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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Submarine cables are all about connecting different parts of the world. As a historical hub between east and west, the Middle East region has long been a crossing point for the world’s undersea connectivity – particularly through Egypt, which runs many cables through its territory.
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Saudi Arabia’s stc Group has become the top shareholder in Telefonica, taking a 9.9% stake in the operator, it was announced today.
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Huawei Cloud has announced the launch of its services in Saudi Arabia.
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Amazon Web Services confirms the launch of the AWS Israel (Tel Aviv) cloud region.
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center3, a subsidiary of stc Group, has completed a 9.6MW expansion of its Khurais, Riyad hyperscaler-grade data centre, enhancing its hosting capacity for customers.
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The second UK-Iraq strategic dialogue was held in London on 3-4th July
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Exa Infrastructure has unveiled a partnership to connect its ultra-low -latency, high-speed connectivity digital infrastructure to Cinturion’s TEAS – Trans Europe Asia System.
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Solutions by stc and Nile, an enterprise network-as-a-service (NaaS) provider will partner to deliver secure campus NaaS to customers in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Egypt.
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Zain Group and Omantel have launched a joint venture to offer international wholesale services to customers worldwide.
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Khazna Data Centers has unveiled plans to enter the Egyptian market as the company joins forces with Benya Group.
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Oman’s data centre market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9.6% during 2022-2028.
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center3 and Meta confirm the landing of the 2Africa subsea cable at two of the planned four landing points in Saudi Arabia: Jeddah, and Yanbu.
