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July 10, 2026

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SAMENA Council’s CEO Bocar Ba Calls for “Trusted Interdependence That Strengthens Sovereignty” at WSIS 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland

At the WSIS 2026 Leaders TalkX 12 session, titled “Co-Creating Tomorrow: Digital and AI in Partnership,” SAMENA Telecommunications Council, represented by CEO Bocar Ba, called on governments, regulators and the private sector to reconcile the accelerating drive for digital sovereignty with the reality of digital interdependence...

Egypt connects more than 1,250 villages to fiber broadband under Haya Karima initiative

Improving rural connectivity also contributes to Egypt's broader objectives of increasing digital inclusion, enhancing productivity and supporting sustainable economic development...

Member News

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AT&T ranked #1 in Customer Satisfaction for Small Business Internet Service by JD Power

Following recognition as #1 in Customer Satisfaction for Small Business Wireless Service in 2025, AT&T was rated highest among internet providers for small business internet customer satisfaction, reinforcing its advantage...

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GlobalData reconfirms Huawei single voice core as sole leader in Competitive Landscape Assessment

GlobalData has again recognized Huawei's Single Voice Core (SVC) as the sole leader in its product class, awarding SVC a perfect score across all evaluation dimensions in its 2026 IMS and Voice Core: Competitive...

Recent Developments

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The R&A partners with Cisco to deliver critical networking infrastructure to major championships and new global headquarters

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stc Group wins Sukuk & Bond Deal of the Year 2025 at Saudi Capital Market Awards

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Cisco outlines five essential strategies to close the AI trust gap and secure the agentic enterprise

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Zain GROW program opens meaningful career pathways for graduates with disabilities

Policy and Regulation

•	ITU launches global standards initiative to build trust in AI behaviour and identity The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the UN agency for digital technologies, today announced a new initiative to develop frameworks for trusted digital identity and to...

•	Saudi Arabia wins a prize and 5 Certificates of Excellence at WSIS Saudi Arabia won a prize and 5 Certificates of Excellence at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in partnership with several United Nations...

Middle East

•	Space42 and Skylo successfully test direct-to-device satellite SMS and SOS services UAE-based Space42 and non-terrestrial network (NTN) provider Skylo have successfully completed testing of direct-to-device (D2D) satellite SMS and SOS services, marking an important step toward expanding ubiquitous mobile...

•	Penny AI and SAP Ariba partner to strengthen local content and digital procurement Penny AI has partnered with SAP Ariba to advance local content development by combining artificial intelligence with digital procurement technologies, helping organizations identify, engage and grow local suppliers while...

North Africa

•	Egypt connects more than 1,250 villages to fiber broadband under Haya Karima initiative Improving rural connectivity also contributes to Egypt's broader objectives of increasing digital inclusion, enhancing productivity and supporting sustainable economic development...

3G, 4G, 5G/5G-A, Cloud, AI, Energy

•	Beeline Uzbekistan expands 4G network capacity to meet rising mobile data demand Beeline Uzbekistan has upgraded its 4G network infrastructure to accommodate rapidly growing mobile data traffic, reinforcing the operator's commitment to improving network performance and supporting Uzbekistan's...

•	Hamburg terminal switches on private 5G network Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson have deployed a private 5G campus network at HHLA’s Container Terminal Altenwerder in the Port of Hamburg...

•	Atos launches MogwAI sovereign AI platform for secure enterprise AI adoption Atos, has announced the launch of its sovereign generative and agentic AI platform, designed to support organizations in the large-scale adoption of AI, beyond experimentation, while ensuring data control, security and...

Satellite & Hybrid Networks

•	Hong Kong, Macau central to China’s commercial space expansion, GalaxySpace says Hong Kong and Macau are integral to mainland China’s ambitions to build a globally competitive commercial space industry, according to executives at Beijing-based commercial space company GalaxySpace, as it bets on the...

•	WhiteFiber unveils AI infrastructure with 111.2 Tbps cross-data-center network innovation WhiteFiber announced initial R&D testing results forit's cross-data-center networking solution, a proprietary distributed GPU supercluster architecture...

Global Telecom Update

•	LoRaWAN smart agriculture connectivity enables remote farm monitoring at scale Agriculture is one of the hardest environments in the world to connect because its fields, animals, and other assets sit far beyond the reach of main power or reliable networks...

•	Vodafone claims strong results for energy-saving trials in Turkey Operator Vodafone says is trialling energy-saving 5G technology in Turkey, using new radio antennas and advanced engineering designed to boost performance and resilience while saving power...

South Asia

•	Dialog Pay unifies connectivity, payments and financial services in Sri Lanka digital economy Through a single, seamless digital experience, Dialog Pay makes it easier for customers to manage payments and financial services, encouraging digital payments to become a natural part of everyday life...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	TF1-Netflix partnership exceeds targets within three weeks TF1 says its landmark distribution partnership with Netflix has exceeded expectations less than three weeks after launch, with audience goals originally set for 18 months already achieved...

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