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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 22, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
stc wins the Award of “Telecommunication Deal of the Year”
 
 
Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, announced that it has been awarded the “Telecommunications Deal of the Year - 2022” for its acquisition of E-Portal Holding Company...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  etisalat by e&’s ‘Mega Friday Deals’ offers discounts of up to 90 percent
Member Logo Etisalat UAE, branded as etisalat e&, brings ‘Mega Friday Deals’ just in time for the holiday season, allowing customers to shop for their favourite devices and accessories with massive discounts of up to 90...
 
•  Nokia and Balitower enable 5G services with high-performance transport network
Member Logo Nokia announced that Balitower, a leading provider of telecommunication tower and network infrastructure in Indonesia, will use Nokia’s innovative mobile transport solutions and services to modernize its IP network as...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
CST announces the qualification of 4 applicants for its upcoming spectrum auction in the 2100 MHz band for NTN on 30th November
CST announced the qualified applicants as follows: Saudi Telecom Company (STC), Echostar, Omnispace, Salam in cooperation with Iridium, AST Space Mobile and Airbus...
 
BTRC to run audits on GP, Robi, Banglalink
The country's telecom regulator has decided to conduct financial audits on three leading mobile network operators (MNOs) - Grameenphone (GP), Robi Axiata and Banglalink...
 
Middle East
 
Oman-South Korea B2B event promotes SMEs in ICT sector
The platform helped facilitate cooperation and capacity building of SMEs in Korea and Oman, which is in line with the Oman Vision 2040...
 
3M launches AI-powered speech recognition technology
This technology, which focuses on accelerating digital health transformation in Saudi Arabia, will help clinicians in all care settings to capture the complete and accurate patient story while simultaneously focusing on...
 
Visa brings innovative payment experiences to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Visa has installed 5,300 contactless-enabled payment terminals at official FIFA venues, making FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ the most payment-enabled FIFA tournament ever...
 
South Asia
 
SLT-MOBITEL fiber and ICT solutions strengthen World Trade Center Colombo infrastructure
As the initial phase of the project, SLT-MOBITEL will provide Fiber connectivity to over 65 units located at the lower block of the World Trade Center, Colombo, enabling building management to activate state-of-the-art SLT-...
 
r-ventures 3.0 start-up proposal submission open till end of December
Window for start-up proposal submission will be open till 31st December in the third edition of Robi’s flagship digital entrepreneurship platform, r-ventures...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Hybrid tiers to boost global AVOD
Global AVOD revenues for TV series and movies are forecast to reach US$91 billion in 2028, up from US$38 billion this year...
 
FilmRise expands global footprint with LG FAST partnership
Content studio and streamer FilmRise has struck a deal with LG Electronics’ AVOD/FAST platform LG Channels+ which will expand its global footprint...
 
 
North Africa
 
Egypt Post and Bahrain’s Beyon Connect launch digital postbox
Bareedi is in line with Egypt’s 2030 vision and digital transformation strategy and will provide a highly secure digital electronic registered mail platform...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Devon and Somerset UK extend 4G mobile boost scheme
The programme, which is being funded through the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership’s Growth Deal, is targeted at those premises which have no adequate access to indoor 4G coverage from any operator...
 
Brisanet’s 5G launch slides to Q2 2023
The regional provider had been aiming to launch by the end of 2022, but CEO Jose Roberto Nogueira confirmed in an earnings call that it is now targeting Q2 2023, with the pilot network to be hosted in the coastal city of...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
OneWeb announces another LEO deal for Africa
Q-KON Africa will be a provider of OneWeb’s high-speed, low-latency satellite internet connectivity in key African countries to benefit schools, hospitals, businesses and governments...
 
Metronet launches FTTP deployment in Findlay, OH
The fiber broadband network operator says the FTTP deployment will take two years to complete, however, first customers should be connected to the network next fall...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
dtac first telco in Thailand to drive digital payments with Google Pay
dtac announced that it is the first telco in Thailand to drive digital payments with Google, allowing payment with Google Pay via the dtac app...
 
Amazon develops, buys sustainable energy in Indonesia
Data and Storage ASEAN reported the new renewable energy projects are located in Bali and Java on the Java-Madura-Bali grid...
 
Telcos, banks, data centres urged to explore use of quantum security at new centre
The quantum data transfer is among the first of such trials here and is a test bed for the widespread use of quantum communications across the island...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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