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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 7, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Recognized increase of internet traffic by 740% and circuit’s voice by 800% during the stc Formula 1 Saudi Grand Prix and 67% of audience from Europe, America & Japan
 
 
stc announced that communications network movement had exceeded unprecedented peak hours during the stc Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, which was hosted in Jeddah over three days. Across the event area, the internet traffic increased by more than 740% and the internet circuit’s voice by more than 800%. This was the result of the high turnout of the public attending the event and international roaming guests from abroad, who set record numbers with an increase in the number at rush hour by more than 370%...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  AT&T selected to modernize the Coast Guard’s data network
Member Logo AT&T will consolidate the U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) disparate data communications networks onto a single modernized data communications platform under a Task Order from the Defense Information Technology Contracting...
 
•  Nokia readies O-RAN fronthaul with NTT DOCOMO for multi-vendor 5G operation
Member Logo The move will enable the Japanese operator to further select independent combinations of hardware and software to optimize its network in the future. It follows the work of the O-RAN ALLIANCE in creating a common...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Huawei’s smart railway solution and connectivity support new China-Laos high-speed train
 
•  Innovation corner by Omantel at children’s public library resumes welcoming visitors
 
•  Batelco reveals ‘BEYON Money’ the company’s new financial services brand
 
•  Huawei and UNESCO to implement project in Africa for digital education systems
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
South Korea to permit auction of additional 5G network spectrum
The Ministry of Science and ICT has agreed to open bidding for an additional 5G network spectrum following a request from LG U+...
 
CURA sets timetable for 700MHz/3.6GHz auction in final multi-band spectrum award memorandum
The Isle of Man’s Communications and Utilities Regulatory Authority (CURA) has published a final information memorandum on its plans to award spectrum licences in the 700MHz and 3.6GHz bands....
 
Middle East
 
i2c partners with BEYON Monet to boost digital financial adoption in Bahrain
The Bahrain economy has recorded major gains over the years in terms of digital adoption and the level of digital adoption in the country is currently at record highs...
 
TCS launches All-Women Innovation Lab in Riyadh
Besides, TCS will promote collaboration between startups and academia for innovation and digital skill development in the kingdom and support Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030...
 
UAE’s ZIWO raises pre-Series B round
Headquartered in Dubai, ZIWO was launched in 2017 in the GCC, with the aim to enable companies to deploy instantly and globally their customer care and sales teams...
 
North Africa
 
Atos, Siemens partner for smart grid contract in Morocco
Atos will be responsible for IT infrastructure and security tasks to ensure the consistency of all technical solutions, supervision of contract management and local services...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Vodafone goes Velocix to expand GigaTV in Germany
Vodafone Deutschland provides pay-TV services to more than 13 million subscribers in the country and the video streaming and ad tech supplier’s software will see use in supporting the expansion of the service across...
 
Rlaxx TV launches iOS app
Germany-based FAST and AVOD service provider rlaxx TV has launched an official app for iOS and iPadOS devices...
 
 
South Asia
 
Axiata Group laud's Bangladesh's digitalisation efforts
Ahead of the upcoming Digital Bangladesh Day on December 12, Izzaddin Idris, president of Axiata Group Berhad and Group CEO, has lauded the digitalisation efforts of the country...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
4G Internet coverage to hit 92% by 2022
As of the third quarter of this year, the 4G coverage in Sarawak had exceeded 83% and by 2022, Sarawak should achieve 91%-92% coverage, hence reducing the gap between its coverage level and the coverage at the national level...
 
Telekom increases 5G coverage to 87%
Telekom Deutschland says it has built up 5G network capacities at 756 locations across Germany in the past twelve weeks, increasing coverage to more than 87% of the population...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Starlink set to launch broadband services in Lithuania
The service, which is backed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX venture, will initially provide speeds of up to 150Mbps, but this will increase in the near future...
 
Virgin Media O2 completes gigabit upgrade
For the first time, all 15.5 million homes connected to the Virgin Media O2 network can access gigabit speeds...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Kyrgyztelecom and Kyrgyz Pochtasy to start implementation of IT projects
Akylbek Japarov noted that Kyrgyztelecom is the national telecommunications operator and should fully implement this function,,,
 
Linux distribution expanded to enable rapid development of embedded solutions
Analog Devices (ADI) has announced the expansion of its Linux distribution by recognising over 1000 ADI peripherals supported by in kernel Linux device drivers...
 
BT selects Dubber's AI transcription service
Dubber Corporation has finalised a partnership agreement with BT that will see Dubber embedded as the default recording and conversational intelligence solution in the BT Meetings suite of managed services, spanning...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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