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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 23, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Cisco expands enterprise-grade switching capabilities into industrial networks to modernize and secure critical infrastructure
 
 
Cisco has announced an expansion of the Cisco Catalyst 9000 portfolio, based on the powerful Unified Access Data Plane (UADP) ASIC silicon, to bring more enterprise-grade switching capabilities to the industrial edge for industries operating in harsh environments and supporting critical infrastructure like utilities, oil and gas, roadways, and rail...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  AT&T helps businesses move towards Net Zero
Member Logo Network virtualization and connectivity solutions can help small and large businesses use less energy and lower their greenhouse gas emissions...
 
•  Mobily prepares major announcements for LEAP22 tech conference
Member Logo Etihad Etisalat, known as Mobily, said it will launch a range of innovative and disruptive digital solutions during LEAP22, the technology event scheduled for Riyadh in February...
 
•  Huawei's first global Tech4Good competition won by team Thailand
Member Logo The Tech4Good Competition is a new project started in 2021 under Huawei’s flagship Seeds for the Future digital skill training program. Tech4Good asks students to identify a social issue and propose a technical...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Establishing standards for digital currency
Regulators, industry and academia are collaborating to ensure interoperability and security – key prerequisites for digital currencies to match and exceed the role of cash in our daily lives...
 
UAE telecom regulator says country's 5G services don't disrupt aircraft's navigation system
The UAE's Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) assured that the deployment of the 5G mobile services in the country has no impact on the aircraft's navigation system...
 
Middle East
 
Estidamah signs up Hilal, SAP for digital infrastructure services
The National Research and Development Center for Sustainable Agriculture (Estidamah) has embarked on a digital transformation drive to enhance its capabilities, help boost the local farmer’s output and support the...
 
UAE Space Agency to launch first Space Economic Zone at Masdar City
The UAE Space Agency and Masdar have teamed up to establish the country’s first Space Economic Zone in Masdar City to create an integrated business ecosystem to propel startups and SMEs...
 
YAP taps FSS to support its MENA expansion
Integrated payments technology company FSS (Financial Software and Systems) has partnered with the United Arab Emirates-based YAP, a digital banking platform, to deliver secure, digital first-card experiences to consumers in...
 
South Asia
 
Nepal Telecom launches 4G LTE Wi-Fi service
Nepal Telecom has launched 4G LTE Wi-Fi to provide high-speed data and voice services to areas where fiber broadband and Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) services are unavailable...
 
Symphony becomes 2nd ‘Made in Bangladesh’ smartphone exporter
Earlier, local tech conglomerate Walton started exporting its smartphones as the first local company to the USA on 1 March 2020 from its Gazipur plant...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
ViacomCBS inks multi-year renewal with Nexstar stati
In a deal that covers affiliated television stations in 39 US markets owned by itself and and its operating partners, Nexstar Media Group has reached what it says is a “comprehensive” multi-year renewal with...
 
Insight TV launches on Polsat Box and Netia in Poland
Programmer Insight TV has today launched its millennial-focused UHD channel on the Polsat Box and Netia platforms in Poland...
 
 
North Africa
 
Egypt’s FinTech player MNT-Halan launches buy-now-pay-later feature
Egypt’s FinTech player, has announced the successful addition of its Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) feature to its comprehensive digital ecosystem that includes small and micro-business lending, payments, consumer finance,...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Telkomsel to implement ‘sustainable’ LTE upgrade within 2022
With Indonesia’s government encouraging operators to quicken the pace of migrating their customers from 3G to 4G, market leader Telkomsel has confirmed plans to implement a full LTE upgrade this year on a sustainable...
 
Vodafone UK and Samsung switch on first 5G Open RAN site in the United Kingdom
Samsung Electronics and Vodafone UK announced the companies have switched on the United Kingdom’s first 5G Open RAN site carrying live customer traffic...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Digicel satellite link restores international calling in Tonga
Digicel has confirmed that limited international calling capabilities have been restored in Tonga, and that it is working on improving capacity...
 
Netomnia adds Wakefield and Pontefract to rollout plans
British wholesale fiber network operator Netomnia has confirmed it is extending its rollout plans to include the city of Wakefield and the town of Pontefract...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Tigo Guatemala announces its alliance with Microsoft
Tigo Business Guatemala, in collaboration with Microsoft, announced the first Cloud Center of Excellence ( CCoE ) in the Central American region...
 
Juniper enhances its AI-driven SD-WAN capabilities
In addition, Juniper has expanded its SSR portfolio with enhanced IDS/IPS and URL filtering capabilities and made it easier to get SSR up and running with new cloud-ready appliances with Zero Touch Provisioning...
 
Việt Nam to start developing 6G in 2022
Việt Nam is to focus on the development of 6G – the sixth generation standard currently under development for wireless communications technologies – in 2022...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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