Middle East
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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. -
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
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Ooredoo Qatar has partnered with Schneider Electric to collaborate on digital transformation projects.
Forthcoming events
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Aramco and Cognite have launched CNTXT, a joint data centre venture in Saudi Arabia.
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Digital Realty and Mivne Real Estate (Mivne) have formed a joint venture that will see the former's entry into the Israeli market through the development of a data centre campus in Israel.
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Chipset maker Qualcomm has announced the acquisition of Israeli start-up Cellwize Wireless Technologies as it looks to accelerate 5G RAN innovation and adoption.
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Omantel wants to use its role with the Oman Australia Cable to extend its wholesale services to London, Milan and Marseille.
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Huawei will work with top Middle Eastern operators as it bids to create self-starting networks via its IntelligentRAN solution.
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Saudi Telecom Company (stc) shares rose by almost 10% following news of a potential capital increase proposal from its board.
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Ericsson has warned shareholders to be prepared for bad news, following a US decision to investigate its alleged corruption in Iraq.
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G42 and the former Etisalat – now e& – have combined their data centre operations, forming what they claim is the Middle East’s largest data centre provider, aiming for 300MW by the end of next year.
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Internet usage patterns in majority Muslim countries changed drastically as they observed Ramadan according to research from Ookla.
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Bezeq International and Serverfarm will collaborate to build a new data centre in Bnei Zion, Israel.
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DE-CIX is setting up interconnection platforms in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Libya and Nigeria as the start of a plan to expand through Africa.
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Algérie Telecom has built a nationwide IP metro commercial network to support demands for increased capacity as well as future needs driven by 5G and fibre services.
