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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 21, 2025
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Huawei receives "Outstanding Gold Award" at the Hong Kong Privacy-Friendly Awards 2025
 
 
Huawei Services (Hong Kong) Co., Limited earned an "Outstanding Gold Award" at the "Privacy-Friendly Awards 2025" Presentation Ceremony organized by the Hong Kong Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD)...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc Bahrain reveals winners of the 12th InspireU General Program 2025 as it returns to Bahrain for the second time
Member Logo This initiative aims to empower Bahrain’s entrepreneurial ecosystem by equipping start-ups with the tools and resources needed to succeed in today’s competitive market...
 
•  Nokia to publish second-quarter and half-year financial report on 24 July 2025
Member Logo Nokia will release its Q2 and half-year financial report on 24 July 2025 at 8 a.m. EEST, providing a summary via stock exchange and full segment-level details on its website, urging investors to consult the complete report...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• AI standards exchange database welcomes contributions
A new AI Standards Exchange Database launched at the latest AI for Good Global Summit will help establish the technical foundations for artificial intelligence (AI) innovations to achieve global impact...
 
• Quality of telecom connections contributes to digital transformation, TRA
The TRA emphasised that adherence to technical standards ensures the availability of an internal communications network infrastructure...
 
North Africa
 
• Maroc Telecom to partner with Google Cloud for renewable-powered regional data hub
This collaboration marks a major advancement in North Africa’s digital infrastructure modernization, fostering economic growth and technological innovation across the region...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
• Virgin Media TV provides customers with access to 14 premium South Asian channels throughout South Asian Heritage Month
Virgin Media is giving its TV customers access to 14 premium South Asian TV channels at no extra cost, helping television and movie lovers all around the country to take part in South Asian Heritage Month celebrations from...
 
• tivùsat rolls out new HbbTV-based EPG via satellite and DTT
Italian TV platform tivùsat has launched Tivù la Guida, a new interactive electronic programme guide (EPG) delivered over the HbbTV standard and available free of charge via satellite and DTT...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• SES completes Intelsat acquisition
The newly combined company will leverage its skilled teams with deep vertical expertise to deliver integrated multi-orbit, multi-band satellite and connectivity solutions to businesses and governments around the world,...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• LG Uplus debuts financial AI model on AWS Bedrock
Built on LG’s large language model Exaone, ixi-Gen has been optimized for financial applications through targeted learning on finance-specific data sets...
 
• Sparkle boosts Balkan connectivity with new Thessaloniki point of presence
The PoP is integrated into Sparkle’s proprietary fiber infrastructure, which forms a robust ring topology interconnecting Thessaloniki northward to Bulgaria, eastward to Istanbul, southward to Chania, and westward to...
 
• TECO enters hyperscale data centre sector in Malaysia
TECO Electric & Machinery, a Taiwan-headquartered business group, has announced that it has secured some significant data centre projects in Malaysia, marking its entry into the hyperscale data centre sector...
 
 
 
Middle East
 
• Oman’s telecom sector booms amid ambitious digital transformation goals
Oman’s telecom sector expanded by 15.2 percent by May 2025, driven by surging mobile subscriptions reaching 8.13 million and a remarkable 118.7 percent increase in Internet of Things (IoT) connections to 1.55 million,...
 
• Citi Bahrain expands its global technology hub
The expansion aims to strengthen Bahrain’s growing reputation as a regional technology and financial center, with capabilities spanning electronic trading, ecommerce, big data, and AI...
 
• Wittify.ai raises US$1.5 million pre-seed funding to advance Arabic AI agents across MENA
The funding will drive product development, expand Wittify’s footprint across MENA markets, and deepen investments in Arabic speech technologies...
 
• Qatar: Al Baida Group, Elm sign deal to support digital transformation
The agreement aims to strengthen joint collaboration in executing digital transformation projects for both public and private entities in Qatar...
 
South Asia
 
• National Incubation Center for Aerospace Technologies (NICAT) opens applications for Cohort 6 to drive Pakistan’s innovation
Applications are open to startups with prototypes, MVPs, or scalable solutions across aerospace, AI, IoT, defense tech, advanced manufacturing, clean-tech, fintech, agri-tech, biotech, and other SDG-aligned deep-tech...
 
• GP named most sustainable telecom operator in Bangladesh
By driving tech-based solutions to bridge both digital and climate divides, Grameenphone continues to embed sustainability at the heart of its operations...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• Vodacom expands affordable 4G access to fight digital inequality
Vodacom is empowering millions of South Africans to join the digital economy by offering heavily discounted 4G smartphones, including a special upgrade for 2G users, as part of its mission to combat poverty, bridge the...
 
• U Mobile to use MICTH towers for 5G rollout in Malacca
Under the MoU terms, MICTH will provide U Mobile with access to its tower and site infrastructure in the state of Malacca, as well as comprehensive support to expedite site implementations throughout the state...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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