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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 30, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Zain first telecom operator globally to launch Vo5G with nationwide coverage
 
 
Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announces the launch of voice over 5G services, becoming the first telecom operator globally to commercially launch Vo5G with nationwide coverage in all of Kuwait's areas and on the all-new Samsung Galaxy S22 lineup...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc signs with IE Business School of Spain
Member Logo In line with its strategy to invest in its talents and prepare future leaders, and commitment to continuous professional development and ensuring that they are prepared for leadership positions, stc signed an agreement with...
 
•  Omantel's mobile app wins two Gold Stevie Awards 2022
Member Logo The winning streak continues for Omantel at global platforms as its service delivery approach integrated with innovation convenience makes daily lives and business operations better. Oman’s first and leading integrated...
 
•  Huawei reveals next-generation data center facility
Member Logo The new rollouts, based on the collective wisdom and joint efforts between Huawei Data Center Facility Team and industry experts, reaffirm Huawei’s commitment to building low-carbon, smart data centers...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
CITC publishes a public consultation on “Network Neutrality Regulations Document
The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has published a public consultation on “Network Neutrality Regulations Document” as part of its initiatives under the Digital Content...
 
Brazilian MVNOs win mobile internet access tender
Two Brazilian MVNOs have reportedly been the winners of a tender process to provide mobile connectivity to up to 700,000 students via the public network across the country...
 
Middle East
 
Bahrain turns streetlights into 5G nodes
Zain Bahrain and LSS Technologies have integrated 5G into the standard city feature to boost 5G deployment at Bahrain Bay...
 
4 million email threats, 4.6 million URL attacks thwarted in 2021
According to an annual cybersecurity report for 2021 compiled by Trend Micro over 4 million email threats and more than 4.6 million URL victim attacks were detected and blocked across Oman...
 
Qatar’s Snoonu acquires Omani food delivery platform Akeed
Qatar’s tech start-up Snoonu announced its acquisition of Akeed, a leading Omani food delivery platform with a network of more than 1,000 restaurants and grocery stores...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Baicells, Kajeet partner to deliver private cellular networks
The partnership with Baicells enables businesses to use Kajeet’s Private 5G Platform to deploy Baicells LTE radios and customer premises equipment (CPE), as part of a highly affordable turnkey network...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Starlink licensed to operate in Nigeria, Mozambique
Elon Musk has announced that Starlink, the satellite internet service of SpaceX, has received licences to operate in Nigeria and Mozambique...
 
Rural ISP Wessex Internet tops 5000 broadband customers
Broadband ISP Wessex Internet has revealed that they’re now home to 5,000 customers, including one who just got free broadband for life...
 
 
South Asia
 
Monthly mobile data usage doubles since Covid
The monthly internet usage of mobile subscribers in Bangladesh has more than doubled ever since the coronavirus pandemic began as more people are being pushed online for work and entertainment purposes...
 
Ntc brings SIM KYC update and FTTH portal on mobile app
The newly updated version brings new features such as the ability to recharge with Namaste Pay, Offline mode, updating KYC, FTTH Portal, etc...
 
North Africa
 
ADCB Egypt chooses Temenos for next-generation digital payments
Egyptian bank ADCB-Egypt has extended its collaboration with Temenos to deliver next-generation digital payments on the latter’s open platform for composable banking...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
bolttech partners with Viettel Telecom in Vietnam to launch insurance on their mobile app
The partnership launches an insurance offering, powered by bolttech's insurance exchange platform, on Viettel's customer app MyViettel with products including health, travel, home, car, and motorbike...
 
Disney+ to launch on Vodafone Greece next month
Vodafone TV subscribers will have access to Disney+ as part of their basic subscription, after they’ve completed a short registration form...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
25% of internet users susceptible to targeted attacks
Around one-fourth of Internet users in the world stay in countries that are more susceptible to online attacks than previously estimated...
 
Yokogawa, Docomo test remote-control AI
Japan-based Yokogawa Electric used NTT Docomo’s 5G network to test autonomous control AI in a cloud environment, demonstrating the technology can remotely manage industrial operations...
 
NTT DOCOMO Ventures invests in emergency tech firm RapidSOS
RapidSOS’s technology is used by 5,200 public safety agencies across the United States, covering more than 95% of the population, and the company is expanding its footprint internationally into Canada, Mexico, the UK,...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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