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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 8, 2024
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Huawei boosts intelligent talent in ME&CA with ICT Competition 2024-2025
 
 
The 2024-2025 edition of the annual Huawei ICT Competition, organized in partnership with UNESCO IITE (Institute for Information Technologies in Education), is back for another year, offering exciting new opportunities for students across the Middle East and Central Asia (ME&CA) to showcase their skills and passion for technology...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Salam Mobile renews strategic partnership with Zain KSA
Member Logo The Integrated Telecom Company (Salam Mobile) has extended its strategic partnership with Zain KSA, the leading provider of telecommunications and digital services in Saudi Arabia...
 
•  Ooredoo Qatar and Tech Mahindra sign strategic partnership for managed security services
Member Logo Ooredoo, Qatar’s leading telecommunications operator and ICT provider has announced a strategic partnership with Tech Mahindra, a leading global provider of technology consulting and digital solutions to enterprises...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TDRA completes its preparations to participate in the Digital Government Platform at GITEX Global 2024
The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has completed its preparations to participate in GITEX Global 2024, through the Digital Government Platform, which includes 37 federal government...
 
Egypt awards 5G licences to Vodafone, Orange, e& Egypt
Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), represented by the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA), signed agreements for the second phase of 5G licences with three mobile...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Telekom Srbija plans to achieve full 5G coverage by 2027
State-controlled Telekom Srbija expects that its 5G network will cover the whole Serbian territory by 2027 when the country will host the international exhibition Belgrade Expo 2027...
 
Vodafone Germany hits button on nationwide SA 5G
Vodafone’s German unit completed the nationwide rollout of its standalone (SA) 5G network, promoting the technology as providing higher quality connectivity for applications including mobile gaming and augmented...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Telkomsat, BNM to help Indonesia’s maritime sector go digital
Telkom Indonesia's satellite subsidiary Telkomsat said that it is partnering with vertical services firm Bhinneka Nusantara Mandiri (BNM) to use capacity from the new Merah Putih 2 satellite to accelerate digital...
 
GoNetspeed begins building Enfield’s 100% fiber internet
Through GoNetspeed’s expansion to serve Enfield, more than 2,800 homes and businesses will soon gain access to high-speed internet of up to two gigabits through the company’s fully funded US$1.9 million...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Google and Vodafone forge AI, cybersecurity partnership
Google and Vodafone have unveiled a 10-year partnership aimed at revolutionising the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity services for millions of customers across Europe and Africa...
 
Telkomsel joins race to use facial recognition for prepaid SIMs
Indonesian operator Telkomsel says it is trialing facial recognition to facilitate its processes for prepaid card registration and card replacement, making it the second telco in the country to embrace the biometric...
 
 
Middle East
 
Aramco Digital’s strategic partnerships propel Saudi Arabia’s AI ecosystem
Aramco Digital, the digital arm of Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco, is making significant strides to bolster the country’s artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem, positioning Saudi Arabia as a key player in the...
 
ZainTECH announces partnership to support customer data-driven growth
Data-driven strategies for customer growth and retention are in the news again – this time thanks to a division of Zain Group, a technology and digital communications provider operating in eight markets across the...
 
UAE’s NextGen FDI programme onboards 2 tech pioneers
The programme provides a suite of market-entry fundamentals to enable cutting-edge companies from around the world to establish or expand their operations in the UAE and contribute to the development of the country’s...
 
South Asia
 
Sri Lanka’s smartphone market sees triple-digit growth
Sri Lanka’s smartphone market surged in the second quarter of 2024, with shipments reaching 365,000 units, marking a 218 percent year-on-year growth, according to IDC...
 
North Africa
 
Algeria advances mobile phone industry with strategic proposals under CREA’s leadership
A committee has concluded its work on drafting technical proposals to revive Algeria's mobile phone industry, following five months of collaboration between key stakeholders and experts to foster innovation and...
 
Telcos in Egypt and Sudan showed significant anomalies in applying economies of scale to their 4G plans
Arab Advisors Group has released a report comparing prepaid and postpaid 4G rates in Egypt and Sudan, analyzing operator offerings, average fees, and pricing per GB...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
EE extends Sky partnership and brings Sky Stream to UK customers
EE (BT) has extended its partnership with Sky UK, allowing customers to order Sky Stream alongside EE's broadband and mobile services, offering more TV options in its retail stores and online from October 15, 2024...
 
Amazon merges MX Player to expand ad-supported streaming
This includes the MX Player app, which will merge with its ad-supported OTT platform in the Indian market, Amazon miniTV, to create Amazon MX Player...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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