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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 28, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Omantel has penned multiple signings and MoU’s with government and large corporates portfolio at COMEX 2023
 
 
This is aimed at offering a range of various digital solutions and technological advancements to these establishments, enhancing their digital transformation efforts, and leveraging from the services and solutions offered by Omantel in digitization and information technology...
 
Three Hungarian operators win 32GHz spectrum licences
Hungary’s National Media & Infocommunications Authority has announced the results of the auction of spectrum licences in the 32GHz frequency band, with all three participating companies...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  etisalat by e&’s announcement on beIN channels
Member Logo etisalat by e& informs its valued customers and stakeholders that beIN channels on elife TV may not be available effective 1st June 2023...
 
•  ITU-ARCC and Huawei to jointly promote public-private cybersecurity collaboration
Member Logo The ITU Arab Regional Cyber Security Center (ITU-ARCC) and Huawei have signed an agreement to jointly promote public-private partnerships (PPPs) in cybersecurity...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  inspireU from stc enables over 90 startups that succeeded in getting total investments of more than SAR 700 million
 
•  Zain Omantel International to revolutionize the telecommunications landscape
 
•  e& international and Circles form a joint venture to provide best-in-class digital telco experiences
 
•  center3, owned by stc group and Alcatel Submarine Networks to connect Saudi Arabia with Europe by building the EMC West subsea and terrestrial data cables
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TRC considers independent provider license for satellite internet service
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) said they received an application from a company seeking a license to provide satellite internet service in the Kingdom...
 
Three Hungarian operators win 32GHz spectrum licences
Hungary’s National Media & Infocommunications Authority has announced the results of the auction of spectrum licences in the 32GHz frequency band, with all three participating companies...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
ViX joins Roku’s subscription lineup
US streaming platform Roku and Spanish-language broadcast company TelevisaUnivision has struck a deal to add ViX’s premium tier to Roku’s lineup of premium subscriptions...
 
Dutch viewers use multiple SVOD services
Number of SVOD services people in the Netherlands use per month is up 25% compared to April 2021, according to newly released figures from GfK...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
WiFi 6E spectrum to turbo-charge SA’s internet speed
Although the use of lower-band 6E spectrum bandwidth is currently limited for low-power transmission only, this spectrum is expected to enable internet users with WiFi 6E equipment to enjoy a “supercharged”...
 
Azerbaijan continues its work on creation of broadband Internet network -
According to the company, over a million households in the country are provided with fast and uninterrupted fiber-optic Internet based on GPON technology which stands for Gigabit Passive Optical Networks...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Global government IT spend to grow 7.6 percent to US$589.8 billion in 2023
Worldwide government IT spending is forecast to total $589.8 billion in 2023, an increase of 7.6% from 2022, according to Gartner, a leading management consulting company...
 
Axiata revenue up 7.9% to RM5.38 bn in first-quarter
Telecom operator Axiata has reported revenue growth of 7.9 percent to RM5.38 billion during the first quarter of 2023...
 
Telefonica Tech expands operations in Colombia
Telefónica Tech inaugurated a new Digital Operations Center (DOC) at its Bogotá headquarters, in addition to the one that it opened last year in Madrid, to complement its global Cyber Security and Cloud operations...
 
 
Middle East
 
Integrated Transport Centre collaborates with Google to leverage AI data and technologies
The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi has signed two agreements with Google...
 
Saudi Arabia’s healthcare sector bets big on digital transformation
Saudi Arabia is leading the digitalization wave in the wellness space by improving quality care, patient experience, and sustainable health development on par with the best in the world...
 
Kaspersky analyzes digital superstitions believed by Internet users in the UAE
Kaspersky recently analyzed what digital superstitions Internet users in the UAE believe in nowadays and investigated whether there are grounds for these beliefs...
 
Arabsat Badr-8 successfully launched: featuring Airbus’ innovative optical communications payload TELEO
The spacecraft is also equipped with a world first, Airbus’ innovative space demonstrator TELEO to provide space to ground optical communications at gigabit speeds...
 
South Asia
 
Mobile data usage in Pakistan expected to reach 12 GB/month by 2028
The average cellular subscriber in Pakistan now uses 7.5 gigabytes (GB) of mobile data per month, up from 2 GB in 2018, an industry official said...
 
Chinese tech firm opens new factory in Bangladesh amid growing demand for smart devices
Transsion Holdings, a China-based smartphone manufacturer, inaugurated its ISMARTU factory to meet the growing demand for smart devices in Bangladesh...
 
North Africa
 
NileSat posts 2.8% YoY higher profits in Q1: Egypt
NileSat is an Egypt-based public shareholding company that offers services related to satellite radio and television broadcasting, in addition to the broadband internet...
 
Algérie Télécom and ENIE sign a framework agreement
This partnership relates to all the possibilities offered by the diversity of activities and the technical and technological potential available to both parties...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Tele2 Russia claims 4G boost option ‘comparable to 5G’
Tele2 Russia has launched a ‘4G Turbo’ option for smartphone users, which it says can increase the speed of mobile internet by up to 50%, claiming that this makes the service comparable to the capabilities of a...
 
Telekom opens its 5G network to all customers
As the next step in Magyar Telekom’s mobile network modernization program, the company will increase its outdoor 5G coverage to 60 percent in terms of population from June 1, 2023...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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