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October 4, 2020

BT and Toshiba install UK’s first quantum-secure industrial network between key UK smart production facilities

BT and Toshiba Europe Limited announced the UK’s first industrial deployment of a quantum-secure network, transmitting between the National Composites Centre (NCC), the UK’s world-leading composite research and development facility, and the Centre for Modelling & Simulation (CFMS), a not-for-profit research organisation that pioneers new digital engineering capabilities...

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stc Bahrain wins Bahrain’s “Best integrated payment solutions provider” at The Global Economic Awards 2020

The award recognizes stc Bahrain’s contribution to the Kingdom’s progress towards a cashless and digital economy...

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AT&T Fiber introduces new pricing options

AT&T is rolling out three pricing tiers for new AT&T Fiber customers so they can choose which internet speed and price work best for them...

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Dubai Municipality receives Huawei data center solutions

To further strengthen this partnership, Dubai Municipality joined Huawei Connect – an annual flagship event hosted by Huawei in Shanghai, China for the global ICT industry – to construct a collaborative...

Policy and Regulation

•	Bahrain iGA discusses satellite spectrum allocation strategy Bahrain's Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) held a key meeting to discuss the implementation of the National Frequency Plan...

•	Citymesh assigned remaining 4G frequencies in 2.6GHz band The Belgian telecoms regulator has awarded the remaining 4G frequencies in the 2.6GHz band to Citymesh, which was the only applicant to submit a bid...

South Asia

•	Dialog Axiata’s Genie enhances e-payment security in Sri Lanka With increased attention surrounding mobile payments and a myriad of merchants migrating online, payment security is an integral factor in ensuring customer confidence...

•	HEC, Huawei working jointly to nurture STEM talent of Pakistan During the one-week online learning program, students from received technical training from Huawei and industry ICT experts, covering a wide range of topics like 5G, cloud computing and AI...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Verizon expands LTE Home Internet to 48 states Verizon has announced an expansion of its newly launched LTE Home Internet service, with the network footprint now reaching 189 regions across 48 states...

•	Czech Vodafone to Launch 5G Network in Prague Metro The operator will use Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) for the purpose, ie dynamic sharing of frequencies between 4G and 5G networks...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Virgin Media Ireland launches new Virgin TV 360 connected platform Virgin Media Ireland has launched a new TV platform, Virgin TV 360, which it describes as a new connected entertainment platform...

•	Skylink outlines pay-DTT plans Skylink has provided details of the pay-DTT service Anténa+ that it plans to launch in October in the Czech Republic...

Middle East

•	Proven Consult brings VSight's AR solutions to the Middle East Proven Consult has inked a partnership with Lithuania based VSight, in a deal that will bring advanced augmented reality solutions to workplaces across the Middle East...

•	UAE's Al Dahra sets sights on booming e-commerce in UAE Abu Dhabi-based agriculture firm Al Dahra has launched a grocery delivery website in a bid to capture the e-commerce market, which has grown exponentially in the UAE...

•	Innovation to combat cyber-attacks discussed The cost of global cybercrime is expected to exceed US$6 trillion by 2021 and the urgent need to protect critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks was the focus of InnovItaly UAE...

North Africa

•	Falak Startups launches first startups virtual stage Egypt-based startup accelerator Falak Startups has unveiled its launched a virtual platform to connect startups and investors...

Satellite & Internet

•	Orange boosting fiber networks Orange is expanding its fiber networks in two of its markets – Poland and Cote d’Ivoire...

•	IBM open-sources AI for optimizing satellite communications Communications between satellite tv for pc swarms will be autonomous, permitting swarms to combine or separate as wanted...

Global Telecom Update

•	Korea Telecom to build Thai data center Korea Telecom Corp (KT) plans to enter the Thai data center market by building a hyperscale facility with Thailand’s Jasmine Group...

•	Hitachi and Wenco utilise IoT and AI technology ConSite Mine will enable the maintenance professionals for customers and Hitachi Construction Machinery dealers to monitor equipment health in real time and anticipate issues before they occur...

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