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June 27, 2020

Microsoft highlights the critical role of AI in unprecedented times

Industry leaders from across finance, health and retail sectors come together for an inclusive dialogue to share insights on how AI is enabling the massive change and ensuring business continuity...

More than 500 villages in Oman to get internet and telecom services

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority confirmed that it studied all the observations it had received from the governors and members of Majlis Ash’shura and citizens with regard to the initial list of rural villages...

Member News

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BT launches virtual Sports Day with new Digital Dash app

With schools unable to host a Sports Day this year, BT is giving children across the UK the chance to race at a virtual sports event, including the opportunity to win brand new tech equipment for their schools...

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AT&T declares quarterly dividend on preferred shares

The board of directors of AT&T have declared quarterly dividends on the company’s 5.000% Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A and the company’s 4.750% Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C...

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Huawei: Unlock 5G potential and strengthen 5G for business

With over 80 5G networks commercially available worldwide, determining how to leverage 5G to create more value is currently a topic of great interest within the industry...

Policy and Regulation

•	Ethiopia receives 12 bids for stake in telecom sector The Ethiopian Telecommunications Authority (ECA) said it has received complete information and expression of interest from nine international telecom operators and two non-telecom companies...

•	More than 500 villages in Oman to get internet and telecom services The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority confirmed that it studied all the observations it had received from the governors and members of Majlis Ash’shura and citizens with regard to the initial list of rural...

South Asia

•	HGC and aamra join forces to grow SDN alliance collaboration HGChas recently announced the signing of a MOU with Bangladesh based aamra networks, to stimulate network integration and expansion using SDN technology...

•	Huawei Pakistan launches all-inclusive educational certification programme Huawei Pakistan launched the “Learn ON for All” program in Pakistan, to ensure widespread access to high-quality education...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	O2 Slovakia upgrades fixed LTE broadband offering Operator O2 Slovakia has upgraded its fixed internet service 'White Internet For Households,' aimed at users accessing services on the operator's LTE network...

•	Vodafone Business and Ford partner to build private 5G network in the UK The project, which is due to be completed in Autumn 2020, will see Vodafone implement a private 5G network at Ford’s new manufacturing facility in UK...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Amazon planning to add live TV to Prime Video Amazon is developing plans to add live and linear channels to Prime Video. The slate includes live news, music and sports in addition to scheduled movies and TV series...

•	CBS News App to launch in 89 countries Viewers are already able to watch CBSN via the web around the globe, but this marks the first time that the company will make its dedicated app available to international users...

Middle East

•	Oman's total fixed internet subscriptions rise 11.2 percent The Sultanate’s total internet subscriptions, excluding active mobile subscriptions rose by 11.2% to touch 491,985 until the end of April 2020, compared to 442,572 in April 2019...

•	Ajman Chamber fuses digital services with Ajman Pay to provide secure transactions Ajman Chamber has announced that it has linked its digital services with Ajman Pay, creating a seamless customer-centric user experience and a highly secure transaction through its multiple payment channels and options...

•	UAE business leaders embrace intelligent automation The study revealed that in the UAE 86% of leaders believe robotic process automation will solve the global productivity problem, with 97% believing it will drive digital transformation...

North Africa

•	Samsung to invest US$84 million in Egypt over 5 years The multinational conglomerate’s investments will go towards constructing new factories producing computer screens..

Satellite & Internet

•	A1 Bulgaria covers 1.6 million households with fiber A1’s fiber-optic infrastructure, capable of providing speeds of up to 1Gbps/600Mbps now covers 1.6 million households in over 200 towns/cities with optical services...

•	South Africa to invest in satcoms and broadband expansion A planned Space Infrastructure Hub will allow for the development of satellite infrastructure, satellite-based augmentation systems, and earth observation satellites...

Global Telecom Update

•	NTT takes stake in NEC to forge 5G, optical alliance This alliance has global aspirations, with the partners saying they will work with global operators and vendors to sell their O-RAN products worldwide and to attain top global market shares under NEC's leadership...

•	Mobile carriers give millennials more power The move comes as millennials become an increasingly important demographic in the consumer market as many now have considerable purchasing power...

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