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June 29, 2020

stc launches advanced solutions in Video Surveillance as a Service & Video Management as a Service

Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc has announced the launch of its new Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) and Video Management as a Service (VMaaS) solutions. The cloud technology applications offer unparalleled benefits in cost, ease of implementation, maintenance, usage, scaling and higher levels of security...

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Microsoft and Hitachi form a strategic alliance to advance next-generation digital solutions for manufacturing and logistics across Southeast Asia, North America and Japan

The two companies will work together to meet the growing demand for predictive maintenance and process automation in remote areas and support enterprises as they tackle the challenges infused by the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Zain Bahrain launches 5G commercial services

Zain Group announces that its mobile operation in Bahrain has launched 5G commercial services, creating substantial change for the Kingdom’s telecom industry, fostering new innovative business models and unlocking...

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Huawei AI powers HPC transformation and takes industries to the next level

Huawei is pushing forward in the HPC domain with continuous investment and innovation to provide diversified computing power for the world...

Policy and Regulation

•	ITU and TRA sign agreement to establish a new centre for digital innovation and transformation The International Telecommunication Union and TRA UAE have signed an agreement to establish an International Centre of Digital Innovation...

•	The Netherlands kicks off its 5G spectrum auction The countries big three operators, KPN, T-Mobile and VodafoneZiggo, have already confirmed that they will be taking part in the auction...

South Asia

•	Huawei launches new app searching platform in Bangladesh Huawei claimed that this new app, powered by Petal search engine, will provide a more personalised and accurate search experience for each of its consumers...

•	IMS Group invests in Nepali e-commerce platform, SmartDoko MS Group, a conglomerate company based in Nepal, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantial stake of SmartDoko for an undisclosed amount...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	O2 extends 4G mobile coverage in rural communities including almost 400 tourist hotspots ahead of 'staycation summer' Mobile carrier O2 is working to eradicate mobile signal 'not-spots' by extending 4G coverage at 91,000 areas across the UK - including 400 tourist destinations...

•	MTN South Africa to launch 5G services on 30 June MTN South Africa has announced plans to launch its 5G services ‘in several big cities’ on 30 June and will use the emergency spectrum allocated by the government in April 2020...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Peacock to be available on VIZIO and LG Smart TVs at launch At that time, Peacock will offer a free tier featuring more than 7,500 hours of movies, shows, and timely live and on-demand programming across news, sports, reality and late night...

•	Tencent acquires the ‘Netflix of Asia’ Iflix, dubbed the ‘Netflix of Asia’, has been acquired by Hong Kong-based Tencent, as the firm takes another step towards its dream of becoming the streaming giant of South East Asia...

Middle East

•	Saudi Arabia's BATIC signs smart cities agreement with Huawei BATIC and Huawei will work jointly to operate smart cities platform and services including primary services such as parking lots, transportation, reduction of energy consumption, lighting, and waste management...

•	Arabic gaming boom as Twitch streams surge during COVID-19 lockdown The COVID-19 lockdown in the Middle East has sparked an Arabic gaming boom with Twitch streams in the language more than doubling during March and April...

•	Al-Ahliyya Amman University selects Ellucian to drive modernisation Al-Ahliyya Amman University (AAU), the first private university in Jordan, has selected several Ellucian solutions to support a university-wide initiative to transform the digital experience for students, faculty and staff...

North Africa

•	Morocco wants to use digital technology to attract US$1 billion plus in FDI The aim is to make the country the first regional and continental digital hub; an ambition spurred by the recent digital dynamism stemming from the coronavirus context...

Satellite & Internet

•	Telenet starts talks with Fluvius on FTTH cooperation in Flanders Belgian cable operator Telenet has started talks with the energy group Fluvius on working together to roll out FTTH in Flanders...

•	Aerkomm collaborates with satellite operator Telesat Through this agreement, Aircom and Telesat will jointly collaborate to develop a test program for the Telesat low-Earth-orbit (LEO) Network, Telesat´s network of low-earth orbit satellites for aircraft connectivity...

Global Telecom Update

•	European MVNO group Lebara picks Openet cloud charging platform Irish BSS vendor Openet has chalked up a nice win with MVNO Lebara to sort out its charging systems in five European countries, including the UK...

•	SK Telink upgrades international routes with Ciena's 6500 Ciena will also supply its Manage, Control and Plan domain controller automates lifecycle operations of SK Telink’s packet network...

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