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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 4, 2024
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
AT&T to host Analyst & Investor Day on December 3
 
 
The event will include presentations from AT&T’s senior leadership team outlining the Company’s investment-led growth strategy and capital allocation plans as well as a live Q&A session...
 
30.8% of Kuwait’s internet users targeted by cyber attacks
A recent report has highlighted the growing risk of cyber attacks, revealing that 30.8% of Internet users in Kuwait were targeted over the past year...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Nokia Corteca first to introduce open standards for WiFi management, including prpl LCM for home applications
Member Logo Nokia announced significant enhancements to its Corteca software suite, making it the industry’s first platform to adopt open standards and protocols for both home networking and application lifecycle management...
 
•  Notice on Rotating Chair Tenure
Member Logo During her term, Ms. Meng will serve in the company's top leadership position and head the Board of Directors and its Executive Committee...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  SAMENA Council Leads Space Sustainability Dialogue and Contextualizes Sustainability in view of WRC-27
 
•  Broadband Commission calls for enhanced global digital cooperation ahead of UN Summit of the Future
 
•  Huawei Connect 2024: Paving the Way for All Intelligence
 
•  Dubai to Host SAMENA ACCELERATOR for 10 Gigabit Digital Infrastructure in the GCC and Central Asia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Ghana launches National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy
The revised policy represents a strategic response to both existing and anticipated cyber threats that could undermine Ghana’s gains in digitalisation provides clear focus and direction to guide the development of...
 
North Africa
 
• Vodafone Egypt oartners with ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC to manufacture advanced telecom equipment locally
Vodafone Egypt has announced a groundbreaking strategic partnership with ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC to produce advanced telecommunications equipment in Egypt and Africa, marking the first collaboration of its kind...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• MRS taps Iridium and Satcom Direct for freight train ops in Brazil
LEO satellite operator Iridium Communications said on Tuesday that it has teamed with critical communicationss provider Satcom Direct Brasil to provide Brazilian freight train operator MRS Logística with satellite...
 
• Local support needed to secure full fiber broadband for Shropshire villages
More than 4,900 homes and businesses in 12 Shropshire villages risk missing out on a vital full fiber broadband upgrade due to a lack of local support in some areas...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• TM Global extends Radian Arc partnership beyond cloud gaming
Telekom Malaysia’s wholesale business arm TM Global said that it has extended its collaboration with cloud infrastructure provider Radian Arc for another two years to expand TM’s wholesale cloud gaming offering...
 
• Dell Technologies is curating a telco AI ecosystem
With the launch of Dell AI for Telecom, the goal is to make it easier for CSPs to consume and benefit from new AI-enabled solutions...
 
• OptConnect expands global reach with acquisition of Dutch IoT firm Capestone
Capstone has built IoT solutions for industries including healthcare, transportation, maritime, and construction, offering fully managed services that enable customers to focus on their core business decisions instead of...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Oman Data Park signs US$450 million MoU for Egypt data centre
The partnership will see the establishment of the multi-million dollar Kemet Data Centre in Egypt, which the parties said with its advanced infrastructure makes it an ideal platform for companies seeking secure and efficient...
 
• Medicare Group completes back-office transformation with SAP S/4HANA and Mannai IT Solutions
Medicare Group has successfully completed a comprehensive overhaul of its back-office operations, transitioning from a legacy system to a customized platform powered by RISE with SAP S/4HANA, in collaboration with Mannai IT...
 
• 78 percent of businesses in MET expect ‘a cyberattack within a year’
The majority (78%) of business leaders in the Middle East and Türkiye (MET) expect to suffer a cybersecurity incident in the next 12 months, but only 46% of organisations feel well prepared to deal with one...
 
• 30.8% of Kuwait’s internet users targeted by cyber attacks
A recent report has highlighted the growing risk of cyber attacks, revealing that 30.8% of Internet users in Kuwait were targeted over the past year...
 
South Asia
 
• CCP conducts Phase II Merger Review of PTCL’s acquisition of Telenor Pakistan and Orion Towers
The review focuses on key aspects of the telecommunications sector, including market power concentration, competitive dynamics, and the potential impact of the proposed merger...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
• Amazon to increase ad levels on Prime Video
Amazon says it can reach approximately 19 million British viewers, representing a third of the population, out of a global reach of 200 million...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• DITO delivers ‘true 5G’ through standalone network expansion
DITO Telecommunity is making waves in the Philippines by delivering what it calls “true 5G,” built on a 5G Standalone (SA) network...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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