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.
Forthcoming events
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Grey routes fraud could be costing mobile operators more than half of their potential revenue from business-led Application to Person (A2P) SMS traffic, a specialist group has claimed.
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The 12th Global Carrier Awards saw more than 400 members of the community wined and dined at the Maison de la Mutualité in Paris, celebrating industry achievements over the last year.
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Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) is interconnecting two subsea cable systems to join up Asia and Africa via Pakistan.
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Cisco has announced its role to restore and rebuild the Iraqi National Backbone, a multi-layer IP and optical network that spans the long terrestrial route from Iraq to Turkey.
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BICS has today launched what it claims to be the “first of its kind in the industry” voice roaming firewall service, helping its customers to block outbound roamer fraudulent voice call attempts in real-time.
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Ooredoo Kuwait has reached an agreement to buy 99% of FASTtelco’s shares in a deal worth KD 11 million (£29 million).
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Batelco has announced plans to use Huawei’s distributed access platform MA5800 for its broadband network deployment, supporting 500Mbps broadband access in Bahrain.
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Vodafone has announced a non-equity partner market agreement with internet service provider HiWEB for fixed and mobile services in Iran.
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The Egyptian regulator has announced agreement has now been reached on the terms for 4G licenses with all interested operators.
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The Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1) consortium has confirmed the AAE-1 subsea cable is edging closer to completion, with over 19,000km of cable now laid and 15 shore-end landings installed.
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Infinera has launched a new partner program to simplify supplying optical networking technology in the face of growing bandwidth demands.
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Level 3 Communications has named Andrew Dugan as chief technology officer (CTO) and Atilla Tinic chief information officer, effective immediately.
