stc Bahrain has been awarded the “Best Nationalisation Strategy” award at the Future Workplace Awards, held during the annual HR Summit & Expo (HRSE). The accolade honours stc Bahrain’s human capital strategy, aligned with the Kingdom’s Economic Vision 2030, which positions workforce localisation as a business driver accelerating the... read more

NVIDIA and Cisco have announced plans for the Ultra-Dense Small Form Factor Pluggable (USFP), a new high-density 400Gb/s-per-lane optical module built to equip the hardware ecosystem for the next generation of AI factories using pluggable transceivers. As AI models grow and inference demand expands, AI factories must connect more computing systems... read more

Oman continues to strengthen its position as a global connectivity hub with Omantel as the main driver, supported by sustained investment in international subsea and terrestrial networks, data centres, and strategic partnerships. This integrated ecosystem has attracted global hyperscalers, technology companies, and content providers to host their... read more

The SAMENA Telecommunications Council, represented by Bocar Ba, CEO, was pleased to attend Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority ICT Development Forum 2026, held in Dubai on November 4, under the theme *“The Future of Telecommunications in the Agentic AI Era: Toward Autonomous Services and Networks.”* The Forum... read more

A new Opensignal report, Mobile AI Readiness, examines how prepared mobile networks around the world are for the different ways consumers interact with AI services, and finds that while today’s requirements are modest, readiness diverges sharply along country income lines. According to Opensignal, AI’s current network demands are surprisingly... read more

ZainTECH, the integrated digital solutions arm of Zain Group, has entered a strategic collaboration with Dell Technologies, advancing its promise, “What’s next is now.” The alliance brings Dell PowerProtect Data Domain and Dell PowerScale solutions to organizations across the region, helping them modernize storage environments, strengthen... read more

Cisco and PSA Singapore(PSA) have announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate the next phase of Tuas Port’s transformation into a digitally resilient, AI-driven port of the future. The companies will develop a proof of concept for an AI-powered observability and incident management platform at Tuas Port, currently the world’s largest... read more

stc Bahrain has announced the signing of a USD 140 million financing facility with BNP Paribas, one of the world’s leaders in banking and financial services. Signed during the Gateway Gulf Investment Forum 2026, hosted by the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), the agreement marks a key financial partnership designed to support stc... read more