SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
April 8, 2025 |
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Featured Member News |
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At Global AI Summit on Africa, SAMENA Council Reinforces Its Commitment to Building Inclusive Digital Economies through Cross-Regional Knowledge Exchange and Cooperation-Building among Private & Government Entities |
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SAMENA Telecommunications Council, a key regional advocacy organization with the aim to support digital transformation across South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, as well as neighboring regions, contributed key insights during the inaugural Global AI Summit on Africa, held in Kigali, Rwanda on April 3-5...
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Oman and Rwanda sign MoU to boost cooperation in ICT and digital economy |
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In a significant step toward fostering international collaboration in the digital sphere, the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Rwanda have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) focused on advancing cooperation in information and communication technology (ICT), digital economy development, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity...
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Member News |
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AT&T declares dividends on common and preferred shares
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AT&T's board of directors declared quarterly dividends of US$0.2775 per common share, US$0.3125 per Series A depositary share, and US$0.296875 per Series C depositary share, all payable on May 1, 2025, to shareholders of... |
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According to Cisco Talos’ 2024 Year in Review: Identity-based attacks emerged as a dominant threatcisc
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Cisco Talos, one of the world's most trusted threat intelligence teams, has released its annual report, ‘Cisco Talos 2024 Year in Review’, sharing strategic insights into the evolving cybersecurity global... |
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Huawei wins nine Lightwave+BTR Innovation Reviews awards
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This was Huawei's highest number of Lightwave Reviews honors and also the most of any vendor this year, demonstrating the company’s technical leadership in the optical network field... |
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Nokia recognized as a Visionary in 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Center Switching
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Nokia announced that it has been named by Gartner as a Visionary in the 2025 Magic Quadrant for Data Center Switching... |
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ZTE advances all-optical network deployment with intelligent ODN solutions
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Hans Neff, Senior Director of ZTE CTO Group, shared ZTE's solutions and expertise in leveraging AI to enable intelligent ODN, enhance all-optical network deployment efficiency, and reduce deployment and O&M costs... |
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Recent Developments |
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Cisco’s 2025 Data Privacy Benchmark Study: Privacy landscape grows increasingly complex in the age of AI |
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Türk Telekom and ZTE complete world's first 1.6T with 12THz bandwidth DWDM trial on live network |
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FirstNet expands coverage for America’s first responders, surpasses 7 million connections |
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The “SAMENA Council Leaders’ Summit 2025” to Convene Global & Regional ICT Leaders in Dubai on May 26th, to Discuss Future of Digital Economies in the 5G-A & AI Environment, ahead of Global Talks & Deadlines |
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South Asia |
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Pakistan to finalise Starlink licensing soon
Pakistan is set to welcome Starlink as the licensing process nears completion, with the government offering multi-band spectrum and planning a major auction to boost next-gen broadband...
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SLT-Mobitel recognized as Sri Lanka’s fastest 4G network
The recognition follows SLT-Mobitel’s extensive investments in upgrading and expanding its network infrastructure with state-of-the-art technological solutions, ensuring superior service and wider coverage across Sri...
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3G, 4G and 5G Networks |
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Digicel to upgrade 4G network
Digicel PNG has announced a major investments to upgrade its 4G LTE network in Lae, Morobe province reinforcing its commitment to delivering reliable, high-speed connectivity across Papua New Guinea...
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Belarus to deploy single 5G network
Belarus will develop its 5G network using a single infrastructure operator model and also plans to enhance existing 4G services and expand coverage...
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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. |
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