News from the Middle East & North Africa

Data Centres & Networks

Omantel and Ciena announce DCI first for Middle East

Omani operator Omantel has launched what is described as the Middle East’s first 400GbE DCI service with networking systems, services and...

Operators

Telenor eyeing US$1B sale of Pakistan business

Telenor is pursuing the sale of its Pakistani operations, with invitations the first round of bids likely to be issued this month.

Wireless Networks

Qatar and Infovista partner to monitor network quality

Qatar Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has selected a solution to monitor mobile operators’ network quality supplied by network...

Wireless Networks

5G network slicing to be assessed by Nedaa and Nokia in Dubai

Nokia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nedaa, the security network provider of the Dubai government.

Vendors

Ericsson deals in MEA, Brazil and Montenegro demonstrate its diversity

A brief roundup of recent Ericsson news underlines the company’s diverse capabilities, encompassing cognitive software in the Middle East, uplink...

Investment

Saudi wealth fund eyes majority stake in STC’s tower unit

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign Public Investment Fund (PIF) has made a non-binding offer of nearly US$6 billion to acquire 51% of STC’s towers unit...

Cloud & Virtualisation

ZainTech to acquire managed cloud provider

In yet another deal underlining the importance of cloud service provision, ZainTech, the one-stop digital and ICT solutions division of Zain...

Regulation

Iran plans drastic restrictions on internet access

Iran is planning to criminalise the sale of virtual private networks (VPNs) used to bypass internet restrictions, a minister said this week.

Investment

Qatari wealth fund angling for Vodafone Egypt stake

The Qatar Investment Authority is reportedly in advanced negotiations with the Egyptian government to acquire around US$2.5bn of state holdings...

Customer Management

Vodafone Oman extends partnership With Netcracker

Vodafone Oman has added analytics, DevOps processes and an integration layer to its ongoing engagement with Netcracker. This latest expansion to...

Optical & Fixed Networks

GBI upgrades optical network capacity with Nokia

Gulf Bridge International (GBI) is increasing its international network capacity with optical upgrades from Nokia to enable high-speed...

Satellite Networks

e&, SES and Microsoft combine for cloud connectivity in UAE – and beyond

The Carrier and Wholesale Services division of e& (formerly the Etisalat Group) has announced a partnership with technology giant Microsoft...

Service Management

Vodafone and Ericsson continue network optimization drive in Oman

Continuing evidence of the growth in importance of artficial intelligence (AI) for operators comes in the form of a recent announcement...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Oman-Australia cable ready for service

The Oman-Australia undersea cable linking Perth and Muscat, is, according to the company that built it, ready for service.

Data Centres & Networks

MoU targets Asian and Middle Eastern data centre markets

Khazna Data Centers, one of the largest wholesale data centre providers in the Middle East and North Africa, has signed a memorandum of...

Operators

Orange opens 5G lab in Jordan

Orange expanded its 5G testbed programme into Jordan to explore new use cases using the new technology standard, as part of the operator’s...

Operators

Ooredoo reportedly advances tower sale plan

Qatar-based operator Ooredoo Group has apparently advanced a plan to sell off domestic and international towers, tapping up Morgan Stanley to...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Will Israel abandon copper networks?

Israel’s Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel says he is considering closing old copper networks and transferring all communications services to...

Satellite Networks

Delayed Saudi NTN spectrum auction now planned for November

Saudi Arabian regulator the Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has given more details on its planned non-terrestrial...

Satellite Networks

Avanti and Turksat sign Ka-band deal for Africa and Middle East

Avanti Communications has signed a new agreement with Turksat that will see the firms deliver extensive, continuous coverage across Africa and...

Operators

Jordan signs up Zain to 5G agreement

The Jordanian Telecommunications Regulatory Commission penned an agreement with operator Zain in preparation for the launch of 5G services,...

Optical & Fixed Networks

3i acquisition of GCX could boost subsea connectivity for Asia and the Middle East

Investor 3i Infrastructure has completed a $512 million investment to acquire a 100% stake in Global Cloud Xchange (GCX), a leading global data...

Operators

Networks down in Lebanon as Ogero workers strike

Lebanon has seen nationwide internet shutdowns as employees of state-owned telco Ogero walked out in protest over the company’s failure to adjust...

Service Management

Palestinian operator Jawwal signs A2P SMS deal with Vox Solutions

Palestine Cellular Communications Ltd (Jawwal), a leading Palestinian provider of cellular communications, has signed an exclusive interworking...

Optical & Fixed Networks

New Saudi cable launches in Red Sea

Telecommunications services provider Saudi Telecommunication Company (STC) says it has launched its first high-speed cable in the Red Sea,...

