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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 22, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Eutelsat releases third quarter and nine month 2022-23 revenues
 
 
Eutelsat Communications reports Q3 and nine-month revenues aligning with expectations, with growth in government, fixed broadband, and mobile connectivity sectors, reconfirming its full-year financial targets, and announced its participation in a European consortium bidding for the European Commission’s IRIS2 satellite constellation...
 
ATRA sets new price ceilings for voice calls, data
Industry watchdog the Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) has set price ceilings for voice calls and data services...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Nokia demonstrates commitment to open ecosystem with successful 5G SA Cloud RAN pilot with A1 Group in Bulgaria
Member Logo The trial, which took place in Sofia, saw the companies successfully perform an end-to-end 5G data call (Layer 3 call) utilizing Nokia’s Cloud RAN solution as well as its AirFrame servers...
 
•  Huawei launches six partner alliances at Asia Pacific Partners Conference 2023
Member Logo Huawei has more than 7,900 enterprise partners and more than 2,000 cloud partners in the Asia-Pacific region, and it seeks to cultivate an even stronger partner ecosystem here...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  stc group raised its 4G & 5G network capacity by more than 350% during the Arab Summit Conference
 
•  Cisco reports third quarter earnings
 
•  Early warning system could save lives
 
•  Huawei Technologies Highlights the Importance of Green ICT for Sustainable Digital Economic Growth at SAMENA Council Leaders' summit 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRA strengthens consumer protection measures and empowers consumers with new undertaking
This collaborative effort marks a groundbreaking achievement, making Bahrain the first country in the region to implement consumer protection measures through an undertaking...
 
ATRA sets new price ceilings for voice calls, data
Industry watchdog the Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) has set price ceilings for voice calls and data services...
 
Middle East
 
Inmarsat announces FreeWave as partner for Global IoT
Inmarsat has announced FreeWave Technologies, an Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider, as a distribution partner for its L-band satellite IoT services...
 
Google Cloud opens new game-changing cloud region in Doha
Google Cloud has opened its Doha cloud region, which is expected to drive increased economic activity and contribute a cumulative US$18.9 billion in higher gross economic output to the economy of Qatar between 2023 and...
 
Oman Airports signs pact to provide 5G services at Muscat, Salalah airports
Oman Airports has signed the 2nd phase of a cooperation agreement with Vodafone Oman to provide 5G services in Muscat International Airport and Salalah Airport...
 
North Africa
 
axis introduces digital payments platform for small businesses in Egypt
axis has launched its digital payments platform for small businesses, in partnership with Visa, after obtaining the license from the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), according to an emailed press release...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
A1 Bulgaria unveils satellite TV offering
A1’s service also offers a number of additional functions to users, including the ability to pair the remote control of the satellite TV receiver with that of the TV so that only one can be used...
 
OTT growth for Russia’s MTS
The Russian operator MTS ended the first quarter with 7.2 million OTT media subscribers, which according to the company, was 52.1% more than in the same period last year...
 
 
South Asia
 
SLT-MOBITEL Enterprise provides security portfolio for organisations to safeguard Data and IT infrastructure
SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT Solutions Provider, understands that as technology continues to evolve, so do the threats and increasing incidents of sophisticated cyberattacks...
 
IDEX Biometrics expands in Asia, bringing biometric payment cards to Bangladesh
IDEX Biometrics expands its presence in Asia by partnering with DoelPay, an innovative payments solution provider, to tap into the burgeoning market for biometric cards in Bangladesh...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Telkomsel to upgrade networks in 31 cities to 4G this month
State-owned telecom giant Telkomsel recently announced it would finish upgrading the 3G base transceiver stations (BTS) for the faster 4G networks in 31 cities/regencies by the end of this month...
 
Tele2 Estonia kicks off mmWave 5G trial
Tele2 Estonia has commenced its trial of mmWave 5G with a new 26GHz base station in the town of Lagedi, near the capital of Tallinn...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Angola Cables and Orange to share infrastructure on West African network
Angola Cables and Orange have agreed to an infrastructure sharing agreement on the West African Djoliba Network...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Africa Data Centres links with LINX as Accra facility work begins
Africa Data Centres has announced a strategic partnership with The London Internet Exchange (LINX), the UK’s leading peering community, to explore growth and opportunities in current and new markets across Africa...
 
Telenor Strengthens Partnership with SoftAtHome
The introduction of the new tri-band gateway and repeater represents Telenor’s commitment to providing cutting-edge solutions and enhancing the digital experience for its customers...
 
Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs selects startups for accelerator focused on Generative AI
Comcast kicked off its new Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator: Generative AI, where the company will work with startups to gain insights on opportunities in Generative AI and explore working with the companies...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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