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April 25, 2020

stc launches campaign that focuses on providing existing and new customers with access to all stc products and services online and with ease

Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc, announced that customers can take advantage of the telecom provider’s exclusive offers and services by downloading the mystc application or visiting www.stc.com.kw, and access all their needs while at home...

PTA Pakistan ranked 4th Generation regulator by ITU

PTA Pakistan has been ranked as 4th Generation Regulator (G4) by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and has become the only country in South Asia to have achieved this goalpost. Out of 38 economies in Asia-Pacific, only 8% states have managed to achieve G4 status...

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Batelco continues sponsorship of Brinc MENA to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship in Bahrain

Brinc Batelco successfully hosted its latest youth-centric event on 19 and 20 April with a virtual education-themed hackathon designed to empower students during school closures. The virtual hackathon was organized in...

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Eutelsat selected by RCS Ghana for DTH broadcast

Eutelsat Communications has secured a multi-year contract with RCS Ghana to provide capacity for the broadcast of its DTH bouquet bringing content to viewers in Ghana and beyond...

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Viu releases latest original series Pretty Little Liars

Viu announced the launch of Pretty Little Liars, a Viu Original series starring an ensemble of top stars from Indonesia and Malaysia...

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Nokia to publish first-quarter report on April 30, 2020

Nokia will publish its first-quarter report on April 30, 2020 at approximately 8 a.m. Finnish time (EEST). The financial report will be made available on the Nokia website immediately after publication...

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Huawei introduces star products and new flagship data center solution for Middle East enterprise customers

Day Two of the Huawei Middle East Digital Transformation Webinar 2020, held virtually, saw Huawei, introduce a new flagship solution, HiDC, and three new star products to the Middle East...

Policy and Regulation

•	TRA announces accessibility to 6 new telemedicine applications The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA, announced that it launched accessibility six new applications, as part of its efforts to support hospitals and clinics in providing remote healthcare services...

•	PTA Pakistan ranked 4th Generation regulator by ITU PTA Pakistan has been ranked as 4th Generation Regulator (G4) by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and has become the only country in South Asia to have achieved this goalpost. Out of 38 economies in...

South Asia

•	Grameenphone revenue sees 3.7pc growth in Q1 of 2020 The Bnagladesh based operator also ended the quarter with 75.3 million total customers, of which 53.6 per cent, or 40.4 million, are internet customers...

•	Nepal to introduce digital education amid COVID-19 lockdown Nepal has decided to introduce a ‘digital education system’ for educational institutions including schools to continue the teaching and learning process even during the lockdown...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Loon’s balloons arrive in Kenya to deliver 4G services Loon, owned by Alphabet, which also owns Google, is working with Telkom Kenya to deliver the service, and has launched the balloons from Puerto Rico and Nevada on a long journey to Kenya...

•	Deutsche Telekom trials antenna upgrades for rapid 5G expansion this year Deutsche Telekom is testing new technology which it says will enable the expansion of 5G to half the German population before the end of 2020...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Thema launches Maghreb VOD France’s Thema has launched a new offer named Magreb VOD, that gives access to content from over 150 Arabic channels from the North Africa and the Middle Eastern channels...

•	Russia’s Tricolor launches coronavirus lockdown educational service Russian pay TV operator Tricolor has teamed up with the country’s ministry of education to launch a new educational service to provide distance learning help during the coronavirus crisis...

Middle East

•	Ajman Transport Authority links digital services with Ajman Pay As part of its efforts to improve its services provided to the public, Ajman Transport Authority announced that it has linked its digital services with Ajman Pay...

•	3.9 million internet users in Oman The report published by the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) added that the number of Facebook users in the Sultanate is about 1.6 million people, and Twitter users are about 200,000...

•	Emirati police deploy smart tech in coronavirus fight Police in the United Arab Emirates are deploying smart helmets that can scan the temperatures of hundreds of people every minute in their effort to combat the new coronavirus...

North Africa

•	Moroccan website simplifies remote learning amid COVID-19 crisis A group of Moroccan IT and digital professionals based in France have launched an interactive and free e-learning platform, Laclasse.ma, to facilitate remote teaching for Moroccan tutors...

Satellite & Internet

•	Ukrtelecom and Iskratel to connect rural regions of Ukraine The new network will connect 200 towns and villages across the country, offering hundreds of thousands of customers access at up to 1Gpbs...

•	Public trials of SpaceX satellite internet service to begin within 6 months Although satellite internet is nothing new, SpaceX’s network is designed to achieve faster speeds by using low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites...

Global Telecom Update

•	Plume and Adtran announce smart home collaboration Smart home service provider and networking vendor Adtran have announced a new collaboration on home network security...

•	Play to acquire MVNO Virgin Mobile The Polish cellco Play has announced that it has entered into a preliminary agreement to buy local MVNO Virgin Mobile Polska for PLN60.7 million (US$14.5 million)...

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