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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
February 21, 2024
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
e& reports record consolidated net profit of AED 10.3 billion growing 3% year-over-year
 
 
e& announced its consolidated financial results for fiscal year 2023 reporting a record consolidated net profit of AED 10.3 billion, a growth of 3 per cent year-over-year...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc Group extends multi-year partnership with FORMULA 1® to drive STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX into the future
Member Logo stc Group, engine of digital transformation, and Formula 1®, have announced a multi-year extension of their strategic partnership, which is set to take the FORMULA 1® STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX into a new era of...
 
•  AT&T launches first-and-only network with built-in security controls
Member Logo The AT&T network backbone carries more than 680 petabytes of data every day, allowing the company to have unprecedented visibility and industry leading threat intelligence to protect businesses...
 
•  Tech Mahindra and TOTSCo develop messaging platform to revolutionise broadband switching in the UK
Member Logo Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services and solutions, announced a strategic partnership with TOTSCo (The One Touch Switching Company Ltd) to design,...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Regulator clears Orange, Masmovil Spanish union
Orange and Masmovil received a green light from the European Commission (EC) for a merger of their respective operations in Spain subject to conditions they already agreed to, with the pair targeting completion by end-Q1...
 
Costa Rica, CrowdStrike ink cybersecurity MoU
Costa Rica's Science, Technology and Telecommunications Ministry (Micitt) has signed the latest of several cybersecurity-themed strategic collaborations, this time with CrowdStrike...
 
Middle East
 
MBZUAI and UNDP partnership to advance use of artificial intelligence for sustainable development
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) inked a partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) at the sidelines of the World Governments Summit 2024 (WGS) to advance the use...
 
Oman announces US$39 million budget for artificial intelligence projects
The news was announced during the “Artificial Intelligence Economics Initiative 2024” forum. held in Muscat, which brought together government agencies and Omani companies specialised in the field of AI...
 
Uzbekistan in MoU with UAE’s ATRC for Falcon AI adoption
The UAE’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uzbekistan, to drive the adoption of Falcon LLMs and Falcon-powered solutions...
 
South Asia
 
PTA, NCRC, UNICEF and Telenor Pakistan join hands to safeguard children online
PTA, NCRC, UNICEF, and Telenor Pakistan launched a guide for parents titled “Safeguarding your Child in the Digital Age” at Telenor 345 HQ, emphasizing the need to protect children online and promote safe...
 
Lionsgate Play partners with Grameenphone, to distribute content in Bangladesh
Lionsgate Play has joined forces with Grameenphone, the largest telecom services provider in Bangladesh...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Great interest in ad-supported streaming subscriptions seen in Sweden
The introduction of ad-supported streaming services in Sweden is gaining momentum with recent launches and upcoming offerings from major players, indicating a shift in the market dynamics...
 
Vodafone Spain strikes deal to make DAZN available to TV subs
Vodafone España has struck a deal with sports streamer DAZN that will see it make all of DAZN’s packages available to its TV subscribers...
 
 
North Africa
 
Egyptian startups get major boost as Sawari Ventures launches US$150 million fund
The fund will be utilized for Egyptian startups in diverse tech sectors like fintech, education, healthcare, green technology, and deep tech, aiming to bolster Egypt's position as a regional tech hub amidst a challenging...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
EE boosts North Yorkshire 4G coverage
EE has announced that it has significantly improved its 4G coverage in rural North Yorkshire, revealing that it has built or upgraded over 40 masts in the area over the last two years...
 
RSG achieves super 5G mobile internet speeds at Red Sea resort
Red Sea Global (RSG), the developer of the world-renowned destinations of The Red Sea and Amaala, has announced 'remarkable mobile internet speeds at its flagship destination,' in a bid to provide an exceptional...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Merah Putih-2 telecommunications satellite successfully launched
Merah Putih-2 telecommunications satellite, formerly named Telkomsat HTS 113BT, was successfully launched atop a SpaceX Falcon9 vehicle from Cape Canaveral in Florida...
 
Singapore to invest up to US$100 million to upgrade Nationwide Broadband Network to 10Gbps
The promise of household Internet speeds 10 times faster than current ones is moving closer to becoming a reality, with up to $100 million being earmarked for a national network upgrade...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Vodafone, Damac to make US$100 million investment to build data center in Türkiye
Vodafone Türkiye and Emirati firm Damac have joined forces to bring a new data center to Türkiye with an investment of US$100 million, said the CEO of the Turkish firm...
 
GCash and CICC to develop real-time response to online scams
Philippine mobile payments platform GCash has reportedly signed an MoU with the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s cybercrime unit to set up a mechanism to tackle online scams and fraud cases...
 
Yellow.ai and Infobip partner to elevate conversational experience globally
The partnership strategically targets sectors such as retail, BFSI, telecommunications, utilities, and healthcare across North America, Europe, India, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific markets...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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