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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Saudi Telecom has been seeking potential bidders for its mobile towers as it considers options for its infrastructure assets.
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Batelco has selected Aptilo Networks to provide carrier Wifi for Bahrain Wi-Fi, the nationwide network for the Kingdom of Bahrain.
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Permira, the UK private equity group, is looking to sell its Asia Broadcast Satellite for an asking price of $1bn
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The parent companies of Mobilink and Warid Telecom have completed a deal that will enable them to merge the two companies to form Pakistan’s largest mobile operator.
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The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has outlined the opportunities Wifi calling presents for mobile operators, mobile broadband services and consumers.
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Batelco has launched the Batelco Gulf Network (BGN) in cooperation with the Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA).
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Telenor has been granted a 10MHz block of spectrum in the 850MHz band in Pakistan for $395m.
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Procera has announced its network intelligence technology, which includes 20 million subscriber licences, has been deployed by a tier one fixed-line EMEA operator.
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Telia Carrier has signed a global agreement which will see it provide backhaul and interconnect solutions to Ericsson's device connection platform via a dedicated internet of things (IoT) backbone.
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Djibouti Telecom and six other carriers have signed a construction and maintenance agreement (C&MA) to build the Djibouti Africa Regional Express (DARE), a 5,500km high capacity subsea cable system.
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Ooredoo Qatar has launched its fibre to the home (FTTH) service, claiming to be the first operator in the country to offer gigabit broadband connectivity.
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Saudi Telecommunication Company (STC) has signed a contract with Intelsat for satellite services.
