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September 14, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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stc & “SDAIA” sign MOU to develop digital technologies and Artificial Intelligence solutions
 
 
stc Group and “SDAIA” Saudi Data & Artificial Intelligence Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in implementing several national initiatives to enhance the artificial intelligence and digital solutions, during the Global AI Summit held in Riyadh...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain signs MoU with Boubyan Bank
Member Logo Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Boubyan Bank, where both parties agree to collaborate on serving a comprehensive suite of business needs for startups and...
 
•  Nokia and MEXT collaborate on 5G private wireless in Turkey
Member Logo Nokia will deploy its 5G private wireless Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) solution at the MEXT Technology Center, connecting more than 10 manufacturing use cases on display and adding more...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
TDRA attains membership in the EFQM
TDRA will utilize the integrated services provided by the EFQM to better equip its own teams to drive excellence and cultural change and transformation, thereby delivering performance improvements and benefits to TDRA, its...
 
North Africa
 
Mobilis launches the "Wimpay" digital platform dedicated to recharging accounts
Mobilis has launched the digital platform "Wimpay" allowing its subscribers to recharge their accounts and pay their mobile phone bills from their smartphones...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
O! carries out widespread 4G enhancement; switches on 5G demo zone
O! reported on its website that it switched on hundreds of new 4G LTE base stations over the course of the summer and modernised many sites, improving the network capacity in more than 200 settlements...
 
Viettel preps for 5G pilot rollout
Viettel prepared for its 5G deployment by tapping telecoms solutions firm Infinera to modernise its network for a pilot test...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Avanti and Turksat sign Ka-band deal for Africa and Middle East
Avanti Communications has signed a new agreement with Turksat that will see the firms deliver extensive, continuous coverage across Africa and the Middle East...
 
PLDT continues drive to expand Philippines cable connectivity
The aim is said to be to serve the hyperscaler industry, whose demand has been on the rise with the accelerated use of digital platforms...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Keysight and IBM target Open RAN in Europe
Keysight Technologies and IBM signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to pursue open radio access network (RAN) deployments in Europe...
 
Etiya deploys network commerce and management platform utilising Amazon Web Services
Etiya, an Independent Software Provider, has announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services to deploy its 5G enabled Network Commerce and Management Platform...
 
SK Telecom, Hanwha consortium partners with Jeju Province for air taxi project
An urban air mobility consortium led by SK Telecom and Hanwha Systems said Wednesday it has partnered with the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province to launch an air taxi pilot program on South Korea's southern resort...
 
 
Middle East
 
solutions by stc reinforces its commitment to support SMEs through Tajer
The solution offered by solutions by stc will provide SMEs with a cost-effective and streamlined platform to enable their unique digital transformation journeys while incorporating key features that will aid the businesses...
 
Prospects of Qatar's Cloud Computing debated at World Cloud Show
Leading solution providers in the cloud industry congregated at the virtual conference to discuss the potential for the cloud and data center ecosystem in Qatar...
 
Cybersecurity top concern for Mideast businesses
More than half of Middle East business leaders (59%) now include cybersecurity attacks as one of their three main business concerns, making it the chief priority ahead of even price inflation (47%) and IT talent shortages...
 
Saudi Arabia’s AI powerhouse, 'Mozn' to build world’s largest, most effective Arabic AI language models
Mozn’s breakthrough in its Arabic-based search engine development has surpassed open-source and proprietary benchmarks including that of leading global cloud providers, particularly within the entity extraction arena...
 
North Star technology digitizes Bahrain based Capital School
North Star Technology is digitizing Bahrain based Capital School with its ERP solution ETHDC...
 
South Asia
 
Pakistani startup raises US$2.5 Million to grow its embedded finance platform and help underbanked communities
Led by a team of financial services industry veterans, the financial wellness-focused startup provides embedded financial services platform to partners and undertakes microlending...
 
Banglalink signs agreement with Khulna City Medical College Hospital
With this agreement employees of KCMCH will be able to use M-connex for Hotline, call center solution and API for their automated interaction with customers through their existing ERP...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Africell Angola launching ‘free’ mobile TV this year
The Africell group has signed a partnership agreement with UK-based Perception TVCDN to launch a mobile TV service for Africell Angola customers, scheduled to launch in the fourth quarter of 2022...
 
Low-carbon, metaverse to drive Shanghai's economic growth
Low-carbon, metaverse and smart terminals are among the new sectors that will provide fresh impetus for Shanghai's economy, attaining an industrial scale of more than 1 trillion yuan (US$143.7 billion) by 2025...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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