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Amazon’s LEO unit deploys largest payload yet, lifts satellite count to 200

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AfricAI and Micropolis sign intelligent robotics deal

AfricAI and Micropolis sign intelligent robotics deal

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Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
28 January 2026
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  • Security
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  • Africa
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Artificial intelligence technology company AfricAI says it has signed a multi-year exclusive distribution and deployment agreement with Micropolis Robotics, granting AfricAI sole and exclusive rights to commercialise, deploy, and scale Micropolis’s advanced robotics platforms across Africa.

Vodafone Business will use IoT to boost Egypt’s agriculture sector

Vodafone Business will use IoT to boost Egypt’s agriculture sector

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
27 January 2026
7537 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Agriculture
  • Vodafone Egypt
  • Egypt
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  • Rakhaa Holding

Vodafone Business, a division of the country’s leading operator Vodafone Egypt, has announced its entry into Egypt’s agriculture sector, marking what is described as a significant expansion of its enterprise services into one of the country’s most critical economic areas.

Viettel breaks ground on Vietnam’s first semiconductor plant

Viettel breaks ground on Vietnam’s first semiconductor plant

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
20 January 2026
8192 views
  • Viettel
  • Vietnam
  • Southeast Asia
  • Chip manufacturing
  • Semiconductors

Military-owned telco Viettel Group announced on Friday it has kicked off construction of Vietnam’s first semiconductor chip manufacturing plant to support the government’s ambition to develop a fully-fledged semiconductor ecosystem.

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Malaysia’s CelcomDigi boosts connectivity for palm oil company

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
15 January 2026
7896 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • LTE
  • 4G
  • Towers
  • Malaysia
  • Agriculture
  • Connectivity
  • Rural Communities
  • Internet Access
  • IoT
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  • CelcomDigi
  • Fleet Management
  • IOI Corporation

Malaysian operator CelcomDigi has announced the completion of a large-scale connectivity and tower infrastructure deployment across IOI Corporation’s plantation estates in Sabah, a state on the northern part of Borneo, and Peninsular Malaysia.

Vietnam-based JV to drive AI for shipping – and more

Vietnam-based JV to drive AI for shipping – and more

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
09 January 2026
7859 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Vietnam
  • Shipping
  • Joint Venture
  • Digital Transformation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Automation
  • Large language model
  • Ocean Network Express
  • MTI
  • Quaveo

Ocean Network Express (ONE), one of the world's leading liner shipping companies, and Japanese technology group MTI have established a joint venture called Quaveo in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City.

Ooredoo Qatar launches industrial IoT eSIM solution

Ooredoo Qatar launches industrial IoT eSIM solution

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
29 December 2025
9831 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Qatar
  • Ooredoo Qatar
  • Industrial IoT
  • eSIM

Ooredoo Qatar has launched a new eSIM solution for IoT devices, which it says can help enterprises simplify device management, enhance security, and scale IoT operations across borders.

Ericsson and Zain Bahrain partner for 5G-powered Industry 4.0

Ericsson and Zain Bahrain partner for 5G-powered Industry 4.0

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
23 December 2025
9636 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Ericsson
  • Bahrain
  • 5G networks
  • Industry 4.0
  • Zain Bahrain

Ericsson and Zain Bahrain announced on Monday they have expanded their strategic partnership to include Ericsson’s 5G Edge User Plane technology, which Zain will deploy to enable Industry 4.0 technologies in Bahrain’s industrial sector.

Viettel talks with Nikon and TEL in preparation for national semiconductor plant

Viettel talks with Nikon and TEL in preparation for national semiconductor plant

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
23 December 2025
9930 views
  • Viettel
  • Vietnam
  • Japan
  • Southeast Asia
  • Semiconductors

Vietnamese telecoms player Viettel said it has held “high-level bilateral working sessions” with Japanese companies Nikon Corporation and Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL) as part of its preparation to help build Vietnam’s first domestic semiconductor manufacturing plant.

dLocal and Convera partner to enhance payment processing

dLocal and Convera partner to enhance payment processing

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
22 December 2025
11232 views
  • Latin America
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Colombia
  • Uruguay
  • Western Union
  • Africa
  • Payments
  • Emerging Markets
  • B2B
  • Payment Platforms
  • dLocal
  • Convera

Uruguay-headquartered dLocal, which describes itself as the leading payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, has announced a new strategic partnership with commercial payments specialist Convera.

