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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
March 25, 2026
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Cisco reimagines security for the agentic workforce
 
 
Cisco extends Zero Trust Access to agents with agent discovery in Cisco Identity Intelligence, agentic Identity and Access Management (IAM) in Duo, and model context protocol (MCP) policy enforcement and adaptive risk protection in Secure Access security service edge (SSE)...
 
Africa-focused cybersecurity initiative launches in Rwanda
As cybersecurity threats continue to grow in size and seriousness throughout Africa, a new initiative has been launched in Rwanda that aims to build Africa’s cyber resilience...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  NBN Co demonstrates multiple optical technologies co-existing on present day full fiber
Member Logo The lab technical trial, with partner Nokia, showcased multiple optical technologies which when used simultaneously, allowed NBN Co to achieve more than 230 Gigabits per second1 capacity, utilising full fiber in the lab -...
 
•  ZTE HI-OTN achievements earn dual top-scored paper recognition at OFC 2026
Member Logo At OFC 2026, ZTE achieved dual recognition for its breakthroughs in both a real-time 1.2 Tb/s S-band silicon photonics transceiver and long-haul multi-AIDC LLM training field trials, as both received Top-Scored Paper honors,...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  SAMENA Council Leaders’ Summit 2026 in Dubai on April 1 to Align Policy, Technology, Market Confidence, and Investment through Stakeholder Participation
 
•  China Mobile International participated in MWC Barcelona, co-creating the AI+ era
 
•  Cisco secure AI Factory with NVIDIA makes AI easier to deploy and secure, anywhere organizations need it
 
•  Huawei and partners secure six prestigious GTI Awards at MWC Barcelona 2026
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• UNESCO-UNICEF-ITU charter for public digital learning platforms
As part of the global push to bring schools online, new guidance from United Nations organizations aims to help make digital learning platforms secure and interoperable...
 
• Ghana unveils new SIM registration system focused on security and consumer ease
The move will introduce enhanced verification systems, including device control mechanisms to ensure that SIM cards and mobile devices on national networks can be properly identified and traced when necessary...
 
South Asia
 
• Nepal Telecom moves to phase out 3G Services
Nepal Telecom has begun the process of phasing out its 3G network as part of a broader effort to modernise its services and enhance network quality...
 
• Banglalink CEO calls for faster shift to digital banking, telecom reforms
The Chief Executive Officer of Banglalink, Johan Buse, has called for a faster shift towards digital banking and reforms in the telecommunications sector, saying Bangladesh must modernise its digital infrastructure to...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
• IAMGOLD deploys 4G/5G private network at Côté Gold
Ambra Solutions has announced a major digital transformation project with IAMGOLD Corporation at the Côté Gold mine, located between Timmins and Sudbury...
 
• Turkcell gets massive funding boost for 5G rollout
Turkcell has secured a US$1 billion financing deal to accelerate its 5G and next-generation network investments ahead of Turkey’s 5G launch...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
• Deutsche Glasfaser extends waipu.tv carriage deal
German fibre network operator Deutsche Glasfaser has extended its cooperation with TV streaming provider waipu.tv for a further five years, reaffirming IP-based television as the central TV platform for its customers...
 
• Facebook offering TikTok and YouTube creators US$3,000 to post content
The social media giant, which has over 3bn users, says the scheme is for creators with over a million followers on other video-sharing sites, citing Instagram, TikTok and YouTube in the scheme's announcement...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Keysight expands 1.6T test solutions for AI and HPC network interconnects
These interconnect types are critical to successful scale-out and scale-up network deployments for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) applications...
 
• MasOrange reinvents its transmission network for the AI-centric era
Spanish service provider MasOrange is transforming its transmission network to better address the surge in data traffic driven by 5G and growing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) applications, while progressing...
 
• Africa-focused cybersecurity initiative launches in Rwanda
As cybersecurity threats continue to grow in size and seriousness throughout Africa, a new initiative has been launched in Rwanda that aims to build Africa’s cyber resilience...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Saudi solutions signs US$37 million computing deal with Aramco
Arabian Internet and Communications Services Company (solutions by stc) has secured a US$37 million contract with Saudi Aramco to develop high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure for its upstream operations...
 
• Stratbeans partners with Finrysk Advisors to expand its AI-driven learning solutions in the UAE
The partnership combines Stratbeans’ expertise in digital learning platforms, automation-led learning solutions, and custom eLearning development with Finrysk Advisors’ strong understanding of the UAE business...
 
• Bank Muscat partners with Dynatrace to establish Oman’s first enterprise command center
Since deploying the Dynatrace platform, the Command Center has reduced mean time to detect (MTTD) by more than 80% by consolidating over 20 monitoring tools into a single unified observability platform...
 
• Vault22 launches AI-powered wealth platform in UAE
A fintech platform, Vault22 has launched an AI-powered wealth platform in the UAE, in order to grow its demand for Shariah-compliant digital finance...
 
North Africa
 
• Tunisie Telecom enters fintech space with launch of Kashy mobile wallet
By entering fintech, Tunisie Telecom is positioning itself as a broader digital services provider, leveraging its infrastructure and customer base to play a central role in the country’s digital transformation...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
• SES launches MEO satellite network meoSphere for global broadband capacity
SES, a space solutions company, announced it will deploy meoSphere, a next-generation medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellite network targeted for operation by 2030 and designed to significantly boost the company’s MEO...
 
• Openreach taps Google AI to speed fiber rollout, cut costs
Openreach has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to use AI tools to help plan fiber broadband construction and manage emissions from its vehicle fleet...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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