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September 23, 2020

Tech Mahindra and Rakuten Mobile collaborate to bring Rakuten Communications Platform to global customers

Tech Mahindra and Rakuten Mobile have reached an agreement in which Tech Mahindra has been appointed as a preferred partner for global go-to-market opportunities for the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP)...

TRA UAE allocates new frequencies for 5G networks

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority announced the allocation of a new frequency band that allows UAE telecom operators to expand the application of 5G, in line with the decisions of the World Radio communication Conference 2019...

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Chairman of the Board of Directors and the CEO of stc congratulate the Saudi leadership and people on the 90th Saudi National Day

Eng. Nasser Al-Nasser, Group CEO of stc said that National Day marks Saudi Arabia's achievement of remarkable qualitative leaps in all industries and fields. The telecom and IT sectors have witnessed an impressive leap...

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Batelco launches unlimited business mobile packages

Batelco has unveiled its latest business mobile packages in a complete refresh of its existing packages, targeted at business customers including entrepreneurs, SMEs and large corporations...

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Huawei unveils future strategies at HUAWEI CONNECT 2020

Huawei will focus on applying ICT technologies to industries and providing scenario-specific solutions along with its partners to help enterprises grow their businesses and help governments achieve their strategic goals of...

Policy and Regulation

•	ITU updates global treaty which enables better access to affordable broadband technologies The 2020 edition of the ITU Radio Regulations governs the global use of radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits...

•	TRA UAE allocates new frequencies for 5G networks The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority announced the allocation of a new frequency band that allows UAE telecom operators to expand the application of 5G, in line with the decisions of the World Radio communication...

North Africa

•	TE, Vodafone submit financial offers for new frequencies Telecom Egypt (TE) and Vodafone Egypt have both submitted their bids to obtain the NTRA-offered frequencies offered...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	31 new 4G towers being built in Sarawak Thirty one new communications towers are currently being constructed to improve the coverage and service quality of 4G mobile broadband in Sarawak...

•	SKT targets corporate clients with expanded 5G network The company said during an online seminar that it will introduce a 28 gigahertz band available on standalone mode within this year...

Satellite & Internet

•	PLDT migrating customers from copper to fibre Filipino operator PLDT has stated that it will migrate all customers still using its legacy copper wire network onto fiber within the next 18 months...

•	SES signs on as MEO satellite partner for Microsoft Azure Orbital SES has signed an agreement with Microsoft to accelerate and expand the use of Microsoft Azure across its operations and jointly develop cloud-based video and data connectivity managed services...

Global Telecom Update

•	Palo Alto introduces 'next-gen' SD-WAN solution Two new SD-WAN appliances also expand Palo Alto Networks CloudGenix® SD-WAN solution's reach, down to the smallest branches and up to multi-gigabit campuses...

•	NOW Telecom gets PA extension to operate as fourth telco The Philippines’ NOW Telecom has been granted an extension of its provisional authority, allowing it to operate as the country’s fourth telco...

Middle East

•	stc celebrates Saudi National Day Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc celebrated the National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a video dedicated to the country’s people on this joyous occasion...

•	Export Bahrain launches national e-commerce initiative Export Bahrain has launched a first of its kind national e-commerce initiative designed to support Bahrain based businesses access and list their products and services on prominent local, regional and international...

•	Al Habtoor, Mobileye enter mobility solutions deal The companies intend to establish a long-term cooperation for the deployment of mobility solutions in the UAE based on Mobileye’s autonomous vehicle (AV) technology...

•	Starzplay available on Apple TV Channels in MENA The streamer is now available via Apple TV Channels in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt, with users able to watch on demand using their Apple ID and password...

South Asia

•	82% of Bangladesh’s smartphone demand met from domestic manufacturing Against the annual demand of 6.82 million smartphone units in 2019-20FY, Bangladesh manufactured as many as 5.58 million smartphones, which translates to 81.81% of the total market demand...

•	3G and 4G users increase by 2 million in Pakistan The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan has reached 84.81 million by end of August 2020, as compared to 82.76 million at the end of July, registering an increase of 2.05 million...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Pluto TV launches on Roku in LATAM ViacomCBS’s ad-supported streamer Pluto TV has expanded its recently launched Latin American offer by adding support for Roku devices...

•	ZEE5 taps AWS Elemental MediaTailor to monetise live TV, VOD at scale After hitting the accelerator to extend the OTT streaming service with 18 live channels to over 76 million users in 12 languages each month, ZEE5 is now monetising its reach by delivering more than 100 million programmatic...

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