Mastercard and MoneyHash enhance merchant-focused payment platform in MEA

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
22 December 2025
11459 views
  • Mastercard
  • Africa
  • Middle East
  • APIs
  • Digital Transformation
  • Payment Platforms
  • MoneyHash

Payments giant Mastercard say it has partnered with MoneyHash, a payment orchestration platform built for emerging and global markets, to expand merchant access to the newly launched Merchant Cloud across the Middle East and Africa.

Zong and Eocean launch e-commerce platform for Pakistan SMEs

Zong and Eocean launch e-commerce platform for Pakistan SMEs

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
15 December 2025
8274 views
  • Central South Asia
  • SMEs
  • Pakistan
  • Digital Services
  • e-commerce
  • Zong
  • CMPak

China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak, a.k.a. Zong 4G), announced on Friday it has signed a strategic partnership deal with local communication-as-a-service provider Eocean to launch a digital commerce-as-a-service (DCaaS) offering.

AIS deploys cloud-native BSS platform from Netcracker

AIS deploys cloud-native BSS platform from Netcracker

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James Barton
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
10 December 2025
9974 views
  • BSS
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Thailand
  • Cloud
  • AIS
  • NetCracker

Thai market leader AIS (Advanced Info Service) has tapped Netcracker for what the companies describe as the largest cloud deployment in Thailand.

Visa to support creation of a payment ecosystem for Syria

Visa to support creation of a payment ecosystem for Syria

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
08 December 2025
15158 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • Syria
  • Digital Wallet
  • QR Code
  • MoU
  • Payment Services
  • MSMEs

Syria’s Central Bank (CBS) has announced a strategic partnership with Visa to accelerate the country’s integration into the global digital economy. Local press reports say that the agreement was formalised during a meeting at the Central Bank late last week.

Bharti Airtel taps Nokia to expand API ecosystem

Bharti Airtel taps Nokia to expand API ecosystem

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James Barton
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
04 December 2025
26173 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Nokia
  • Bharti Airtel
  • APIs

Bharti Airtel is making its network capabilities available to third-party developers through a Nokia developer portal platform.

True Corp offers organisations access to dozens of AI models

True Corp offers organisations access to dozens of AI models

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
02 December 2025
28780 views
  • True Corp
  • Thailand
  • Enterprise
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Southeast Asia

TrueBusiness – the enterprise arm of Thai telco True Corp – announced on Monday it has launched “True AI Hub”, an AI platform that provides organisations with access to over 50 AI models from more than 10 AI platform providers.

Gabon introduces digital services platform for businesses

Gabon introduces digital services platform for businesses

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
01 December 2025
11040 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Digital Services
  • Gabon
  • Digital Transformation
  • Automation
  • Cybersecurity
  • Platforms

Gabon has introduced a new platform. Called Kimba, its aim is to drive demand and supply matching in digital services.

Ooredoo and Vodafone Qatar release Open Gateway APIs to fight fraud

Ooredoo and Vodafone Qatar release Open Gateway APIs to fight fraud

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
01 December 2025
13820 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Ooredoo
  • Fraud Prevention
  • Qatar
  • Vodafone Qatar
  • Open API
  • GSMA Open Gateway

Ooredoo and Vodafone Qatar announced the commercial release of network APIs standardised under the GSMA Open Gateway initiative that enable identity verification tools to combat digital fraud in Qatar.

Metfone and Cisco form distribution partnership in Cambodia

Metfone and Cisco form distribution partnership in Cambodia

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
01 December 2025
8516 views
  • Cambodia
  • Cisco
  • Viettel
  • ICT
  • Metfone
  • Southeast Asia

Viettel’s Cambodian subsidiary Metfone has reportedly signed a cooperation agreement with Cisco to distribute and deploy its ICT solutions to local enterprises as part of Metfone’s strategy to shift from traditional telco to tech solutions provider.

ENI’s NetBIT taps Ciena to deploy PON access for enterprises in Mexico

ENI’s NetBIT taps Ciena to deploy PON access for enterprises in Mexico

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
21 November 2025
20207 views
  • Latin America
  • Mexico
  • Ciena
  • Passive Optical Network
  • XGS-PON

NetBIT, the enterprise services unit of Mexican ISP ENI Networks, announced on Thursday it has collaborated with Ciena and Braxem to launch a new offering that leverages passive optical network (PON) access technology to drive digital transformation for Mexican enterprises.

