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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African fibre network Liquid Telecom is investing $400 million in a partnership with Telecom Egypt to build data centres and fibre infrastructure in Egypt.
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New figures from Synergy Research Group shows that vendor revenues from Ethernet switch and router markets reaches $11 billion - the highest it has ever been.
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A new report by Equinix has found that more than seven in ten businesses (71%) are likely to move more of its business functions to the cloud over the coming years.
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The microwave transmission market grew 6% in the first three quarters of 2018 compared with the previous year, driven by mobile backhaul expansion in India.
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The submarine cable industry, much like telecommunications as a whole, is reassessing the role of women in this ever-changing market. An aging workforce, stalled innovation and competitive advantages are forcing telcos to pay attention
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Capacity has rounds up 12 of the stand-out subsea cable projects that continue to keep us all connected.
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Zain has sold 8,100 mobile towers in Saudi Arabia to IHS Holding for $80,000 each to reduce debt.
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Figures from Cisco estimate that by 2022 there will be more IP traffic over global networks than in the entire history of the internet, surpassing 4.7 zettabytes that has been used in the last 32 years.
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This year’s Messaging and SMS Global Awards were handed out at a ceremony in London this week, with Infobip walking away as the big winner.
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Fraud in the SMS and messaging space causes damage to the industry in both revenue and reputation. James Pearce looks at what the messaging industry is doing to combat fraud
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Retelit has signed up for the global telecommunications next-generation enterprise network alliance (ngena).
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Batelco has established more connections with major global cloud and content delivery providers to further support the demands of enterprises and MNCs.
