Middle East
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Veon has taken a step closer to relocating its group headquarters from Amsterdam to the United Arab Emirates after it received a commercial licence for its new office. -
stc inaugurated two digital infrastructure projects in Bahrain to expand connectivity in the region.
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Mobily and Telecom Egypt have partnered to launch a submarine cable linking Saudi Arabia and Egypt via the Red Sea to expand connectivity in the region.
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A recent joint cybersecurity advisory issued by the FBI, CISA, NSA, and other U.S. agencies highlights a growing threat posed by Iranian cyber actors targeting critical infrastructure sectors.
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Dutch telecom operator Veon is moving its group headquarters out of its native home of Amsterdam to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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In this exclusive interview, Thamer Alfadda, SVP Mobily Wholesale shares how Mobily Wholesale is leading the telecom wholesale market with innovative solutions for hyperscalers, carriers, and OTTs.
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Parcus Group has struck an agreement with Palestine Telecommunications Company (Paltel) to provide training services around product development and lifecycle management in telecoms.
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Former Colt CEO Rakesh Bhasin is to become chairman of African and Middle East carrier CMC Networks.
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UAE’s du has today announced at Capacity Middle East 2018 that it has extended its existing partnership with Epsilon to offer end-to-end connectivity between the UAE and major data centres in the US, Europe and Asia.
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Bharti Airtel and Gulf Bridge International (GBI) have announced a strategic agreement to unlock the capacity on GBI’s India-Middle East-Europe submarine cable system.
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Telstra is set to boost its Middle East business by announcing the expansion of its Programmable Network to a new point of presence (PoP) in Dubai.
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ITW Global Leaders’ Forum (GLF), a leadership body of the International Carrier industry, today announced the publication of an industry-led Code of Conduct to reduce fraud in the international wholesale market in partnership with i3forum.
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Omantel Wholesale has struck a partnership with German internet exchange DE-CIX, becoming its first partner in the Gulf to provide direct access to seven DE-CIX Exchanges across Europe and the US.
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Orixcom has launched a new range of CloudConnect services at Capacity Middle East as it focusses on the growing importance of cost effective cloud connectivity for the Enterprise WAN.
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Retelit has announced an expansion of its network at Capacity Middle East unveiling 160 Gbps of new capacity in Asia and in Europe.
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The sector in the Middle East is in the midst of a decade of strong growth. This has been pushed by a surge in investment and e-government initiatives
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Cisco and Polycom both lead the way as the telepresence market goes back into growth mode with both Q3 and Q4 of 2017 showing increased vendor revenues.
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Israeli operator Bezeq has appointed an acting CEO while the current CEO, Stella Handler, is under police investigation for involvement in alleged corruption.
