News from the Middle East & North Africa

Wireless Networks

Etisalat implementing 800GE and transport slicing with Nokia in UAE

Etisalat by e& will use Nokia’s IP solution to upgrade its IP core capacity and enable transport slicing capabilities, ensuring a superior...

Devices & Platforms

MEA smartphone shipments dip 12.1% in 2022

Smartphone shipments in the Middle East and North Africa contracted 12.1% year-on-year (YoY) to 148 million units in 2022, the lowest shipment...

Operators

Ooredoo eyes tower deal this year

Ooredoo Group CEO Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo said the operator is in the last rounds of negotiations with interested parties for its portfolio of...

Satellite Networks

Yahsat and GAL-AMMROC announce airborne services deal

Yahsat, the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider, and GAL-AMMROC, a provider of integrated aviation services, have announced a memorandum...

Optical & Fixed Networks

2Africa Pearls cable lands in Bahrain

STC Bahrain and regional digital hub Center3 have announced plans to land the 2Africa Pearls submarine cable system in Bahrain. The companies say...

Operators

Orange sees growth from Africa, Middle East

Africa and the Middle East continued to boost revenues for Orange as the group claimed success in its 5-year plan to invest in “fundamentals” to...

Operators

Ooredoo posts revenue growth across units

Ooredoo Group reported a revenue lift of 4% in its 2022 full financial year, from QAR21.9 billion to QAR22.7 billion, as the company saw gains...

Satellite Networks

AST announces new satcom-to-phone deals in Brazil and Saudi Arabia

In recent days AST SpaceMobile, which describes itself as the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network...

Operators

Umniah taps Ericsson for 5G launch in Jordan

Jordanian operator Umniah will launch 5G in phases across the country and will do so in partnership with Ericsson which will be its main...

Operators

Zain Saudi Arabia announces cloud and cable deals

Saudi Arabian operator Zain KSA has announced the signing of two significant agreements in recent days during the global tech event, LEAP2023,...

Technology giant Oracle has announced plans to invest US$1.5 billion to meet cloud computing demand in Saudi Arabia.

Cloud & Virtualisation

Oracle to expand cloud presence in Saudi Arabia

Technology giant Oracle has announced plans to invest US$1.5 billion to meet cloud computing demand in Saudi Arabia.

Operators

Etisalat Egypt signs $132m financing deal for expansion plan

Etisalat Egypt signed a financing agreement worth EGP4 billion (US$132 million) with the Commercial International Bank (CIB), a move to expand...

Regulation

Tunisia launches second phase of white spots coverage project

Tunisia’s Ministry of Communication Technologies has announced plans to launch the second phase of its white spots...

Wireless Networks

Vodafone Oman and Ericsson demo successful 5G SA test call

Operator Vodafone Oman and vendor Ericsson say they have carried out a successful test call that will pave the way for the commercial...

Operators

Vodacom hails Vodafone Egypt for immediate revenue lift

Vodacom Group reported a revenue increase of 14.8% to ZAR30.7 billion (US$1.76bn) driven by the recent acquisition of Vodafone Egypt.

Operators

Telecom Egypt acquires spectrum for $125m

Telecom Egypt acquired 5MHz of spectrum in the 1,800MHz band for US$125 million as the operator looks to support rising traffic on its...

Satellite Networks

YahClick and Canar to bring improved satcom services to Sudan

YahClick, the data solutions subsidiary of UAE-headquartered satellite operator Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), has signed a...

Mobile Finance

Zain Cash Iraq adds Western Union to its mobile money offering

Electronic financial service ZainCash Iraq has announced the launch of Western Union international money transfer services through the ZainCash...

Revenue & Billing

Ooredoo Kuwait works with Ericsson to upgrade billing system

Operator Ooredoo Kuwait has partnered with Ericsson to implement Ericsson Billing across its network. The billing system upgrade has, Ericsson...

Data Centres & Networks

Asiacell taps LigaData for data governance program

Iraq’s Asiacell has appointed data analytics and AI specialists LigaData to implement a new Data Governance Framework and Data Governance Centre...

Devices & Platforms

Turkcell upgrades Ericsson Mediation platform to support BSS evolution

Turkish operator Turkcell has upgraded to the Ericsson Mediation platform, supporting its ongoing business support systems (BSS) evolution.

Wireless Networks

Kuwait’s Mada turns to Nokia for transport network upgrade

Nokia has announced that Mada Communications, a Kuwait-based telecommunications service provider offering enterprise solutions and services, will...

Mobile Finance

TOD and TPAY partnership targets Egypt’s mobile content subscribers

TOD, described as the fastest growing streaming platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has struck a strategic partnership with...

Satellite Networks

SES and du demo satellite-enabled 5G backhaul

Satellite operator SES and du from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), a leading telecom operator in the United Arab Emirates,...

