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August 11, 2020

Healthcare organizations must transform digital experiences between people and technology to lead the future of care: Accenture

Healthcare organizations need to become more collaborative in creating new digital healthcare experiences to help customers feel engaged, important, and informed, according to research from Accenture...

New UN report shows closing the gender divide can save lives in emergencies, including pandemics

Digital gender divide is blocking women from becoming equal stakeholders in society, putting entire communities at greater risk...

Member News

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Batelco launches digital STEM Summer Leadership Camp

The digital training programme, being held in collaboration with BRINC Batelco and Clever Play, aims to foster leaders equipped with relevant skills, knowledge and the required mind-set in preparation to excel in the future...

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FirstNet cell site launches in Easton, Conn. to support public safety

This is the second new FirstNet site to be publicly announced in Connecticut following the state’s decision to advance its public safety broadband communications with FirstNet...

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Standard Chartered Bank partners with Microsoft to become a cloud-first bank

Standard Chartered Bank and Microsoft Corp. have announced a three-year strategic partnership to accelerate the bank’s digital transformation through a cloud-first strategy...

Policy and Regulation

•	Telefonica meets extended deadline to fulfil German coverage requirements Germany’s Federal Network Agency has announced that Telefonica Deutschland has now met the interim goal to fulfill the coverage requirements of the 2015 multi-band spectrum auction...

•	New UN report shows closing the gender divide can save lives in emergencies, including pandemics Digital gender divide is blocking women from becoming equal stakeholders in society, putting entire communities at greater risk...

North Africa

•	Algeria secures cooperation deal in innovation and startups with Italy Algeria and Italy plan to collaborate in the field of startups and innovation, mainly focusing on financing, technology transfer, and research and development...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Lifecell joins Ukraine 4G deal while Intertelecom cuts service Ukrainian number three Lifecell has confirmed that it will join the 4G infrastructure sharing arrangement signed in July by its larger rivals Kyivstar and Vodafone Ukraine...

•	South Korea’s 5G subscribers top seven million in June The number of subscribers to 5G mobile networks topped seven million in June after the country began to offer the fastest mobile service in April last year...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Ukraine’s Volia strikes deal with Disney Ukrainian cable operator Volia has struck a long-term deal with Disney to offer content from Walt Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm, along with 21st Century Fox, to its subscribers...

•	LG U+ to roll out 5G-powered AR glass service with Nreal LG U+, a South Korean telecommunications firm, said that the company has commercialized the world‘s first 5G-based augmented reality glass solutions...

Satellite & Internet

•	Windstream taps Ciena for National Converged Optical Network US telco Windstream has selected Ciena to build its National Converged Optical Network (NCON), as it seeks to meet customers’ surging bandwidth demands driven by remote work and learning applications, cloud computing...

Middle East

•	WHO and the Ministry of Health, Iraq launch the second phase of the COVID-19 awareness-raising campaign Mobile screens, booths, and mobile medical clinics will be used to display educational videos and audio messages at selected community points...

•	BENEFIT, ThinkSmart partner to build future IT leaders Bahrain’s Electronic Network For Financial Transactions (BENEFIT) has collaborated with leading ICT training service provider ThinkSmart for a special project aimed towards building the future IT leaders of Bahrain...

•	Dubai’s Eyewa raises US$2.5 million in fresh funds to grow its online eyewear Founded in 2017 by Anass Boumediene and Mehdi Oudghiri, Eyewa’s online platform sells eyewear including sunglasses, prescription glasses, and contact lenses, mainly in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia & Kuwait...

South Asia

•	Prabhu Group announces ‘Prabhu Net’ internet service in Nepal Alongside the new Prabhu Digital, Prabhu Group also incorporates a new payment partner to the platform, the IME Pay atop Prabhu Pay, eSewa, Khalti, and QPay for quick and easy bill payment...

•	MillenniumIT ESP’s HealthVision digitally connects children with special needs to health and education services in Sri Lanka HealthVision is a web-enabled, mobile responsive, intuitive platform for medical personnel to connect with their patients remotely...

Global Telecom Update

•	Cassava Fintech and Liquid Telecom launch Sasai Wi-Fi Finder Cassava Fintech International (CFI) and the Liquid Telecom Group (LTG) have announced the launch of Sasai Wi-Fi Finder, a potential game-changer in driving digital and financial inclusion in Africa...

•	WISeKey Invests US$5.5 million in ARAGO ARAGO’s AI and data technology will bring a totally new revenue model for WISeKey’s digital transformation and will accelerate its growth...

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