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March 30, 2023

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e& partners with Microsoft to embed GPT in its products and services for customers, employees and media industry

e&, as part of its existing strategic partnership with Microsoft, announced the integration of Microsoft Azure OpenAI's GPT, into its internal operations and processes in addition to a potential service for elevating customer experience and supporting the media industry in their daily tasks...

CST publishes a public consultation on regulations document for maritime radio services

The Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) invites the public to submit their input on the Maritime Radio Services Regulations Document, which aims to regulate the use of maritime radio services and raise the efficiency of spectrum use by organizing the channels for these services...

Member News

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Zain Shaheed Park Ramadan Challenge kicks-off

Zain, Kuwait’s leading digital service provider, announces the kick-off of the second season of the Zain Shaheed Park Ramadan Challenge, organized by Suffix, the leading sports management company in Kuwait and the...

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For second Year in a Row, Huawei named a Customers' Choice in Gartner Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage

Huawei was recognized as a 2023 Customers' Choice in the Gartner Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage. This recognizes Huawei for the second year in a row. According...

Recent Developments

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Industrywide Dialogue on Digital Competence, Secure Cyberspace, Sustainable & Green ICTs, and Emerging Digital Ecosystems across Economies to Ensue on May 15th at the SAMENA Council Leaders’ Summit 2023 in the UAE

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Global Digital Regulatory Outlook 2023 reveals progress and challenges in connecting 1/3 of world's population

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AT&T expands 5G and fiber nationwide

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stc's Smart Bus concludes its first phase in Riyadh after enhancing digital literacy among the elderly

Policy and Regulation

•	Arcep awards 5G spectrum to operators in French territories French regulator Arcep awarded 5G spectrum to operators in French Guiana, Saint‑Barthélemy and Saint‑Martin, paving the way for next-generation connectivity on the islands...

•	CST publishes a public consultation on regulations document for maritime radio services The Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) invites the public to submit their input on the Maritime Radio Services Regulations Document, which aims to regulate the use of maritime radio services and raise the...

North Africa

•	Open Startup successfully connects the ecosystems of the Middle East and Africa thanks to the second edition of the Global Immersion Week Open Startup (OST) has successfully concluded the second edition of Global Immersion Week (GIW), a week-long event aimed at connecting different actors of the ecosystem of African and Middle Eastern countries to bring...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Telecom Namibia deployed or upgraded 25 base stations in 2022 Under the TN Mobile brand, it extended 3G and 4G connectivity to both urban and rural areas by deploying and upgrading 25 mobile sites across the country...

•	Telia to be the first with a nationwide 5G network in Norway In addition, Telia is concurrently upgrading its entire mobile network to enhance the 4G network's speed and coverage while also doubling its capacity in tandem with the nationwide 5G deployment...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Nuuday’s YouSee extends reach with GlobalConnect Privat deal Danish service provider Nuuday has struck an agreement with fiber operator GlobalConnect Privat, to make its YouSee and Hiper-branded TV and internet services available over the GlobalConnect Privat network...

•	UPC Slovakia rebrands Horizon app The majority of UPC Slovakia’s subscribers have already migrated to the new UPC TV app, which offers a wide range of improvements and an innovative design...

Satellite & Internet

•	floLIVE, NLT Telecom partner to provide dual-connectivity access in Brazil This collaboration will enable Brazilian enterprises to seamlessly access local cellular networks throughout the world based on floLIVE’s hyperlocal global network, allowing them to benefit from high performance,...

•	Paratus Group and Fast Congo announce that DRC fiberx highway is now active Fast Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) subsidiary of network solutions company Paratus Group, has announced that its 620-kilometre fiber optic network link between Muanda on the West Coast and the capital,...

Middle East

•	Bahrain launches high-tech training program for 200 locals The Reboot Coding Institute (Reboot01), in partnership with the Labor Fund (Tamkeen) and supported by the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), will train 200 Bahrainis in a two-year program designed to bridge the tech...

•	Arab Advisors Group announces its 5G Summit in Jordan Under the Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, Arab Advisors Group, a leading provider of research and analysis in the telecom and media industries, is proud to announce its upcoming 5G Summit in...

South Asia

•	STEAM education system for Sri Lankan schools to start STEAM will arm schoolchildren how to combine the conceptual knowledge acquired in the classroom under general education with practical use in the classroom as well as outside of it...

•	Huawei, bKash combine for Bangladesh inclusion drive Mobile money company bKash and Huawei inked an expanded agreement to boost digital financial inclusion in its home market of Bangladesh...

Global Telecom Update

•	Microsoft brings OpenAI to cybersecurity The company says its aim is to amplify the capabilities of security teams by summarizing and making sense of threat intelligence, helping defenders see through the noise of web traffic and identify malicious activity...

•	Ecoppia expands its global presence with 4 new projects Ecoppia, world’s leader in robotic cleaning solutions has announced an agreement to deploy its robotic solutions in four projects developed by Matrix Renewables, the TPG Rise-backed global renewable energy platform...

•	Viettel’s Cambodia affiliate signs strategic cooperation agreement with local group Metfone will ensure the network in the areas where the multi-sectoral Cambodian group is investing, and cooperate with K-mall, the commercial centre chain which sees ISI investments, in the field of marketing...

•	MTN commits funds to Ghana’s ICT plans MTN Ghana has broken ground prior to the construction of the Ghana ICT Hub, itself part of the broader Ghana Innovation Hub project to which MTN has committed US$25 million...

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