Carrier-neutral data centre and connectivity platform datamena has partnered with Epsilon to deploy the latter’s Infiny on-demand connectivity platform.
Ooredoo has chosen Telia Carrier to provide IoT backhaul connectivity to Ericsson’s DCP platforms in Europe.
Omantel is partnering with Console Connect, marking the global direct connect solutions provider’s first Middle Eastern network partnership.
Nokia and Saudi Telecom Company (STC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the development of 5G and IoT use cases.
iBasis has collaborated with Turkcell to open an IPX Point of Presence (PoP) in Istanbul.
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) has signed a cooperation agreement for a smart city consultancy project with Ericsson.
Turkcell is implementing Teoco’s Helix 9.0 unified service assurance suite to reduce costs and increase the efficiency of its multi-vendor network.
Zain has partnered with Myca Health to develop and implement a mobile electronic medical health record (EMR) platform across its network.
STC (Saudi Telecom Company) has reached an agreement to acquire tower assets from Atheeb Telecommunication for SAR230 million ($61 million).
Israeli operator Xfone has taken legal action in an attempt to prevent market leader Cellcom from forming a network-sharing arrangement with the owner of Golan Telecom.
The digital age is a reality, and it is evolving fast. In 2014, 96% of all non-users of the Internet were in emerging markets.
In recent years, competition has gradually began influencing in the telecommunications sector in many developing and emerging markets across the world.
Despite the fact that technology is one aspect of our life that changes fast making it difficult to predict precisely how the future will look like, we certainly need to attempt to understand the direction where the technology is moving forward.
Golan Telecom will be acquired by Electra Consumer Products in a deal that resolves the Israeli firm’s storied legal dispute with rival Cellcom.
Moroccan operator Méditel is rebranding as Orange in the market.
ZTE is acquiring a 48% shareholding in Turkey’s Netaş Telekomünikasyon to strengthen its presence in the region.
The unnamed party interested in acquiring Golan Telecom has been named as Israeli group Elco Holdings following the revelation that the deal looks set to go ahead.
Cellcom has confirmed that it will file a request for the liquidation of Golan Telecom, a few days after it initially revealed it was considering such a move.
Israeli market leader Cellcom is considering adding a liquidation request to its existing legal challenge against Golan Telecom.
Local services marketing platform mydala is implementing carrier billing from Fortumo.
Zain and Huawei have partnered to bring convergent billing to Iraq for the first time.
Telecom Egypt is deploying solutions from Intelsat SA to support communications services in the country.
Turkcell will be getting an investment injection following an agreement signed between Russian firms Alfa and VTB.
Ooredoo Group and Ericsson have agreed a five-year contract to implement a new revenue management system across the Group’s footprint in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia.
Turkey’s government has reportedly blocked access to social media services including Twitter and WhatsApp.
Turkcell has selected Ericsson as its partner to manage and operate its mobile and fibre optic fixed network, which includes microwave links and covers all technologies from 2G to 4G/LTE.
Omantel Wholesale is interconnecting the Gulf to Africa (G2A) and Silk Road Gateway - 1 (SRG-1) cable systems to deliver ultra-low latency networking between Asia and Africa.
Turkish tower company Global Tower has put its scheduled IPO on ice “until the markets become more reliable and stable”.
Israeli incumbent operator Bezeq is undertaking a countrywide G.fast deployment with Adtran as the prime project vendor.
Telecom Egypt is deploying Ciena’s GeoMesh solution and packet-optical platforms for low-latency connectivity.
Vodafone and Iranian ISP HiWEB have announced a new non-equity Partner Market agreement for Iran.
After refusing the bid in last month’s spectrum auctions, Egypt’s operators are now acquiring 4G licences through agreements with the country’s regulator NTRA.
Kuwait's telecom sector is characterised by a highly developed mobile sector with many multiple subscriptions.
Orange Egypt has applied for a 4G licence in Egypt, backtracking on its decision to abstain from bidding in the country’s recent auctions.
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