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 conclusion of WTDC-25 saw ITU member states adopt the Baku Action Plan, a 2026–2029 roadmap for inclusive global connectivity. Despite 6 billion people now online, the new Global Connectivity Report highlights deep regional and gender divides, ongoing affordability barriers, and rising environmental and digital-wellbeing concerns that continue to slow global progress.
Hytera and Vodafone Qatar have signed an MoU to strengthen mission-critical communication services for key industries in Qatar. The partnership combines Vodafone’s network strength with Hytera’s professional communications expertise to deliver secure, reliable, and future-ready solutions supporting public safety, transportation, utilities, healthcare, and construction as the country advances digital transformation.
Asiacell and LigaData have achieved new progress in their AI transformation partnership, leveraging GPU-enabled AI Fabric and the LigaData Data Platform to unify data, accelerate predictive modeling, and enable real-time insights. The collaboration strengthens Asiacell’s move toward intelligent, AI-powered operations and sets the foundation for advanced telecom use cases.
Tenable has launched a new legal entity in Saudi Arabia to support the Kingdom’s fast-growing digital ecosystem and Vision 2030 ambitions. The expansion strengthens access to its Exposure Management Platform, aligns with national cybersecurity frameworks, and addresses the rising threat of AI-driven cyberattacks across giga-projects, cloud environments, and expanding IoT networks.
Netcracker has completed a large-scale revenue management modernization for SLT-MOBITEL, migrating the operator to a unified Digital BSS platform supporting both mobile and fixed business lines. The upgrade enhances billing speed, scalability and cash flow, while enabling the rollout of new services and long-term IT consolidation as part of SLT-MOBITEL’s national ICT strategy.
CRA has concluded its “Everyone Connected, Everyone Engaged” initiative, delivering nationwide digital inclusion programs aligned with ITU’s 160th anniversary. The closing event included an SRMC visit for people with disabilities, showcasing CRA’s monitoring technologies. The initiative promoted youth innovation, senior digital safety and community engagement, supporting Qatar’s broader digital transformation goals.
Ooredoo Qatar has partnered with Oracle to deploy Oracle Alloy, creating a fully sovereign, in-country cloud and AI platform that supports Qatar’s regulated industries and government agencies. The solution delivers local data control, high-performance compute with GPU support and a secure digital foundation aligned with Qatar’s long-term digital transformation strategy.
Air Link has formed a new wholly owned subsidiary, ZEXO Technologies, backed by Rs. 200 million in capital to manage manufacturing and distribution across multiple tech product categories. The move broadens the company’s presence in Pakistan’s fast-growing technology market, aligning with its long-term strategy to innovate, diversify and strengthen local industry capabilities.
Pakistan has launched its most sweeping cybersecurity reform through the World Bank–backed DEEP project, calling for a full review of national cyber readiness across government and industry. The upgrade includes revising the 2021 national policy, drafting a new Cybersecurity Act, enhancing workforce skills and aligning with global standards to strengthen national digital resilience.
Oman has selected Airbus OneSat to build and launch its first national satellite, OmanSat-1, a fully digital Ka-band spacecraft designed for flexible, high-capacity communications across the region. The project strengthens Oman’s strategic push into satellite operations, enhances future aviation connectivity and supports long-term national ambitions in space technology and digital infrastructure.