Reports and Coverage

The national telecom regulatory authority (NTRA) has issued a framework that would serve as a regulatory tool in facilitating IoT service operations in Egypt.

With nearly two billion Wi-Fi 6 devices to enter the market in 2022, the new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 Release 2 adds support for uplink multi-user MIMO, enabling devices to upload content concurrently to an access point (AP) and handle increased device density, more bandwidth-hungry applications, and surges in uplink data demand in residential and enterprise environments.

Infinet Wireless, the global vendor of industry-leading fixed wireless broadband connectivity solutions, summarized the year 2021 to declare the current situation with ongoing COVID-19 pandemic not only didn’t influence the company’s workflow but also helped it keep thriving. Infinet Wireless says that despite all the pessimistic predictions, 2021 marked the safe return to the business track. The company reached new markets, successfully held some virtual events and took part in important industrial exhibitions.

Many models of the physical keyboard phone BlackBerry will no longer work. The Canadian company has decided to pull the plug on new updates of its operating system, meaning most BlackBerries that became synonymous with the emerging mobile digital culture of recent decades will not operate correctly after January 4.

F5 announced the appointment of James Phillips, president, digital transformation platform group at Microsoft, to its board of directors, sitting on F5’s nominating and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) committee.

The 3GPP RAN Plenary has rolled out the standardization work of U6G (upper 6G, 6425–7125 MHz) as a new IMT licensed frequency band, and planned to complete in 2022. This marks a milestone in the industrialization of 6GHz.

By Ari Banerjee, SVP of Strategy, Netcracker Technology

Tata Communications, a global digital ecosystem enabler, and Zain KSA, a pioneering mobile telecommunications and digital services provider that is committed to supporting innovation and spearheading the next-generation’s technological revolution in the Middle East, announced a strategic engagement to fuel digital transformation journeys of enterprises and government organisations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). With this collaboration the combined ecosystems will deliver solutions and platforms to remodel cities with smart street lighting, smart waste management, connected workplace, healthcare and connected cars.

By David Erlich – Business Consulting Director

Flagship phones of major brands like Huawei, Apple, and Samsung have already started to support 5G. If you are still hung up with a 4G LTE-supported device, you must be wondering if it’s actually worth it to upgrade now.