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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 6, 2024
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Omantel joins the nation in celebrating the historic launch of Duqm-1, Oman's First Scientific Rocket
 
 
Omantel joins the nation in celebrating the successful launch of Oman's first experimental rocket launch, Duqm-1. This landmark event, executed at Etlaq Spaceport - one of Omantel’s strategic investments - in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology, marks a significant achievement in the Sultanate's journey into space exploration and cutting-edge technology...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  AT&T connecting through power of voice
Member Logo This holiday season, AT&T encourages reconnecting with loved ones through voice calls, highlighting the emotional power of hearing someone’s voice...
 
•  Nokia’s Bell Labs Consulting and stc Group unveil generative AI solution to streamline integration and enhance user experience
Member Logo Bell Labs Consulting and Saudi Arabia’s leading digital enabler, stc Group, announced the successful trial of a pioneering generative AI solution that will streamline service provision, reduce time to market, lower...
 
•  Huawei achieves number 1 market share position for contact senter software in China,
Member Logo According to the recently released IDC report China Contact Center Market Share, 2023: The Age of Intelligence (Doc#CHC51734724, November 2024), Huawei had the top market share in China's contact center software industry...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  stc Bahrain launches its home transformation project to support the local community
 
•  e& UAE launches Kids SIM Card and Parental Control Service for safer digital environment for children
 
•  sirar by stc wraps up Black Hat 2024 with key agreements and innovations
 
•  Zain KSA and Huawei complete Proof of Concept in Saudi Arabia of world's first end-to-end FWA gaming accelerator
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
CMA gives Vodafone-Three merger green light
The UK’s Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the Vodafone-Three merger, subject to legally binding commitments...
 
NCC releases new framework for A2P services regulation
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced a Licensing Framework for Application-to-Person (A2P) services, aimed at fostering greater order and transparency in the country’s telecommunications...
 
North Africa
 
Orange Egypt launches eSIM service for enhanced mobile connectivity
Orange Egypt has officially rolled out its embedded electronic SIM (eSIM) service, offering customers cutting-edge telecommunications technology...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison enlists Nokia to support 4G, 5G network upgrades
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) has enlisted Nokia to expand its 4G and 5G networks across Indonesia...
 
Nextivity, LG partner to revolutionize private 5G solutions
Nextivity is collaborating with LG Electronics on combined private 5G offerings intended to accelerate, simplify, and maximize the impact of 5G for enterprise customers...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Roku partners with ITV Studios to launch four new fast channels
The Graham Norton Show Channel will launch on the Roku Channel in the United States and Canada following a new agreement with ITV Studios...
 
Portable 5G transmitter streams live video
The DragonFly V 5G is a lightweight bonded cellular transmitter that streams HD video via 5G, supporting public and private networks for reliable live broadcasting from various camera devices...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
SpaceX extends lead with first direct to cell Starlink constellation complete
SpaceX has successfully completed its first constellation of approximately 325 Starlink satellites equipped with Direct to Cell (DTC) technology...
 
Sparkle opens an IP node in Genoa for internet connectivity
Sparkle announced the opening of an IP node in Genoa to meet the growing demand for internet transit driven by new technologies, multimedia platforms, and cloud-based services requiring highly efficient internet...
 
 
Middle East
 
Dell Technologies partners with RAK Economic Zone to drive innovation and digital transformation
Dell Technologies and Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance the security, scalability, and flexibility of businesses within RAKEZ’s growing business ecosystem...
 
SpiderSilk partners with Sirar at Black Hat
The MoU will enable SpiderSilk to package its flagship product - Resonance - with some of Sirar’s managed services, thus increasing the continuous external exposure capabilities Sirar can offer to its ecosystem of...
 
Positive Technologies partners with a major cybersecurity solutions provider in Middle East and Africa
The partnership will focus on sharing cybersecurity expertise and jointly promoting products and services in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Africa for result-driven cybersecurity.
 
du partners with Telefonica to drive innovation and boost UAE’s digital ambitions
du aims to propel the UAE onto the global stage of innovation excellence in alignment with the leadership’s ambitious digital agenda...
 
South Asia
 
Jazz and Engro Connect forge strategic partnership to accelerate Pakistan’s digital transformation
Jazz has entered into a strategic collaboration with Engro Connect, a subsidiary of Engro Corporation, to enhance Pakistan’s telecommunications infrastructure and fast-track the country’s digital transformation...
 
Gurung pushes for rural telecom fund utilization, digital Nepal expansion
Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has called for the immediate mobilization of the Rural Telecommunication Development Fund (RTDF) to boost connectivity across rural Nepal...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Nvidia to set up R&D centre in Vietnam for AI development
Nvidia said that it is collaborating with the Vietnamese government to open its first R&D centre in the country to develop and accelerate adoption of AI...
 
Telecoms provider partners with Amazon
Telecoms provider U-mee is rolling out a new product, which the company says will solve common connectivity issues around the household...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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