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March 24, 2025

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Omantel elevates ‘Baiti’ plans with double speeds and exclusive entertainment

Omantel has announced significant upgrades to its Baiti home internet plans, doubling speeds for customers on two-year contracts without any price increase. This enhancement responds to growing household demands for faster, more reliable connectivity...

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New Cullen International service helps IoT industry navigate global regulatory challenges

Cullen International has launched a new regulatory intelligence service for the Internet of Things (IoT), providing in-depth benchmarks on IoT connectivity regulations across 65 countries...

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Bringing fiber to the next billion homes: Nokia automates fiber deployments with Broadband Easy

The digital platform gives operators full visibility and control of the entire fiber rollout process, while advanced automation and AI models help ensure design, installations, and budget of the project are optimized...

Policy and Regulation

•	CRA issues policy and regulation to protect postal services consumers in Qatar The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has issued the Consumer Protection Policy for the Postal Sector and the Regulation for Postal Consumer Protection, reinforcing its commitment to safeguarding postal...

•	Radiocommunication services help close the early warning gap Innovative radiocommunication technologies are key to protecting everyone on Earth and in space with timely, life-saving disaster alerts...

South Asia

•	BSCPLC cuts bandwidth prices 10% to lower internet access costs State-owned Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC (BSCPLC) has reportedly decided to slash its wholesale bandwidth prices by 10% in a bit to make internet access in Bangladesh more affordable...

North Africa

•	Egypt set to launch 5G services in 2025 Egypt’s four major telecom operators are poised to roll out 5G services in the first half of 2025, marking a significant milestone in the country’s digital transformation...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	ViewLift expands sports streaming portfolio with new ROOT SPORTS Stream app ViewLift now powers streaming platforms for 11 top-tier US professional sports teams, underscoring its position as the industry's most trusted digital distribution partner for sports...

•	Backscreen revamps LNK streaming services The project will enable LNK to better monetise the service and support multiple screens. The deployment will be based on Tet Cloud...

Global Telecom Update

•	Veon and Airspan partner on Open RAN and air-to-land tech for Kyivstar Global digital operator Veon announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airspan Networks to collaborate on Open RAN and air-to-land network solutions for Veon’s Ukrainian operator Kyivstar...

•	Trend Micro open-sources AI model and agent for cybersecurity innovation The specialized Trend Cybertron model is fine-tuned using Llama 3.1 and supports rapid, reliable deployment with NVIDIA NIM inference microservices on NVIDIA accelerated infrastructure...

•	Cloudflare introduces Cloudflare for AI, a comprehensive suite of tools to safeguard AI for businesses at scale An advanced suite of AI security capabilities provides an easy, safe, and reliable way for companies of all sizes to protect AI model deployment, data, and integrity...

Middle East

•	Qatar’s Digital Agenda 2030 drives growth with AI, cloud, and emerging technologies Qatar’s Digital Agenda 2030 aims to position the country as a global tech hub, with substantial investments in Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and 5G technologies that have transformed its digital infrastructure...

•	MTC opens technical laboratories The project, which goes in line with the objectives of Oman Vision 2040, aims to add new academic disciplines in the fields of environment-friendly energy, artificial intelligence (AI) the Internet of Things and...

•	Orange Jordan launches incubation phase for 2024 entrepreneurship hackathon finalists This initiative is part of the General Entrepreneurship Policy projects implemented across the country, aimed at empowering entrepreneurs with the skills, mentorship, and resources needed to enhance the success and...

•	StartUp in partnership deal to boost Bahrain SMEs' digital growth This partnership demonstrates a joint commitment to equipping Bahraini businesses with actionable tools and scalable digital solutions...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	MegaFon Tajikistan expands 4G network with 60 base stations MegaFon Tajikistan has switched on 60 new 4G base stations across the country as part of its efforts to enhance service quality...

•	China Mobile targets 2.8M 5G sites despite capex cut China Mobile laid out plans to add 340,000 5G base stations in 2025 despite intending to trim overall capex for the full year, with spending on the generation of infrastructure to decline 15.6 per cent year-on-year...

Satellite & Internet

•	Constellation Technologies & Operations and TDF sign MoU for space-based 5G connectivity This agreement brings together CTO’s expertise in developing a VLEO satellite constellation using telecom operators’ 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum with TDF’s know-how in managing secure terrestrial...

•	RightFiber completes acquisition of Ruston’s fiber network to expand high-speed internet With this acquisition, RightFiber is enhancing service for existing business customers and expanding high-speed internet to residents and additional businesses...

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