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March 11, 2025

Featured Member News

Smiles and Amazon.ae team up to provide Amazon Prime offers to customers in the UAE

Shopping, streaming, and savings are set to get much better and more rewarding as Smiles, the UAE’s premier everyday rewards SuperApp, teams up with Amazon.ae to offer customers in the UAE up to 6 months of Amazon Prime, using Smiles points...

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AT&T Chairman & CEO John Stankey updates shareholders

AT&T continues to make progress on becoming the best connectivity provider in America and remains on track to meet all of the financial and operational guidance shared during its fourth quarter 2024 earnings conference call...

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Huawei unveils global showcases alongside customers and launches 10 industry solutions with partners

During MWC Barcelona 2025, Huawei held the Industrial Digital and Intelligent Transformation Summit 2025, bringing together global customers and partners to explore innovative industrial digital and intelligent...

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BerryComm expands fiber network in Central Indiana with Nokia technology

Nokia and BerryComm, a leading fiber-optic broadband provider in Central Indiana, today announced the deployment of an enhanced high-speed internet connectivity for thousands of homes and businesses...

Policy and Regulation

•	CITRA proposes new licensing regulations for Internet Service Providers in Kuwai The Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) has proposed two draft regulatory decisions aimed at governing the licensing requirements for wireless and Internet service providers in Kuwait...

•	NPRA launches services through MyGov In collaboration with the Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA), more NPRA e-services will be integrated into MyGov to enhance accessibility and improve user experience...

Middle East

•	Ooredoo partners with MobiBox to Bring Blacknut Cloud Gaming to the Middle East Ooredoo Group has announced a partnership with MobiBox to introduce Blacknut Cloud Gaming and other digital services on its Go Play Market platform...

•	Muscat ranks among top in digital transformation Muscat Governorate has been ranked in the Advanced Tier for digital transformation under the Government Digital Transformation Programme, Tahawul, following the successful streamlining and digitisation of 24 essential...

•	Riyadh Air partners with IBM to integrate AI for enhanced guest and employee experiences As Saudi Arabia’s new airline, set to launch its maiden flight by the end of 2025, Riyadh Air aims to become the world’s first digital-native carrier, driven by AI innovation...

South Asia

•	Kacific + PAKSAT partner to deliver affordable satellite internet to Pakistan With high-throughput capacity for over 20,000 sites, the collaboration will provide essential broadband access for communities, businesses, government agencies, ISPs, and telcos, enabling mobile backhaul and backup...

•	Bangladesh plans overhaul of telecoms policy to boost digital economy Bangladesh’s digital transformation efforts aim to improve telecom service quality, support economic growth, and foster the adoption of new technologies like AI and IoT...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	ZDF revamps its Mediathek streaming platform German public broadcaster ZDF is completely overhauling its Mediathek streaming platform and website in order to compete better and attract a younger vaudience...

•	Chunghwa Telecom deploys Broadpeak SSAI to monetize sports streaming This partnership enables Chunghwa Telecom to implement dynamic ad insertion for the first time, elevating viewing experiences and increasing ad revenue, particularly for live basketball matches and premium sports content...

North Africa

•	ORA Technologies secures US$1.9 million in pre-series A round to expand digital and financial services in Morocco This funding round marks an important step in ORA Technologies’ mission to strengthen its role in Morocco’s digital transformation...

3G, 4G and 5G Networks

•	Qvantel hails fast 5G SA turnaround for Uzbek operator partner The Perfectum 5G SA services will be available to 50% of the country’s 37 million population in 2025 and in two years will be available in all regions of Uzbekistan...

•	Paradise Mobile named fastest 5G network Paradise Mobile has the fastest 5G network in Bermuda for the second time in a row, winning the Ookla Speedtest Award for the third and fourth quarters of 2024, only six months after its first win...

Satellite & Internet

•	Botswana launches its first satellite Botswana is the latest African country to successfully send a satellite into space with the recent launch of BOTSAT-1...

•	Chunghwa Telecom links up Asia via APRICOT submarine cable Chunghwa Telecom has entered a joint build agreement to form the APRICOT consortium, collaborating with multiple parties to develop a high-performance submarine cable connecting Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, the...

Global Telecom Update

•	Indonesia to get its first multi-cloud SaaS observability platform Tencent Cloud and TrueWatch have announced a partnership to launch what is said to be Indonesia's first multi-cloud SaaS observability platform...

•	KT explores ethical AI adoption for telecoms KT reinforced its global AI leadership by participating in key discussions on AI ethics, AI adoption in telecommunications, and inclusive digital services at MWC in Barcelona, Spain...

•	Japan’s telecommunications carriers enhance disaster response Moving forward, the companies will continue to strengthen inter-operator cooperation and work to ensure the rapid recovery of communication networks during disasters...

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