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October 21, 2019

Zain Kuwait launches VSaaS solutions for enterprise customers

The integrated VSaaS platform features a wide range of services on Zain’s secure cloud, and gives customers the convenience of easily accessing and managing their recordings anytime and anywhere.

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AT&T and NBA tip off the season with new 5G innovations

5G from AT&T will usher in the next generation of connected entertainment and sporting events in dramatic, exciting ways by blurring the physical and digital worlds to create next-generation experiences...

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SAP partners with Microsoft for first-in-market cloud migration offerings

Building on a joint commitment to simplify and modernize customers’ journeys to the cloud through project “Embrace,” SAP and Microsoft have announced an extensive go-to-market partnership to accelerate...

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Cisco powering KDDI’s network refresh for 5G

Cisco has announced its collaboration with KDDI Corporation, a leading Japanese telecommunications company, to support its transition to 5G...

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Huawei launches 5G-oriented efficient automatic service provisioning solution WTTx Suite 2.0

Huawei launched a 5G-oriented efficient automatic service provisioning solution, WTTx Suit 2.0, at the 10th Mobile Broadband Forum...

Policy and Regulation

•	Dutch regulator hints at 5G network sharing plan The Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has proposed plans to create a network infrastructure sharing framework to counteract any potential for a digital divide...

•	NCC grants Airtel permission to disconnect GLO network The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted Airtel Networks Limited an approval to partially disconnect Globacom from its network...

North Africa

•	Maroc Telecom Group 9-month EBITDA up 6.9%, customers up 10.6% The group customer base reached 67.6 million, up 10.6 percent year-on-year, driven mainly by a 15.0 percent growth in the international mobile customer base, which has expanded with the integration of Tigo Tchad...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Telkomsel builds out 22,000 new 4G BTS Indonesian mobile operator Telkomsel has deployed 22,000 new 4G LTE base transceiver stations in its national network between January and September 2019...

•	Verizon adds home 5G internet service in Chicago Verizon is extending its wireless home Internet service to Chicago starting next week, the first addition to its in-home 5G push since last year...

Satellite & Internet

•	Flow Saint Lucia boosts broadband speeds via island-wide HFC upgrade Flow Saint Lucia, has announced that as part of its ongoing island-wide network enhancement programme, it is boosting customer broadband speeds at no extra cost...

•	SpaceX adds another 30,000 satellites to already ambitious plans In recent years, satellite connectivity has proven to be an unpopular means with many telcos in developed nations turning noses up at the idea...

Global Telecom Update

•	Telefónica invests in Altiostar’s open RAN to speed network transformation Telefónica Innovation Ventures and Altiostar have announced a strategic partnership, with the intention to speed up the telecom industry’s move to next-generation wireless networks...

•	EHang partners with Vodafone for eVTOL connectivity EHang announced that Vodafone will provide connectivity for its family of autonomous electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft...

Middle East

•	Ingram Micro Experience Zone to fuel UAE AI Strategy 2031 Ingram Micro has recently launched its Experience Zone, which showcases numerous Artificial Intelligence driven Computer Vision and IoT use cases...

•	Infor drives digital transformation in Saudi Arabia Infor has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation efforts across a broad range of sectors...

•	Kuwait, Estonia sign MoU on boosting cooperation on cyber security Kuwait and Estonia have inked a MoU on bolstering cooperation on cyber security and digital transformation within the framework of the exerted efforts aiming to materialize Kuwait's vision in this matter...

•	Snap expands Discover in Middle East with 18 new shows Snap announced it is significantly expanding its slate of local content in the Middle East and North Africa...

South Asia

•	Bangladesh launches digital one-stop services Bangladesh has inaugurated here three digital one-stop services - "Eksheba", "Ekpay" and "Ekshop" - to enable the people to get different government services, utility bills and fees payment facilities and e-commerce...

•	Pakistan to link digital platform with UAE for job market The initiative would provide Pakistan with the up-dated information of job opportunities in the UAE’s labour market, besides enabling it to train the workforce as per market demand...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Red Bee and Spring Media launch women’s football streaming service Swedish sports rights agency Spring Media and Red Bee are to launch a global OTT service dedicated to women’s football, a world first...

•	Singtel to push forward with 5G cloud gaming trial In partnership with Razer and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Singtel is testing the readiness of its network to capitalise on the fast-growing cloud gaming segment...

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