" by China People's Posts and Telecommunications News...

Policy and Regulation

•	NCC promises to hold telcos accountable for poor service delivery The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has vowed that he would henceforth hold telecoms service providers accountable for poor service delivery to customers...

•	ARCEP notes efforts to improve the services of Togo Cellulaire and Moov ARCEP carried out a national campaign to measure the quality of the services offered by the two mobile operators Togo Cellular (TGC) and Moov Africa Togo (MAT)...

South Asia

•	Grameenphone revenue grows 5%, passes 82 million customers milestone in 2023 Bangladeshi operator Grameenphone posted revenue of BDT 158.7 billion for 2023, which represents an increase of 5.5 percent year-on-year...

•	Pakistan ranked third with 42.6% growth in active software developers, according to GitHub As nations embrace digital technology innovation, GitHub’s data offers a glimpse into the evolving global landscape of software development...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Deutsche Telekom revamps MagentaTV On a personalised start page, customers can arrange their favourite apps according to their preferences for direct access, just like on a smartphone...

•	Accedo and New Relic launch video solution for OTT performance and operational insights Video solutions provider, Accedo, has teamed up with all-in-one observability platform, New Relic, to launch Accedo Insights, a video solution which delivers performance and operational insights through real-time monitoring...

Global Telecom Update

•	Telenor deploys a mobile base station in Antarctica for Troll Telenor announced that it has established what it says is the world's southernmost mobile base station in Antarctica, providing coverage for the Norwegian Polar Institute's Troll research station...

•	Orange becomes first in Slovakia to offer cyber-secure 5G FWA for businesses This service provides businesses with a stable and fast connection even in areas where it is not possible to connect to an optical network...

•	Telecom Fiji partners with Post Fiji for accessible bill payment services This initiative now offers Telecom customers accessible option to settle telecommunication bills at Post Fiji’s 58 outlets around the country...

Middle East

•	MENA’s telecom market has seen increased taxation over the past decade Arab Advisors Group released a new report entitled: An Overview of Telecom Taxation in the Arab World: 10 Years Later. The report presents the current taxes imposed by 19 Arab countries on their telecommunications operators,...

•	Greece signs MoU with UAE for Data Center project As per a press release, the MoU will enable UAE to help Greece develop data centers that can reach a capacity of 500 MW...

•	Bayanat and DRIFTx forge partnership to revolutionize urban mobility Bayanat joins the inaugural edition of DRIFTx as an Anchor Partner to drive global collaboration for urban mobility solutions across air, land, and sea...

•	Kalaam Carrier Solutions (KCS) announces the launch of a new web portal KCS believes the platform will revolutionise the way carriers, hyperscalers, and large content providers connect and collaborate...

North Africa

•	Algérie Télécom and Ooredoo partner on infra sharing Under the terms of the memorandum of understanding, the two parties undertake to implement a partnership program setting out the clauses for the intervention of each of them, particularly in terms of sharing services and...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Claro activates project to connect southern Colombia Claro Colombia announced the activation of a 42-billion peso (US$10.6mn) project to connect southern Colombia, specifically the town of Leticia, with fiber optics and 4G...

•	SK Telecom ends 2023 with 15.67 million 5G subscribers SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest telecom operator, ended Q4 2023 year with a total of 15.67 million subscribers in the 5G segment, up 17% from 13.4 million in the same period the previous year...

Satellite & Internet

•	China Mobile launches the world's first 6G test satellite China Mobile, the world's largest telecom carrier by mobile subscribers, has successfully launched the world's first satellite to test 6G architecture, marking a milestone in its efforts to explore integrated space...

•	CityFibre to extend fiber footprint after bagging more Project Gigabit contracts UK fibre wholesaler CityFibre will increase its network coverage to 651,000 additional homes and businesses...

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