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August 20, 2024

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Maxis, China Mobile International announce partnership to accelerate 5G in Malaysia

The agreement was formalized at the China Mobile Southeast Asia Cooperation Conference in Bangkok. Through this partnership, the companies intend to leverage their combined expertise to drive innovation and enhance growth in the telecommunications sector...

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Nokia and HOMEPLUS bring 25G PON services to Taiwan

Nokia announced that HOMEPLUS will deploy its 25G PON fiber solution to deliver some of the fastest broadband speeds in Taiwan...

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Huawei Seeds for the Future 2024 Middle East & Central Asia final successfully concludes in Uzbekistan

Huawei, in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan, celebrated the culmination of the regional finals of the Seeds for the Future 2024 program with a grand awards ceremony in...

Policy and Regulation

•	CST and Mawhiba announce Saudi Arabia's first participation in IOAA2024 in Brazil Saudi Arabia's first participation in the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA2024) in Brazil, featuring a well-prepared Saudi Astronomy Team, reflects CST's commitment to nurturing national...

•	ICASA to streamline licence process for new LEO satellite players The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has kicked off a consultation process to develop a new framework that will make it easier for LEO satellite operators such as Starlink to acquire a licence to...

Middle East

•	Bayanat-Yahsat partnership launches SAR satellite for UAE Bayanat, a provider of AI-powered geospatial solutions, and Yahsat, the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider, have announced the successful launch of their first low Earth orbit (LEO) synthetic aperture radar...

•	Tawakkalna tops government platforms in digital experience maturity index Tawakkalna app, affiliated with the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), topped the government platforms in the Digital Experience Maturity Index for 2024 in Saudi Arabia, with a rate of 91.29%...

•	Bahrain enhances urban planning with AI and satellite technology The innovative use of AI-enabled change detection has significantly increased the efficiency of building permit validation by local authorities, setting a new standard in urban management...

South Asia

•	Google launches AI Academy in Pakistan for startups The initiative in Pakistan is aimed at creating new cross-border partnerships under the auspices of Special Investment Facilitation Council that will revolutionize the world of AI through exchange of innovative ideas and...

•	SLT-Mobitel reports growth and enhanced efficiency in the first half of 2024 SLT-Mobitel has demonstrated notable financial performance in the first half of 2024, highlighting its resilience in a challenging market...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Smartlabs and Televarpið deliver streaming services to Faroe Islands Televarpið, a part of Faroese Telecom Group, has deployed a streaming video solution powered by Smartlabs...

•	Naver Pay launches VR real estate tour service Naver Pay has opened a service that enables users to tour real estate properties in virtual reality (VR) utilizing Naver’s digital twin technology...

North Africa

•	Egypt ranks among top five globally for affordable internet Africa’s youthful population, with many countries having over 50% of their population under 25, is poised to drive innovation, entrepreneurship, and social change, bolstered by the accessibility of affordable...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Safaricom Ethiopia’s 4G network covers nearly half of Ethiopia in just two years Safaricom Ethiopia has reached almost half of the Ethiopian population with its 4G network in about two years after launching commercial operations in October 2022 with about 1,000 telecom towers which has tripled...

•	Three 5G network reaches 62% of UK population U.K. operator Three announced that its 5G network covered 62% of the country’s population as of the end of June, an increase of 1 percentage point compared to the end of the first half of 2023...

Satellite & Internet

•	Starlink takes rural broadband market by storm in NZ Satellite broadband services are growing fast in New Zealand, accounting for 14% of rural connections last year, according to a new report...

•	Sky to launch broadband services on CityFibre network CityFibre, which has 3.8 million customers, is seeking to expand its network to 8 million in the coming years, and is the biggest AltNet in Britain...

Global Telecom Update

•	OADC launches data center in DR Congo Open Access Data Centres (OADC) has launched a new data center in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

•	EE strengthens mobile coverage in Cardiff with new mini masts New mobile ‘mini-masts’ have been installed by EE on street furniture like lamp-posts and phone boxes in Cardiff to help boost mobile coverage in the busiest areas of the city...

•	Chinese tech giant Tencent says net profits soar in second quarter Chinese internet giant Tencent announced on Wednesday an 82 percent surge in second-quarter net profit, its biggest jump since late 2020, after a resurgence in its gaming business...

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