SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
|
|
|
|
![SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo](https://samenacouncil.org/newsletter_files/images/samena_logo_one_color_3r_162p.png) |
Industry News Briefing
November 14, 2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Featured Member News |
|
Zain Ventures participates in ZoodPay, the ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ Super App series B $38m round |
|
![](https://samenacouncil.org/newsletter_files/images/daily_news/14-11-2021_ZainVentures-ZoodPay_ecosystem_copy.jpg) |
|
Zain Group, a leading telecom innovator operating in seven markets and serving over 48 million customers across the Middle East and Africa, announces an investment in ZoodPay, ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ (BNPL) Super App’s series B US$38 million fundraising through its venture capital arm ‘Zain Ventures’, joining other global and existing investors in the round...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Middle East |
|
• |
Total fixed Internet subscriptions in Oman rise 7.4% till September 2021
Of this, total fixed telephone line subscriptions reached 585,362 by the end of September 2021 while prepaid and postpaid analogue fixed telephone lines fell by 4.8 per cent to 283,891 subscribers compared to the same period...
|
|
• |
Digital transformation reduces government operating expenses by 82%
The digital transformation led to a reduction of government operating expenses by up to 82%, and contributed to saving the time taken to complete the transaction by 76% without attending government service centers...
|
|
• |
Trigon announces partnership with PeopleLink for the UAE and Oman Region
Trigon will be responsible for distributing a range of PeopleLink’s video-conferencing products, including endpoints, camera & audio devices, digital podiums, interactive devices, control systems, and video-enabled...
|
|
North Africa |
|
• |
Telecom Egypt's 9 month profit hikes 72.5%
Telecom Egypt reported consolidated net profits of EGP 6.1 billion (US$0.39 billion) in the first nine months of 2021, a surge of 72.5% year-on-year (YoY) from EGP 3.53 billion(US$0.22 billion), including minority...
|
|
|
|
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV |
|
• |
Antenna Hungária expands online TV service
The Hungarian national transmission company Antenna Hungária has made its online TV service mindigTV Go available on more devices...
|
|
• |
Euskaltel adds support for Chromecast to TV app
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel, now owned by MásMóvil, has launched a new version of its Edonon TV app that incorporates support for Chromecast, enabling users to send content direct from their mobile or...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please add [email protected] to your E-mail Safe List.
If you received this news update from a colleague and are interested in receiving your own copy, please contact us here »
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
To unsubscribe, click Manage Your Subscription below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SAMENA Telecommunications Council |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|