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June 3, 2020

Microsoft launches center of excellence to promote innovation and sustainability in the energy industry

Microsoft inaugurated a center of excellence for energy – known as ‘Microsoft Energy Core’ – in the UAE. The initiative, and facility aims to accelerate digital transformation; build coalitions for responsible innovation; and drive skilling initiatives in the energy sector...

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Omantel launches ‘PlayVOD’ service

Omantel has announced the launch of a unique Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) service, ‘PlayVOD’, in partnership with Digital Virgo, a France-based specialist in telecom payment, monetisation and digital...

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AT&T ranked among the best multinational workplaces in Latin America

For the third consecutive year, the global authority on workplace culture Great Place to Work®, recognizes AT&T Latin America on the list of the 2020 Best Multinational Workplaces in Latin America...

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Accenture completes acquisition of Gekko

The acquisition strengthens Accenture’s leadership position in cloud and artificial intelligence; extends its ongoing relationships with key technology providers...

Policy and Regulation

•	CITC seeks investment in mobile towers to boost 5G, fair competition The Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission has announced its intention to enhance the regulatory environment for mobile communications towers...

•	UAE's TRA publishes monthly report on cyber security developments The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA, has published the monthly report on cybersecurity developments in the Federal Government of the United Arab Emirates for the month of May 2020, on its website...

North Africa

•	Moroccan students can access TelmidTICE remote learning platform for free Moroccan students can access the TelmidTICE remote learning platform without necessarily having an internet subscription and can freely download all the lessons and digital resources on the platform...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	NetNumber delivers industry’s first cloud-native interGenerational telecom platform The innovative NetNumber TITAN.IUM™ platform provides concurrent support for 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G on a single platform...

•	Rakuten Mobile and NEC to co-develop container-based standalone 5G core network Rakuten Mobile is teaming up with NEC Corp to jointly develop a container-based standalone 5G core network to be utilised in the mobile start-up’s fully virtualised cloud native 5G network...

Satellite & Internet

•	T-Mobile NL and Primevest Capital Partners to deploy 1Gbps fibre in The Hague The project will cover more than 25,000 households in the Loosduinen residential area of the city...

•	SpaceX to launch 60 more satellites into orbit The goal of Starlink is to create a network that will help provide internet services to those who are not yet connected, and to provide reliable and affordable internet across the globe...

Global Telecom Update

•	Vietnam to have a second mobile virtual network operator The seventh telecom provider in the country will be launched with a new prefix number and use the mobile phone infrastructure of the State-owned Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group...

•	SA’s smartphone penetration surpasses 90 percent The influx of mid to low cost smartphone brands in the South African market has boosted access to these devices, with the country’s smartphone penetration jumping to over 90 percent...

Middle East

•	Vezeeta extends its telehealth solution to ensure the health of STC employees Vezeeta has partnered with the Kingdom’s leading provider of telecommunication services, Saudi Telecom Company (STC), to extend free telehealth services to the company’s workforce...

•	Moro Hub launches UCaaS for UAE businesses Moro Hub has launched Moro Connect, a disruptive offering that provides Unified Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS) and Contact Center-as-a-Service (CCaaS) for businesses across the UAE...

•	Taibah University delivers secure digital education to over 70,000 students with Oracle Gen 2 Cloud Taibah University has adopted a ‘Cloud First’ strategy to deliver secure, convenient and integrated digital learning and administrative services that can be remotely accessed by thousands of university students,...

•	GfK Covid-19 Consumer Pulse report reveals new buying patterns GfK conducted the Consumer Pulse study for a deeper understanding of current and future consumer behaviours, lifestyles, and moods across 30 markets globally, including Saudi Arabia...

South Asia

•	Zong 4G and SIUT join hands to relay authentic healthcare messages to the public in Pakistan Zong 4G will extend its network and communication services to relay authentic healthcare messages to the Pakistani public in light of the COVID-19 pandemic...

•	Airtel provides free oDoc telemedicine consultations for employees Airtel Lanka, in partnership with telemedicine platform, oDoc, will provides all employees and their immediate family members with unlimited free telemedicine consultations...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Bouygues Telecom launches its OTT video app on Samsung's Smart TV Bouygues Telecom has launched Bbox Smart TV, a new innovative triple-play offer concept that meets user expectations in terms of technology and simplicity...

•	My5 app launches on Virgin Media The first branded app for Channel 5’s VOD service, My5, has made its debut in the app section of Virgin Media’s TV interface, ViacomCBS Networks UK has announced...

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