Enterprise Ecosystems Space42 signs autonomous mobility deals with e& UAE and A2Z UAE-based satellite firm Space42 says it has signed separate MoUs with e& UAE and South Korean autonomous driving company Autonomous A2Z to...
Data Centres & Networks Presight and Khazna team up to enhance data centre management in UAE Hard on the heels of a major expansion announcement
Wireless Networks Ericsson to support modernisation and expansion of e& Egypt’s network Technology giant Ericsson and operator e& Egypt say they have extended their long-standing partnership through a four-year agreement focused...
Data Centres & Networks Khazna Data Centres reveals capacity expansion plans Hyperscale digital infrastructure specialist Khazna Data Centres (Khazna) has announced plans to expand its operational capacity by more than 1GW...
Satellite Networks e& UAE partners with Space42 on D2D satellite via Equatys JV UAE-based satellite firm Space42 announced at GITEX Global 2025 in Dubai on Tuesday it has signed an MoU with e& UAE to explore collaboration...
Satellite Networks Bahrain launches public consultation on D2D services The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of Bahrain late last week announced the launch of a public consultation on what...
Data Centres & Networks UAE’s du launches park and platform for sovereign AI innovation UAE-based telco du launched two new sovereign AI offerings at GITEX Global 2025 on Monday – an AI Park in Dubai, and a National Hybrid AI...
Operators Ericsson to upgrade e& UAE’s 5G core network in multi-year deal Ericsson announced on Monday it has signed a multi-year agreement with global technology group e& to upgrade e& UAE’s 5G core network to...
Wireless Networks MoU targets UAE wireless infrastructure market Wireless solutions company Comba Telecom Limited, and Nedaa Professional Communication Corporation, a provider of mission-critical communications...
Devices & Platforms Omantel and Decoil partner to develop intelligent knowledge hub Omani operator Omantel has partnered with Decoil, an Omani AI startup described as a graduate of Omantel Innovation Labs – the company’s...
Optical & Fixed Networks AFR-IX Telecom announces Medusa cable’s first landing Medusa, the submarine fibre optic cable system owned by AFR-IX Telecom, an infrastructure and licensed telecommunication operator that delivers...
Optical & Fixed Networks Nokia and du conduct trial of AI-powered network automation Nokia and UAE telco du announced on Wednesday that they have successfully completed a trial of Nokia’s AI and GPT-powered automation assistant...
Enterprise Ecosystems e& UAE and Honeywell to offer 5G field solutions for SMBs e& UAE announced on Tueday it has signed a performance partner program agreement with Honeywell to deploy pre-configured, mobile-first 5G and...
Wireless Networks Operator e& launches first RedCap use case in the UAE Operator e& UAE says it has enabled a technology called Reduced Capability (RedCap) on its 5G standalone (5GSA) network,...
Data Centres & Networks ByteBridge signs AI-related MoUs targeting Middle East and APAC markets IT infrastructure and data centre solutions company ByteBridge, has signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in the past week, one...
Operators Telecom Egypt appoints Tamer El Mahdi as chief Telecom Egypt has appointed Tamer El Mahdi (pictured) as its new CEO and managing director, succeeding Mohamed Nasr.
Cyber Security Ooredoo Group announces rollout of advanced cybersecurity services Ooredoo Group, the international communications company operating across the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia, has announced the...
Vendors Qvantel acquires Optiva to scale up AI-enabled BSS portfolio Finland-based business support systems (BSS) provider Qvantel announced it is acquiring rival Optiva, in a move aimed at expanding its scale and...
Mobile Finance Orange Egypt launches gold trading for Orange Cash Wallet users Orange Egypt has partnered with Egyptian online gold trading platform mnGm to launch what they say is the country’s first digital platform for...
Customer Management Mastercard addresses ID security in Africa and payments ecosystem development in Syria In a busy week for the payments giant, Mastercard has announced an extended digital identity partnership in Africa and a memorandum of...
Optical & Fixed Networks Seacom reveals plans for AI-ready ‘Seacom 2.0’ subsea cable Subsea cable provider Seacom revealed on Thursday it will build a new subsea cable system, Seacom 2.0, that will provide AI-level capacity across...
Data Centres & Networks Telecom Egypt sets up new PoP in Jordan via ADH data centre Telecom Egypt says it has established a new point of presence (PoP) in Jordanian Tier III carrier-neutral data centre Aqaba Digital Hub that it...
Data Centres & Networks Iraq to build first data centres with Nokia to boost digital sovereignty The Iraqi government has announced plans to construct the country’s first data centres in partnership with Nokia.
