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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
June 5, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
etisalat by e&’s GoWell teams up with Valeo Healthto enable optimal health journeys
 
 
GoWell, a health and wellness application offered by etisalat by e& has collaborated with Valeo Health to bring revolutionary online solutions. This partnership promises to transform the wellness landscape in the region by introducing new and personalised preventivehealth checks for customers to proactively know and improve their health while getting rewarded...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel establishes sustainable finance framework
Member Logo The Framework affirms Omantel’s commitment to sustainability in line with Oman Vision 2040, which is to enable the Omani society to build a digitally advanced and connected community and drive Oman’s sustainable...
 
•  e& records significant progress on net zero emissions targets by 2030
Member Logo e& announced that it is on track to meet its 2030 net-zerotarget as it accelerates the implementation of climate action projects in its UAE operations...
 
•  Huawei Network Summit at the Huawei Middle East & Central Asia Tech Carnival 2023
Member Logo During the Huawei Middle East & Central Asia Tech Carnival 2023, Huawei successfully held the Huawei Network Summit (HNS), attracting over 480 customers and partners from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Ministry partners with IrisGuard for advanced recognition tech
The Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship has signed a strategic partnership agreement with IrisGuard, an international supplier of end-to-end iris recognition biometric technology, aiming to utilize its services...
 
Trinidad issues Starlink a ten-year concession
The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) has confirmed that it has issued a licence to Starlink, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite broadband provider...
 
South Asia
 
7.2% of women in Bangladesh use mobile banking via their own accounts
Around 7.2% of women in the country are using their own accounts in Mobile Financial Services (MFS) with 20% receiving services directly and indirectly from Self Financing Schemes (SFS)...
 
Ntc launches mobile service in Rayadanda, Balgung
The launch of the 3G mobile service has also ended the long suffrage of people for not having mobile communication services...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
YouTube Primetime Channels launches in Germany
After the US launch in November 2022, Germany is the second country in which YouTube Primetime Channels is introduced...
 
QVC and  HSN unveils livestream shopping app on Vizio
Shopping channels, QVC and  HSN, have launched a free, interactive streaming shopping service app on Vizio’s Smart TVs...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
China to further expand 5G application scenarios
China will improve the coverage of high-quality networks such as 5G and gigabit optical networks by continuously optimizing the infrastructure layout, and build a batch of 5G factories...
 
KaiOS and Konnect unite to unleash potential in Africa
KaiOS Technologies, the leading mobile operating system for smart feature phones, and Konnect, a key player in expanding financial inclusion and providing secure payment solutions, are thrilled to announce the signing of a...
 
Elm signs digital transformation MoU with Central African Republic
Digital solutions provider Elm has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Digital Economy, Posts, and Telecommunications of the Central African Republic...
 
 
Middle East
 
90% of companies set to embrace online recruitment and virtual technologies
The survey highlights the importance of accessing the largest choice of talent (47%) and the ability to test and assess candidates online (24%) for a successful hire...
 
CirrusLabs opens Customer Experience Centre for Middle East
This strategic location places it at the heart of technological innovation in the region, making it an ideal spot to serve customers better and cater to their digital transformation needs...
 
China’s iDreamSky seeks collaboration in Oman’s gaming payment industry
iDreamSky is actively exploring avenues for potential partnerships in the MENA region and collaborations in Oman’s gaming industry...
 
The Saudi Data & AI Authority joins the Renaissance Partners Program from Majarra
SDAIA, the body working to enhance the Kingdom's position as a global hub that turns the best of data and AI into reality and promotes education and awareness in the field of AI, in cooperation with the academic...
 
Orange Jordan joins Kingdom in celebrating Crown Prince wedding
Orange Jordan joined the Kingdom in celebrating the Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and Princess Rajwa Al-Hussein’s wedding, inside the company, through its shops, and across the Kingdom within the...
 
North Africa
 
Samsung to set up mobile phone factory in Egypt
The latest deal with Samsung is part of the CIT ministry's “Egypt Makes Electronics” presidential initiative, aimed at doubling the country's electronics exports and boosting jobs growth for engineers,...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Orange Belgium to kick off 3G shutdown in January 2024
Orange Belgium has revealed it will begin the phased shutdown of its 3G network in January next year, with the deactivation process implemented on a region-by-region basis and completed by 2025...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
NBN launches uncapped satellite plan
Australia’s state-owned broadband network company NBN is now offering uncapped data to 400,000 homes via a new satellite plan called NBN Sky Muster Plus Premium...
 
Fiber footprint expanded at O2 Slovakia
O2 Slovakia extends its pilot fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network to six additional cities, offering gigabit services and continuing to provide connectivity via 4G and a TD-LTE fixed wireless system in areas outside of its...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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