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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 25, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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SAMENA ACCELERATOR Policy Roundtable during Huawei UBBF 2021 in Dubai to Address Rural Fiber Broadband Development & IPv6/IPv6+ Transition Issues
 
 
SAMENA Telecommunications Council has announced that, as a part of the Huawei UBB Forum (Ultrabroadband Forum) 2021, which will take place in Dubai from October 19-20 during Gitex 2021, its SAMENA Accelerator policy-level roundtable will be organized among the Digital Communication Industry’s leading decision-makers from all around the SA-ME-NA region beyond. The primary objectives of the UBBF-collaborated and Huawei-hosted SAMENA Accelerator is to address policy, regulatory, and business enablement issues relating to fiber deployment and industrial digitalization.
 
Etisalat senior executives share insights on the importance of inclusion & diversity to build an innovative workforce at ‘The Board Summit’
 
 
Companies creating an innovative and productive workforce have to consider new approaches to talent management. Etisalat is paving the way by building an inclusive workforce with the talent and ability to evolve, learn and contribute to the digital transformation vital to the company’s strategy and vision. Moreover, it is about making their work purposeful and encouraging a culture that fits their values and continuously inspires them, highlighted senior Etisalat executives at the Board Summit...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc launches special offers on devices and packages with discounts of up to 50%
Member Logo On the occasion of Saudi Arabia 91st National Day stc launched many offers, benefits and special gifts, as it provided its customers with discounts on various devices and packages of up to 50%...
 
•  Customers and MNOs in 5G harmony in Kuwait
Member Logo SpeedChecker, the mobile crowdsourcing company released a new report (July 2021) on the performance of mobile networks in Kuwait. This report is part of an ongoing commitment from SpeedChecker to benchmark true user...
 
•  Comviva unveils next generation MobiLytixTM Marketing Studio
Member Logo The new launch marks an acceleration of the Telecom industry’s move towards a technology-led, integrated platform play for digital engagement and customer lifetime value - which is already a key disrupter in other...
 
•  Huawei Rotating Chairman reaffirms continuous innovation for faster digitalization across the world
Member Logo This year's event, themed "Dive into Digital", explores how digital technology can better integrate with business scenarios and industry know-how to address critical business challenges, and how stakeholders can work...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Huawei releases the Intelligent World 2030 Report to explore trends in the next decade
 
•  UN Broadband Commission Released Key 21st Century Recommendations to Finance Sustainable Broadband Development and Closure of the Digital Divide in the 21stCentury
 
•  Etisalat highlights rapid growth of SmartHub data centres
 
•  Zain launches online campaign to reinforce environmental awareness
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Bangladesh to enter 5G era in December
Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar has said that Bangladesh will enter 5G era with Teletalk set launch 5G technology by December this year...
 
• Liberia gets boost for rural telecommunications development under Universal Access Program
Recently, The Universal Access Fund endorsed the implementation of the proof of concept designed to bring telecommunication closer to the people of Liberia irrespective of their location to have access to...
 
South Asia
 
• Dialog 5G trial network dade available for Samsung S21 Series
Dialog Axiata has partnered Samsung Sri Lanka to enable all Samsung Galaxy S21 flagship series users to experience the power of 5G through their devices on Dialog’s 5G trial network, the first of its kind in South...
 
• Maqsad announces raising US$2.1 million in pre-seed funding for its mobile-first learning platform
The startup aims to build a mobile-only platform to offer after-school academic support to “100 million” Pakistani students, says a press release by the company...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Globoplay expands into 20 European countries
The Portuguese streamer, combining classic and original titles, also plans to offer seven linear channels for subscribers in more than 20 countries in Europe...
 
• Canal+ teams up with A1 Telekom Austria for new TV offering
Canal+ has struck a partnership with A1 Telekom Austria that will see the pay TV provider enter the Austrian market in the first quarter of next year...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Telstra Purple to combine telco, edge, cybersecurity and AI into integrated service
Telstra's managed services business, Telstra Purple, will combine its existing telco products, edge compute, security and AI into an integrated service for the telco's enterprise customers...
 
• Telefónica, K Launch new VC Fund to invest in deep tech scaleups
Telefónica and private venture capital company K announced the launch of Leadwind, a new independent venture capital fund, open to public and private investors...
 
• Investments in South African data centre to reach US$3bn by 2026
The report pointed out that the COVID-19 pandemic has been a strong market enabler for digital transformation initiatives across private as well as public sector enterprises in South Africa...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Gulf spend on digital infrastructure to hit US$70 billion by 2024
The Gulf region’s ICT spending in digital infrastructure is expected to be over US$70billion by 2024, said experts at a global forum, citing a recent report by the Middle East Institute...
 
• SDAIA aims to put Saudi in global top 10 for data and AI
The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) plans to position Saudi Arabia as one of the top 10 countries in data and AI, and is training 25,000 data and AI specialists...
 
• UAE, Egypt collaboration to advance space sector
The UAE and Egypt are joining hands as part of renewed efforts to advance cooperation in the rapidly-growing space sector...
 
North Africa
 
• Egypt's B2B Marketplace Cartona raises US$4.5 million Pre-Series A
The Egypt-based team plans to use its newly acquired funds to further develop its Tech Stack, launch new products and expand geographically across Egypt...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Malaysia's 4G coverage now at 94 percent
The coverage of the 4G network has now reached 94 percent in Malaysia, which is in line with the 96.9 percent coverage target by the end of 2022 under the National Digital Network initiative which was launched in 2020...
 
• Globe Telecom expands 5G coverage to more than 1,800 key locations
Globe Telecom's strategy of installing its 5G network in key cities across Metro Manila, Visayas, and Mindanao will provide customers with good and reliable 5G services...
 
• Telefonica makes voice call on live 5G network with VoNR
Telefonica Deutschland (O2) claims it has become the first German mobile network operator to successfully make a voice call purely over its live 5G network. Voice over New Radio (VoNR)...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• SES, Hughes achieve multi-orbit satellite UAV connection during collaborative demo
Hughes Network Systems and SES have demonstrated the ability to connect remotely piloted aircraft with satellites in Geosynchronous (GEO) and Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO), the satellite operators announced recently...
 
• Mauritius Telecom rolls out 1Gbps broadband connection
Mauritius Telecomhas begun providing 1 Gbps broadband connectivity, claiming Mauritius is just the second African country after South Africa to provide gigabit speeds to residential subscribers...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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