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.
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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.
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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.
Forthcoming events
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Two cables cut near Suez in early January are now back in service.
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Cengiz Oztelcan, CEO at Gulf Bridge International (GBI), explains how removing the complexity from networking supports the long-term success of digital transformation in the Middle East and beyond
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Ciena has won a contract to upgrade the nine-year-old Europe India Gateway (EIG) subsea cable, which runs 15,000km from the UK through the Mediterranean to the UAE and India.
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Inmarsat’s maritime, aviation and enterprise businesses are to deploy enterprise connectivity solutions to customers based in Saudi Arabia, with service roll-out supported by distribution partners Sada Al Ammah and Global Beam Telecom.
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The 5G network will support more than 10% of global mobile connections by 2023, according to the Cisco Annual Internet Report, paving the way for “more dynamic mobile infrastructures for AI and emerging IoT applications”, including autonomous cars, smart cities, connected health, immersive video and more.
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Zendesk has released its State of Messaging 2020 report that provides an in-depth analysis of the biggest trends in conversational business and the messaging industry.
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Parallel Wireless, a provider of OpenRAN solutions, has announced that Etisalat is set to trial Parallel Wireless’ 2G, 3G, 4G & 5G OpenRAN across its markets in Middle East, Asia and Africa.
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Cellcom Israel Ltd and Bezeq Israel Telecom both announced multi-million-dollar bids to buy rival operator Golan Telecom
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A new study found that total operator-billed revenue from 5G IoT connections will reach $8bn by 2024; rising from $525m in 2020, which is a growth of over 1,400% over the next five years.
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Capacity shares 5 key stories from around the world making headlines today!
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Zain Group has completed the sale and leaseback of the passive physical infrastructure of its 1,620 mobile towers for $130 million to IHS Holding Limited.
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Capacity shares 5 key stories from around the world making headlines today!
