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UAE
Amdocs announced it has been selected by etisalat by e & and has delivered the autonomous in-store retail experience for customers in the Emirates . While inside the store , customers will receive realtime updates on their mobile cart as they pick up items , ensuring a personalised and seamless shopping experience . Amdocs is the orchestration in partnership with Trigo , a computer vision technology company , which has provided the cameras , smart shelves , and its seamless checkout system experience . Red Hat announced that etisalat by e &, has chosen to standardise on Red Hat technologies across its network and IT at cloud scale . etisalat by e & is modernising its infrastructure and systems onto Red Hat platforms , including Red Hat OpenShift , Red Hat Enterprise Linux , Red Hat OpenStack Platform and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform . Red Hat is providing enhanced solution support and training to help etisalat by e & to upskill its staff to take advantage of modern technologies and workflows including DevOps , containers , automation and AI .
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SAUDI ARABIA
Munjz , the Saudi-based prop-tech cloud platform , announced its strategic partnerships with six regional industry giants . The recent signings include Munjz partnering with three real estate development companies , Osus Real Estate , Innovest Real Estate , and Jawdah Real Estate ; two prop-tech companies , Deal App and Aqar App ; and one investment company , Nawat Investment . Elm seeks to expand its footprint into East Asian markets in line with its efforts to boost its potential in developing products and solutions across the global market . Earlier , the company participated in a wide range of investment forums in East Asia , including the Saudi-India Investment Forum , the Saudi-Pakistan Investment Forum , the Saudi-Kazakhstan Investment Forum , the Saudi-China Investment Forum , and the Saudi-Korea Investment Forum .
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OMAN
Omantel was declared the winner of the Lead Award : SAMENA Telecom Award for Best 5G Adoption . The award was in recognition of Omantel ’ s outstanding success in adopting and rapidly extending its 5G network , since the launch of the advanced technology in Oman at the end of 2019 . Omantel ’ s 5G network now accounts for more than 68 % of total wireless traffic and 88 % of total fixed wireless access traffic , making it the only operator in Oman to achieve these figures in 5G deployment and among the best 5G operators in the region .
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QATAR
Ooredoo Qatar announced the launch of an all-new feature to allow foreign visitors to purchase an eSIM or physical SIM online by confirming their identity with their passport details . An easy-to-use eSIM QR code will be generated as soon as the order is placed and activated once the customer connects to the Ooredoo network . Physical SIM cards will be delivered to any location of customer choice in Qatar . Building on the success of Ooredoo ’ s World Cup 2022 initiative , which allowed visitors to purchase SIM cards online using their Hayya identification card , this new feature offers an equally secure and more comprehensive digital solution for the purchase of mobile services with the use of passport documents .
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