SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
November 4, 2024 |
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Global Telecom Update |
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Toyota, NTT to invest US$3.3 billion on development of AI platform
The automaker and telecommunications firm said they want to develop a mobility AI platform that uses large amounts of data to support driver assist technology, aiming to have a system ready by 2028...
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INWIT completes Smart City Roma acquisition
Italian towerco gets the new board in place and signals it can succeed in delivering the Roma 5G project being developed with Roma Capitale...
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SKT unveils regional AI hub plan
SK Telecom (SKT) revealed plans to build what it described as an AI infrastructure superhighway, starting with the launch of a cloud-based GPU-as-a-service (GPUaaS) through a partnership with US-based Lambda...
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Middle East |
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Aramco Digital receives license for specialized wireless services
Aramco Digital has been granted a license by the Communications, Space, and Technology Commission (CST) to provide specialized wireless telecommunication services, fostering the adoption of IoT, automation, and digital...
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Beyon unveils plans for 380,000 sq m Digital City in Bahrain
Unveiling the project, Beyon said its Digital City is anchored by the organization’s strategic intent to deliver digital transformation that tallies closely with Bahrain’s national digitalisation drives...
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UAE operator du announces deals with Ericsson and Accenture
du has announced two major deals: one, with tech giant Ericsson, relating to 5G network expansion and another, with strategy and consulting company Accenture, linked to IT application development and maintenance...
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Saudi’s Qiddiya and Globant to create immersive digital ecosystem
Saudi Arabia‘s Qiddiya has partnered with technology company Globant to provide an immersive and digitally connected experience across Qiddiya City...
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Satellite & Internet |
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EC chooses firms to build satellite broadband constellation
The SpaceRISE consortium has been awarded the contract to develop Europe's IRIS² satellite constellation, set to provide secure connectivity for government and commercial services by the early 2030s, with funding...
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Virgin Media expands gigabit broadband
Virgin Media has extended gigabit broadband to 18,000 more homes in Horsham, offering speeds up to 31 times faster than the local average, thanks to nexfibre's fiber network investment aiming to connect 5 million UK...
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