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.
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Batelco Group's Umniah and the Jordan Electric Power Company (JEPCO) are establishing a new company to operate an over-ground fibre-optic network.
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New figures from Synergy Research Group shows that global spend on data centre hardware and software increased by 17% in 2018.
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Batelco and AMS-IX have entered into a strategic partnership to launch a new Internet Exchange (IX) in Bahrain.
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Prices for internet access have gone up in Africa after years of falling – while in the rest of the world they are still falling.
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Network Atlas has announced the creation of a Global Advisory Board made of industry experts in multiple disciplines as it prepares for its launch later this month.
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The board of directors of Zain Saudi Arabia (Zain KSA) has signed an agreement to sell and lease back the passive physical infrastructure of its mobile tower portfolio to IHS Holding Limited (IHS) for around SAR 2.52 billion ($672m).
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Hyperscale operators have become the fastest growing customer category for colocation providers, according to new figures from Synergy Research Group.
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NetNumber has become the 24th member of the i3forum and the second new member to be added in Q1 2019.
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Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) confirms that its network it now 5G-ready and that it will launch 5G services in due course.
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Tata Communications Transformation Services (TCTS) has announced a global partnership agreement with Zeetta Networks to facilitate early adoption of technologies like 5G and network slicing.
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Inmarsat has confirmed that it is in discussions over a $3.3 billion takeover bid from a private equity-led consortium.
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OneWeb has secured its largest fundraising round to date, which will enable the company to accelerate the development of “the first truly global communications network” by 2021.
