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BAHRAIN
Bahrain hits 100 % 5G Coverage
In January , the tiny island nation became the first Middle Eastern country to deliver complete 5G coverage to its 1.5mn citizens . Due to its tolerant stance on foreign nationals , the country has become a strategic base for tech companies operating in the Gulf , with AWS launching a hyperscale data centre in the Kingdom last year .
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SOUTH KOREA Meet the Samsung S21
Korean tech giant started 2021 on a high note with the launch of the new generation of Galaxy phones . This year ’ s flagships are some of the more affordable models Samsung has released in years , with prices starting at just $ 799 - making it a full $ 200 cheaper than the S20 .
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AUSTRALIA 5G Records Continue to Fall
Telstra , working with Ericsson and Qualcomm , broke yet another 5G speed record in the final days of 2020 . In a lab on Australia ’ s Gold Coast , the companies achieved the world ’ s first recorded 5Gbps download speed by a single user on a commercial 5G network . mobile-magazine . com 13