Dialog Axiata launches 5G-powered water-surface cleaning robot

Dialog Axiata launches 5G-powered water-surface cleaning robot

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
14 November 2025
37680 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Sri Lanka
  • IoT
  • Dialog Axiata
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Robotics
  • 5G Services

Sri Lankan telco Dialog Axiata says it has partnered with the Ministry of Environment’s Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) to launch a 5G-enabled autonomous water-surface cleaning robot.

ONATi modernises its interconnect voice business in French Polynesia with Oculeus

ONATi modernises its interconnect voice business in French Polynesia with Oculeus

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James Barton
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
12 November 2025
9814 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Interconnect billing
  • French Polynesia
  • Oculeus
  • BSS OSS
  • ONATi

ONATi, the incumbent telecommunications service provider in French Polynesia, has migrated the management of its interconnect voice traffic and national and international partners to Oculeus’ Captura NG solution.

Telkomsel to offer IoT vehicle security with BARDI dashcams

Telkomsel to offer IoT vehicle security with BARDI dashcams

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
05 November 2025
8941 views
  • Indonesia
  • Telkomsel
  • IoT
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fleet Management

Telkomsel says it has struck a partnership deal with Indonesian smart home solutions firm BARDI to implement its dashcam smart device as an IoT-based vehicle security solution for Indonesia’s automotive and manufacturing sectors.

InfraX and Ericsson announce smart utility deal for UAE

InfraX and Ericsson announce smart utility deal for UAE

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
03 November 2025
130010 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Ericsson
  • UAE
  • Events
  • IoT
  • Digital Transformation
  • Automation
  • Smart Utilities
  • MoU
  • Digital Dewa
  • GITEX Global 2025

Smart utilities are again in the news after InfraX, a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, and technology giant Ericsson recently announced that they had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate the digital transformation of the utility sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Ooredoo to make open network APIs available on Aduna

Ooredoo to make open network APIs available on Aduna

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
03 November 2025
10567 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Ooredoo
  • Qatar
  • Open API
  • GSMA Open Gateway
  • Aduna

Qatar-based Ooredoo Group announced it is collaborating with Ericsson-led open network API joint venture Aduna to make its open network APIs available to businesses across the MENA region and around the world via the Aduna platform.

Reliance Intelligence partners with Google Cloud to bring AI to the masses

Reliance Intelligence partners with Google Cloud to bring AI to the masses

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
31 October 2025
49478 views
  • India
  • Reliance Jio
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • South Asia
  • Google Cloud

Reliance Industries announced on Thursday that its AI arm Reliance Intelligence has struck a partnership with Google Cloud that will, among other things, give Reliance Jio users 18 months of free access to Google’s AI Pro plan and expand access to Google Cloud’s AI hardware accelerators in India.

Digital transformation on the way for Port of Mombasa

Digital transformation on the way for Port of Mombasa

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
28 October 2025
10781 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Kenya
  • Logistics
  • East Africa
  • Digital Transformation
  • Platforms
  • Ports

Logistics solutions company DP World says it has launched the rollout of its Port Community System (PCS) platform in Kenya, marking what it calls a major milestone in the country’s journey towards more efficient and transparent trade.

AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems

AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems

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STAFF WRITER
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
24 October 2025
270344 views
  • Central South Asia
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Huawei
  • Education
  • Events
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Partner Content
  • GITEX Global 2025

Education and healthcare are the two sectors where artificial intelligence (AI) holds the greatest potential to deliver meaningful benefits for society, according to Frost & Sullivan’s Global ICT Practice Leader, Alexander Michael.

CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions
CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions

CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
21 October 2025
130605 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Middle East North Africa
  • UAE
  • Advertising
  • Central Asia
  • Events
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Digital Solutions
  • China Mobile International
  • Yango Group
  • GITEX Global 2025

UAE-based digital solutions firm Yango Group and China Mobile International (CMI) have reportedly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop technology solutions for businesses in Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Space42 signs autonomous mobility deals with e& UAE and A2Z

Space42 signs autonomous mobility deals with e& UAE and A2Z

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
17 October 2025
8748 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • UAE
  • Events
  • Vehicle Telematics
  • autonomous vehicles
  • e& UAE
  • SPACE42
  • GITEX Global 2025

UAE-based satellite firm Space42 says it has signed separate MoUs with e& UAE and South Korean autonomous driving company Autonomous A2Z to develop the UAE’s autonomous mobility services ecosystem.

