News from the Middle East & North Africa

Energy & Sustainability

du saves energy via in-house solar tech and Ericsson 5G gear

UAE telco du announced that it has reduced power consumption on its mobile network by leveraging 5G technology from Ericsson, as well as its own...

Vendors

stc taps Nokia for network slicing software

Nokia secured a contract to supply its Digital Operations Orchestration software to Saudi-based operator stc, enabling the provider to...

Wireless Networks

Huawei and etisalat by e& demo net zero 5G massive MIMO

UAE telecoms group etisalat by e& has announced a strategic alliance with Huawei to unveil what is described as the first net zero 5G Massive...

Wireless Networks

Three-party deal creates MENA’s biggest tower company

Service providers Ooredoo Group and Zain Group, along with TASC Towers Holding have joined forces to create what is described as the largest...

Enterprise Ecosystems

Warply and Mastercard announce MENA fintech alliance

Warply, described as a leading fintech innovator with a growing presence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has announced the...

Enterprise Ecosystems

Collaboration aims to accelerate hybrid multicloud adoption in Egypt

Hybrid multicloud computing company Nutanix and enterprise networking and security group Cisco have announced a collaboration in the...

Wireless Networks

Ooredoo Qatar and Ericsson plan 4G network for energy sector

Operator Ooredoo Qatar has partnered with Ericsson, which will supply and implement a 4G network for Ooredoo’s oil and gas enterprise customers....

Orange aims for 45 million active users with super app Max It

Operators

Orange aims for 45m active users with super app

Orange Group unified its suite of apps under one super app called Max It, with the aim to more than double the number of active app...

Devices & Platforms

Emerging markets to fuel smartphone growth

Analyst company Canalys reported the smartphone market is showing signs of recovery predicting a lower decline in 2023, and growth...

Energy & Sustainability

UAE operator introduces eco-friendly SIM cards in run-up to COP28

UAE operator e&, part of the Etisalat Group, has announced the introduction of what it describes as an eco-friendly Green SIM Card initiative...

Wireless Networks

Ooredoo Qatar and Nokia claim MEA private network first

Operator Ooredoo Qatar and Nokia are claiming a significant milestone with the establishment of the Middle East and Africa’s first private...

Mobile Finance

Payments company Cellulant adds Egypt to its African coverage

Payments fintech company Cellulant has obtained initial approval as a Payment Service Provider and Payment Facilitator in Egypt.

Devices & Platforms

Digit, MediaTek and Vodacom partner for affordable 4G connectivity

The drive to bring affordable smart connectivity to tens of millions of Africans continues, this time through a partnership involving MediaTek,...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Sparkle opens two new POPs in South Africa

Italian international service provider Sparkle has announced the expansion of its network footprint to South Africa with the opening of two...

Operators

CMC Networks taps acconic to bring NFV to Africa and Middle East

South Africa-based CMC Networks says it has partnered with German network solution provider aconnic to deliver NFV to service providers in Africa...

Revenue & Billing

Telepin partners Tunisie Telecom for launch of converged charging system

Tunisian national operator Tunisie Telecom, and mobile transaction platform Telepin have announced the signing of a partnership agreement for the...

Neutral host technology brings multi-operator services to new Saudi airpot

Wireless Networks

Neutral host technology brings multi-operator services to new Saudi airport

According to a number of recent reports, Saudi Arabia’s new Red Sea International Airport has become an early example in the region of the...

Operators

Tower sales and strong demand boost Zain KSA Q3 results

Operator Zain KSA has announced a strong Q3 2023 financial performance driven, in part by tower-related business.

Optical & Fixed Networks

Libya signs contract to connect to Medusa submarine cable

Libya has now formally acknowledged that it will be connecting to the Medusa submarine cable project. The Medusa submarine cable system will...

Wireless Networks

Huawei's vision for the future: 5G and beyond

Huawei, a global leader in technology and telecommunications, is propelling the industry into a new era with the announcement of the world's...

Wireless Networks

Harnessing 5G, 5G-Advanced, and Indoor Digitalisation: Unleashing Innovation in the UAE and Beyond

In a world defined by rapid technological advancements, the convergence of 5G, cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence (AI) is...

Wireless Networks

Accelerating 5G: How stakeholders are working together to transform experience

The All Bands to 5G Summit held during the Global Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF) 2023 in Dubai this month resounded with a clear message: 5G has...

Operators

Orange again sees MENA revenue boost

The Middle East and North Africa continued to be a bright spot in Orange Group’s financials posting a 12% increase in revenue as 10...

Regulation

Is 5G licensing imminent in Egypt?

Egypt’s National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) is in discussions to issue 5G licenses in Egypt, according to local press...

