Middle East
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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. -
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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RETN has issued a stark warning that the impact of the February 2024 cable cuts in the Red Sea, which were originally reported to have affected 25% of Europe-Asia data traffic, was severely underestimated.
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The merger is expected to drive Qatar's economic diversification
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Ooredoo Qatar has partnered with Schneider Electric to collaborate on digital transformation projects.
Forthcoming events
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New standards are required to stimulate the deployment of "cyber-physical systems" in agtech to feed a fast-growing global population.
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Ooredoo Qatar is turning to its long-term equipment supplier, Ericsson, to supply the telecoms equipment needed for next year's FIFA World Cup.
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Iraqi ISP Earthlink Telecommunication is building a high-capacity IP metro transport network in 15 provinces across the country, as part of the Iraqi National Backbone project.
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Saudi Telecom Co is investing US$400 million to build the "largest cloud-enabled data centre in the region".
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Satellite buys; presidential visits; and Capgemini's Shamik Mishra
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New satellite internet concepts are moving ahead but are some types of companies better positioned to succeed in this growing market than others? Chris Daehnick, associate partner at McKinsey & Company, explores the prospects
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William Natta, communication officer at Télécoms Sans Frontières, outlines the importance of connectivity in education – and how the NGO supports children in crisis
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To keep up with exploding demand for bandwidth, broadband operators are spending significant amounts of money on their networks. Of course, they want to see a healthy return on that investment, but with traffic growing many times faster than revenues, that can be a challenge. How do you close the gap? Where do you invest to increase revenues or reduce cost
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Zain Group has announced that Zain Esports has partnered with the Kuwait Olympic committee to manage a four-weekend esports event from 12 November to 4 December.
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Project Kuiper launch dates; telco negotiation tactics; and GSMA's Stephanie Lynch-Habib
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Global spending on cloud services reached a new record in Q3 2021, to hit US$49.4 billion, however the impact of the global chip shortage on the data centre industry is "imminent".
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Saudi Arabia's STC will deploy Infinera’s ICE6 800G-capable technology on its submarine networks to enable new infrastructure developments, including the development of "cognitive cities".
