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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 20, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
New launch - Jawwal Fast Login
 
 
Jawwal is excited to announce the launch of Mobile Connect services under the name of Jawwal Fast-Login, a secure universal log-in solution, enabling authentication, authorization and secure identity verification, swiftly, cost-effectively, and securely, on different website and applications without the need to insert passwords and usernames...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc receives 6 awards during Arab Media Forum
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, announced that it received 6 awards during the 8th edition of the Kuwait Creativity Award 2020 forum...
 
•  Etisalat addresses all business customers’ needs with a plethora of mobile plans
Member Logo Etisalat announced various Mobile Propositions, a plethora of business postpaid mobile plans meticulously designed to suit the needs of its business customers...
 
•  WebSprix to deploy Cisco Routed Optical Networking solution with Cisco 8000 to help shrink the digital divide in Ethiopia
Member Logo Cisco announced that WebSprix, an IT solutions and services provider in Ethiopia, has selected Cisco’s Routed Optical Networking solution set to launch in the first half of 2021...
 
•  5.5G, from Internet of Everything to Intelligent Internet of Everything
Member Logo At the recent 2020 IEEE Global Communications Conference (IEEE GLOBECOM), upon invitation, William Xu, Huawei Director of the Board and President of the Institute of Strategic Research, delivered a keynote speech entitled...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA, Jebel Ali Free Zone, and Qureos agree to train BETHA graduates
The agreement provides for selecting students from the ICT Fund’s BETHA Programme to join Jafza’s Tumoohi Programme, with the aim of achieving TRA vision in qualifying and increasing the percentage of...
 
RIPE NCC and CITRA hold high-level discussions covering opportunities and challenges in the Arab Internet Sector
The online event falls in line with the RIPE NCC's strategy to support governments with the needed technical expertise to serve their wider Internet community...
 
South Asia
 
Falcon-i partners with Jazz for IoT-powered fleet management solutions
Falcon-i has recently signed a solutions partnership with Jazz Pakistan to provide the telecom giant with solutions for powering their Internet of Things (IoT) sales, as well as to provide crucial fleet management...
 
Dialog Axiata deploys Spirent’s 5G core network testing solution
Spirent Communications, a provider of test, assurance, and analytics solutions, has provided its 5G core network testing solution Spirent Landslide to Dialog Axiata, the largest mobile operator in Sri Lanka...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
MTN Cote d’Ivoire launches 4.5G in Abidjan
The network supports download speeds of up to 200Mbps and will be extended to the country’s interior in 2021...
 
WeWork to install indoor 5G with Verizon, Corning
Initial deployments are happening in Verizon retail store locations to provide a 5G Ultra Wideband experience for customers and employees and are also set to be installed at WeWork locations across the US...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Prime Video launches on Freesat
Freesat, the UK’s free to air satellite TV service, has become the latest operator to offer Amazon Prime Video to its viewers...
 
Free adds Disney+ to TV offering
French service provider Free has added Disney+ to its TV offering, bring the latter’s originals and catalogue of films, series and documentaries...
 
 
Middle East
 
‘Techtionary’ launched to enrich Arabic language
The ThinkTech initiative was launched in September 2018 to exploring help the Kingdom keep pace with the latest technology, achieve sustainable development, and help the government achieve its Vision 2030 goals...
 
Orange Ventures invest in “BOB” Jordanian entrepreneurial project
Orange Jordan said that this challenge launched by the Global Fund embodies its support for youth leadership and digital innovation through sustainable programs and competitions...
 
UAE signs Agile Nations Charter to boost global partnerships
UAE government has endorsed the Agile Nations network, which would help adopt agile governance and innovation to build strong, capable, and resilient governments, and enable them to tackle future challenges with proactive...
 
North Africa
 
Cairo University selects Blackboard to enhance its digital teaching infrastructure
Blackboard’s cloud LMS and virtual classroom solutions provide the foundation for Cairo University’s Smart Campus educational platform, a set of integrated systems including third-party applications...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
CityFibre and PQMS expand network construction training partnership
CityFibre has extended its partnership with training specialist PQMS to support its three-year recruitment and training programme to create up to 10,000 jobs constructing full fiber networks across the UK...
 
Space-based cellular for Africa
The first part of AST SpaceMobile's launch plans will involve the use of 20 satellites to offer seamless, low-latency mobile connectivity that can be accessed by approximately 1.6 billion people...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Rohde and Schwarz to support Thai air traffic control
Rohde & Schwarz has been awarded a contract by Aeronautical Radio of Thailand to deliver voice over IP capable air traffic control communications and a remote monitoring and control solution...
 
AWS IoT Core for LoRaWAN launched with asset tracking and smart building kits
Amazon Web Services announced AWS IoT support for LoRaWAN, which means that it will enable you to connect and manage low-power wireless devices that use LoRaWAN connectivity with the AWS Cloud...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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