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December 25, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Etisalat launches Business Edge Healthcare platform
 
 
Etisalat has announced the launch of Business Edge Healthcare platform, a plethora of services dedicated to enhance and empower hospitals, ambulatory practices and medical staff with seamless, secure and practical solutions to enhance day-to-day operations in all business phases of the various departments...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc signs a binding agreement to fully acquire e-portal Holding Company
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company (stc) announced signing a binding agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of e-portal Holding Company and its subsidiaries, which specialize in the Information and Communications...
 
•  Nokia launches Gigabit Connect to simplify gigabit broadband installation in apartment blocks
Member Logo Nokia has launched Gigabit Connect to make it easier for fiber network providers to deploy gigabit broadband services in MDUs where the final connection leg is via twisted pair or coaxial cables...
 
•  Buffalo and Huawei reach license agreement under Huawei’s Wi-Fi 6 patents
Member Logo The agreement provides Buffalo coverage for certain Wi-Fi 6 enabled products under Huawei’s portfolio of Wi-Fi 6 standard essential patents (SEPs)...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Chilean telecom operators light up 5G networks
Chile's telecommunications regulator announced that Movistar (Telefonica), Entel, and WOM have activated their fifth-generation networks in the country around 10 months after acquiring 5G-compatible frequencies...
 
• Communications Authority slashes calling rates effective January 1
Consumers will enjoy lower calling rates following the review of mobile termination rates and fixed termination rates by the Communications Authority of Kenya(CA)...
 
Middle East
 
• Arab Parliament Speaker congratulates Bahrain on Satellite launch
Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Adel Al-Asoomi, has lauded His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s vision on the need to be interested in the fields of science, knowledge and technological advances...
 
• Khedmah offers Awasr and Omantel Broadband Subscriptions
The popular app strives to offer a plethora of unique and seamless solutions, that also include broadband subscriptions from Awasr and Omantel...
 
• AMF releases booklet on using AI in the banking services
The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) has recognised the importance of expanding educational awareness of the implications of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in banking services...
 
South Asia
 
• Mobile phone imports increase 18% to US$856 million in 5 months
The import of mobile phones in Pakistan has witnessed an increase of 18.32 percent during the first five months of the current financial year (2021-22) as compared to the corresponding period of last year
 
• Sri Lanka’s NCINGA empowers Telecom Fiji
NCINGA (Pvt.) Ltd, one of Sri Lanka’s IT solution providers, continues to advance the emerging markets in the telecommunications industry, acting as a powerful force behind the Infrastructure development of Telecom...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Dizi expands to UAE
SPI/FilmBox, has launched Dizi on du’s TV platform in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in collaboration with the content licensing management company, SAWA Rights Management (SRM)...
 
• Disney+ Hotstar strengthens content offering for 2022
Bringing what it says will be diverse and path-breaking content, the Disney+ Hotstar SVOD platform has announced the release of all new and varied Telugu programming across genres including family drama, comedy, crime...
 
 
North Africa
 
• Kyndryl launches in Egypt, expresses commitment to help digital transformation
The event brought together dozens of government officials, customers, business partners and members of the press to discuss the advantages of new and emerging technologies in speeding digitalization and innovation as well as...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Digi revises 3G network shutdown schedule for northern, central regions
The shutdown will enable 3G spectrum to be repurposed to enhance the 4G long-term evolution (LTE) network performance, allowing for a better quality of Internet experience for all users...
 
• Brazil’s TIM to begin 5G rollouts with Ericsson, Huawei
Brazilian operator TIM will begin making its first 5G network activations using equipment from providers Huawei and Ericsson...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• Svella Connect to lead CityFibre full-fiber rollout across Barnsley
Mobilisation is now under way with Svella Connect to replace the previous build partner and construction is due to begin again in early 2022...
 
• GomSpace builds new satellite platform for Unseenlabs
The new platform will comprise an upgrade both in size and performance compared to previous GomSpace-built satellites and will aid the expansion of Unseenlab’s fleet of satellites in LEO, Gomspace said...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Rwanda becomes founding member of Digital Cooperation Organisation
The Digital Cooperation Organization is now enabling more than half a billion people across member states to connect with and prosper in the digital economy, particularly underrepresented groups such as women and young...
 
• Dell announces Concept Luna in collaboration with Intel
Dell Technologies has announced the arrival of Concept Luna, the first prototype for a parallel innovation workstream to accelerate circular design of Dell’s products...
 
• Vodafone and Mavenir complete small cell OpenRAN trial
UK operator Vodafone and software vendor Mavenir say they have successfully tested a small cell OpenRAN mast using containerised software...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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