Technology news and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Technology News and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
The African Union Commission has begun a four-day validation process to finalise key continental data governance frameworks that will harmonise regulations, secure cross-border data flows and support the creation of Africa’s Digital Single Market by 2030. The initiative aims to strengthen trust, promote innovation, and ensure responsible, inclusive and rights-focused data use across all Member States.
Vodafone Qatar is enhancing the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 fan experience with new in-stadium activations that reward supporters for sharing their match-day moments. Attendees can enter the #FanOfTheMatch and #FamilyOfTheMatch contests by posting selfies before halftime, with winners receiving tech prizes and appearing on stadium screens, reinforcing a community-driven tournament atmosphere.
Hytera and Vodafone Qatar have expanded their long-running partnership with a new MoU announced at MWC Doha 2025. The agreement focuses on delivering secure and reliable mission-critical communications for Qatar’s major industries, combining Vodafone’s network strength with Hytera’s advanced technologies. The collaboration aims to enhance operational resilience, improve safety, and support nationwide digital transformation.
Angola Cables has launched Luanda-02, its third cloud node in Angola, strengthening its Clouds2Africa platform and advancing national data sovereignty. The company also introduced Acelera Clouds, a programme offering free cloud services to startups. These moves aim to expand local cloud capacity, reduce international dependency, and accelerate Angola’s digital economy.
Asiacell and LigaData have deepened their partnership with new AI and data achievements, including GPU-enabled AI Fabric and the unified LigaData Data Platform. These upgrades enhance personalization, forecasting, and operational intelligence, supporting Asiacell’s vision of becoming an AI-powered telecom operator and strengthening its position as a regional technology leader.
Tenable has launched a new legal entity in Saudi Arabia, strengthening its ability to deliver exposure management solutions aligned with Vision 2030. The expansion enhances local support, compliance, and collaboration on national cybersecurity priorities as the Kingdom’s rapid digital transformation and AI-driven innovation dramatically increase cyber risk across major projects like NEOM.
stc Bahrain has launched the kingdom’s first VAT-Free shopping service in the telecom sector, enabling eligible tourists to claim refunds on BD100+ cash purchases through the Planet VAT Free programme. The initiative enhances visitor convenience, boosts retail performance, and supports Bahrain’s goals of becoming a premier tourism and shopping destination.
The US approval of advanced AI chip exports to G42 marks a major acceleration of the UAE–US AI corridor, boosting initiatives like the Stargate UAE 1-GW compute cluster and expanding collaborations with top American technology firms. The decision strengthens bilateral trust and supports secure, scalable AI infrastructure across both countries.
Doha, December 2, 2025: The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has concluded its national initiative “Everyone Connected, Everyone Engaged”, launched earlier…
du, BubbleRAN, and Khalifa University demonstrated an industry-first Arabic voice-controlled autonomous 5G system that converts spoken intents into validated network actions using O-RAN/AI-RAN APIs. Powered by Arabic-native telecom LLMs and coordinated AI agents, the solution enables zero-touch automation, cultural alignment, and next-generation 5G/6G network intelligence.