Regulation Tunisia plans ambitious digital modernisation of government administration The Tunisian government has reportedly announced plans for a staggering 138 projects to accelerate the digital modernisation of government...
Regulation Afghan government starts shutting down fixed internet access The latest government attack on internet connectivity – and one of the most drastic so far – comes from Afghanistan, where ruling group the...
Mobile Finance Zain KSA dives into insurtech sector via JV with Prevensure Saudi Arabian telco Zain KSA is set to make a play in the insurtech space via its financial investment arm, Al Sayra Holding Company, which has...
Consumer Ecosystems Fintech and major bank partner to boost digital payments in Libya In what is proving to be a busy week for digital payments news in the Middle East and North Africa, a fintech and a major bank have recently...
Consumer Ecosystems Saudi Arabia continues to boost digital payment ecosystem There’s been a flurry of digital payments news this week from Saudi Arabia involving a wide variety of major names in the market, notably Ant...
Revenue & Billing SLA Digital and VUZ team up for Middle East and Asia mobile payment option SLA Digital, a global provider of direct carrier billing, has announced a partnership with VUZ, which describes itself as an immersive video...
Mobile Finance Vodafone Oman, Software Group team for digital financial solutions Vodafone Oman and digital financial service platform developer Software Group said on Monday they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
Wireless Networks Zain Bahrain taps Ericsson for more RAN gear to expand 4G/5G network Ericsson announced on Monday that it has signed an agreement with Zain Bahrain to supply RAN gear to the operator’s network capacity and enhance...
Operators Iraq’s Asiacell boosts indoor coverage with VoWiFi service Iraqi telco Asiacell says it has launched the country’s first Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) service that enables users to make and receive voice...
Optical & Fixed Networks Red Sea cable breaks disrupt internet in Middle East, South Asia Internet services in multiple countries in the Middle East and South Asia have been disrupted since Saturday by yet another series of subsea...
Mobile Finance Orange names Thierry Millet as CEO of Orange Money Group Orange has appointed Thierry Millet (pictured) as CEO of Orange Money Group, replacing Aminata Kane.
Service Management Ooredoo and Qatar Airways announce AI hub agreement Qatar-headquartered telecommunications and ICT provider Ooredoo and airline Qatar Airways have announced a strategic partnership to...
Cyber Security UAE-developed encryption solution launched Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research arm of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), and...
Optical & Fixed Networks Iraq plans more submarine cable landings at Al-Faw There’s been a flurry of submarine cable deals in Iraq recently, including two contracts announced this week, one with Batelco and the other...
Devices & Platforms Smartphone shipments in Africa rise in Q2 Smartphone shipments in Africa climbed 7% to 19.2 million units in Q2, continuing an upward trend fuelled by easing inflation and currency...
Enterprise Ecosystems Stc Kuwait to develop integrated digital services with Kuwait Airways Kuwait Airways announced on Monday it has signed a joint cooperation protocol with stc Kuwait to explore ways to integrate digital services in...
Mobile Finance Orange Egypt and Enjaz team up for Saudi money transfer offer Service provider Orange Egypt says it has signed an exclusive money transfer partnership with Enjaz Payment Services, one of the largest fintech...
Mobile Finance Whish Money and Mastercard address Lebanese remittance market Whish Money, a Lebanese fintech company, has collaborated with payments giant Mastercard to enable inbound and outbound remittance flows for...
Optical & Fixed Networks Coral Bridge subsea cable connects Egypt and Jordan NaiTel, a licensed telecommunications service provider in Jordan and the telecom arm of Aqaba Digital Hub (ADH – Jordan's largest carrier-neutral...
Regulation Turkey’s 5G spectrum auction is due in October Turkey is officially going ahead with 5G spectrum auction plans. Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu announced earlier this...
Vendors Lenovo to set up local HQ in Saudi Arabia Chinese technology company Lenovo has announced plans to establish a regional headquarters (RHQ) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, along with the...
Consumer Ecosystems UAE ministry and e& to provide wage protection services The UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) and e& money, the fintech arm of technology group e&, have signed a...
Data Centres & Networks New data centres on the way in Dubai and Oman Data centre news is still pouring in from the Middle East, including recent announcements of significant developments in Dubai and coastal...
Enterprise Ecosystems e& UAE launches monitoring-as-a-service for business continuity e& UAE says it has launched a new business continuity service – billed as "monitoring-as-a-service (MaaS)" – that it says provides...
Wireless Networks Baghdad’s emergency services get comms overhaul Hytera Communications, a provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, says it has successfully deployed its...
Energy & Sustainability Huawei and e& UAE partner for energy-saving 5G performance Operator and global technology group e& UAE has deployed what is described as the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC’s) first dual band 64T64R...
