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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Sparkle has opened a new point of presence (PoP) in Aqaba, Jordan, in collaboration with Naitel, a Jordan-based operator with proprietary data centres and a nationwide network.
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Today’s 4G technology is the fastest growing mobile technology ever, says an industry report, and some 45 operators in 30 countries have already announced the deployment of 5G within their live networks.
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Equinix has announced the next phase in the evolution of Platform Equinix with the unveiling of Network Edge services.
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Nokia has claimed to have made more commercial 5G deals than any other vendor with operators around the world, announcing that it has a “steady pipeline in place" for further agreements.
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Global Message Services (GMS) has been chosen as an international application-to-person (A2P) messaging hub and managed services partner with the UAE’s du.
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Russia now has its most powerful telecoms satellite after last night’s launch of the Yamal-601 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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New data from Synergy Research Group shows that hyperscale operator capital expenditure (capex) totalled just over $26 billion in Q1 of 2019.
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A new event is designed to help all sectors of the business benefit from 5G and develop opportunities in new markets. Alan Burkitt-Gray introduces the Communications Infrastructure Summit.
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is collaborating with one of the biggest banks in the Middle East, Emirates NBD, to build a personalised retail customer banking experience by using artificial intelligence (AI) in AWS services.
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MEF announces the availability of its final draft standard for SD-WAN service and its various attributes.
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The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has partnered with Avelacom and deployed new points of presence (PoPs) in Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Dubai and Mumbai data centres.
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At the recent 7th Workshop on SMART cables, held April 12 in New Orleans, the presenters each reinforced an exciting conclusion: After nearly a decade of development, dual-purpose telecom/science cables are crossing the threshold from concept to reality.
