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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 3, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Zain launches FREE Hajj roaming promotion
 
 
The promotion allows postpaid and prepaid customers to keep in touch with their loved ones by using Internet and voice calls at no cost at Hajj locations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc organizes professional photography workshop
Member Logo Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, organized a professional photography...
 
•  Tech Mahindra launches “Synergy Lounge” with IBM and Red Hat to accelerate digital transformation for enterprises
Member Logo The launch of Synergy Lounge at Tech Mahindra Electronic City office in Bengaluru will be followed by the launch of three more centers in London (UK region), Seattle (USA region), and Melbourne (ANZ region)...
 
•  China Mobile and Huawei release white paper on 5G energy efficiency evaluation
Member Logo This white paper provides the industry's first definition of a multi-dimensional energy efficiency evaluation system for 5G wireless networks. It helps accurately measure network energy efficiency and guide network...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Macau set to award 5G licences
Macau’s Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) has opened a tender to award licences to provide 5G mobile services...
 
U.S. approves SpaceX's Starlink internet for use with ships, boats, planes
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has authorized SpaceX to use its Starlink satellite internet network with moving vehicles, green-lighting the company's plan to expand broadband offerings to commercial...
 
Middle East
 
Bahrain’s ties with top ICT firms ‘help achieve national goals’
Bahrain’s cooperation with leading organisations in the information and communication technology (ICT) field, including Microsoft, has played a pivotal role in achieving national goals and backing digital...
 
JLW secures contract to build data centre in Masdar City
The completion of a data centre in Masdar will enhance the UAE’s digital infrastructure and gradual transition to a fully-fledged digital economy which accelerates data sovereignty, possibilities of data analytics and...
 
Magnati launches region’s first metaverse marketplace
Payments solutions provider Magnati has launched a metaverse marketplace with a fully integrated payments infrastructure – dubbed as the region’s first of its kind...
 
South Asia
 
Dialog partners OnMobile to launch mobile cloud gaming platform ONMO
ONMO, a mobile gaming platform that blends cloud streaming, social Esports and Artificial Intelligence (AI), offers Dialog mobile users access to more than 60 exciting mobile games spanning genres...
 
Bangladesh to create digital database of workers
The project—Labour Information Management System (LIMS)—will digitally manage labourers' information and help develop their skills for workplaces...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Canal+ Austria added to Apple TV
The streaming service with thousands of series, films and documentaries can now be found on iOS, Android, all current smart TVs and browsers...
 
Viaplay agrees pan-European content deal with Paramount
The pact spans the Nordic and Baltic regions, Poland and the Netherlands, with Viaplay viewers gaining access to a variety of CBS series and library boxsets from The CW, Paramount Television Studios and Showtime...
 
 
North Africa
 
Tunisie Telecom to sideline 3G
The latest nation looking to abandon 3G seems to be Tunisia, with an announcement that the state-owned incumbent Tunisie Telecom wants to get rid of 3G to focus on 4G...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Virgin Media O2 UK to expand 4G and 5G small cells outside London
VMO2 has revealed that they’ve deployed more than 1,300 live 4G and 5G capable Small Cell sites across London, which are often used to boost mobile coverage and capacity in high density urban areas...
 
Claro to launch SA 5G in Brasilia soon
Claro Brasil has confirmed that it plans to switch on its Standalone (SA) 5G network in Brasilia as soon as it receives regulatory approval...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Virgin Orbit successfully launches seven satellites
The seven satellites deployed by the result of the Straight Up launch are from multiple government agencies and will facilitate experiments intended to demonstrate innovative spacecraft technologies...
 
DIGI extends 10Gbps fiber to Barcelona
MVNO-turned-fiber provider DIGI Mobil has announced the expansion of its PRO-DIGI Fiber 10Gbps services to customers in Barcelona...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Airtel Africa launches Smartcash payment service bank in Nigeria
Airtel Africa has launched SmartCash Payment Service Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary, to provide secure and reliable financial services across Nigeria...
 
Zijin invests in 5G solution to create a smart South African mine
This will mark a significant step forward in the digital transformation of the local mining industry, effectively demonstrating how a number of emerging technologies...
 
A1 Telekom Austria Group launches VMware SD-WAN in all of its operating companies
The end-to-end managed service not only covers network hardware, but also the implementation and management of the network...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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