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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 26, 2026
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
stc Bahrain and Huawei sign MoU to accelerate TechCo transformation through EVOLVE 2.0
 
 
stc Bahrain has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Huawei to accelerate stc Bahrain’s transformation into a technology-driven enterprise through EVOLVE 2.0 – Evolve Towards TechCo...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  AT&T responds to winter storm Fern
Member Logo AT&T reports that most networks across affected states are operating normally, with limited storm-related disruptions in parts of the Midwest, while crews remain on standby to restore service and keep customers connected...
 
•  Nokia to publish fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 financial report on 29 January 2026
Member Logo Nokia will publish its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 financial report on 29 January 2026 at approximately 8 a.m. Finnish time (EET)...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Oman participates in Arab Telecom Ministers Meeting in Cairo
Oman took part in the 29th session of the Arab Council of Ministers of Communications and Information, held in Cairo, with its delegation headed by Ambassador Abdullah bin Nasser Al Rahbi...
 
Nearly 39% of 4G users switched to 5G last year: NCC
Nearly 39 percent of respondents in a National Communications Commission (NCC) survey said they had upgraded from 4G to 5G because they changed their contract or got a new phone...
 
South Asia
 
PTA licenses 9 local VPN providers, over 30,000 users registered
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has begun licensing Virtual Private Network (VPN) service providers under the Class License for the Provision of Data Services in Pakistan. So far, nine companies have been...
 
Grameenphone is lone buyer in Bangladesh’s 700MHz auction
The leading operator in Bangladesh, Grameenphone, has secured 10 megahertz of spectrum in the 700MHz band, marking the first-ever allocation of the low-band frequency to a mobile operator in Bangladesh...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Dunedin first to have One NZ 3G switched off
This is the first phase of the telco’s nationwide 3G network shutdown, which it aims to complete by the end of March, with 3G due to be turned off in the regions first and then Christchurch, Auckland and Wellington...
 
Digicel Samoa expands 5G coverage in Apia to 25 sites
Digicel Samoa said that it has expanded its 5G coverage in Apia with five new sites, for a total of 25 5G sites deployed in the city and its surrounding suburbs...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
GTT brings SIP trunking and cloud telephony services to Japanese enterprises
GTT Communications, a leading networking and security as a service provider for multinational organizations, announced the expanded availability of its global enterprise voice services to include Japan...
 
V.tal plans US-Brazil subsea cable plus new data centre in Porto Alegre
Brazilian digital infrastructure and data centre group V.tal has announced plans for a new subsea cable system linking Brazil and the US, while its subsidiary Tecto Data Centers revealed separate plans to build a new data...
 
 
 
Middle East
 
Oman’s mobile operators excel in 5G, speed, and reliability, says Opensignal
Oman’s three mobile operators — Ooredoo, Omantel, and Vodafone — continue to deliver strong performance across speed, coverage, reliability, and 5G, according to Opensignal’s January 2026 Mobile...
 
TII and World Economic Forum announce ‘Abu Dhabi Centre for Frontier Technologies’ at Davos
Abu Dhabi becomes home to newest Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, focused on Quantum, Robotics, Space Tech and related AI applications..
 
PIF-backed Humain secures up to US$1.2 billion to expand AI infrastructure
Saudi Arabia’s National Infrastructure Fund (Infra) and Humain, an artificial intelligence company backed by the Public Investment Fund, have agreed on a financing framework of up to US$1.2 billion to accelerate the...
 
North Africa
 
Libyan Telecoms Holding Co. signs MoU with US company KBR to develop infrastructure and 5G networks
The meeting addressed prospects for cooperation, partnership, and joint investment between the two parties, supporting efforts to develop and improve Libyan infrastructure and enhance 5G networks...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
BlueBird 7: AST SpaceMobile’s next-gen satellite to deliver 4G and 5G from space
AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones for commercial and government use, announced the launch timing for its BlueBird 7...
 
USTDA backs new India–Singapore subsea cable study
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has commissioned Malaysian subsea cable developer SubConnex to study the feasibility of a new submarine cable system linking India with Singapore and major data centres across...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
BBC and YouTube strike UK-focused partnership spanning YouTube-first content
The BBC and YouTube have confirmed their strategic partnership that will see the public broadcaster invest in new YouTube-first programming, expand its channel strategy and launch a UK-wide creator skills and training...
 
Abu Dhabi launches digital Arabic library on Amazon to expand global access to local content
The new Amazon storefront features more than 38,000 Arabic Kindle eBooks and Audible audiobooks, including 1,000 free titles, aimed at serving over 400 million Arabic speakers worldwide...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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