Technology news and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Technology News and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Vodafone Qatar and Nokia have partnered to modernize the nation’s network infrastructure, enabling faster, secure, and flexible 5G services. The upgrade integrates AI-driven automation and network slicing to enhance broadband performance and support smart city and IoT innovations, positioning Qatar for robust digital growth.
Gaza experiences a widespread communication blackout after the last fiber optic cable is attacked, with repair efforts blocked, severely affecting emergency and humanitarian operations amid ongoing conflict.
The ATU’s ICANN-backed initiative to accelerate IPv6 adoption addresses Africa’s urgent need for scalable internet infrastructure amid rapid digital growth, aiming to ensure the continent can support millions more connected users and devices.
Orange Egypt’s 5G rollout marks a pivotal step in Egypt’s digital transformation, offering faster speeds and greater connectivity while supporting emerging technologies and positioning the country as a regional technology hub.
e& UAE’s 6G whitepaper outlines an AI-integrated, quantum-secure, and sensing-enabled network poised to redefine connectivity as an intelligent, autonomous ecosystem—advancing digital transformation across industries and nations.
Sheikh Hamdan’s meeting with UAE space startups underscores the country’s strategic focus on innovation-driven public-private partnerships, supporting the growth of a globally competitive space ecosystem that propels economic diversification and technological leadership.
A consortium of four subsea operators—ZOI, PCCW Global, Sparkle, and Telecom Egypt—launches AAE-2, a cutting-edge subsea cable system linking Asia, Africa, and Europe, promising enhanced connectivity, bandwidth, and digital growth across emerging markets.
Ericsson partners with Orange Maroc to modernize the network for standalone 5G launch in 2025, integrating cloud-native core and policy control solutions. This supports Morocco’s Digital 2030 goals amid growing North African 5G deployments.
Ericsson emphasizes Egypt’s progress in 5G rollout while urging faster spectrum allocation and SME adoption. With robust infrastructure and innovative models, Egypt is poised to become a regional 5G innovation hub aligned with Vision 2030 goals.
Jazz transfers telecom infrastructure assets to Engro Connect under a long-term lease, strengthening Pakistan’s digital infrastructure. The partnership accelerates Jazz’s evolution into a diversified digital services company while ensuring nationwide mobile connectivity.