SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
August 1, 2021 |
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Featured Member News |
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Jordan sees a steady increase in Mobile Internet speeds in last 6 months |
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SpeedChecker, the mobile crowdsourcing company released a new report on the performance of mobile networks in Jordan. This report is part of an ongoing commitment from SpeedChecker to benchmark true user experience. The SpeedChecker report has been compiled using data from 33,147 unique mobile devices performing 60,070 tests in 4 weeks in June 2021...
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UAE Cybersecurity Council launches ‘National Bug Bounty Programme’ |
The NCSC announced that the programme will initially be piloted by the telecommunications industry, jointly with Etisalat and Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du) in coordination with the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA)...
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Canadian 5G auction raises US$7.2 billion |
Canada announced the completion of its 3.5 GHz spectrum auction, seeing all three of Canada’s major mobile operators make significant investments...
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Riyadh ranked sixth-fastest 5G network during the first half of 2021 in the world
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Riyadh ranked sixth among the fastest capitals globally in 5G network performance, with an average download speed of 384.66 Mbps, in the first half of 2021, replacing the Swedish capital Stockholm, according to a report by... |
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Etisalat empowers future leaders with digital literacy, creativity, and coding skills
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Etisalat announced the launch of its first-ever virtual ‘Digital Summer Camp’ designed to equip the children of Etisalat employees with necessary skills in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)... |
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Successful launch of EUTELSAT QUANTUM, the first full software-defined satellite
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The EUTELSAT QUANTUM satellite was successfully launched into Geostationary Transfer Orbit by Arianespace using an Ariane 5 rocket that lifted off from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, at 9 pm Universal Time... |
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Tech Mahindra Q1’22 revenues up 14.6% Q1’22 profit after tax up 42.2%
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Tech Mahindra Ltd., a specialist in digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services has announced the audited consolidat ed financial results for its quarter ended June 30, 2021... |
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV |
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CuriosityStream goes linear in DACH
Factual SVOD CuriosityStream is to launch a new linear network in Europe after agreeing a deal with German media group Spiegel, DTVE’s sister publication TBI understands...
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TUBI enters exclusive content deal with STXfilms
FOX Entertainment’s free streaming service Tubi has inked a deal to gain an exclusive AVOD window with next-generation film studio STXfilms...
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Disclaimer: Information contained herein has been obtained from sources, which we deem reliable. SAMENA Telecommunications Council is not liable for any misinformed decisions that the reader may reach by being solely reliant on information contained herein. Expert advice should be sought. |
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