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September 12, 2021

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Arthur D. Little appoints Dr. Patrick Linnenbank as Partner in Healthcare & Life Sciences practice

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Huawei announces cooperation progress with IUCN on Tech4Nature at WCC 2021

TECH4ALL is Huawei's long-term digital inclusion initiative that aims to leave no one behind in the digital world...

Policy and Regulation

•	NCC to test and report 5G speeds of major telecoms The National Communications Commission is to measure the transmission speeds of 5G services in the first quarter of next year...

•	Regulator starts process of relicensing 2300MHz band for LTE, plus extra 2600MHz spectrum Ukraine’s National Commission for State Regulation of Communications and Informatizationreported on its website that it has begun the process of re-licensing the 2300MHz-2400MHz frequency band for 4G LTE mobile...

Middle East

•	Bahrain Gas and I-World Connect kick-off SAP project The project is aimed at complete digitalization of Bahrain Gas processes/system by using the latest technologies provided by SAP...

•	Ooredoo Kuwait signs strategic partnership with New market Ooredoo Kuwait has partnered with Falcon company in providing the latest services and technology related to drones...

•	Stillfront Group purchases Jordan app Jawaker A report by Magnitt showed that Jawaker, the Jordan-based online game studio, was bought by global gaming company Stillfront Group in a US$205 million deal...

South Asia

•	SLT-Mobitel drives digital transformation Deploying new technological concepts including Internet of Things (IoT), Smart home, Ultra HD TV, Gaming, and other real-time applications, SLT-Mobitel caters to higher bandwidth demands of 100 Mbps to 1000 Mbps...

•	72 percent of youth in Bangladesh with smartphones use internet Over 72 percent of youths out of the 86 percent who have smartphones have access to the internet in Bangladesh...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Plans to rollout 5G network across Wolverhampton at pace Council bosses have revealed plans to rollout 5G networks at pace after meeting with ministers at a new building in the Black Country...

•	Verizon expands 5G UWB and 5G home internet to 9 more US cities On the heels of announcing a new 10-year partnership with the NFL, Verizon has also unveiled the latest US cities to gain the high-speed 5G ultrawide band and 5G Home Internet coverage...

North Africa

•	Abou Ghaly partners with SAP for digital transformation Egypt based Abou Ghaly Motors is driving innovation in Mena’s $12 billion automotive market supported by global technology partners like SAP for empowering its digital transformation...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	MCS Extreme chooses OKAST for OTT platform launch White-label video streaming platform publisher OKAST has signed an agreement with Multi-Channels Sport Group for the launch of MCS Extreme...

•	AVOD service rlaxx TV launches in France, Spain and Portugal Germany-based free ad-based video-on-demand service rlaxx TV has launched its offering in France, Spain, and Portugal...

•	Media Group Ukraine secures US OTT deal Media Group Ukraine (MGU) has reached an agreement with the new US OTT platform Boss TV, which targets ethnic communities around the world...

Satellite & Internet

•	Hughes, OneWeb ink pact for Low Earth Orbit satellite service in US, India Hughes Network Systems and OneWeb have announced agreements for Low Earth Orbit satellite service in the US and India...

•	DIGI launches 10Gbps fiber service in Madrid Romanian-backed DIGI Mobil has announced the launch of a symmetrical 10Gbps (down/uplink) fixed broadband service in Madrid...

Global Telecom Update

•	Telekom Serbia takes over Posta Net cable and Internet provider Under the contract, Telekom Serbia took possession of electronic communications equipment used to deliver Posta Net Internet and cable TV services...

•	MTN inks expanded Flutterwave mobile money deal MTN Group widened a partnership with merchant payment technology provider Flutterwave to expand acceptance of the operator’s mobile money platforms to the latter’s customers in three new African markets...

•	Anritsu launches 5G SA service assurance with AWS Amid an evolving carrier perspective on leveraging the public cloud for telecom networks, Anritsu is deploying its mobile network service assurance solutions on AWS’ public cloud...

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