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May 3, 2024

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Cisco and Morgan Solar unlock clean energy adoption in office spaces

Cisco and Morgan Solar, a Toronto-based company that specializes in solutions for integrating solar energy into urban environments, have announced a pilot project to power collaboration and meeting spaces with solar energy...

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Zain embraces young people, fosters their creative talents

Zain joined in awarding the winners of SpeakUp Kuwait, the training initiative that empowers young people to pursue their aspirations and fosters their creative talents...

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SES releases Q1 2024 results

SES S.A. announced financial results for the three months ended 31 March 2024 and a solid start to the 2024 financial year...

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Huawei HiSec SASE solution takes home the Network Security Innovator of the Year

This accolade underscores Huawei's position as a global leader in cyber security and the recognition of its capabilities by esteemed international organizations...

Policy and Regulation

•	ANCOM celebrates memorandum of collaboration with UAE's TDRA ANCOM highlighted that the memorandum of collaboration establishes the necessary framework of cooperation and exchange of experience in the field of electronic communications, and satellite regulatory policy...

Middle East

•	Bayer, Huma take digital heart health screening tool to KSA The launch of the Heart Risk Assessment in Saudi Arabia aligns with the country’s Vision 2030 healthcare sector transformation strategy, which has made the reduction of the clinical and economic burden of...

•	UAE experts warn users to pay ‘more attention’ to digital privacy policies amid rising cybersecurity risks UAE experts map out the importance of reading privacy policies to understand data handling and protect personal information online...

•	Oman's first Large Language Model pioneering in speed and privacy roundup This revolutionary model represents a leap forward in AI technology, leveraging cutting-edge LPU architecture and our own optimized quantization techniques...

South Asia

•	Google for Education teams up with Pakistan to bridge education gap The Google for Education team, in collaboration with their local partner Tech Valley Pakistan, met with Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication in her office.

North Africa

•	Morocco and Huawei launch initiative to digitally empower 10,000 literacy teachers by 2025 In a major step toward enhancing its educational sector, Morocco, in collaboration with Huawei, has launched an initiative to train 10,000 literacy teachers in digital skills by 2025...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	New 5G Broadcast trial to launch in Germany German media authority MSA has put out a tender for a pilot project for the distribution of TV channels in 5G Broadcast in the city of Halle...

•	Waipu.tv secures Disney channels German streamer waipu.tv has struck an agreement with The Walt Disney Company Germany covering free TV, pay TV and catch-up content...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Samsung helps O2 Telefónica bring more reliable 4G and 5G networks to Germany Samsung Networks and O2 Telefonica have announced the launch of the first commercial site in Germany that uses Open RAN and vRAN technologies...

•	Vodafone commits to 5G technology roll-out plans across rural Wales Vodafone has reinforced its commitment to roll out its 5G Standalone (5G SA) technology to rural Wales as part of its proposed merger with Three UK...

Satellite & Internet

•	Indonesia to launch Starlink satellite internet service by mid-May 2024 Currently, Starlink's licensing status has met the operational feasibility test (ULO), which means it has obtained a license as a telecommunications service provider in Indonesia...

•	Fibreco öGIG expands Austrian network footprint The Graz-Waltendorf groundbreaking sets the race to connect 150,000 homes and businesses by the end of the year...

Global Telecom Update

•	Telkom Indonesia collaborates with F5 on cybersecurity services Telkom Indonesia announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with cybersecurity firm F5 to collaborate on cybersecurity services and strengthen Telkom’s own security capabilities...

•	T-Mobile acquires Mint Mobile T-Mobile has officially finalized its acquisition of Ka’ena Corporation, the umbrella company for popular prepaid wireless brands Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile...

•	Microsoft to invest US$2.2 billion in cloud and AI services in Malaysia Microsoft said that it will invest US$2.2 billion over the next four years in Malaysia to expand cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) services in the company's latest push to promote its generative AI technology in...

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