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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
July 15, 2024
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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e& UAE announces the winners of ‘SMB Awards 2024’
 
 
e& UAE announced the winners of its third edition of ‘SMB Awards 2024’ celebrating the outstanding talent and innovation within the Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) in the UAE. Held at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai, the gala ceremony highlighted the exemplary accomplishments of SMBs across 14 distinct categories...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc Bahrain expands Cybersecurity offerings to empower Enterprises and SMEs on their digital transformation journeys
Member Logo In a strategic move to fortify the cyber resilience of Bahrain's business ecosystem, stc Bahrain, a world class digital enabler, announced the expansion of its comprehensive cybersecurity portfolio to support large...
 
•  Nokia and Telecom Egypt bring 5G to Egypt for the first time
Member Logo Nokia will provide its comprehensive AirScale portfolio to deliver an exceptional network experience to Telecom Egypt’s customers including faster data speeds, enhanced performance, and capacity...
 
•  Huawei hosts 2024 European Seeds for the Future event in Rome, Italy to foster future digital leaders
Member Logo Huawei is proud to announce the final results and the awards of 2024 European Seeds for the Future project, after a week of activities held from July 1-5 in the historic city of Rome. The Italy event was the first in-person...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
DRC records increase in mobile users
The Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded more mobile subscribers in 2023 with over half of the country’s large population now connected...
 
North Africa
 
Orange Tunisia supports young students of generation Z through the PFE Challenge
Orange Tunisia is proud to announce the success of the first edition of the PFE Challenge (Projet de Fin d'Etudes), an emblematic initiative designed to stimulate creativity and innovation among young students of...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Orange pushes 4G-powered PTT at Paris Olympics 2024
Operator Orange is to enable thousands of Paris Olympics 2024 staff to talk to one another via a Push-To-Talk (PTT) service, effectively turning mobile phones into enhanced walkie-talkies with messaging and video...
 
U Mobile teams up with four network facility providers for faster 5G network expansion
U Mobile has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with four Network Facility Providers (NFP), to establish strategic partnerships to accelerate the rollout of the second 5G network in the country...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Google ship arrives in French Polynesia to survey cable routes
A Google ship reportedly arrived in French Polynesia on Friday to start survey work on five planned subsea cable projects that will connect various Pacific islands with Chile and Australia...
 
100 Japan mountain lodges to be equipped with Wi-Fi via Starlink
One hundred mountain lodges in Japan will be equipped with Wi-Fi provided by the Starlink satellite internet service offered by American aerospace company SpaceX, in a bid to provide more support for hikers, according to a...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
BAKTI to finish 630 base stations in inaccessible areas this year
Indonesia's Telecommunications and Information Accessibility Agency (BAKTI) said that it plans to complete construction of 630 base station towers in “unforeseeable areas” by the end of this year, despite...
 
Sparkle adds PoP to Aruba’s Rome data centre campus
TIM Group’s global wholesale network operator Sparkle has activated a new point of presence (PoP) at the Hyper Cloud Data Centre of Aruba, the largest data centre campus in Rome, to be inaugurated soon...
 
Mena region’s early adoption of GenAI key to driving growth
In the rapidly expanding megaprojects and developments in the Mena region, early adoption of GenAI is set to significantly boost productivity and efficiency...
 
 
Middle East
 
Ooredoo and Qatar Airways partner with Google Cloud for large-scale cloud adoption
This initiative marks a milestone in both organizations’ commitment to digital innovation in Qatar and positions Ooredoo as a key hybrid cloud provider in the region...
 
stc tv Broadcasts the Esports World Cup on Five TV Channels
stc tv is playing a pivotal role in advancing the esports sector in Saudi Arabia by supporting the Esports World Cup (EWC), being held in Riyadh for the first time at "Riyadh Boulevard City" until August 25, 2024...
 
Zendata signs $35m business deal with Salam Technology
Zendata has partnered with Qatari technology conglomerate Salam Technology in a US$35 million, five-year deal aimed at providing state of the art services to companies in Qatar and across the Gulf...
 
Zain Bahrain joins Manama Hub for youth mentorship programme
Zain Bahrain, a leading telecom services operator in the kingdom, has recently partnered with Manama Hub's 'Khibra Initiative' for the first “Meet the Leaders” Mentorship Event...
 
Umniah Jordan to deploy Ericsson’s AI solutions to reduce energy consumption
Ericsson announced that Jordanian telco Umniah will deploy its artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions to reduce energy consumption across its network operations, following a successful proof-of-concept...
 
South Asia
 
Ncell and Meta partner to provide free Facebook Basic Mode and text-only browsing
Ncell has announced a collaboration with Meta to allow mobile subscribers to access Facebook Basic Mode and text-only web browsing without using their data balance or subscribing to a data package...
 
Zong expands data network with addition of 400 new 4G sites
In addition to expanding its network, Zong 4G has concluded an extensive network modernization project to address capacity challenges...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
SABC upgrades SABC Plus platform
South Africa’s public broadcaster has announced a slate of new features for its SABC Plus OTT platform...
 
RaonSecure establishes metaverse subsidiary
South Korean cybersecurity firm RaonSecure Co. announced that it has established RaonMeta, a generative AI-based metaverse platform subsidiary...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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