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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The Iranian parliament has set out obligations for the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology as part of a five-year social and economic development plan.
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DE-CIX, named best internet exchange at the 2016 Global Carrier Awards, has announced Stephan Rohloff has been appointed into the newly created position of chief marketing officer (CMO).
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Google is reported to be ready to sell Skybox in a slow down of its international internet connectivity ambitions.
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Saudi Arabian operator Mobily has appointed a new CEO, just two weeks after the company ended its management contract with 27.4% shareholder Etisalat.
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Oooredoo Qatar has hit download speeds of 40Gbps as part of a fibre trial with Nokia carried out in Doha.
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The board of directors of Gulf Bridge International (GBI) have named Amr Eid as its chief executive officer (CEO).
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Electra Consumer Products has agreed to acquire mobile phone operator Golan Telecom for NIS 350 million ($91 million).
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SpeedCast International has entered a long-term contract with Roshan, Afghanistan's main telecommunications provider, to upgrade its cellular backhaul network to support 3G services over satellite.
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Zain will pay $94 million to settle a tax dispute in Iraq over its $1.2 billion acquisition of Iraqna from Orascom Telecom, now Global Telecom.
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Bharti Airtel has entered into an exclusive agreement with Orascom to acquire the Middle East North Africa Submarine Cable System (MENA-SCS).
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The Internet of Things (IoT) will have generated more than €11 billion in revenue for the telecoms industry by the end of the year, according to figures from Berg Insight.
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UAE-based service provider du has tested Nokia's Time and Wavelength Division Multiplexing Passive Optical Network (TWDM-PON) technology.
