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July 14, 2020

Etisalat launches Wasel Gifts ‘Mega Prize’ summer promotion

Etisalat announced the launch of its Wasel Gifts ‘Mega Prize’ promotion, offering one lucky prepaid customer a chance to win AED 250,000 cash in addition to instant prizes for every recharge of AED30 and above...

World Bank grants Niger US$100 million for digital push

Niger is set to receive funding of US$100 million from the World Bank in order to push digital transformation initiatives...

Member News

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stc Bahrain rolls out first large-scale indoor 5G deployment

stc Bahrain has launched the first local integrated large-scale indoor 5G commercial deployment, declaring that it has achieved a new milestone in developing an integrated network infrastructure that supports the 5G...

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Accenture and Microsoft collaborate to provide digital platform to support Camera Nazionale Della Moda Italiana’s Milan Digital Fashion Week

The platform will digitize key moments of Milan Fashion Week, helping to sustain the sales campaign ecosystem, and maintain core industry relationships in an effort to address the challenges presented by the current market...

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3GPP 5G formally endorsed as ITU IMT-2020 5G standard

Huawei will also continue to make contributions to advance the development of global mobile communications technologies...

Policy and Regulation

•	Luxembourg launches 5G spectrum auction Sector watchdog the Luxembourg Institute of Regulation has announced that the auction to allocate 5G-suitable frequencies in the 700MHz and 3600MHz bands began on 13 July...

•	Portuguese 5G auction earmarked to start in October The auction for the allocation of 5G licences in Portugal is to take place between October and December...

South Asia

•	Dialog Axiata enhances consumer data protection Dialog Axiata recently introduced a novel addition to the MyDialog App in the form of a state-of-the-art solution for customer data protection...

•	Nepal Telecom to provide WiFi in the Ward Offices Countrywide Nepal Telecom (NT), the government-owned telecommunications service provider, will soon be providing WiFi service in the ward offices.

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Megacom expands network coverage in June Kyrgyzstan mobile operator Megacom expanded the coverage of its GSM, 3G and LTE networks across the country in June...

•	TIM Brasil names 5G launch locations TIM Brasil has revealed that its commercial 5G service will go live in Bento Goncalves , Itajuba and Tres Lagoas in September this year...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Peacock launches in the US The free-to-view service brings together over 20,000 hours of content from both the NBC family and third party providers...

•	Cinema chain Showcase launches TVOD platform Cinema chain Showcase Cinemas has announced the launch of a new transactional video on-demand service called Showcase At Home...

Middle East

•	Abu Dhabi School of Government, IBM to enhance digital skills among young people and professionals The Abu Dhabi School of Government, ADSG, and IBM have announced a joint collaboration to promote digital skills among young people and professionals...

•	Zain Bahrain joins Global Zone and Manama-IX to support its Digital Transformation Strategy The “Global Zone” and “Manama IX” services platform provides high-speed broadband with great efficiency and lower cost...

•	WeMENA and Spotii partners to introduce dynamic payment installment offering The online B2B e-commerce marketplace has entered into a partnership with ‘buy-now pay later’ startup Spotii to scale their offering deeper across the whole MENA region...

North Africa

•	Moroccan edtech KoolSkools raises over US$400,000 to help schools go digital Founded earlier this year, KoolSkools is an online learning platform that enables schools to digitalize their courses and exercises, create a content bank, and deliver live courses...

Satellite & Internet

•	Sparkle lights up US-Chile submarine cable with Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Sparkle is deploying Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) on the 10,476km fibre link to improve speed and capacity...

•	Salceda pushes broader satellite technology to make Internet faster Salceda has been pushing for a digital-ready economy, as part of the tax panel chair’s efforts for long-term and sustainable economic growth, amid the economic fallout from COVID-19...

Global Telecom Update

•	NTT keeps teleworking as the new norm in post-pandemic Japan Japan's vast NTT conglomerate will maintain the ratio of teleworking employees at 50% or higher for about 280 of its companies after June...

•	World Bank grants Niger US$100 million for digital push Niger is set to receive funding of US$100 million from the World Bank in order to push digital transformation initiatives...

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