Vendors

Ericsson sets aside $220m for US DOJ

Ericsson announced that it would put aside SEK2.3 billion (US$220m) as part of a potential resolution with the US Department of Justice (DOJ),...

Business

Zain Iraq announces tower sale and leaseback deal

Zain Group, a leading telecommunications operator across the Middle East and Africa, has announced that its operation in Iraq has entered into a...

Satellite Networks

Es’hailSat and AXESS Networks join forces to support MENA satcoms

Qatar’s Es’hailSat and AXESS Networks have announced a strategic partnership agreement to provide teleport and VSAT services for multiple sectors...

Operators

Zain seals tower sale to PIF

Saudi operator Zain KSA sealed the sale of tower assets to the Saudi Public Investment Find (PIF) for SAR3.02 billion (US$803.5 million), a move...

Cloud & Virtualisation

Kuwait partners Google Cloud for digital transformation

Google Cloud has announced a strategic alliance with the government of Kuwait to roll out a comprehensive digital transformation roadmap...

Optical & Fixed Networks

MEA record PON speed demo’d by Nokia in UAE

Nokia has announced that, in collaboration with operator Etisalat UAE, (aka etisalat by e&), it has demonstrated the fastest passive optical...

Business

MTN rumoured to be considering exit from smaller West African operations

A so far unconfirmed report from Bloomberg suggests that MTN Group may be looking at divesting some of its smaller operations in West Africa.

Optical & Fixed Networks

Egypt – Greece subsea system collaboration agreement signed

Operators

NGO investigation unearths links between Syria’s Wafa Telecom and Iran

Syria’s newest operator Wafa Telecom has been linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by an investigation conducted by the NGOs...

Operators

Vodacom acquires majority stake in Vodafone Egypt

Vodacom acquired a 55% stake in Vodafone Egypt from the wider company after clearing regulatory and procedural hurdles, putting an end to the...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Helios Towers wraps up Omantel assets

Helios Towers closed the acquisition of 2,519 passive infrastructure sites from Omantel for US$495 million, its first in the Middle East as part...

Regulation

Israel wants smart city planning ahead of 5G spectrum auction

The Israeli government appears to be keen to encourage operators to make plans for the next 5G spectrum auction with a call for smart...

Regulation

Turkcell vs MTN: could there be a sequel?

The near-decade long legal dispute between Turkcell and South Africa’s MTN about shares in an Iranian operator may not be over yet.

Business

DIEZ, Durq and du partner for 5G-powered smart city solutions

Smart cities are back in the news in Dubai, where du, part of Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, has joined forces with Dubai...

Consumer Ecosystems

Algerie Telecom and Djezzy sign QoS agreement in Algeria

Algeria’s state-backed operators Algerie Telecom (AT) and Djezzy have signed a new partnership agreement focused on boosting quality of service...

Operators

Turkcell's corruption claim against MTN dismissed by South African court

Allegations of impropriety by Turkish operator Turkcell and its subsidiary East Asian Consortium (EAC) against South African operator MTN over...

Regulation

Bahrain's TRA makes spectrum available for private 5G

Bahrain's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has made part of the C-Band spectrum available for 5G private networks....

Data Centres & Networks

Africa Data Centres plans its first data centre in Rwanda

Africa Data Centres, Africa's largest network of interconnected, carrier and cloud-neutral data centre facilities, has announced that it is...

Vendors

Ericsson launches 5G growth report for emerging markets

A report from Analysys Mason commissioned by Ericsson highlighted the potential economic, consumer and environmental benefits from 5G...

Cyber Security

Zain KSA and Starlink announce cybersecurity MoU

Saudi Arabian telecommunications services company Zain KSA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with StarLink, a...

Investment

Helios makes data centre investments in Morocco and Kenya

Africa-focused private investment firm Helios Investment Partners has announced plans for two landmark investments: the...

Vendors

Nokia announces new Saudi maintenance centre

Nokia has announced the opening of a new regional maintenance hub in Saudi Arabia that will support its customers across the Middle East and...

Optical & Fixed Networks

GBI kicks off World Cup with extra capacity thanks to Infinera

With the world’s biggest football competition only days away, Gulf Bridge International (GBI) has announced that it has deployed Infinera’s ICE6...

Devices & Platforms

ASL19 and United for Iran launch Meidoon app to combat misinformation on Telegram

Iran-focused technology group ASL19 has partnered with civil liberties NGO United for Iran to launch Meidoon, a platform that provides open and...

Service Management

TeleYemen works with Linxa to enhance its international voice business

TeleYemen, the sole licensed provider of international telecommunication services in Yemen, has chosen the Linxa Connect Voice Platform from...

Enterprise Ecosystems

LTT implementing network automation in Libya with PI Works

Libya’s state-owned internet service provider LTT (Libya Telecom & Technology) has tapped P.I. Works to deploy its EXA automation...

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