Nokia and Orange Jordan are deploying a fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network across Jordan.

UHP Networks has announced RUN, a FaaS broadband data solution optimised to take advantage of the maximum efficiency provided by Intelsat EpicNG’s high-throughput fleet.

Syniverse has signed a multiyear agreement to provide LTE roaming and real-time monitoring services to Lebanon-based operator Alfa, managed by Orascom TMT.

Oman has postponed the issue of its third mobile licence to 30^th November.

Saudi Arabia’s Mobily has recruited three of the world’s biggest network equipment vendors to implement upgrades to its network over the next three years.

STC is believed to be the most likely candidate to obtain a 55% stake in Turk Telekom from the operator’s beleaguered majority shareholder Oger Telecom.

Zain Iraq is upgrading its existing network using Ericsson’s virtual Evolved Packet Core (vEPC) offering to meet the growing data demands of its customers in the region.

Oman's telecoms market is highly progressive and its mobile sector in particular is well established.

The fall of the Gaddafi regime has prompted telecom reform in Libya, and subsequent unrest has not had too damaging an impact on the sector, according to Research & Markets.

Omantel is acquiring a 9.8% stake in Kuwait’s Zain Group for $846 million in a cash transaction.

Lebanon’s TASC Towers is reportedly closing in on a deal to acquire around 7,500 mobile towers from Zain Saudi Arabia for around $500M.

Mobile payments company Bango has enabled mobile operator Viva Kuwait to upgrade its Google Play carrier billing from a direct integration to the Bango Platform.

Research and Markets’ most recent look at Saudi Arabia’s mobile market has identified the key areas of focus for operators in the Middle Eastern country.

Ooredoo Qatar and Comptel have signed a self-service technology agreement to improve customer service.

Zain Iraq has extended its managed services contract with Ericsson until 2021.

Dalkom Somalia has Somalia signed an agreement for satellite services with Intelsat SA that will expand its broadband enterprise and direct-to-home (DTH) services in East and Central Africa and the Middle East.

Kalaam Telecom has partnered with Versa Networks to launch Bahrain’s First Secured SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) infrastructure that provides an end-to-end solution to simplify and secure the WAN/branch office networks.

Actility and machinestalk have partnered for the deployment of a large-scale LoRaWAN network in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

UAE-based du is partnering with Epsilon to forge simple, fast and efficient connectivity between the operator and data centres in Europe and Asia.

Lebanese internet service provider Connect has selected InfiNet Wireless solutions to serve as the backbone of its new wireless network infrastructure.

Telia is continuing its withdrawal from the Eurasia region, announcing that it has begun preparations to sell off some of its holding in Turkish operator Turkcell.

Egyptian fixed incumbent Telecom Egypt has signed a national roaming agreement with Orange Egypt as it readies its mobile launch.

Vodafone Egypt has tapped Procera Networks to enhance the subscriber experience for its fixed and mobile subscribers.

Orange Egypt has deployed Openet’s Real-Time Offer Manager (RTOM) solution plus reporting tools to improve subscriber experience and increase data revenues.

MTN Group has chosen PeerApp's local content delivery solution for its operations in various geographic regions.

Nokia and Ooredoo Qatar have deployed Nokia 4.5G Pro technology to increase mobile data speeds to up to 800 Mbps for Ooredoo's customers in some of the busiest areas of Qatar's capital city.