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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NTT Corporation (NTT) confirms the establishment of a new subsidiary in Israel.
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Helios Towers has entered an agreement to acquire Oman Telecommunications Company’s (Omantel) passive tower infrastructure portfolio of 2,890 sites, for $575 million in cash.
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OQ Technology has recruited Lithuanian satellite company NanoAvionics to build a tiny satellite for 5G internet of things services.
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Juniper Networks has been selected to design and deploy a significant network capacity expansion and upgrade for Telecom Egypt.
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Moro Hub, a digital unit of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has signed an agreement with Huawei to build the largest solar-powered data centre in the Middle East and Africa.
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Zain’s revenue, earnings and income were all down in the first three months of 2021 compared with the same period of last year — a time before the pandemic had had its full impact.
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In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from OTT partnerships to satellites and subsea cables.
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Emirati telco du has secured long-term financing worth more than US$1 billion (AED 3.769 billion).
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Bank of America and Morgan Stanley have been hired as advisors for the potential initial public offering (IPO) of Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat).
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Egypt’s telecoms regulator is doubling the level of fines that it applies to operators that offer poor service to customers.
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The global pandemic has accelerated the already massive demand for bandwidth as consumers intensified their use of streaming services and enterprises migrated to cloud collaboration platforms. This whitepaper outlines what strategies and technologies MNOs and telcos should consider to drive success in view of these latest capacity trends.
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Capacity shares 5 key stories from around the world making headlines today!
