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July 4, 2022

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stc launches hologram doctor for Hajj season 1443 AH

stc Group inaugurated the hologram doctor service for the Hajj season 1443 AH, in the presence of His Excellency the Minister of Health, Mr. Fahad bin Abdulrahman Al-Jalajel, and the Chief Business Officer of stc Group, Eng. Riyadh Muawad...

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City of Amarillo plans to deliver fiber-powered broadband access to more than 22,000 locations via AT&T

The city of Amarillo announced a US$24M project with AT&T to build its state-of-the-art fiber network to more than 22,000 customer locations throughout the city...

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Nokia supports DISH Wireless launch of world’s first telco network using 5G Standalone Core on AWS public cloud

Nokia announced its support for DISH’s launch of the world’s first telco network in the U.S. to use Nokia 5G Standalone Core on Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud...

Policy and Regulation

•	CITC publishes a \public consultation on the spectrum use regulation for amateur radio services The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) calls on the public to submit their input on the Spectrum Use Regulation for Amateur Radio Services...

•	New statistics platform offers more data, enhanced user experience The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has launched a new data platform featuring some 200 statistical indicators on digital connectivity, trust, markets, governance, sustainability, and...

Middle East

•	MBRSC announces successful completion of the first UAE Analog Mission The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced the accomplishment of the first UAE Analog Mission after achieving all its objectives with great success...

•	1,031 Tawal ICT towers serving Hajj pilgrims this year Tawal, the Saudi ICT Infrastructure company, has completed its preparations for this year's Hajj, with 31 new towers to join more than 1,000 towers set up to enable its clients from telecom operators serve pilgrims...

•	Zain Bahrain the 'fastest SM network' in the kingdom Zain Bahrain has achieved the fastest speeds for posting and streaming on social media (SM) applications, said the TRA Quality of Mobile Services Report 2021...

South Asia

•	SLT-MOBITEL debuts ‘Traverse’ - Sri Lanka’s first Virtual City Fashioned as a city of the future, Traverse will function integrating physical and digital experiences, operating in the metaverse with matchless potential for global and borderless collaboration...

•	US$3.2 million to raise capacity of undersea cable Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd is going to spend $3.2 million to upgrade the capacity of its first undersea cable by more than four times...

Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV

•	WOW streaming service to launch on Telekom’s Magenta Sky Deutschland’s streaming service WOW will be made available across Deutsche Telekom’s media receivers and MagentaTV devices...

•	Czech Republic gets cross-platform TV audience measurement from Nielsen Admosphere The Czech Republic’s Association of Television Organisations (ATO) has announced an agreement with Nielsen Admosphere to implement cross-platform TV audience measurement in the country...

North Africa

•	Impactyn launches its services in the local market to promote crowd marketing techniques The home-grown platform introduces a unique AI-powered crowd marketing technique that connects brands to consumers...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Wind Hellas to begin 3G shutdown The network is due to be closed completely by the end of this year, freeing up spectrum to support 4G and 5G services...

•	Econet launches 5G in Vic Falls ECONET Wireless has officially launched its ultra-fast 5G network in Victoria Falls, as the listed telecommunications company expands its roll-out of the latest data network to other cities and towns across Zimbabwe...

Satellite & Internet

•	Teleglobal and Kacific complete large-scale deployment of mobile backhaul services Over the last year, the pair have connected hundreds of base sites across the Indonesian territory, capable of 4G services, to Kacific’s high-throughput Ka-band satellite...

•	Ooredoo fiber broadband reaches Gemanafushi Ooredoo Maldives has expanded its ‘SuperNet’ fiber-optic broadband service to Gemanafushi, an inhabited island in Gaafu Alif Atoll...

Global Telecom Update

•	WOM partners with Huawei to build intelligent & automated optical network across Chile As a new carrier in Chile, WOM boasts of more than 80 customer service centers and 7 million subscribers in Chile after just a few years of development...

•	NEC acquires Open RAN integrator Aspire NEC has strengthened its position as one of the leading systems integrators for the Open RAN sector with the acquisition of Irish technology services firm Aspire Technology, which specialises in the design and integration of...

•	DIGI and MASMOVIL benefit most from number portability in 1H22 Spanish business journal Cinco Dias has published an update on fixed and mobile number portability (FNP/MNP) in Spain covering the period January-June 2022...

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