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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
June 30, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
etisalat by e& launches ‘GoChat Messenger’ for voice and video calling
 
 
Etisalat UAE, branded as etisalat by e&, announced the launch of GoChat Messenger, an all-in-one free voice and video calling app, giving customers the flexibility of accessing unique features within one application.
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  ‘stc Roam’ positioned as the ultimate travel partner to keep stc customers seamlessly connected wherever they are in the world
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc launched its ‘stc Roam’ campaign in preparation for the summer season, communicating the exclusive benefits stc customers get, as well as the ease of access through...
 
•  Nokia and BT further collaborate on highly scalable, power efficient IP networks
Member Logo The collaboration is part of the companies’ long-term strategic relationship to ensure the UK’s largest network has the capacity, flexibility and reduced power consumption, to deliver the best possible customer...
 
•  Huawei awarded the world’s first Carbon Footprint Verification for inverters issued by BSI
Member Logo Huawei was awarded the world's first Carbon Footprint Verification (CFV) for solar inverter products issued by the British Standards Institution (BSI)...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
PTA asks telcos to explain genuine concerns
The telco regulator has asked for explanation regarding the difficulties that are likely to prevent CMO’s from achieving the rollout plan...
 
Italy awards final set of rural 5G contracts
The final batch of contracts to deploy open access 5G networks in rural areas of Italy have been awarded to a consortium comprising tower company INWIT and two of its telco shareholders,..
 
South Asia
 
bdapps brings the National Hackathon 2022
bdapps, has inaugurated the National Hackathon 2022 to look for world-class mobile applications and young apps developers from around Bangladesh...
 
WorldLink upgrading FTTH network to 10Gbps XGS-PON technology
Nepal based WorldLink Communications has announced plans to upgrade its GPON fibre-to-the-home network to 10Gbps-capable XGS-PON to meet current bandwidth demand...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Discovery+ app goes live on Sky Italia
Sky has signed a new agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery placing the Discovery+ app onto Sky Q boxes in Italy...
 
Viaplay agrees pan-European content deal with Paramount
Viaplay (fka NENT Group) has struck a raft of country- and region-specific deals for shows from Paramount Global Content Distribution...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Vodafone, Google look to extend Wear OS smartwatch battery life
The mobile operator has developed an API that enables apps and operating systems, to reconfigure how they communicate with its network...
 
WBA, Deutsche Telekom, Cisco & Intel unveils Wi-Fi 6/6E features for Industry 4.0
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has published Wi-Fi 6/6E for Industrial IoT: Enabling Wi-Fi Determinism in an IoT World...
 
AIS 5G joins up with 116 networks worldwide for roaming, seamless integration
The partnership will allow customers to have uninterrupted, glitch-free communications and social media activity in all partnering countries...
 
 
Middle East
 
Hub71, e& enterprise to launch UAE’s first AI Centre of Excellence in Abu Dhabi
The launch highlights the importance of pursuing partnerships and collaborations with businesses, governments, investors, and startups to create a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through the co-creation of...
 
Satellite-supported PTT partnership targets Middle East businesses
Satellite operator Inmarsat, satellite communication solutions companies Global Beam Telecom and Cobham, and global two-way radio manufacturing company Hytera have announced the launch of a new seamless push-to-talk (PTT)...
 
UAE agtech major Pure Harvest to expand in Asia, GCC as it raises US$180.5 million
UAE-based agtech firm Pure Harvest Smart Farms (Pure Harvest), which provides and operates indoor farming systems, has raised US$180.5 million from foreign investors to fund its expansion in the Gulf region and Asia...
 
Huawei elevates its network-as-a-service offering with partners to deliver smart solutions in the Middle East
During the recently held Network-as-a-Service Forum, Huawei announced its latest & innovative Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) offering for the Middle East region, powering enterprises across different industries to build a...
 
North Africa
 
Aevapay: Stepping up mobile payment solutions in Egypt
Aevapay combines the functionality of a bank and the hassle-free options of a mobile application, easing all payment services, whether for making or for receiving payments...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Vodafone plans to phase out 3G in Ireland to modernise its network
Vodafone said the move to upgrade its 3G service will make its national network more sustainable and energy efficient, while improving network performance...
 
freenet launches LTE-based flexible internet offer
German telecoms service provider freenet has announced the launch of its new LTE-based internet service which can be managed flexibly via an app and can be cancelled on a monthly basis...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Proximus increases FTTP coverage target to 95% with new financial partners
Proximus has signed a MoU, with a consortium of Belgian financial partners with the aim to cover an additional 1.7 million homes and businesses in sparsely populated areas with fiber...
 
Starlink boosts speed over the last year
Starlink's median download speeds in the US reportedly surged by 38% to 90.55 Mbps in Q1 2022, up from 65.72 Mbps in Q1 2021...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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