Data Centres & Networks

Data centre MoU targets Saudi market

Al Nowais Group, which supplies high-technology solutions to the UAE and Saudi Arabian governments in a number of different sectors, and Aurum...

Mobile Finance

Airtel Money Tanzania taps Terrapay to extend payments to UAE

Airtel Money Tanzania has partnered with cross-border payments network TerraPay to enable its customers to pay for purchases in the United Arab...

Operators

Ericsson and e& explore cloud and digital payment solutions

UAE operator etisalat by e& has been busy of late. Two more partnerships with Ericsson have been announced to add to

Enterprise Ecosystems

G42 and OpenAI to bring generative AI models to organisations in the UAE

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Energy & Sustainability

Ericsson and du partner for enhanced recycling in the UAE

Tech giant Ericsson and operator du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunication Company (EITC), have signed a partnership agreement to offer the...

Operators

5G firsts from Etisalat in UAE

UAE operator etisalat by e& has announced a 5G standalone (SA) deployment and a 5G downlink speed record.

Enterprise Ecosystems

UAE SMEs to benefit from RAKEZ-Amazon deal

Business licencing authority Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) and Amazon UAE have signed an MoU to enable businesses registered within the...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Telecom Egypt and 4iG propose Egypt-Albania subsea cable

Telecom Egypt, one of the largest subsea cables operators in its region, and 4iG, a Budapest-based telecommunications and IT group, have signed a...

Data Centres & Networks

GBI and Iraq IXP delivering low-latency services between Iraq and Gulf

Gulf Bridge International (GBI) has partnered with Iraq IXP to extend low-latency Peering services from the Gulf to Iraq, enhancing Iraq’s...

Operators

Telecom Egypt secures Medusa subsea cable deal

Telecom Egypt finalised a deal to host AFR-IX Telecom's Medusa subsea cable which will connect to the Red Sea through the operator's...

Devices & Platforms

Telecom Egypt enables users to mix and match subsea connectivity

Telecom Egypt, a major service provider and one of the largest subsea cables operators in the region, has launched its new WeConnect ecosystem,...

Regulation

Caller IDs will be mandatory in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s digital regulator the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) announced caller IDs will appear on all phone calls...

Enterprise Ecosystems

Nokia and du partner to bring 5G-driven technology to UAE enterprises

Service provider du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), and technology giant Nokia have signed a frame agreement aimed...

Devices & Platforms

Africa snaps smartphone decline

Smartphone shipments in Africa saw growth of 7.6% to a total of 19.6 million units in Q2, snapping seven quarters of continuous year-on-year...

Wireless Networks

GUPCO supports oil and gas operations with wireless broadband

The Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO), which carries out oil and gas exploration, development and production operations in Egypt, has...

Vendors

Nokia boosting AI in MENA with Dubai Innovation Lab

Nokia is launching an Open Innovation lab in Dubai, UAE, with a focus on accelerating adoption of technologies including AI and machine learning...

Investment

China to fund Lebanon’s plans for solar-powered internet provision

Lebanon has reportedly received a multimillion-dollar donation from China to install solar energy for the country’s internet provider, according...

Energy & Sustainability

Can telecoms drive greener transport in Qatar and Malaysia?

The role of telecommunications in managing traffic, supporting the cars of the future and, potentially, helping the environment has been...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Cinturion and du will bring TEAS to UAE

Service provider du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, has announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Batelco chooses SubCom to build Al Khaleej cable

Today’s second story from Bahrain

Satellite Networks

Bahrain and India look to space for IoT and cloud solutions

Two recent agreements, in Bahrain and India, underline the growing importance of the space sector in areas like IoT and the cloud.

Cloud & Virtualisation

Batelco taps Oracle for upgrades

US cloud giants Oracle announced Beyon-owned operator Batelco chose the vendor to upgrade its core IT platforms, in a move to enhance new...

Wireless Networks

Orange announces private 5G network first in Jordan

The growth in the use of 5G for industry-specific networks continues with news that operator Orange Jordan has established the first private 5G...

Data Centres & Networks

Oman welcomes ‘groundbreaking’ new internet exchange

AWASR, a licensed service provider in Oman, Alliance Networks, a regional digital infrastructure service provider, and AMS-IX, an internet...

Data Centres & Networks

Aquatech and Datavolt partner for sustainable data centre development

Provider of water and process technology solutions Aquatech Systems, headquartered in India, and Saudi Arabia-based data centre developer and...

Investment

Saudi’s STC to become largest shareholder in Telefónica

Saudi Arabia’s largest telecommunications company, STC, has acquired a 9.9% stake in Telefónica, a leading telecoms player in Spain, Germany, the...

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