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SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
May 17, 2023 |
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| Policy and Regulation |
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Early warning system could save lives
An emergency alert that buzzed on thousands of mobile phones in Muscat Governorate was part of a trial run for the early warning service that is expected to be launched later in the Sultanate of Oman...
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UAE Cyber Security Council teams up with Microsoft to enhance cybersecurity
The agreement is also expected to foster greater collaboration between CSC UAE and Microsoft in the field of cybersecurity and promote the exchange of best practices and expertise to prevent and respond to cyber threats...
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| Global Telecom Update |
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Veon jumps on the GenAI bandwagon
Veon has developed a generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology tool to automate customer care functions across its digital services in Kazakhstan, one of its multiple markets, with ambitions to make the systems...
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243 million spam messages blocked in 5 months
Telecom providers in Vietnam have blocked 243 million spam messages in over five months, but have not been able to stop the problem entirely...
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Telecom carriers upgrade networks for 5G and advanced AI
Telecommunications carriers are upgrading networks in Shanghai to offer faster broadband and 5G services, and building digital infrastructure and computing capabilities for booming cloud and AI services...
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| Middle East |
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Bayanat, Yahsat, ICEYE to broaden commercial opportunities across UAE space-ecosystem
Bayanat’s programme aims to develop a constellation of at least five SAR low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to provide a consistent data stream for end-to-end solutions for SAR applications...
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Azyan Telecom signs order with Kymeta to bring first flat panel terminal to LEO market in Oman
With the Hawk u8 LEO terminal, Kymeta customers can access OneWeb’s high-speed, low-latency broadband connectivity services while on the move or stationary as these services continues to be rolled out across the...
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Umniah launches 5G services in Jordan
With its ultra-high speeds, low latency, and unprecedented capacity, 5G opens doors to innovative services and applications that enhance efficiency in vital sectors such as health, education, tourism, and transportation...
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Majority of Palestinian households have access to the internet at their homes
According to the labor force survey 2022, around 92% of households stated that they or one of the household members have access to internet service at home...
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| 3G, 4G and 5G Networks |
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Airtel launches VoLTE in Kenya
Airtel Kenya, the country’s second largest mobile network operator by subscriptions, has announced the launch of VoLTE services...
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Vodafone Fiji works to formalise 5G spectrum
Vodafone Fiji is reportedly working with the Government to formalise the 5G spectrum and other regulatory aspects of the commercial launch of the 5G network...
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| Satellite & Internet |
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SSC, OneWeb, Northwestel partner on 10-year satellite network site to enhance connectivity in Canada
This new SNP will deliver increased bandwidth, performance and resiliency to all OneWeb services active today across Northern Canada...
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Microsoft Airband unveils partnerships across nine countries
Through the following programmes, Microsoft says it will help provide internet access to nearly 40 million people across nine countries: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria and Cote...
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