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September 11, 2024

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Omantel partners with Oman Science Festival 2024 to foster youth interest in STEM

his partnership underscores Omantel's ongoing commitment to fostering interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) among youth, encouraging the development of their scientific and innovative capabilities...

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Eutelsat unveils Sat.tv Connect, enhancing the free-to-air satellite reception experience on the latest generation connected televisions

At IBC 2024, Eutelsat Group is launching Sat.tv Connect, its new interactive application for connected TV sets (with integrated satellite tuner) dedicated to the hundreds of channels broadcast free-to-air on its satellites...

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Cisco’s tips on how to optimize hybrid work for SMBs

With hybrid working model becoming popular for many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), optimizing this environment is essential to maintain both productivity and security...

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Nokia and Team Telecom Armenia bring 25G PON commercial services to customers across Armenia

Nokia announced that Team Telecom Armenia deployed its 25G PON fiber solution, making it one of the first operators in the Caucasus and Central Asia regions to provide some of the fastest internet speeds commercially...

Policy and Regulation

•	H.E. The Governor of CST participates in the opening of The Space Sustainability Forum 2024 organized by The ITU The event is designed to address the swift advancements in space technology and to offer a global platform for discussion by bringing together leaders, experts, specialists, and stakeholders from regulatory bodies as will as...

•	Thailand to hold auction for 5G-A and 6G spectrum bands in Q1 2025 Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) reportedly plans to auction off spectrum in the 2100 and 2300-MHz bands early next year to enable telcos to upgrade to 5G-Advanced and 6G...

South Asia

•	Citycell wants licence reinstatement Citycell, Bangladesh's first mobile operator which has not been operational since 2016, has sent a letter to the telecom regulator recently seeking the reinstatement of its licence...

North Africa

•	Orange Maroc expands “Digital Schools” program to combat school dropouts in rural Morocco Launched in 2022 in collaboration with the Ministry of National Education, the program provides digital equipment such as computers for teachers, tablets for students, and online educational resources...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	TiVo expands European presence with content discovery and broadband TiVo is expanding its footprint across Europe with its personalized content discovery software for smart TVs in 38 markets and across 18 major brands...

•	Waoo to upgrade TV platform with Zattoo Danish internet service provider Waoo will enhance its Waoo TV offering in collaboration with Zattoo, thereby deepening its partnership with the TV-as-a-Service provider...

Global Telecom Update

•	DNB, Ericsson and eMooVit demo 5G-powered autonomous bus The demo, held at eMooVit’s headquarters in Cyberjaya, was part of a proof-of-concept trial of 5G use cases such as in-vehicle public Wi-Fi backhauled by 5G, in-vehicle CCTV, real-time telemetry data monitoring and...

•	Kenya Pipeline Company joins leading ISP to boost intercity data capacity Kenya Pipeline Company has onboarded Syokinet Solutions, to activate 1.6 terabits per second (Tbps) data capacity on KPC’s fiber optic cable which runs from Mombasa to Nairobi...

•	emnify partners with Claro to deliver uninterrupted IoT connectivity across Brazil emnify, a global leader in cellular IoT connectivity, has launched a groundbreaking solution that guarantees full coverage across all of Brazil using SIM cards with single IMSIs and local numbering...

Middle East

•	DCO launches the first global GenAi Centre of Excellence This groundbreaking initiative is designed to transform the role of DCO Member States to become key innovators in the global GenAI arena by fostering collaboration, and promoting sustainable and inclusive growth...

•	Wahyd Logistics revolutionizing Middle East trucking through B2C logistics marketplaces Wahyd’s AI enabled platform gives truckers direct access to jobs, allowing them to bypass traditional brokers and enjoy more flexible and profitable work arrangements...

•	New academic exchange program boosts AI, tech training The course will have experts in technology and AI holding discussions, workshops and lectures, while forging new agreements and partnerships to enhance the students’ training and development...

•	DMCC unveils AI centre to propel Artificial Intelligence innovation in Dubai The AI Centre offers a modern space equipped with advanced co-working areas, high-tech meeting rooms, and an exclusive AI solution showroom...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	VMO2 and Ontix partner on 4G small cells in Reading Visitors, residents, businesses and students in Reading town centre will begin to benefit from an improved mobile experience and faster speeds after the first Virgin Media O2 small cells are deployed across the Borough...

•	Singtel launches 5G across Singapore's MRT network Singtel said that to keep in line with the company’s goal of achieving net zero by 2045, the engineers reconfigured existing hardware that originally served the 3G and 4G spectrums...

Satellite & Internet

•	Telespazio to deploy Starlink in Argentina The project will start with the installation of equipment in a series of selected schools and government offices, with plans to expand to cover more institutions in the coming months...

•	SummitIG, Neutral Networks launch SierraIG to build dark fiber in Mexico Custom network solutions provider SummitIG has partnered with Neutral Networks to establish a dark fiber infrastructure provider in Mexico...

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