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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 25, 2024
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
e& enterprise wraps up successful participation at Cairo ICT 2024
 
 
e& enterprise, the digital transformation arm of global technology group e&, successfully wrapped up its participation at Cairo ICT 2024 attracting visitors, decision-makers, technology experts to its stand with a wide array of innovative use cases across AI, data, cloud, cybersecurity, customer experience (CX), and IoT reflecting this year’s theme ‘The Next Wave’...
 
The RIPE NCC Government Roundtable for Arab Countries in the Middle East region
 
 
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) of Jordan, in collaboration with the RIPE NCC, the Regional Internet Registry for Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Central Asia, hosted the 8th edition of the RIPE NCC Government Roundtable for Arab Countries in the Middle East Region...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Nokia launches share buyback program to offset the dilutive effect of the Infinera acquisition
Member Logo In line with the announcement made on 27 June 2024, Nokia Corporation has decided to launch a share buyback program to offset the dilutive effect of issuing new shares to the shareholders of Infinera Corporation and from...
 
•  China Unicom Beijing and Huawei announce world's first large-scale integrated 5G-Advanced intelligent network
Member Logo China Unicom Beijing and Huawei held an event, "5G Capital on the Way – Lighting Up Beijing with 5G-Advanced," to announce their deployment of the world's first large-scale integrated 5G-Advanced intelligent...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Mobily concludes participation in connected World KSA, announcing partnerships to enhance digital solutions and carrier services
 
•  Mobily and Sparkle join forces to enhance connectivity via submarine cable systems
 
•  Cisco's 2024 AI Readiness Index: Urgency rises, readiness falls
 
•  Cisco and MGM Resorts International sign multi-year agreement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
The RIPE NCC Government Roundtable for Arab Countries in the Middle East region
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) of Jordan, in collaboration with the RIPE NCC, the Regional Internet Registry for Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Central Asia, hosted the 8th edition of the RIPE NCC...
 
Minister of Communications and IT launches Aswan Bootcamp Series in collaboration with Plug and Play, USAID, and ITIDA to empower upper Egypt startups
H.E. Dr. Amr Talaat, Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, inaugurated the Aswan Bootcamp Series, a new initiative aimed at empowering Upper Egypt’s entrepreneurs and supporting the...
 
Middle East
 
Saudi Arabia experiences surge in data center development, solidifying its position as a regional leader
Saudi Arabia’s data center market is experiencing rapid growth, with several major announcements this week highlighting the Kingdom’s commitment to expanding its digital infrastructure...
 
Orange concludes its participation in the 10th Edition of MENA ICT Forum 2024
ange Jordan concluded its participation in the tenth edition of the MENA ICT Forum 2024, organized by the Information and Communications Technology Association of Jordan INT@J on a high note...
 
Middle East retailers increasingly vigilant of email fraud risks
Top Middle East retailers are steadily improving their email security measures, better protecting customers from the potential risk of email fraud...
 
South Asia
 
TikTok, PTA host Youth safety summit to promote online safety, digital literacy
TikTok, in partnership with the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on hosted the Youth Safety Summit Pakistan to raise awareness about online safety, promote digital literacy, and foster collaboration among...
 
AI revolutionizes financial services in Bangladesh
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is significantly transforming financial services in Bangladesh, introducing a new era of efficiency, customer satisfaction, and broader financial inclusion...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
5G slicing first claimed by Brazil’s TIM
TIM has claimed that it is the first operator in Brazil to carry out 5G network slicing on a public network for real-time video transmission...
 
DAZN app now available via Telenet TV box
The app allows viewing of free content such as national and international women’s football, the Saudi football competition, one match per weekend from a top European competition, selected fights, and a wide range of...
 
 
North Africa
 
PlatX signs MOU with e& Egypt to enhance business communications with AI solutions
PlatX, a Dubai-based commercial communication company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with e& Egypt to integrate PlatX’s innovative solutions into the e& Marketplace...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Telkomsel plans to optimize 4G network in Indonesia with ZTE's AI solution
Telkomsel announced that it will deploy an AI-powered network solution to optimize the performance of its 4G/LTE services, following a successful trial of the technology at over 90 sites in Makassar and Kendari...
 
China to upgrade 5G to 5G-A network
China has unveiled draft guidelines for the country’s data infrastructure construction, including upgrading its 5G network to 5G-A-standard and promoting 6G-related research, development and innovation.
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Thaicom 9A relocation helps Thailand keep 50.5º East orbital slot
Thai satellite operator Thaicom said that it has successfully relocated its recently acquired Thaicom 9A satellite to the 50.5º East orbital slot just a few days before Thailand’s rights to the slot expired...
 
Broadband expansion project breaks ground in eastern Hanover
Work has begun to lay the last miles of fiber cabling that will connect about 8,000 Hanover County residences and businesses to new broadband internet service...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
African smartphone market grows 3% despite challenges
Analyst house Canalys revealed that the African smartphone market grew by 3% year-on-year in Q3 2024 despite macroeconomic challenges...
 
Thales invents metamodel for detecting AI-generated images
Thales, a leading player in defence and security, aeronautics, space and cybersecurity and digital identity, has announced that its Friendly Hackers' unit have successfully developed a metamodel for detecting...
 
BT launches new managed SASE service
BT has expanded of its managed secure software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) solution for business and public sector customers in the UK with new security service edge (SSE) capabilities, using technology from...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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