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October 27, 2020

Belfast Harbour and BT to build the UK and Ireland's first 5G Private Network for ports

BT and Belfast Harbour announced a landmark partnership to build a state-of-the-art 5G ecosystem within the Port. The partnership will deliver a series of 5G-led innovations to accelerate Belfast Harbour’s digital transformation and help deliver its smart port strategic ambitions...

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stc records KD 209 million revenues and KD 27.5 mn net profit during the first nine-months of 2020

Kuwait Telecommunications Company (stc), announced its financial results for the nine-month period ended 30 September 2020...

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Batelco fixed internet customers to enjoy speed boost into 2021

Batelco announced that its fiber Speed Boost initiative has been extended till the end of February 2021, with Internet speeds being boosted for all Batelco fiber customers, at no additional cost...

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Facebook adds cloud gaming feature to its platform

The feature will be available to Android and web users for now, Facebook said, while it was working on alternative options to launch the feature on Apple's AAPL.O iOS...

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Tech Mahindra acquires Momenton and Tenzing Ltd to bolster capabilities in financial services in ANZ

Tech Mahindra has acquired 100% equity in both the organizations, and together they will enable digital capabilities, modern cloud-based architecture and transformation for customers in the ANZ...

Policy and Regulation

•	ITU, Estonia, Germany and DIAL join forces to accelerate digital transformation of government services The partnership will establish a framework for digital cooperation among governments to assist countries in implementing scalable digital services and applications in a cost efficient, accelerated, and integrated manner.

•	Slovak telecom regulator calls for property owners to open up infrastructure to operators Slovak telecommunications operator RU has called on property owners to give telecom operators access to their infrastructure, in order to support broadband services...

South Asia

•	Pakistan eyes to introduce 5G technology by late 2021 With the 5G technology just on the horizon of mass implementation, companies around the world are making rapid strides to become the technology leader...

•	Online veterinary service launched in Bangladesh An online platform of veterinary service ‘Pranisheba Vet’ was launched in Bangladesh, by the Fisheries and Livestock Minister...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	TIM Brasil activates 4G on 700 MHz in more parts of Sao Paulo TIM Brasil activated its 4G network using 700 MHz spectrum in 117 cities in the state of Sao Paulo...

•	FET to install 4,000 base stations for 3.5GHz 5G band in 2020 The rollouts of 5G infrastructure and networks will push up its capex for 2020 to NT$10.2 billion (US$356.6 million), and the total expenditure will rise further in the coming year...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	T-Mobile launches TVision live streaming service T-Mobile is targeting cord-cutters with TVision, a new live streaming service starting at US$10 a month, and launching Nov. 1...

•	ViacomCBS AVOD Pluto TV launches in Spain First announced earlier this month, Pluto TV is available to Spanish audiences via browser, smart TV and mobile apps, and launches with 40 thematic channels...

Middle East

•	Orange Jordan renews partnership with Simplon.co to provide digital training Orange Jordan has renewed its agreement with French partner Simplon.co to provide training courses in digital skills...

•	PayBy launches QR Code-based smart payment systems for small and medium businesses Abu Dhabi-based innovative fintech enterprise PayBy has launched a suite of smart payment solutions...

•	Saudi Aramco aims at four-fold data storage capacity growth by 2025 The oil giant has invested in building a global developable data centre and plans, at the same time, to double its capacity, noting that the oil and gas sector is no way far from technological advancement...

North Africa

•	Telecom Egypt unveils Egypt's largest data centre plan The data centre will have access to all global submarine cable systems in Egypt and all 10 Mediterranean and Red sea subsea landing stations, giving it access to more than 60 countries around the globe...

Satellite & Internet

•	TIM pushing ahead with fiber rollout The telco has opened a tender to find partners to carry out network expansions to widen its fiber-to-the-home coverage to around ten million Italian households...

•	Mexican and South African companies take part in satellite project The generated data can be used to protect populations against natural disasters, and to develop innovation solutions to optimize various industries, among many other uses...

Global Telecom Update

•	PLDT doubles tower footprint The company also plans to construct 10,000 macro and microcell sites, and 50,000 base stations...

•	Micron teams for first cloud-connected secure eSIM for the IoT Micron and Tata Communications have launched the world’s first cloud-based embedded eSIM to accelerate the deployment of devices in the Internet of Things (Iot)...

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