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Mobile Telecommunications Company Zain Group, which has presence in eight countries across the Middle East, announced the establishment of ZainTech, a new regional entity that unifies the group's ICT assets to offer comprehensive digital services for enterprise customers in the Middle East.

Aaron Jiang, President of Huawei's SRAN Product Line, launched the GreenSite and PowerStar2.0 solutions to help operators build green, low-carbon 5G networks in Dubai.

One of India’s big three telecommunications operators, Vodafone Idea (aka Vi), and the smart world and communication business of leading engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro have partnered for a pilot project to test 5G-based smart city solutions.

Slovenian operator T-2 has awarded a 5-year 5G network contract to Nokia.

Indian Railways ministry technical arm RailTel Corporation and the state-run telecom research and development organisation Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) have signed a pact to work together in the telecom space with a key focus on the modernization and expansion of communication networks across the country.

Russia's first ecosystem interuniversity quantum network with open access has been launched in Moscow.

Argentine government-owned telecommunications company Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anónima AR-SAT (ARSAT) has signed an agreement with the Secretary of State for Energy to expand the country's Federal Fibre Optic Network (Refefo) by lighting up some 4,405 kilometres of unused fibre cables.

Orange Polska (Orange Poland), a Polish telecommunications provider, has launched a new data centre, the Warsaw Data Hub.

Djibouti Telecom, the government-run telecommunications monopoly in Djibouti City, has begun construction of a new cable landing station (CLS).

Oracle has opened a data centre in Israel which it claims is able to withstand rocket attacks to ensure continued resilience in the troubled state, according to local news reports.

Israel’s Ministry of Communications (MoC) has launched its first tender for the so-called ‘Incentive Areas’ that will likely not be covered by commercial fibre-optic deployments.

ZTE Corporation announced that it has launched its new-generation compact metro edge ON products – the optical Omni-gateway ZXMP M721 series, namely ZXMP M721 CX66A (E) and ZXMP M721 CX63A (E).

Hungary is launching a HUF5 billion (US$16 million) initiative to help consumers switch from 3G devices to 4G/5G smartphones.

Bharat FIH, formerly Rising Stars Mobile India, a subsidiary of FIH Mobiles, a Foxconn Technology Group Company, opened its research & development centre at the IIT Madras Research Park in Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India.

Razer Gold, an independent virtual credit for games and entertainment, is now live with Vodafone Turkey, enabled by mobile commerce enabler Docomo Digital.

Kazakhstani infrastructure provider QazCloud has opened a new data centre in the country, in a town called Kosshy, in the Akmola region.

Having announced a preliminary agreement in June, Hungary-based IT and ICT company 4iG has now confirmed that it is to buy Israeli satellite operator Spacecom.

Airtel Tanzania has partnered with the country’s I&M Bank to launch a mobile overdraft service.

Qatar has said that Hamad Port is now the first 5G-enabled seaport in Middle East – with a little help from local operator Ooredoo.

Telekom Malaysia (TM) is providing MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems (Astro) with a full suite of wholesale infrastructure and connectivity solutions, allowing Astro to deliver reliable broadband and content services.

Croatian telecommunications company Hrvatski Telekom has announced its integration and merger with cable TV distributor Kabelsko Distributivni Sustav (KDS).

Paltel the leading telecommunication company in Palestine, has selected Juniper Networks, which specialises in secure, AI-driven networks, to upgrade and develop parts of its network and infrastructure.

Angola’s newest operator Africell will use wholesale IP transit and connectivity solutions from Angola Cables.

Route Mobile’s UK subsidiary is acquiring Masivian (Masiv), which provides cloud communication platform services to enterprises in Latin America.

Group Vivendi Africa (GVA) has confirmed that it will begin offering its CanalBox FTTH services in Gabon’s second city of Port-Gentil by mid-2022.

India government telecom Secretary K Rajaraman has asked state-owned telecom research and development organisation Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) to start working on 6G and other futuristic technologies in order to catch up with the global market in time.

Russia’s national telecommunications operator Rostelecom announced that it has commissioned a new data center NORD-6 in Moscow.

Sahel Telecom, a new wireless broadband provider, has launched services in Mauritania.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Indian Space Association (ISpA), a grouping of space and satellite companies, at a virtual event on October 11, the industry body, informed.