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February 28, 2024

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stc Group is the first brownfield operator in Middle East & Africa to award a project for building a 4G/5G Open RAN network

stc Group, the engine of digital transformation, is one of the few leading global brownfield Operators and the first in the MEA (Middle East & Africa) region to award the commercial 4G/5G Open RAN project to a prime System Integrator, "Solutions by stc," for deployment and operation of the ORAN network...

Mobile industry commits over US$9 billion more to ITU’s call for universal meaningful connectivity

ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin announced today over US$9 billion in investment commitments from mobile operator groups to extend global connectivity...

Telecom companies to launch tower sharing network

The telecommunication companies of Bangladesh are now looking forward to extending their services using towers of each other across the country...

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e& and Dell Technologies sign MOU to drive 5G innovation through Dell’s Open Telecom Ecosystem Lab (OTEL)

e& and Dell Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support and strengthen e&’s mobile networks transformation to open technologies using Dell’s Open Telecom Ecosystem Lab (OTEL)...

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Tech Mahindra and Pegatron sign MOU to bring AI-enabled private 5G networks to enterprises

The two organisations will develop private 5G solutions for global enterprises. The partnership between the organizations will explore mutually beneficial opportunities in the fast-growing private 5G space, positioning it as...

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Nokia wins deal with Rakuten Mobile in Japan

Nokia announced that it has been selected by Rakuten Mobile, Inc. (Rakuten Mobile) to supply Radio Access Network (RAN) solutions from its comprehensive energy-efficient AirScale portfolio supporting the low 700MHz spectrum...

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Huawei Cloud: Infrastructure of choice for AI with 10 sstematic innovations unveiled in MWC Barcelona 2024

This year's Huawei Cloud Summit demonstrates how Huawei Cloud is the infrastructure of choice for AI applications. With the theme of "Accelerate Intelligence with Everything as a Service," the 500-strong event brought...

Policy and Regulation

•	VNPT to shut down 2G base transceiver stations The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has devised a roadmap to shut down 2G signals and provide optimal conversion support, preparing for its upcoming cessation of the old technology in September...

•	Mobile industry commits over US$9 billion more to ITU’s call for universal meaningful connectivity ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin announced today over US$9 billion in investment commitments from mobile operator groups to extend global connectivity...

Middle East

•	ARway.ai latest deal brings cutting edge technology to hospital in Kuwait The project will involve creating a prototype mobile application that enhances the hospital experience by providing AR navigation and immersive educational experiences throughout the facility...

•	SpeedChecker awards Orange Jordan for delivering best internet speed in the kingdom The studies and speed tests related to this certificate covered the Internet subscribers in Jordan and indicated that Orange Jordan is offering the fastest Internet in 2023, for the second consecutive year...

•	Beyon's 2023 revenue soars to US$1.1 billion; net profit up 2pc Announcing the results for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2023, Beyon said the net profit attributable to equity holders of the company grew 2% over the previous year...

South Asia

•	Veon’s Jazz launches ROX brand for Pakistan’s digital natives Global digital operator Veon announced that its digital operator in Pakistan, Jazz, has launched a new mobile service brand called ROX that targets digital natives with an “integrated lifestyle experience”...

•	Telecom companies to launch tower sharing network The telecommunication companies of Bangladesh are now looking forward to extending their services using towers of each other across the country...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	CME’s Voyo passes 1 million paying subscribers Voyo has surpassed 1 million paying subscribers in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Slovenia, making it the leading local SVOD provider in most of CME Group’s markets...

•	Canal+ increases stake in Asian streaming hub Viu to 30% The deal, which follows the French company’s deal struck last year that saw it take a 26% stake in the company, is part of a US$300 million staged investment plan that provides Canal+ with the option to ultimately...

North Africa

•	Telecom Egypt and Ericsson successfully test 5G The trial was conducted on the currently licensed 2.6 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum by deploying a 5G non-standalone (NSA) solution using 4G/5G radios from the Ericsson Radio System and connected to Ericsson’s Evolved...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Vodafone completes 3G network switch off Vodafone has completed the switch off of its legacy 3G network, the mobile operator has said, as it repurposes 3G radio frequencies to be used by newer 4G and 5G networks...

•	Virgin Media O2 activates 5G SA network in the UK Virgin Media O2 launched its 5G SA networks in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Newcastle, Leeds and Cardiff, among others..

Satellite & Internet

•	Lynk and Turkcell sign agreement to bring Sat2Phone services to Turkiye This collaboration is anticipated to complement network resiliency and mobile coverage across Turkiye, benefiting the local population, businesses and visitors...

•	TiVo Broadband signs up first operator customers TiVo Broadband, launched in January at CES, is designed to allow operators to enhance the streaming video experience for their broadband-only customers across a range of devices, including SVOD offerings..

Global Telecom Update

•	CelcomDigi and U Mobile collaborate on core sites and 5G-A At Mobile World Congress 2024, Malaysian operators CelcomDigi and U Mobile agreed to share 100 multi-operator core network sites across Malaysia, as well as collaborate on developing use cases for 5G-Advanced (5G-A)...

•	SK Telecom, SK Enmove, UK’s Iceotope join hands for data center innovation SK Telecom said that it had teamed up with Iceotope Technologies, a precision liquid cooling firm in Britain, and its sister firm SK Enmove to develop a liquid cooling solution with high energy efficiency for artificial...

•	NTT DOCOMO selects AWS to deploy nationwide 5G Open Radio Aaccess Network Open RAN, an approach aimed at transforming the radio access network, connects devices to the network via radio connections into an open, virtualized, and fully interoperable mobile network...

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