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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 24, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Zain presents first comprehensive digital program for accelerating tech startups
 
 
Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, premiered the region’s first Startup Innovation Digital Video Report, concluding the sixth edition of its renowned digital startups accelerator program; Zain Great Idea (ZGI) in collaboration with Brilliant Lab...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel announced the successful test of 5G mmWave Extended range
Member Logo Omantel, the Sultanate leading and First Telecom services provider, have announced the completion of a 5G mmWave proof of concept (POC) trial for extended range under the supervision by TRA...
 
•  Batelco launches IP transit service on Manama-IX
Member Logo Batelco has announced that its IP Transit service is now available on Manama-IX (MN-IX), the Bahrain-based Internet exchange platform that interconnects global carriers, local and international operators and both content and...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Nkom proposes updated legislation relating to Telenor’s copper network shutdown plans
Norway’s National Communications Authority has unveiled proposed changes to legislation related to fixed line incumbent Telenor Norge’s planned switch-off of its legacy copper network...
 
BTRC moves to make 4G internet faster
The telecom regulator plans to set new standard for 4G and broadband internet speed as part of its move to ensure much-needed faster digital connectivity for the users across the country...
 
South Asia
 
CG Net expanding rapidly in The Kathmandu Valley
CG Net is expanding rapidly in Kathmandu. Initially launched in select areas of Lalitpur, the company is ruthlessly moving to new areas inside the valley...
 
North Africa
 
Telecom Egypt deploys Ciena’s GeoMesh Extreme on its MENA cable
Telecom Egypt has deployed Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme coherent optical technology to maximise capacity along the Mediterranean segment of Telecom Egypt’s Middle East North Africa (MENA) submarine cable system...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Sky, STV partnerships for Finecast
The deal with Sky will see it provide the company with supply partnerships for linear supply, while the STV deal is for live streaming supply on OTT...
 
TikTok TV launches on Android, LG, Samsung in North America
TikTok TV has announced that it is bringing its app to the Google TV platform and other Android TV OS devices, as well as LG smart TVs and Samsung smart TVs...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
TelcoSwitch enhances omnichannel offering with integration into UK’s e-commerce platform
TelcoSwitch, a software provider of unified communications and compliance solutions, has announced that its omnichannel customer experience platform for contact centres, 3Sixty, now offers integration with EKM, the...
 
L'Oréal selects Accenture for data-driven marketing transformation
In the Gulf Cooperation Council, L'Oréal has embarked on what it brands as a “data-driven marketing transformation”, and flown in strategists, consultants, creatives and technologists from Accenture to...
 
Azerbaijan, EU to work on digital transformation projects
Azerbaijan and the European Union have reached an agreement on the joint implementation of digital transformation and human capital development projects in Azerbaijan...
 
 
Middle East
 
Jordan's ICT sector set to grow owing to strong human capital and infrastructure
27 per cent of MENA’s tech entrepreneurs are Jordanian, even if the country’s population accounts for 3 per cent of the region...
 
AMANA awarded five data centre projects, supporting the GCC’s digital economy
Data centres are a critical element of the infrastructure required to build digital economies in the GCC states as they pivot from oil-driven to data-driven economies...
 
VentureSouq launches MENA region’s first fintech fund
The UAE-based based venture capital firm VentureSouq (VSQ) announced the launch of its MENA FinTech Fund I, the region’s first sector specific fund focused on fintech across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)...
 
Mena IT spending to grow 2.6% in 2022: Gartner
IT spending in the Mena region is forecast to total US$1.7 billion in 2022, an increase of 2.6% from 2021, according to a recent forecast by research and advisory firm Gartner...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Lifecell introducing VoLTE by year-end
Ukraine’s third largest mobile network operator Lifecell plans to launch VoLTE services over its 4G network by the end of 2021, reports Interfax-Ukraine...
 
T-Mobile Poland trials 5G standalone
Polish mobile phone network operator T-Mobile Polska has launched a trial of 5G standalone (SA) services at a test environment in the city of Lodz and via two commercial base stations in Zambrow and Halinow...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Turkey to launch Turksat 5B communications satellite in Dec
Turkey signed a contract for Turksat 5B satellite with Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus D&S) in order to ensure the redundancy of the satellite...
 
Indonesia’s Moratelindo works with Ribbon to expand broadband capacity
Indonesian fixed broadband provider Moratelindo has expanded its capacity in what are called key network sections with the help of Ribbon Optical Solutions...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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