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March 23, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
Broadband Commission deliberates building an inclusive post-COVID digital future
 
 
A year into the crucial Decade of Action intended to achieve 17 key Sustainable Development Goals, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in setbacks. In response, the commissioners of the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development advocated the need for innovative financing mechanisms, impactful partnerships, bold decision-making, and holistic approaches to capacity and content development to make the best use of broadband Internet. More than 50 commissioners, who comprise government leaders, heads of international organizations and private companies, civil society, and academia, discussed how to leverage digital cooperation to build an inclusive post-COVID digital future for all.
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc Bahrain celebrated 11 years of excellence and growth by giving back to the local community
Member Logo The 'Dreams funding' campaign launched to support the local community and stc subscribers with limited income, orphans, special needs, small businesses support will be granting donations to 11 people/entities who can...
 
•  Four new Korean dramas coming to Viu in April
Member Logo Viu, PCCW’s leading pan-regional OTT video streaming service, presents its exciting Korean content lineup for April, featuring four drama series for Viu-ers to enjoy...
 
•  Cisco and AMD help businesses improve performance, security and hybrid cloud operations
Member Logo Cisco announced an expanded engagement with AMD to help businesses accelerate advanced digital experiences and improve hybrid cloud operations...
 
•  Huawei increases investment in Carrier Software
Member Logo To strengthen its leadership in 5G business transformation, Huawei is increasing investment in carrier software as a strategy to support 5G business success...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
CRA publishes public consultation on Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi 6 is one of the world's new and cutting-edge technologies, helping to address internet data traffic congestion issues caused by the connectivity of multiple devices to the same Wi-Fi hub...
 
Ofcom reveals latest 5G principal stage spectrum auction results
Hot on the heels of announcing their plans to extend and improve basic 4G connectivity around the country, the UK’s mobile operators are celebrating their principal gains in the 5G arena with low-band and mid-band...
 
South Asia
 
VEON acquires Dhabi Group stake in Jazz for $273 million
VEON in its official statement announced that it has completed the acquisition of minority shareholding in Pakistan Mobile Communications Ltd (PMCL)...
 
SLT-Mobitel introduces an all-in-one mobile data plan
SLT-Mobitel’s all-in-one proposition enables customers to stream, chat and scroll across nine social media and networking platforms and engage to their heart’s content...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
KT Studio Genie plans to release 100 new shows by 2023
The drive to push content creation is part of a long-term initiative to increase the portion of KT’s non-telecommunication business...
 
YouTube takes Shorts to US and adds new features
YouTube has launched YouTube Shorts, the mobile-centric short-form video experience it debuted in India, as part of a beta test of the product for US creators...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Network expansion boosts data traffic for MTS Belarus
MTS Belarus registered a year-on-year mobile data traffic increase of 43.6% during 2020, driven by a 56.5% rise in smartphone subscribers on its network...
 
Vodafone Greece delivers private mobile network to Piraeus Port
Vodafone Greece has delivered a private mobile network to Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) and Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT)...
 
Helios Towers to buy Airtel Africa towers in four African countries
The London-based telecom tower infrastructure company said it has inked two separate agreements, with the first covering the Madagascar and Malawi acquisitions for US$108 million...
 
 
Middle East
 
Organizations in UAE and Saudi Arabia lead the world in digital transformation: Dell Technologies
Dell Technologies' latest study has revealed that 90% of organizations in UAE and Saudi Arabia have fast-tracked some digital transformation programmes this year, ahead of the global benchmark of 80%...
 
UAE entrepreneurs bet on digital payments, optimistic about 2021 business recovery
The study also finds that the majority of UAE merchants (82 percent) believe that their investments in digital payments had paid off and will play a major role in recovering from the COVID-19 slump...
 
Hotel quarantine booking platform launched in Oman
Passengers also need to download the Tarassud+ coronavirus monitoring app, and the HMushrif app, which helps track people under quarantine...
 
Ooredoo Kuwait Partners with Infoblox
BloxOne Threat Defense maximizes brand protection by working with existing defenses to protect the network and automatically extend security to digital imperatives...
 
North Africa
 
Tunisia announces launch of first home-made satellite
Tunisia has launched its first home-made satellite, with the help of a Russian launching rocket from a base in Kazakhstan...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
TIM will close down 3G network next year, 2G to go by end-2029
Telecom Italia (TIM) has unveiled plans to switch off its 3G network next year as it looks to free up spectrum for 4G and eventually 5G services...
 
Orange launches 5G in French port of Le Havre
Orange is making 5G available to companies in the port area of ​​Le Havre and says this the first major French seaport to benefit from the 5G based on the 3.5 GHz technology...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Submarine network to connect Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands
The full design capacity of the cable system is 20 terabits per second, capable of providing over 2,500 times more than the current bandwidth available in the region...
 
Lockheed Martin forms partnership to develop satellite-based 5G telecom network
The proposed global 5G standards-based non-terrestrial network (NTN) would offer commercial, enterprise and government devices ubiquitous communications worldwide...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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