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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 7, 2024
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Huawei unveils groundbreaking ICT innovations at LEAP 2024
 
 
Under the patronage of MCIT, this year's theme, "Connected Intelligent World," set the stage for Huawei to unveil its latest ICT innovations and solutions aimed at revolutionizing industries across the Kingdom...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Zain Group 2023 revenue and net profit up 10% to reach US$6.2 billion and US$701 million respectively
Member Logo Zain Group serving a customer base of 50.6 million, announces its consolidated financial results for the full-year 2023, and fourth quarter ended 31 December 2023...https://www.zain.com/en/press-release/fy2023
 
•  stc Bahrain collaborates with Huawei to forge an advanced 5.5G network
Member Logo At the Barcelona MWC 2024, stc, a leading telecom operator in Bahrain, and Huawei have officially announced the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) for the development of a 5.5G Network, and service innovation,...
 
•  Nokia and stc use Microsoft Azure Operator Nexus to successfully perform O-RAN based 5G private wireless network trial
Member Logo Nokia and stc announced that they have achieved a significant milestone by successfully testing 5G private wireless network based on cloud-native O-RAN technology...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Following its efforts to regulate the market and attract global technology investments, CST announced that HONOR invested US$100 million in the Saudi markets
The Communications, Space, and Technology Commission (CST) contributed in attracting global technology investments to Saudi Arabia, which resulted in the announcement of a US$100 million investment from the Chinese company ...
 
NCC blocks over 40 million telephone lines for failure to link to NIN
The Nigerian Communications Commission has announced the blockage of over 40 million telephone lines for failure to link to the National Identity Numbers (NIN)...
 
South Asia
 
Pakistani IT companies sign multiple deals with leading firms in Saudi Arabia
Pakistani firms are showcasing a wide array of solutions in fields such as Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, cybersecurity, and more...
 
Banglalink taps CSG for upgrades
Bangladeshi operator Banglalink announced it will partner with SaaS platform company CSG to enhance its capacity to record daily call detail records (CDRs) to meet anticipated rising volume...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Mediaset Spain’s streaming app launches on Philips Smart TVs
Mediaset Spain’s live and on-demand digital TV platform Mitele, is now available on Smart TVs powered by Titan OS in Spain...
 
CEE streamer Megogo launches in Romania
The Megogo app is available for download on Google Play, App Store, Smart TV, and soon, game consoles...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Huawei reaffirms commitment to continued technological innovation and sustainable development at MCW 2024
At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024, Huawei highlighted its commitment to technology innovation as well as global sustainable development...
 
Telkomsel and Vonage to collaborate on network APIs
Indonesian telco Telkomsel and Ericsson subsidiary Vonage revealed on Tuesday they have agreed to collaborate on communications and network APIs for developers, enterprises, and communications service providers (CSPs)...
 
Telefónica integrates Azure AI studio into its Kernel digital ecosystem
Telefónica announced its partnership with Microsoft to integrate Azure AI Studio into Telefónica Kernel 2.0, enabling the company to extend the capabilities of Kernel by applying generative AI to key workflows...
 
 
Middle East
 
inspireU by stc and Business France collaborate to Boost Innovation and Entrepreneurship
inspireU from stc, the leading corporate accelerator in the region, has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Business France, the national agency supporting the international development of the French...
 
Zoho opens data centres and boosts investment in Saudi Arabia
Zoho Corp, a leading global technology company, has announced the opening of two Middle East data centres in Saudi Arabia. Located in Jeddah and Riyadh, the two data centres are now fully operational...
 
Huawei Cloud accelerates intelligence across Middle East and Central Asia
These collaborations are intended to collectively drive the innovation and implementation of cloud and AI technologies in diverse industry use cases...
 
Kenya unveils mega data centre with UAE collaboration
Powered by the untapped potential of Kenya's 10 gigawatts of geothermal energy, the mega data centre is the first of its kind in scale and ambition, heralding a new era of green energy-driven digital infrastructure...
 
North Africa
 
Telecom Egypt successfully tests 5G in the country’s new administrative capital
The trial was conducted on the currently licensed 2.6 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum by deploying a 5G non-standalone (NSA) solution using 4G/5G radios from the Ericsson Radio System and connected to Ericsson’s Evolved...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Tele2 launches VoLTE globally for IoT customers
The rollout of VoLTE in Tele2’s Swedish network, as well as in selected networks across the globe, will enable Tele2 IoT customers to use next-generation technology to cater to their voice call needs...
 
Masmovil, Yoigo prepaid customers get access to 5G speeds
Spanish operator Masmovil announced it has started offering 5G speeds for prepaid customers at its brands Yoigo and Masmovil, at no extra cost...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
NanoAvionics jumps on SpaceX to expand 5G, IoT space comms
Smallsat bus manufacturer and mission integrator’s craft expand two constellations with upcoming SpaceX Transporter-10 mission...
 
Tele Columbus to upgrade Lichtenberg homes to FTTH
German cable operator Tele Columbus expanded a partnership with housing group WGLi, which manages housing in the Lichtenberg district of Berlin with a commitment to upgrade the network to open-access FTTH...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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