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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 12, 2025
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Huawei named a Leader in IDC MarketScape's "Worldwide Customer Experience Platforms for Telecommunications"
 
 
Huawei's SmartCare and Business Support Systems solutions have received top marks from IDC, a leading research and consulting firm, earning a spot in the "Leaders" quadrant of the firm's IDC MarketSpace assessment of technology vendors (“IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Customer Experience Platforms for Telecommunications 2025 Vendor Assessment” (Doc # US52580525 , August 2025)...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  AT&T to offer Apple’s all-new iPhone 17 lineup
Member Logo Customers will be able to pre-order the latest iPhone models on Friday, Sept. 12, with availability beginning Friday, Sept. 19...
 
•  i4Networks deploys Nokia’s optical solution to deliver data center interconnection services across the Netherlands
Member Logo Nokia has announced that i4Networks has deployed its optical solutions to deliver next-generation optical DCI services across the Netherlands and abroad...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Eutelsat and BHS renew capacity deal at 7/8° West, MENA’s leading orbital position
 
•  Cisco supercharges observability with Agentic AI for real-time business insights
 
•  AT&T’s wireless network outperforms T-Mobile in speed, reliability, and performance
 
•  Omantel at COMEX 2025: Technology partner reshaping Oman’s digital future
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Fiji awards 5G licences to its three operators
Fiji’s Ministry of Trade, Co-operatives, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Communications has officially issued 5G spectrum licences to the country’s three major mobile operators...
 
Ghana and Togo regulators begin border telecom coordination talks
The meeting, being held at the NCA Tower in Accra seeks to strengthen cross-border cooperation in the management of telecommunications services...
 
South Asia
 
InnoVista launches Pakistan’s first National Agentic AI Hackathon
InnoVista, in partnership with the Pakistan Freelancers Association (PAFLA), Google, and Systems Limited, has launched the National Agentic AI Hackathon 2025, the country’s first large-scale initiative dedicated to...
 
LOLC Advanced Tech and Corsair Group to transform waste into fuel
Designed with cutting-edge technology, the new facility will have the capacity to process 12 million kilograms of plastic waste annually, converting it into high-quality Pyrolysis Oil...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
OBS and DTVKit unveil OORO smart TV platform
In a move set to redefine digital entertainment across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Elaraby Group and Ocean Blue Software (OBS) have unveiled OORO, the region’s first monetised Arabic smart TV platform...
 
Bango powers DISH and Sling TV’s new subscription bundling strategy
Bango announced a new partnership with DISH TV, a significant player in the US telco landscape, and its streaming TV brand, Sling TV...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
ClickUp accelerating to US$300 million ARR, 400% growth in AI sales
These milestones cement ClickUp’s leadership in the world of work software, marks the dawn of a new era of AI for work, and signals the end of Work Sprawl...
 
Australia's Jemena selects BT Command for critical communications upgrade
Jemena has selected BT International’s BT Command solution to strengthen and modernise its communications infrastructure across its 24/7 control room operations...
 
DPA and iXAfrica announce African data centre partnership
Digital Parks Africa (DPA) has partnered with iXAfrica Data Centres, which owns and operates East Africa’s first hyperscale, AI-ready data centre in Kenya, to bring what the partners call world-class data centre...
 
 
 
 
Middle East
 
Asiacell launches Iraq’s first Voice over Wi-Fi service to improve indoor coverage
The service aims to address poor indoor signal quality and network congestion in Iraq’s rapidly expanding urban environments...
 
MBZUAI, G42 launch K2 Think, an open-source system for advanced AI reasoning
The Institute of Foundation Models at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) and G42 have launch ed K2 Think, a leading open-source system for advanced AI reasoning...
 
Oman Lens to launch second high-resolution satellite by 2026
The initiative underscores Oman’s ambition to strengthen its presence in the global space sector while driving national innovation and sustainable development...
 
Oman gets smart greenhouse to boost sustainable production
The second stage of the Jinan Tech project focused on field construction and installation, advancing from the planning to implementation phase...
 
North Africa
 
Egypt trains next generation of tech talent as digital economy expands
Thousands of university students across Egypt are gaining a foothold in the country’s rapidly growing digital economy through an ambitious summer training program designed to produce the next generation of IT...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Baghlan expands 4G coverage
The Directorate of Communications and Information Technology in Baghlan has announced that, in response to public demand, 29 communication sites across the province have been upgraded from 2G and 3G to 4G...
 
U Mobile and Edotco fill Mandarin Oriental in KLCC with 5G
Malaysian 5G operator U Mobile and Axiata’s telecoms infrastructure company Edotco announced that they have deployed and launched U Mobile’s Ultra5G service inside the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Kuala Lumpur City...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
South Korea's HD Hyundai inks deal to get Starlink internet service at shipbuilding sites
South Korean shipping giant says it will roll out SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service across its shipbuilding sites to improve connectivity, safety, digital transformation in partnership with Korea Telecom, KT...
 
Neos Networks, Zen Internet upgrade to 400Gbps link between Manchester and London
Neos Networks, one of the UK’s leading business connectivity providers, and Zen Internet, the UK’s largest B Corp-certified telecoms provider, have expanded their longstanding partnership with a major upgrade to...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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