Satellite Networks

Algerian satcoms provider signs reseller deal with Speedcast

Algérie Télécom Satellite (ATS), Algeria’s leading satellite services provider, has signed a reseller agreement with communications and IT...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Telecom Egypt and Orange Jordan unite for connectivity system via Iraq

Telecom Egypt and Orange Jordan have announced what is described as a strategic collaboration agreement to create a reliable terrestrial system...

Satellite Networks

Turksat’s new satellite gets ground system boost

Leading regional satellite operator Türksat and satellite communications company ST Engineering iDirect have signed a multi-million dollar...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Helios Towers aims to seal deals in Oman, Gabon

Helios Towers attributed its strong H1 results to more tower tenants and recent acquisitions in Senegal, Madagascar and Malawi, while also...

Regulation

Israel encourages cell site partnerships to lower costs

Israel’s Minister of Communications Yoaz Hendel has announced plans to incentivize cellular companies to maintain cell site partnerships, which...

Wireless Networks

Zain Bahrain announces NB-IoT deployment

Zain Bahrain, a leading telecommunications operator in Bahrain and part of the mobile voice and data services group that...

Regulation

Jordan gets ready for the introduction of 5G

According to local press reports, Jordan has taken the first steps towards formalising 5G adoption, after the country’s Telecommunications...

Optical & Fixed Networks

Internet link proposed for Morocco, Mauritania and Western Sahara

Citing sources with knowledge of the matter, a number of news outlets have been reporting that a cable project may soon be formally announced...

Operators

Orange wins Telecom Egypt’s roaming tender

Telecom Egypt has signed a five-year national roaming deal with Orange Egypt.

Operators

Orange Egypt taps Nokia for five-year network upgrade

Orange Egypt has resigned Nokia to a five-year contract to modernise its subscriber data management (SDM), a move Nokia said will bolster...

Kurdtel Communications modernises its network with Alepo’s fixed IN solution

Revenue & Billing

Kurdtel modernises network with Alepo’s fixed IN solution

Iraqi fixed-line provider Kurdtel Communications has selected solutions from digital enablement firm Alepo to modernise its network.

Mobile Finance

VYZYO and Al Baraka Bank launching Tunisian mobile wallet service

Fintech firm VYZYO has announced that its subsidiary TDFP (Tunisian Digital Finance for People) has signed a partnership agreement with local Al...

Regulation

Maroc Telecom hit with US$238m antitrust penalty

Morocco’s National Agency of Telecommunications Regulation (ANRT / Agence Nationale de Reglementation de Telecom) has issued Maroc Telecom Group...

Service Management

e& Reframes its future

Find out how Hatem Dowidar is transforming e& (formerly Etisalat) from a telecom giant to become a global technology and investment...

Investment

Israeli data centre company boosted by major investment

A leading Israeli colocation data centre infrastructure provider has attracted the attention of one of the world’s biggest and best-known private...

Wireless Networks

Etisalat UAE and Lenovo plan to roll out a 5G edge solution

Lenovo, which claims the world’s widest portfolio of technology products, and operator Etisalat UAE are planning to build a new 5G edge solution....

Operators

Zamtel’s woes continue, but government insists it will not sell

After mixed messages...

Operators

FNI takes control of VEON’s Djezzy stake

The Algerian government has closed its purchase of VEON’s 45.57% stake in the mobile operator Djezzy via its National Investment Fund.

Operators

Ooredoo Group and BICS agree voice traffic deal

Operator Ooredoo Group and international communications company BICS have announced a multi-year agreement through which BICS is to manage voice...

Operators

Tunisie Telecom to sideline 3G

The latest nation looking to abandon 3G seems to be Tunisia, with an announcement that the state-owned incumbent Tunisie Telecom wants to get rid...

Satellite Networks

Satellite-supported PTT partnership targets Middle East businesses

Satellite operator Inmarsat, satellite communication solutions companies Global Beam Telecom and Cobham, and global two-way radio manufacturing...

Operators

Orange Egypt taps Ericsson for satellite connectivity boost

Ericsson was chosen by Orange Egypt to supply antenna products for the building of the operator’s 2,600MHz network, a move for the operator to...

Vendors

Ericsson execs cleared of Djibouti bribery charges

There’s been some good news for telecoms giant Ericsson after four of its former executives were acquitted in Sweden early this week on charges...

Wireless Networks

Etisalat UAE and Huawei test 5G network slicing

Etisalat UAE, the telecoms pillar of e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group), has announced the successful deployment and testing of mobile...

Enterprise Ecosystems

ZainTech partners with LigaData to deliver data-driven digital services in MENA

Zain Group’s digital and ICT solutions unit ZainTech has partnered with LigaData to deliver cutting-edge, data-driven digital services to...

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