Middle East
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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. -
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.
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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
Forthcoming events
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Telecoms software company Amdocs has bought Irish 5G charging, policy and cloud company Openet for US$180 million in cash.
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Etisalat, the Emirati telco with operations across the MEA region, has launched a new direct-to-consumer (D2C) streaming service following a partnership with Synamedia.
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Finn Kornbo, Product Director, Digital Wholesale CSG. Click on the image below to watch the webinar!
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CSG, CFCA, Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier, GLF and Nobel. Click on the image below to watch the webinar!
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MEF, Myriad Group, Tata Communications and Telefónica. Click on the image below to watch the webinar!
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iBASIS and Mobileum. Click on the image below to watch the webinar!
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Over the top (OTT) service providers and hyperscalers are driving the evolution of finance models for new submarine cable systems.
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Tata Communications has been awarded a type B telecom license in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, officially upgrading the firm from a foreign carrier to a licensed local operator.
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Everbridge’s Public Warning product has been selected by two national alerting system customers to power its solutions in the Middle East and Africa.
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The International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) has approved the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) 5G technology as International Mobile Telecommunications-2020 (IMT-2020) 5G standard at the ITU-R Working Party 5D meeting.
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Episode 12 of the weekly data and telco podcast
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Israel’s largest telecoms group, Bezeq Israel Telecom, has received the green light to deliver internet speeds of up to 200 megabits per second.
