SAMENA Daily News - SAMENA Telecommunications Council

'SAMENA Daily' - Archive

SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing

Industry News Briefing
August 11, 2025

Featured Member News

Omantel launches specialized AI initiative for people with visual impairments as part of its community programs during Khareef Dhofar

As part of its ongoing commitment to driving comprehensive and sustainable digital transformation in Oman, Omantel organized a specialized training workshop in Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, focused on artificial intelligence applications designed for people with visual impairments...

Computility Fuels Tomorrow, Forging Innovation in Hong Kong | CMI successfully held AI+ Intelligent Computility Collaboration Launch

Key releases included the latest submarine cable, the Southeast Asia–Japan Cable 2 (SJC2), and AI+ Smart Finance Solution, alongside CMI's partnership with Hong Kong Cyberport to advance Hong Kong's AI industry development and support the city as an international hub for technological innovation...

Member News

•

e& deploys GCC’s first Dual-Band 64T64R MetaAAU, advancing 5G network sustainably

This new technology not only improves how 5G networks perform but also uses less energy and reduces the amount of equipment needed, delivering a better, more sustainable experience for customers across the UAE...

•

Eutelsat releases Full Year 2024-25 results

Total revenues for FY 2024-25 stood at €1,244 million, up by 2.5% on a reported basis and by 1.6% like-for-like. Revenues of the four Operating Verticals (excluding ‘Other Revenues’) stood at €1,226...

Recent Developments

•

Smiles and Etihad guest partnership takes off, offering better rewards across both loyalty programmes

•

AT&T, Ericsson, and 1Finity make first Open RAN call

•

Nokia selected by Empyrion Digital to power KR1 Gangnam Data Center connectivity

•

Omantel continues its “Break the Barrier” campaign as Technology Partner of Khareef Dhofar 2025

Policy and Regulation

•	Oman’s TRA standardises telecom royalty rate at 10% to boost operators’ earnings Oman’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has decided to unify the royalty rate for all telecommunications services—both mobile and fixed—at 10% of revenues, effective from the 2025 financial...

•	UAE launches national radiation monitoring system to ensure telecom safety and transparency This initiative, developed to protect public health and enhance monitoring capabilities, will track radiation levels from various communication systems, including mobile towers and broadcasting stations...

Middle East

•	Saudi VC Impact46 expands gaming portfolio with multi-studio investments Impact46 has announced investments exceeding SAR 25 million in five gaming studios—Fahy, NJD, Game Cooks, Starvania, and Alpaka—as part of its SAR 150 million Gaming Fund, launched in March 2024...

•	Orange Jordan celebrates graduation of sixth coding academy cohort Orange Jordan, in the presence of H.E. Samira Al-Zoubi, Secretary General of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, recently marked a significant milestone with the graduation of 49 youth from the sixth cohort...

•	Reboot Coding Institute expands AI Education offer in Bahrain with new tech hub and coding program Reboot Coding Institute, a coding institute based in Bahrain, has launched two new initiatives aimed at empowering professionals with AI skills...

South Asia

•	Mirantis partners with Pico public cloud to launch Bangladesh’s first Sovereign public cloud service Built on Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes (MOSK), the platform offers telecom-grade, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure with features like software-defined storage, secure networking, and lifecycle automation...

•	Dialog enhances 5G roaming to 70 countries and 150 mobile operators Dialog remains dedicated to enhancing the mobile experience by expanding its 5G roaming footprint and ensuring the best in global connectivity and performance...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	ESPN direct-to-consumer launches streaming service with personalized app features ESPN will launch its new previously announced direct-to-consumer streaming service on Thursday, August 21, bringing the full suite of ESPN networks and services – within an enhanced ESPN App with new, personalized...

•	HBO Max to get aggressive on account sharing Warner Bros Discovery’s President, Global Streaming and Games, JB Perrette says the company is about to become more aggressive on account sharing...

North Africa

•	Algeria Telecom leads Africa’s internet race with launch of 1.6 Gbps FTTH Algeria Telecom reaffirms its technological leadership on the continent with the launch of Fiber To The Home-FTTH offerings with streaming speeds, the first of its kind in Africa, of up to 1.6 Gbps...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	UK's bid to boost rural 4G connectivity 4G mast upgrades in North Yorkshire have gone live to improve connectivity across the Yorkshire Dales in the UK as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme...

•	Jio Platforms launches 10 live 5G network slices Jio Platforms said these dedicated virtual network slices are designed for sectors such as enterprise, IoT, gaming, Jio’s fixed wireless service JioAirFiber, and mission-critical communications...

Satellite & Internet

•	NBN Co partners AWS's Project Kuiper for LEO satellite broadband in Australia NBN Co and Amazon announced an agreement to deliver high-speed, wholesale fixed broadband to customers in parts of regional, rural and remote Australia via Project Kuiper’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite technology...

•	Uztelecom shifts fixed broadband strategy to focus on GPON, FTTx Uztelecom said that from this point on, all new home broadband deployments will be based on GPON or FTTB, depending on the technical availability in the customer’s area...

Global Telecom Update

•	Globe asks LGUs, HOAs for help in connectivity, restoration works Telecommunications firm Globe has urged local government units and homeowners’ associations (HOAs) to support its connectivity restoration works in gated communities amid its ongoing expansion, restoration, and...

•	Liberia moves forward with free roaming plans Under the ECOWAS initiative, citizens of both Liberia and Sierra Leone can now use mobile services in each other's countries without incurring international roaming charges...

•	Tencent Cloud AIoT 2.0, intelligent device development Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, announced the upgrade of its AIoT 2.0 product solutions, which will deliver seamless hardware-software integration with ready-to-use multimodal...

About SAMENA Council

• History

• Profile

• Board of Directors

• Working Groups

Industry Matters

• ELITE FWA Club

• 5G Development

• Digital Services

• Industry Fees & Taxation

• Latest Open Consultations

• Industry Issues

• Position Papers

• Articles & Industry Views

SAMENA Trends & Media

• SAMENA Trends

• Industry Updates

• SAMENA Council in Media

• Video Content

Please add news@samenacouncil.org to your E-mail Safe List.

If you received this news update from a colleague and are interested in receiving your own copy, please contact us here »

Disclaimer: Information contained herein has been obtained from sources, which we deem reliable. SAMENA Telecommunications Council is not liable for any misinformed decisions that the reader may reach by being solely reliant on information contained herein. Expert advice should be sought.

To unsubscribe, click Manage Your Subscription below.

SAMENA Telecommunications Council