BSNL, ACES India to deploy indoor 4G/5G for new Mumbai Metro line

BSNL, ACES India to deploy indoor 4G/5G for new Mumbai Metro line

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
13 October 2025
4721 views
  • India
  • BSNL
  • Railways
  • South Asia
  • In-building solutions

Telecom infrastructure and connectivity solutions provider ACES India announced on Friday it has partnered with state-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to deploy 4G and 5G in-building solutions (IBS) across the newly inaugurated Mumbai Metro Aqua Line-3.

Poland's Polsteam choses Marlink to upgrade connectivity on its vessels
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Poland's Polsteam choses Marlink to upgrade connectivity on its vessels

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
09 October 2025
8735 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Poland
  • VSAT
  • Connectivity
  • Shipping
  • Low Latency
  • Cybersecurity
  • Starlink
  • Marlink
  • LEO Satellite

Polish dry bulk vessel operator Polsteam has chosen Marlink, which supplies managed services for business-critical ICT solutions, to upgrade connectivity and cybersecurity solutions on board 50 of the vessels it controls.

e& UAE and Honeywell to offer 5G field solutions for SMBs

e& UAE and Honeywell to offer 5G field solutions for SMBs

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John Tanner
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
08 October 2025
9232 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • M2M
  • Big Data Analytics
  • UAE
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • 5G networks
  • e& UAE

e& UAE announced on Tueday it has signed a performance partner program agreement with Honeywell to deploy pre-configured, mobile-first 5G and AI-enabled solutions tailored for the UAE’s private sector.

Credit facility launched to support ISPs in South Africa’s townships

Credit facility launched to support ISPs in South Africa’s townships

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Enterprise Ecosystems
08 October 2025
5649 views
  • South Africa
  • ISPs
  • Last Mile
  • Broadband Access
  • Credit
  • Digital Inclusion
  • Financing
  • MSMEs

Tech Credit Fund, which says it backs entrepreneurs bringing the net to the ‘kasi’ (township), has launched a credit facility to help Black-owned internet service providers (ISPs) to expand broadband access in South Africa’s townships and rural communities.

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AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems

AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems

Enterprise Ecosystems
AI seen as a driving force for more inclusive and efficient education systems
Huawei unveils ‘GovTech1.0’ framework to accelerate digital transformation in the Middle East and Central Asia

Huawei unveils ‘GovTech1.0’ framework to accelerate digital transformation in the Middle East and Central Asia

Vendors
Huawei unveils ‘GovTech1.0’ framework to accelerate digital transformation in the Middle East and Central Asia
CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions

CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions

Enterprise Ecosystems
CMI and Yango partner for digital enterprise solutions
Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment

Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment

Cybersecurity
Beyon announces cybersecurity deal and major Jordan investment
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Amazon’s LEO unit deploys largest payload yet, lifts satellite count to 200

Amazon’s LEO unit deploys largest payload yet, lifts satellite count to 200

Private 5G for mining gets a boost with Indian MoU 

Artificial Intelligence

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Could olive waste power a Croatian data centre?

Energy & Sustainability
Could olive waste power a Croatian data centre?

Private 5G for mining gets a boost with Indian MoU 

Wireless Networks
Private 5G for mining gets a boost with Indian MoU 
Latin America takes on cultural bias with new AI language model

Latin America takes on cultural bias with new AI language model

Service Management
Latin America takes on cultural bias with new AI language model
True and Softbank to develop bespoke digital enterprise solutions

True and Softbank to develop bespoke digital enterprise solutions

Enterprise Ecosystems
True and Softbank to develop bespoke digital enterprise solutions
G42 and Vietnamese consortium announce AI and cloud-focused initiative

G42 and Vietnamese consortium announce AI and cloud-focused initiative

Data Centres & Networks
G42 and Vietnamese consortium announce AI and cloud-focused initiative
Mastercard and UAE's CSC sign cybersecurity MoU

Mastercard and UAE's CSC sign cybersecurity MoU

Cybersecurity
Mastercard and UAE's CSC sign cybersecurity MoU

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Russia blocks access to WhatsApp and further restricts Telegram

Russia blocks access to WhatsApp and further restricts Telegram

Could olive waste power a Croatian data centre?

Could olive waste power a Croatian data centre?

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