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May 5, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zain partners UNICEF to launch Child Online Safety Booklet promoting safe esports and gaming to Schools & Universities
 
 
Zain Group announces its Zain esports gaming brand, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Al-Bayan Bilingual School Kuwait to assist the institution in developing its esports club. The MoU is a first step for Zain towards working with schools and universities to educate students about the vast opportunities in the world of esports locally and regionally...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid honours Etisalat as a ‘100 Million Meals’ campaign partner
Member Logo His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, honoured Etisalat for its contribution to the remarkable success of the “100 Million Meals”...
 
•  Cisco Wi-Fi to power secure high-speed wireless connectivity across Expo 2020 Dubai site

Member Logo As part of its joint commitment with its partners to create the most digitally-connected and immersive event in World Expo history, Expo 2020 Dubai is deploying Cisco’s Wi-Fi technology – ensuring fast and secure...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Saudi's CITC provides customer toll free number for telecom, postal service providers
The commission provides this number with the aim of raising the quality of service provided by establishments in the service and commercial sectors, making it easier for customers, and not to let them bear more financial...
 
TDRA issues 'API First' guidelines
The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Digital Authority and Smart Dubai, has issued the "API First" Guidelines and circulated them to the concerned entities...
 
Middle East
 
UAE tops in digital transformation in GCC
Results of the new GCC E-Performance Index 2021 revealed that the six Gulf countries are progressing steadily in their digital transformation with UAE topping the list...
 
Anghami launches Live Radio, the first ever music and voice real-time audio experience
Anghami’s innovative Live Radio offers a unique combination of music and voice functions for the first time, allowing any user to both listen and talk in real-time...
 
Zain Bahrain Q1 2021 financials show efficiency boost with net profit up by 10.6%
Demonstrating resilience through efficient operations Zain Bahrain’s Q1 results are a reflection of the decisions taken at the end of 2020 by the company...
 
South Asia
 
Kamyab Jawan, Huawei ink MoU for youth development in ICT sector
Prime Minister’s Kamyab Jawan Programme and Huawei Technologies Pakistan have signed MoU for mutual cooperation towards youth development in the country...
 
Dialog introduces postpaid business packages for SMEs
Dialog Axiata is facilitating its enterprise customers with cost-effective Voice and Data solutions in the form of a range of special postpaid combo packages..
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Vbox launches ATSC 3.0 Android TV Gateway
The new launch introduces ATSC 3.0 receiving and streaming capability to VBox’s TV Gateway product line...
 
WhatsApp money transfer now up and running in Brazil
WhatsApp money transfer is back on track in Brazil. The Facebook-owned messaging service relaunched its person-to-person money transfer services in Brazil...
 
 
North Africa
 
Egyptian ecommerce logistics startup Flextock raises $3.25 million in region’s largest pre-seed
Founded in 2020 by Mohamed Mossaad and Enas Siam, Flextock was launched earlier this year to offer fulfillment solutions to online businesses, in Egypt...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Nigeria to deploy 5G technology soon
Nigeria has announced its intention to deploy the Fifth Generation (5G) Technology in the telecommunications industry soon...
 
Samsung and Play to conduct 4G & 5G trials in Poland
Samsung and Play will verify the capability and performance of Samsung’s 4G and 5G network solutions in the trial, which will be carried out in Play’s labs and commercial networks...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Starlink satellite internet service gets 500,000 preorders
SpaceX has received more than 500,000 preorders for its Starlink satellite internet service and anticipates no technical problems meeting the demand...
 
Logic expands fixed wireless broadband service to Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands ISP Logic Communications has launched a new fixed-wireless home broadband service in eastern districts of Grand Cayman not currently covered by its fiber-optic network...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Major data centre deal for Scala in Brazil
Scala Data Centres has announced an agreement to acquire data center and colocation operations in Campinas in the southeast of Brazil from Algar Tech...
 
Vodafone UK adds automation to its optical, IP transport network
Vodafone UK is deploying network automation software from Blue Planet to manage its optical and IP layers as part of a broader revamp of its transport networks...
 
Augmate introduces MATE token to power IoT security and interoperability
Augmate Connect is designed to be a scalable solution: a new, distributed ledger device layer using smart contracts aimed at creating a secure ecosystem for device connectivity...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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