LATEST REGIONAL PROJECT UPDATE
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EGYPT
EDITA , a fast-moving consumer goods ( FMCG ) company in Egypt and the Middle East , recently announced at Cairo ICT that it is moving forward with its Digital Transformation roadmap with global technology company , SAP , to drive Egypt ’ s US $ 15 billion retail food sector . As Egyptians continue to show rising demand for food and beverages , the country ’ s retail food market has reached an impressive US $ 15 billion , according to the United States Foreign Agricultural Service .
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QATAR
Vodafone Qatar and the Qatar National Tourism Council ( QNTC ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU ) for the implementation of Vodafone ’ s Big Data and Advanced Analytics solution , a partnership that will accelerate the country ’ s goal of being a world-class tourist destination . The MoU was signed by Berthold Trenkel , COO , QNTC and Diego Camberos , COO , Vodafone Qatar at QNTC ’ s headquarters .
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KSA
Telecoms equipment vendor Nokia has announced that it has achieved a record 5G speed of 1.9 Gbps during a successful trial of its next-generation AirScale Indoor Radio System ( ASiR ) at the headquarters of mobile operator , Zain KSA in Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . Nokia ’ s dedicated indoor 5G solution delivers ultra-fast 5G speeds and counters high penetration coverage losses . The trial leveraged the Nokia 5G AirScale , which is an enhanced indoor solution with a centralised and scalable architecture .
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UAE
Dubai ’ s Roads and Transport Authority ( RTA ) and Huawei Consumer Business Group have announced the exclusive launch of the GCC ’ s first digital nol cards and nol Pay mobile app on HUAWEI AppGallery . According to the two entities , the collaboration is in line with the RTA ’ s plan to adopt advanced and innovative technologies into Dubai ’ s transport sector as part of the UAE strategy for the Fourth Industrial Revolution .
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KUWAIT
Kuwait has seen an impressive 50 % drop in the number of COVID-19-related cyber-attacks from 967 in Q2 2020 to 482 in Q3 2020 , according to new research from Trend Micro Incorporated , a global provider of cloud security solutions . In Q3 2020 , Kuwait ’ s COVID-19 related cyberattacks included : 423 email spam attacks , down 54 % from 913 in Q2 2020 , 59 malicious URL hits , up 20 % from 49 in Q2 2020 and 0 malware detections , down from 5 in Q2 2020 .
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BAHRAIN
Telco Batelco has launched a completely new retail shop concept that will deliver an improved experience for customers . The opening , on Bahrain ’ s national day , was attended by Batelco ’ s executive management team including CEO Mikkel Vinter who officially opened the shop with a digital countdown displayed on a huge screen at the shop entrance . The new shop design has an open free-flowing space and the shop team are on the floor to greet customers and guide them to a designated service zone .
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