Many unique challenges and opportunities exist in the Iranian telecoms market despite the country’s high penetration rate of 119%, reports Research & Markets.

Odine Solutions and Versa Networks have partnered to deploy an SD-WAN core in Turkcell’s network to serve the operator’s corporate customers.

Ooredoo Algeria is deploying Nokia Cloud Mobile Gateway to transform its network for next generation broadband services.

Lebanese fixed network services provider Ogero has become one of the first operators globally to run a commercial trial of Nokia’s Fixed Access Network Slicing (FANS). 

Vodafone Egypt is implementing Nokia’s cloud-based Subscriber Data Management (SDM) solution to offer innovative services to its 4G customers.

Growing urban demographics and the rapid expansion of cities are driving the use of smart city solutions in Africa and the Middle East.

Turkish satellite operator Turksat has signed new agreements with Avanti Communications and Kymeta.

CETel is delivering connectivity in remote areas of Northern Africa via Intelsat’s EPIC 37e satellite.

MediaKind has been selected by Vodafone Qatar to deliver MediaFirst, its next generation cloud-based multiscreen TV Platform service, to consumers in Qatar.

Ericsson has been selected by Batelco to commercially deploy 5G across Bahrain.

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) in a deal worth SAR 2.52 billion (USD 672 million).

The Saudi Arabian telecom system integration market is projected to grow from $420 million in 2018 to $683 million by 2024, according to Research & Markets.

Skyband, a member of the Inteltec Group and provider of satellite and networking solutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has signed a new agreement with LeoSat Enterprises.

Palestine Islamic Bank (PIB), the largest Islamic bank in Palestine, has chosen cloud-native, cloud-agnostic Temenos Infinity and Temenos T24 Transact to transform its banking systems and drive its digital transformation.

Omantel has launched an international wholesale company called Omantel International (OTI).

Zain Saudi Arabia and Nokia have signed two agreements that will allow the operator to launch IoT services and applications and provide innovative end-to-end solutions to enterprise and public sector segments in the Kingdom.

Telecom Egypt has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nokia to introduce 5G network and test use cases.

Ooredoo Group announced today at Mobile World Congress 2019 that it is accelerating its 5G network transformation across the Middle East, North Africa, and South East Asia with Artificial Intelligence solutions from P.I. Works.

Telserv and Etisalat have formed a strategic partnership to further enhance portfolios of both parties to serve customers around the world.

SES has announced that its newest satellite, SES-12, is now ready to serve its video, fixed data, mobility and government customers across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

Es'hailSat, Qatar Satellite Company and BridgeSat will provide businesses and governments across the Middle East with affordable access to laser-based satellite broadband services.

MTN Group has reaffirmed its innocence as its long-running legal spat with Turkcell reignited after a South African ambassador was arrested on corruption charges.

Kalimat Telecom, a subsidiary of Kuwait’s Trade Links, has selected Parallel Wireless to build out its mobile broadband network in Iraq.

Omantel is launching a new phase of its multi-play billing and charging transformation on Optiva’s Charging Engine.

Saudi Arabia’s Mobily is using Viavi’s Nitro Geo solution to boost its operational efficiency and capacity.