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January 24, 2021

SAMENA Council and Internet Society collaborate to help shape the future of the Internet

SAMENA Telecommunications Council has announced its collaboration with the Internet Society, to help ensure the sustainability of the Internet and to foster digital trust-building, as the world embraces new communications technologies and new challenges emerge within the digital space...

Member News

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BNET opens Network Intelligence Centre of Excellence (NICE) to support Bahrain’s telecom service providers

Bahrain’s National Broadband Network (BNET), launched in October 2019 and responsible for providing broadband network services across the Kingdom of Bahrain, has opened a Network Intelligence Centre of Excellence...

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AT&T to deliver mobility tools to businesses

AT&T is introducing Unlimited Your WaySM for Business, giving businesses the flexibility to mix and match the most suitable AT&T Business Unlimited phone plans for each member of their team, up to 10 lines per plan group...

Policy and Regulation

•	ITU Europe kicks off regional preparations for the World Telecommunication Development Conference 2021 WTDC-21 is expected to develop innovative approaches and new models of collaboration for connectivity and digital solutions in this final Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...

•	Uruguay set to launch MNP in October The government of Uruguay has approved the timetable for the long-delayed introduction of mobile number portability (MNP), which enables mobile users to retain their number if they switch service provider...

South Asia

•	Pakistan to get 5G by 2022-23 Pakistan has kick-started its journey to make the most advanced 5G internet commercially available to consumers in 2022-23, which would accelerate the download speed 10 times...

•	Nepal jumps five places in internet speed in December Nepal moved to the 111th position in the world in terms of fixed broadband speed in December, an improvement of five places compared to the previous month...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	Firstlight Media teams with Google Cloud to deliver next-gen OTT Managed services provider Firstlight Media has partnered with Google Cloud to support rapid deployment and expansion of OTT video streaming services...

•	WarnerMedia taps Alpha Networks for Toonami Max development WarnerMedia has selected Alpha Networks to manage the publication and editorialisation of content for its Toonami Max SVOD service...

Global Telecom Update

•	PLDT highlights network speed boost Philippines operators PLDT revealed a surge in mobile download speeds since 2017, with more plans to invest and bolster its networks in the pipeline...

•	Verizon to provide its network as a service offering to 450 HUB International offices Verizon Business hopes to improve the speed, capacity and flexibility of 450 HUB International offices throughout the U.S. and Canada with its network as a service (NaaS) offering...

•	Telenor Norway deploys intelligent call security to protect subscribers from fraud Telenor Norway has deployed Hiya’s intelligent call security to protect their subscribers from fraud and nuisance calls...

Middle East

•	Oman Australia Cable ready for installation The Oman Australia Cable (OAC), which will span 9,800 km between Muscat and Perth, hit another significant milestone in its construction with SUB.Co confirming that the fiber has now been fully manufactured...

•	Six Bahraini teams win the MENA Hackathon, held in collaboration between Tamkeen and AWS Tamkeen successfully completed the regional MENA Hackathon, which was held in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and organized by Etijah Coaching and Consulting Services...

•	Iran completes construction of Nahid-2 satellite Nahid-2 is the successor to Nahid-1, a communications satellite that is to help improve Iran’s ranking in space communications...

•	Cybersecurity experts in high demand in UAE There is a greater need for cybersecurity professionals across all sectors amid the UAE’s bid to expand its digitalization operations...

North Africa

•	Satellite monitoring system deployed in Tunisia This system is based on three complementary components, namely a central computer system, 50 central and local control rooms and terminals ensuring the transmission of data...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Beeline completes Moscow LTE refarming Russia’s Beeline has completed a process of redistributing the 2100MHz frequency range from 3G to 4G in Moscow to improve the quality and availability of mobile internet in the capital...

•	Bite pledges 5G investment as it switches on new sites Latvia’s Bite has deployed a further six 5G base stations in Riga to expand its coverage in the capital...

Satellite & Internet

•	Orange expands transatlantic capacity with 2 new cables The Dunant cable, which is a joint project with Google, is now ready for service for its wholesale and business customers...

•	Azercosmos and SatADSL partner for Central Asian satellite internet The partnership will make use of an Azerspace satellite to bring connectivity to Russia and other Central Asian countries...

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