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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Ooredoo has successfully conducted tests on one of the first 5G trial systems in Qatar and the first in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.
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Zain has named telecoms veteran Peter Kaliaropoulos as CEO of its Saudi Arabia unit, replacing Hassan Kabbani, who has stepped down for personal reasons.
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Israeli operator Bezeq is poised to sell its wholesale satellite company Spacecom to a Chinese investor, according to space specialists.
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The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Oman (TRA) has pledged to install 312 new telecom stations that will provide mobile connectivity in 410 villages.
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Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) is to deploy Ciena’s Blue Planet orchestration software, streamlining and accelerating service delivery across the existing multi-vendor network.
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Cellcom, Israel’s largest mobile-network operator, is aiming to liquidate Golan Telecom, claiming that the rival company owes it $156 million for using its network..
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A group of companies from Iran have begun making moves to enter the Syrian telecoms market, according to reports from the war-torn country.
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Oman’s telecoms regulator has invited operators to apply for the sultanate’s third mobile licence, in a saturated market.
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Global Ethernet network, cloud and hosting provider BSO has enhanced the connectivity of its global network in/out of Dubai, significantly lowering latencies to speed up trading activity.
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Ooredoo Group has struck a five-year contract with Ericsson to implement the Swedish firm’s revenue management system across its networks in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia.
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The GSMA is calling on governments and regulators around the world to agree on a global harmonised spectrum plan to enable the future delivery of 5G.
