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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 18, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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President Alvi: Huawei Academy has trained large numbers of students in information technology
 
 
Huawei's ICT Middle East Competition concluded recently with an award ceremony for the winning Pakistani teams at the Presidential Palace in Islamabad. The President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi, himself attended the ceremony hosted by Huawei and the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT)...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Formula E and Mobily announce partnership with the Diriyah E-Prix
Member Logo Formula E and Etihad Etisalat Co (Mobily) have today announced a new partnership with the Diriyah E-Prix races of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, beginning with the upcoming double-header race weekend on 28 and 29...
 
•  Tech Mahindra bets big on digitally transforming insurance industry; acquires Com Tec Co IT Ltd and invests in two leading InsurTech platforms
Member Logo The acquisition will enable Tech Mahindra to tap onto the potential industry disruption in the Insurance sector, expand its offerings to high-end digital engineering services for some of the largest insurance, re-insurance...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
NTA developing a response team ‘CERT’ against cyber-attacks
The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) will protect Nepal’s ICT and telecom systems from various malicious attacks and threats...
 
Ericsson and MoIAT address digitalization and industry 4.0 at Expo 2020
In-light with Ericsson’s Champions 4.0 Network collaboration with the UAE’s Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), a joint panel discussion and workshop took place around Industry 4.0 at the...
 
Middle East
 
GCC's internet users soar over 98 per cent and mobile subscribers account for over 137 per cent of region's total population, says report
GCC countries achieved significant shifts in ICT use during the past two decades, making a huge difference in the services provided to users as they advance their digital infrastructure, according to the GCC ICT Use Index...
 
Zain Bahrain launches ‘We Able’ hotline for People with Disabilities
The launch of the hotline is aligned with Zain Bahrain’s Sustainability & Inclusivity strategy and aims at delivering an exceptional customer service experience through ensuring digital inclusion and access to all...
 
Saudi Arabia based Walaa adopts eBaoCloud DigitalCore as enabler
Key components in DigitalCore are modularized and developed on a distributed architecture to provide needed scalability and elasticity to support Walaa’s future business growth, channel expansion and new technology...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
XL taps Cisco for 4G optimisation
Indonesia-based XL Axiata revealed plans to deploy Cisco’s traffic management system for its 4G network in areas with high data traffic after trials showed the equipment increased the efficiency of its radio network...
 
TIM Brasil stages 3.5GHz VoNR 5G trial with Huawei
TIM Brasil has teamed up with Huawei to test 5G voice-over-New Radio (VoNR) services using the 3.5GHz band...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Argentina takes agricultural IoT into orbit
The satellite was created by the firm Innova Space, a satellite services company that offers IoT solutions for maritime, environmental, mining, oil, gas and agricultural applications...
 
Proximus agrees access to electricity poles for FTTP rollout
Belgian full-service provider Proximus has agreed access to ORES’s network of electricity poles to support the deployment of its open multi-gigabit fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network in the Wallonia region...
 
 
South Asia
 
Teletalk, Summit Towers ink tower-sharing agreement
Summit Towers Limited (STL) has signed an agreement with Teletalk Bangladesh under the tower sharing guideline of the government...
 
Nadra to accept digital payments in Pakistan
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to facilitate its customers, in collaboration with JazzCash and EasyPaisa has introduced the facility of accepting digital payments for its services at all NRCs...
 
Nepal plans new ICT blueprint to bridge digital divide
Nepal has observed impressive growth in the information and communication sector in the last few years...
 
North Africa
 
Vodacom shareholders vote in favour Vodafone Egypt bid
Vodacom Group’s bid for a controlling stake in Vodafone Egypt is set to proceed after the operator received shareholder backing...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Video Solutions AG launches AVOD channels with Amagi
Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV announced that Video Solutions AG has partnered with it to launch, distribute and monetize two Advertising Video-On-Demand channels...
 
Lithuania’s Cgates goes live with Synamedia video network solutions
Live and time-shifted viewing on set-top boxes and OTT are part of the video network solutions being supported by Synamedia in a new deployment on Cgates...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
O2/Telefónica activates Germany's first Open RAN mini-radio cells
As the first German network operator, O2/Telefónica has activated the first mini-radio cells with innovative Open RAN technology (ORAN) in Munich...
 
Verizon launches 5G Innovation Hub at Arizona State University
Verizon and Arizona State University are exploring how 5G can enable immersive educational experiences and transform the future of learning...
 
GTD announces plans for second data centre in Peru
Grupo GTD, whose activities include data transmission, network interconnection, internet, mobile telephony, digital television, voice and other communication services, has announced plans to build its second data centre in...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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