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June 16, 2022

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AT&T participates in Department of Defense demonstration of 5G-enabled smart warehouse solutions at Naval Base Coronado

The demonstrations occurred at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego where the smart warehouse concept is being explored by DoD. AT&T’s private 5G network at the base delivered data throughput speeds of 3.9 gigabits per second with less than 10 milliseconds of latency when powering the demonstrations...

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stc provides advanced digital technologies to 64 locations across Jeddah Season

stc Group, the leading national company in the Kingdom, and the Jeddah Season partner, provided a set of digital services for the season’s locations to enhance the efficiency of the digital infrastructure and...

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Cisco’s emerging technology and incubation efforts deliver free-tier, API-first developer solutions

Cisco offers flexibility and choice for developers and engineers with a commitment to open source as a powerful multiplier that accelerates innovation...

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Nokia, LS ELECTRIC sign Memorandum of Understanding to develop ICT solutions and new service models

Nokia announced that Nokia and LS ELECTRIC, one of South Korea’s biggest providers of electric power equipment and automation solutions, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop Information...

Policy and Regulation

•	TDRA strengthens its virtual academy with three new learning paths The Telecommunications & Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) announced the launch of three new training pathways in its virtual academy, as part of TDRA’s plan for 2022...

•	TRA announces emergency response plan Essentially, this plan lays the foundations for a sector-wide response to a Telecom Emergency that will be both effective and coordinated...

•	NCC says Nigerians consumed 350,165 terabytes of data in 2021  According to the data, the 2021 figure was a 68% increase compared with the 205,880 terabytes consumed in December 2020...

South Asia

•	E-banking in Pakistan continues steady growth Total e-banking transactions witnessed a growth of 2.6 percent in volume and 6.5 percent in value on a quarter-on-quarter basis...

•	upay, BURO Bangladesh sign agreement Mobile financial service provider upay has signed an agreement with BURO Bangladesh, facilitating the ‘not for profit’ non-government organization to collect loan installments from their customers through upay...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	QYou expands footprint with One Plus FAST channel launch Youth-oriented Hindi language channel operator QYou Media has announced an expansion with One Plus smart TV systems via its Oxygen Play content discovery platform...

•	Americans adopting ad-supported streaming services faster than subscription options Advertising supported streaming services are seeing US adoption at a faster rate than subscription-based options...

Global Telecom Update

•	OADC expands edge data centre offering in South Africa OADC says the 26 edge facilities offer colocation, rooftop access and high-speed network interconnectivity between facilities at up to 100Gbps and on multiple routes for diversity...

•	Oxbotica taps metaverse to improve autonomous vehicle detection scenarios Software firm aims to use artificial intelligence to accelerate the safe and efficient deployment of autonomous vehicle technology, also reducing the carbon emissions generated by vehicles...

•	A1 Telekom Austria Group and Amdocs showcase end-to-end 5G network slicing and monetisation Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies, havs completed an end-to-end 5G network slicing proof of concept (PoC) with A1 Telekom Austria Group...

Middle East

•	Dubai tops Middle East in Digital Cities Index Dubai has been rated first in the Middle East and 18th globally in a new ranking of most digitalized cities in the world...

•	Saudi Arabia Launches 'Smart Pilgrim' App The app allows pilgrims to communicate with their service providers and report any violations to the ministry, which has pledged to handle the remarks and complaints without delay or leniency towards any violating Hajj...

•	Jordanian game publisher Tamatem expands to China following deal with MSA Novo Jordan-based mobile game publisher Tamatem is expanding to China after securing an investment and strategic partnership with Chinese MSA Novo...

•	Vodafone launches first IoT tracker for consumers in Qatar Vodafone Qatar has launched its first consumer Internet of Things (CIoT) product, the Vodafone Smart Tracker, a new multi-purpose tracking solution that is able to locate users’ valuables, such as wallets, bags,...

North Africa

•	Taqa Arabia, Kyndryl to modernise energy distribution in Egypt Kyndryl will now provide Taqa Arabia with cloud hosting and cloud managed application services for its enterprise resource planning (ERP) environment, SAP S/4HANA...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Vodafone deploys wind and solar powered 4G mast UK operator Vodafone has switched on a 4G phone mast in Wales loaded with a wind turbine, solar panels and on-site battery storage...

•	Rogers’ 3500MHz 5G goes live Rogers Communications announced that it has started to deploy its 5G 3500MHz spectrum holdings, with the first location going live in Nanaimo, British Columbia...

Satellite & Internet

•	Mexico taps Axess satellites for connectivity ambition Mexico tapped into satellite technology to deliver ubiquitous coverage for its citizens, as part of a major scheme to connect those in extremely remote areas...

•	Dhiraagu, Ooredoo expand FTTH to additional islands Dhivehi Raajjeyge Gulhun (Dhiraagu), the Maldives’ incumbent telecoms operator, has announced the expansion of its fiber broadband service to three additional locations...

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