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April 18, 2021

stc donates SAR 10 million to Ehsan platform, while continuing to provide it with technical support through the "Technical Empowerment" program

stc Group has responded to the donation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince to the Ehsan platform as part of the national charity campaign that was launched on Friday...

MCMC finalising satellite broadband access plans in remote areas

The areas are located far from the existing telecommunication network facilities and some of them are difficult to be accessed by heavy machinery due to difficult terrain...

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stc launches #today_we_can campaign to promote sustainability during the Holy Month

Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc announced the launch of its multi-layered campaign focusing on achieving sustainable outcomes during the Holy Month of Ramadan and in the future...

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PCCW Global launches eSIM service for IoT deployment

PCCW Global has launched a globally-connected Embedded-SIM (eSIM) service that is immediately ready for the Internet of Things (IoT) deployment globally, providing ground-breaking device connectivity that is expected to...

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Huawei concludes 2021 Global Analyst Summit noting priorities for digital transformation across all industries

Huawei has recently concluded its 2021 Huawei Global Analyst Summit, in which it was joined by over 2,000 analysts, key opinion leaders, and media representatives from a range of industries. Together, they discussed how the...

Policy and Regulation

•	Arcep clears Digicel and Free’s Antilles-Guyane network sharing French regulator Arcep has approved Digicel and Free Caraibe’s network-sharing arrangement for the Antilles-Guyane region...

•	Swedish regulator prepares latest round of broadband funding The watchdog says subsidies will be available in Norrland, Svealand and Gotaland, but only for areas where there are no plans by telcos for a commercial broadband network rollout...

Middle East

•	STS introduces a “Pharma Designed” CRM platform Jordan-based STS has announced the introduction of its innovative CRM platform, specifically built to address the pharmaceutical industry, under the name of “Nsights”...

•	Digital driving license service launched in Saudi Arabia The digital license was developed in collaboration with the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority and was launched through the Interior Ministry’s Absher Individuals and Tawakkalna apps...

•	Zain Bahrain hosts 'The Customer Journey' masterclass for its employees Zain Masterclass is part of Zain Bahrain’s training series and is one of the main development programs that allows employees to be more agile in obtaining further information...

North Africa

•	Ed-tech startup raises funding Kezakoo, a Morocco-based ed-tech startup specializing in tutoring high-school students, has raised US$221K in investment funding with investment company Witamax One...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	FightBox expands into Denmark SPI/FilmBox has announced its first distribution deal with the Danish pay-TV and broadband provider Waoo...

•	Televisa and Univision to merge media businesses to create new Spanish-language global powerhouse The merger is designed to enable the new company to address what it believes is the relatively nascent global Spanish-language streaming market...

South Asia

•	Dialog’s Genie partners with MyDoctor to elevate the digital healthcare payment mechanism in Sri Lanka With the integration of the tokenization features offered by Genie in the MyDoctor App, customers will not face the need to enter their details each time they make a payment...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Tele2 deploys base stations with 2300MHz Rostelecom spectrum Tele2 Russia has launched new base stations via the 2300MHz band to bolster its commercial 4G/LTE services in Moscow and St Petersburg...

•	A1 5G coverage reaches 3.8 million Austrians A1 Telekom Austria has announced that its 5G network provides coverage to 3.8 million people in both urban and rural parts of the country...

Satellite & Internet

•	Wireless broadband company Supersonic targets South Africa’s major cities The company will roll out its Unlimited Air Fiber service in most of South Africa’s major cities – including Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Soweto, and Durban – from May this year...

•	MCMC finalising satellite broadband access plans in remote areas The areas are located far from the existing telecommunication network facilities and some of them are difficult to be accessed by heavy machinery due to difficult terrain...

Global Telecom Update

•	Vodafone Romania launches a suite of digital solutions for agriculture The digital solutions integrate IoT technologies, based on sensors, and data analytics, to enable the transition to digitalized agriculture...

•	Telenor launches mobile phone recycling program Telenor is inviting all citizens to join the recycling program and bring their old mobile phones to Telenor stores throughout Serbia...

•	Giant container port operator, Viettel in strategic tie-up Saigon Newport Corporation and telecom company Viettel signed an agreement to promote the use of IT and develop logistics and other services...

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