Payment giant Mastercard is back in the news in the Middle East this week thanks to a major artificial intelligence-related deal in Saudi Arabia and an SME-focused agreement in the UAE.
Qvantel, a major name in digital business support systems (BSS), has announced that it has implemented the customer relationship management (CRM) system from Qvantel Flex BSS for Mexican mobile operator Altan Redes.
Telekom Malaysia (TM) announced on Friday it has launched what it says is the country’s first sovereign GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS), which it also says will boost Malaysia's AI infrastructure.
CelcomDigi revealed on Thursday that it has signed separate partnership deals with private healthcare provider KPJ Healthcare and Universiti Malaya to turn Malaysia into a regional healthcare tourism hub by leveraging technologies like 5G, AI and extended reality (XR).
The integration of AI presents as many challenges to operators as it does opportunities. We recently explored how telcos are ensuring an ethical approach to AI in terms of corporate governance, and how they are able to demonstrate this through assurance models and tools.
Ooredoo Qatar announced on Sunday it has launched a new location analytics and intelligence solution that leverages the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)'s TASMU Platform for smart city solutions.
Nvidia said on Thursday it is collaborating with the Vietnamese government to open its first R&D centre in the country to develop and accelerate adoption of AI.
Kenyan telco Safaricom has reportedly revamped its “5G for Businesses” offering with new packages aimed specifically at small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that promise to support their digital transformation plans with faster and more reliable connectivity.
With around 75% of operators now launching Generative AI commercially, integrated AI strategies are increasingly essential for facilitating the interactions between AI and networks. Societal concerns around AI adoption put pressure on businesses to demonstrate an ethical approach in implementing this technology.
MTN South Africa has reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China Telecom Global and Huawei to develop digital infrastructure across MTN’s African footprint.
Orange announced on Tuesday it is partnering with OpenAI and Meta to fine-tune AI large language models (LLMs) to incorporate regional languages in Africa that are currently not understood by any GenAI model.
ZTE says it is collaborating with True Corp’s enterprise arm TrueBusiness and Thai company Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) to develop a private 5G network solution designed to enable smart manufacturing in Thailand.
Malaysian telco U Mobile announced on Tuesday it has launch an Open API portal based on the GSMA Open Gateway Initiative, which also makes it the first operator in Malaysia to do so.
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and Indonesian tech firm GoTo Gojek Tokopedia said on Thursday they have begun work on Sahabat-AI, an open-source large language model (LLM) ecosystem specifically designed for Bahasa Indonesia and other local languages.
Digital infrastructure and cloud gaming technology company Radian Arc and COMIT, a leading regional provider of telecommunications services and solutions, have announced a partnership that will bring Radian Arc’s complete portfolio of GPU-powered solutions to Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison’s ICT arm Lintasarta says it has struck a strategic partnership with Singapore-based AI solutions provider 6Estates to deploy its enterprise AI solutions in Indonesia using Nvidia's AI cloud infrastructure.
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Network International, an enabler of digital commerce in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), and global digital payment and financial technology provider Ant International, have signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the extension of innovative digital payment solutions to businesses in the MEA.
Sri Lankan telco Dialog Axiata says it has added a café to its metaverse platform “Futureverse” via a collaboration agreement with Sri Lanka’s largest café chain Barista.
Global communications solutions provider iBasis said on Tuesday it has signed an deal with Peruvian mobile operator Claro Perú to implement its A2P messaging gateway solution.
Malaysian telco CelcomDigi announced on Saturday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AmBank and AmBank Islamic to deliver affordable digital healthcare solutions to medical providers over the next three years.
Ethio Telecom is back in the news – this time via plans to launch a smart city project in Bahir Dar, capital city of the Amhara region in northern Ethiopia, following the deployment of commercial 5G services.
GSM-R (Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway) specifications were released two decades ago. These have been successfully used around the world, but can no longer support the bandwidth, latency, and connectivity required by railways as they go digital.
Kenyan operator Safaricom's M-Pesa mobile money service has teamed up with Kenyan start-up tappi to digitise 650,000 business users in the country.
Indonesian telco Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison said on Tuesday it has teamed with Mastercard to integrate its in-vehicle payments solution with Indosat’s AI-powered fleet management system NEXTFleet.
Malaysian operator Maxis says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA) to collaborate on driving adoption of 5G in the domestic retail sector.
Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday that its B2B arm Airtel Business is partnering with automaker Kia India to provide IoT connectivity solutions for its next-gen connected-car platform, Kia Connect 2.0.
Cisco announced several deals on Tuesday it says will accelerate AI innovation in Malaysia, including a collaboration agreement with Telekom Malaysia (TM) to help government digital agency Jabatan Digital Negara (JDN) upgrade its digital infrastructure.
At the 6G Conference held in Istanbul, on September 24, 2024, Dr. Wen Tong, Huawei Wireless CTO, delivered a keynote speech on 6G standardization and innovation. With the release of the ITU-R 6G vision framework, the 3GPP will start 6G standardization in 2025.
Global digital solutions provider Hayo said on Tuesday it has opened new offices in Cameroon, Niger and Sri Lanka to expand its ability to meet growing local and regional demand for digital services.
At Huawei Connect 2024 held in Shanghai from 19th September, Huawei’s Deputy Chairman and Rotating Chairman Eric Xu gave a keynote speech exploring commercial AI adoption across different industries.
Telekom Malaysia’s wholesale business arm TM Global said on Monday it has extended its collaboration with cloud infrastructure provider Radian Arc for another two years to expand TM’s wholesale cloud gaming offering into new markets.
Malaysian telco CelcomDigi and South Korean operator SK Telecom signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Monday to work together on initiatives to commercialise AI for the Malaysian market.
A number of agreements signed last week by Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) are said to be aimed at enhancing the digital infrastructure of oil-rich cities in the country.
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