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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Join Douglas Tait, Director SD-WAN Product Marketing at Oracle Communications and George Just, Vice President Worldwide SD-WAN Sales, Oracle Communications for this insightful session.
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Conference Producer David Tran summarises some of the key issues that will be highlighted at this year’s Global Telco Fraud Summit, including Wangiri and CLI Spoofing. The event will take place in London this autumn.
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London-based satellite company OneWeb has filed for bankruptcy in the US citing the Coronavirus as the cause.
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Swedish mobile cloud coms firm Sinch (STO:SINCH) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Brazilian messaging provider Wavy.
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International over-the-top (OTT) voice traffic reached 1 trillion minutes in 2019, compared to just 432 billion minutes of international carrier traffic.
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Sagemcom has embedded Microsoft exFAT by Paragon Software into its Linux-based series of routers to enhance cross-platform communication and end-user experience.
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INWIT has become the largest tower operator in Italy following completion of its merger with Vodafone, Telecom Italia Group (“TIM”) which saw Vodafone Italy’s towers brought under its control.
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Nokia (HEL: NOKIA) has completed the acquisition of Elenion Technologies in a deal intended to improve “the economics of advanced optical connectivity solutions”.
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Capacity shares 5 key stories from around the world making headlines today!
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According to the latest findings from the GSMA’s The Mobile Gender Gap Report 2020, women are 20% less likely to use mobile internet than men.
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The UN’s International Telecommunication Union has called on the public and private sector to create a Global Network Resiliency Platform, to keep the world connected during the unfolding Covid-19 pandemic.
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The race is on to secure millions of corporate VPN connections as hackers around the world exploit a decentralised global workforce.
