Middle East
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Viasat demonstrated direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity in Saudi Arabia for the first time, successfully sharing messages over satellite. -
Ooredoo Qatar has teamed up with Doha Bank to bring banking and telecommunications products to customers.
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Nokia has completed the UAE’s first live transport slicing deployment with du, enabling the operator to manage its network infrastructure more efficiently.
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The relentless pace of AI shows no signs of slowing down going into 2025. However, the increased demand for intense workloads has created new challenges such as increased power consumption in high-density data centres.
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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.
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stc inaugurated two digital infrastructure projects in Bahrain to expand connectivity in the region.
Forthcoming events
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Five Middle East mobile operators have announced they are working together to push forward their work towards open RAN technology in their networks.
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Today the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry accounts for more than 2% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to the European Commission in 2020.
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Saudi Arabia now has four MVNOs after the national regulator awarded new licenses to Integrated Telecom Mobile Company Limited and Future Networks for Communications Company.
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Zain Group's data revenues reached $1.05 billion in H1, representing 42% of the group's revenues for the period.
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With nominations for the Global Carrier Awards now open, chairman of the judging panel, Carl Roberts, is sharing his tips for those who wish to enter.
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Yahsat, which began trading on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange (ADX) today, is planning to launch a new satellite in 2023.
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The GSMA has said the mobile industry will need an average of 2 GHz of mid-band spectrum this decade to meet the UN’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU) data speed requirements.
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The government of Saudi Arabia is calling for US$18 billion investment in hyperscale data centres by 2030, to take capacity to more than 1.3GW.
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It is well understood that the 5G technologies being rolled out today are just the first step in a new evolutionary path towards the headline capabilities. What is perhaps less understood is that 5G evolution will not be limited to terrestrial networks.
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In this episode of the Digital Digest we roundup the biggest stories of the week from the latest on DigitalBridge's EdgePoint to the dawn of quantum computing as-a-service.
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The investor that is one of the biggest shareholders in MTN has bought Telenor’s Myanmar operation for just US$105 million.
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From monetising traffic to international regulations, Gareth Willmer examines the road ahead for IoT and the advances on the horizon
