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Mobily Achieves 3.8Gbps in 5G SA Trial Using CA

Saudi telecoms operator Mobily has spectral band with a width of 100MHz for coverage, capacity, and performance to
achieved a maximum download speed of each band separately, totaling 300MHz. As meet the growing consumer and business
3.8Gbps on its 5G Standalone (SA) network a result of this experiment, Mobily will be demand for advanced mobile services. The
using tri-band CA (3C), in collaboration able to add 100MHz to its 5G network. Mikko trial is further strengthening the long-term
with Nokia. The companies claim this is Lavanti, head of Mobile Networks at Nokia relationship between Mobily and Nokia
the first experiment of its kind in the Middle MEA, said: ‘Together we have successfully as well as improving the global ranking
East and Africa, where three frequencies demonstrated that 5G Carrier Aggregation of Saudi Arabia and Mobily in providing
are integrated within the medium-range plays a key role in improving 5G network distinctive 5G services’.

Omantel Launches Middle East’s First 400GbE
DCI Service with Ciena

Oman Telecommunications Company 800Gb/s to accommodate increasing additional platforms—doubling wavelength
(Omantel), Oman's first and leading network traffic. “Our vision is for Oman transmission capacity from 400G to 800G
integrated telecommunications services to be the leading gateway to the region and improving overall fiber capacity
provider, has announced the launch of and beyond. We are bringing this mission leveraging our existing footprint. What this
a 400GbE DCI service utilizing Ciena's to life, and a recent example is our new means for our customers is faster delivery
Data Center Interconnect solution. The 400GbE data center interconnect service of on-demand cloud applications and
service is designed to meet the rapidly that we developed with Ciena. At Omantel, content with the highest quality.” Virginie
rising connectivity demands of Omantel’s considering the numerous benefits on Hollebecque, Vice President and Leader of
wholesale, cloud and content provider technical, commercial and social levels, EMEA, Ciena, said: “With a flexible, scalable
customers while delivering a superior we acted upon a clear strategy for data network foundation from Ciena, Omantel is
customer experience through optimized centers by partnering with Equinix, the able to get ahead of the growing demands
performance. Omantel’s 400GbE DCI world’s digital infrastructure company, to on today’s networks and provide its
service runs on Ciena’s 6500 Packet- launch MC1, the premier carrier-neutral customers with unrivaled connectivity by
Optical Platform powered by WaveLogic 5 data center in MENA. We are now taking way of its DCI service.” Omantel and Ciena
Extreme coherent optics and is managed the next step by introducing an innovative continue to work together on various levels
by the Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) new DCI service, the first of its kind in the to introduce advanced products based on
domain controller. The Ciena solution region,” said Sohail Qadir, Vice President the latest technologies in the industry. The
gives Omantel the ability to deploy of Wholesale at Omantel. He added, collaboration has resulted in innovative
100G and, for the first time, 400GbE DCI “Crucially, we were able to launch the products that reflect the leading role of
connectivity over wavelengths up to service sustainably—without deploying both companies in the wholesale domain.

Omantel and ETCO Give a Major Boost for the Digital Economy of the

Sultanate of Oman in the Space Sector

Omantel, the leading provider of integrated Omantel, and Eng. Abdul Aziz Jaafar, the Omantel, said, “This strategic partnership
communications and technology solutions Chief Executive Officer of ETCO. Based with ETCO will enable Omantel to expand
in the Sultanate of Oman, announced the on the terms of the agreement, which its digital services and support pioneering
signing of a partnership agreement with was signed at the Cornwall Spaceport investments in the satellite image data
the international emerging technology in UK, Omantel will contribute to this sector, especially as Omantel owns
company “ETCO” aimed at providing project with its technical expertise in artificial intelligence solutions, Internet of
satellite image data analysis services information technology and digitalization Things and its relevant technologies. Thus,
for the Cube Satellite (Aman Sat). The as a technology partner to Aman Mission. satellite image analysis services come
agreement was signed by Dr. Ghalib bin Commenting on this event, Eng. Aladdin to complement these solutions and will
Saif Al Hosni, Chief People Officer at Baitfadhil, Chief Commercial Officer at provide a qualitative addition to the digital

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