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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 5, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Comcast Business expands managed solutions portfolio with Cisco SD-WAN
 
 
The new Comcast Business Managed SD-WAN service is based on Cisco SD-WAN powered by Viptela. In addition, the Comcast Business and Cisco managed services portfolio includes Cisco SD-WAN powered by Meraki and Comcast Business Teleworker VPN with Cisco Meraki...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Arabsat and Thales announce software-defined satellite plans
Member Logo Arabsat says it has now joined the transition from traditional bent-pipe GEO satellites to the highly agile and adaptable SDSs which, it says, are expected to change the face of the geostationary satcom industry...
 
•  Nokia demonstrates 600G transmission milestone over 1008km long-haul network using PSE-V super coherent optics
Member Logo Nokia today announced the successful completion of a network trial with TIM using the Nokia PSE-Vs fifth generation super coherent optics...
 
•  Huawei explores the future of connectivity and computing and calls forcollaboration to achieve Intelligent World 2030
Member Logo Huawei presented the research and achievements of the communications network and computing industries and called on industry players to work together to realize Huawei’s future vision detailed in its Intelligent World...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Mobile broadband connectivity reaches 89%
Namibia’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology has attributed growth in mobile broadband subscriptions to Mobile Telecommunications 081EVERY1 project, which aims to achieve 100% population network...
 
Middle East
 
Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority enters Metaverse
Vara has announced its entry into the Metaverse with the establishment of its Metaverse HQ in the dynamic virtual world of ‘The Sandbox’...
 
Touch, Alfa call for tariff price rise mandate
Lebanon state-owned operators Touch and Alfa have called for the government to mandate an increase in tariff prices, a move they said is required to curb their dwindling revenues to “ensure the continuity” of the...
 
South Asia
 
First Quarter 2022: Positive growth momentum as a result of investment in network and acceleration of modernization initiatives
Throughout the quarter, Grameenphone continued to prioritize network and spectrum rollout, leading to improved and enhanced experience for its customers...
 
North Africa
 
Implementation of national health insurance to continue in spite of global economic challenges
The project will be supported by state-of-the-art automation technologies as part of the Digital Egypt strategy, a broader national plan targeting the digitisation of all government services countrywide...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
China Mobile launches mobile health app in Hong Kong
Available on Android and iOS devices, the new app called Dr. HK offers a mix of online and offline health services, including access to electronic health records, online outpatient clinic appointments, video consultations,...
 
ITV streaming plans revealed
ITVX will primarily be an advertising-supported platform, but a premium tier would seek to build on the 1.2 million subscribers who current take either the current Hub Plus offer or Britbox...
 
African streamer Wi-Flix passes one million milestone
Dutch-based African streaming outfit Wi-flix says it has passed the milestone of one million paying customers after signing up 300,000 new subscribers in one year...
 
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Globe Telecom deployed 380 new 5G sites in Q1
As part of its ongoing 5G network rollout, Filipino operator Globe Telecom deployed an additional 380 new sites in the January-March period in a bid to make the technology accessible to even more parts of the country...
 
Orange Spain ends Q1 with 1.11 million 5G subscribers
Spanish operator Orange ended the first quarter of the year with a total of 1.11 million 5G subscribers after adding 228,000 in the period, the telco said in a release...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Allnet.Italia and TECNEL support seamless maritime communications for SAIPEM with Spectralink solutions
Allnet.Italia has developed an ad hoc solution for reliable, safe and efficient maritime communications based on Spectralink technology for SAIPEM...
 
Telia unveils 2Gbps fiber broadband plan
Telia Lietuva claims it has become the first operator in Lithuania to offer fixed broadband speeds of up to 2Gbps...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Vodafone, Cardinality.Io and Google Cloud build a smarter pan-European network performance platform
Vodafone, Cardinality.io and Google Cloud announced that they have built a smarter, pan-European cloud-native network performance platform to give Vodafone’s customers a consistently faster and highly reliable mobile...
 
Kaspersky obtains 53 ML patents over the past three years
The majority of these patented inventions are related to areas such as malware detection, critical infrastructure protection, anti-phishing technologies and security information and management solutions (SIEM)...
 
Metfone signs credit deal with MB Cambodia for network upgrade
Viettel Cambodia – which operates as Metfone – has signed a credit package agreement with MB Cambodia to upgrade its domestic network...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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