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any business today,” he added. Beyon its solid partnerships with ICT providers motivated by the positive response we’ve
Cyber is provider of advanced end-to- from across the world, BEYON Solutions received since the launch of Beyon Money
end cyber-security solutions, providing is an agile IT and digital transformation back in December, and accordingly, we
managed services and advisory to consultancy offering cutting-edge system have accelerated our efforts to launch
organizations across Bahrain and beyond. integration solutions to businesses of all our new digital brands and establish
Equipped with a team of highly skilled sizes, to help them build scalable, efficient, our presence in different verticals.” “The
professionals, the company leverages an and secure IT landscape. Beyon Connect new companies will be positioned as key
exclusive network of global partnerships is focused on delivering new technologies players in the digital solution space across
to provide simple, cost-effective, world- with great innovation potential, Software- the region and bring to market innovative
class security services to customers, and as-a-Service platforms, and advanced IT products and services that respond to
enable them to accelerate their digital solutions to both the public and private the needs of the public and private sector,
potential. Beyon Solutions caters to the sectors in the MENA region. Batelco Chief addressing challenges they are facing in
full range of technology needs of the Digital Growth Officer, Shaikh Mohamed the evolving digitizing economy,” Shaikh
public and private sectors. Capitalizing on bin Khalifa Al Khalifa said, “We have been Mohamed concluded.

China Mobile 5G Network Ranked Fastest in
Hong Kong

Speed testing company Ookla rated China of 194,932 tests were initiated during the and reliable 5G network” for Hong Kong.
Mobile Hong Kong’s (CMHK) 5G network period. In a statement, CMHK CEO Sean Operators launched 5G services in 2020
as the fastest in the territory during the Lee highlighted it “invested immense using the 3.5GHz band.
second half of 2021. Ookla registered a resources into building a fast, high-quality
median download rate for the operator
of 185.6Mb/s, with 3 Hong Kong at
166.4Mb/s, SmarTone 148.5Mb/s and
HKT’s CSL brand 125.1Mb/s. CMHK’s
average upload rate was 24.1Mb/s,
SmarTone 23.5Mb/s, CSL 21.8Mb/s and
3 Hong Kong 18.9Mb/s. Ookla reported
CMHK also had the lowest typical
latency at 12 milliseconds, with 3 Hong
Kong on 13 milliseconds, and SmarTone
and CSL both on 16 milliseconds. The
ranking was based on data obtained by
consumers running Ookla’s Speedtest
app on iOS and Android devices. A total

China Mobile Claims a 5G SA Speed Record of 3Gbps

China Mobile (CMCC), Nokia, and broadband services and HD video, it said. functionality which works by combining
MediaTek have successfully verified The trial, which utilized Nokia’s AirScale frequency bands to offer superior network
the world's first 3 Components (3CC) 5G baseband and MediaTek’s Dimensity capacity by maximizing the spectral
Carrier Aggregation (CA) technology in 9000 5G flagship mobile platform on efficiency of 5G networks resulting in
Shanghai, China. "Achieved a new 5G CMCC’s network, is the first time the n28 higher data rates, increased coverage
Standalone speed record of almost 3Gbps (700MHz band; 30MHz) and n41 (2.6GHz area, and superior indoor performance,"
in downlink throughput using Nokia’s band; 100+60MHz) frequency bands have the release claimed. The test activities
commercial 5G Airscale portfolio, China been successfully combined to reach will continue using CMCC’s network in
Mobile’s network, and MediaTek’s mobile 190Mhz bandwidth (n28 + n41) with Shanghai. According to the release, CA
platform in Shanghai," said a press release carrier aggregation technology. The trial combines frequency bands for higher data
from the vendor. The move will enable saw the user experience increase under rates and increased coverage, delivering
communication service providers to deliver a 700MHz/2.6GHz converged network superior network capacity by maximizing
higher throughputs and better coverage to to reach a peak downlink speed rate of the spectral efficiency of 5G networks. The
more customers such as superior mobile 2.94Gbps. "CA uses Primary Cell Switch combination of 5G FDD and TDD bands,

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