Technology News and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Technology News and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
By pairing cultural provocation with a practical keyboard solution, e&’s Arab-easy campaign confronts the rise of Arabizi and its impact on Arabic script. Through reimagined literary works and a friction-free Arabic typing experience, the initiative moves beyond awareness to drive real behaviour change and sustained language use.
Global telecom operators are recording higher carbon emissions in Bangladesh than in developed markets, driven by fossil-fuel-based power grids and diesel backup systems. While Bangladesh delivers strong revenues for firms like Telenor and Robi Axiata, activists warn weak climate enforcement allows multinationals to shift emissions burdens to developing economies.
Pakistan’s telecom industry is urging the government to adopt a pragmatic spectrum auction policy that reflects economic realities and prioritises long-term digital growth. With limited spectrum constraining connectivity, operators warn that misaligned pricing could slow investment, cost billions in GDP, and undermine 5G, financial inclusion, and digital transformation goals.
e& UAE has upgraded its EMIX IP transit platform to 400G using Cisco ASR9000 routers to handle traffic growth exceeding 20% annually. The upgrade boosts capacity, lowers latency, and introduces AI-driven automation, improving performance and reliability for wholesale and operator customers across the MENA region.
Pakistan’s government plans to auction over 600MHz of telecom spectrum by early February 2026 to ease internet congestion, enable 5G rollout, and attract new operators. The move supports Digital Nation Pakistan and Connect 2030 goals, addressing spectrum shortages that have constrained mobile broadband performance and digital transformation.
Orange MEA’s agreement with CAF enables mobile-only access to selected Africa Cup of Nations matches via its Max it app across 13 Sub-Saharan African markets. The deal reflects a broader push toward mobile-centric content distribution while reinforcing Orange’s long-standing association with African football and regional fan engagement.
Huawei Cloud’s Saudi Arabia Partner Day highlighted the strength and diversity of its local ecosystem and underscored the company’s partner-first approach. By combining strategic investment, enablement programs, and collaborative innovation, Huawei Cloud is positioning its partners to play a central role in delivering scalable cloud solutions and supporting Saudi Arabia’s long-term digital transformation goals.
The successful hollow-core fibre trial demonstrates how advanced fibre technologies can deliver significant latency improvements and higher performance for modern networks. By validating the technology in live field conditions, e& UAE and ZTT have taken an important step toward enabling faster, more efficient connectivity for data centres, cloud platforms, and emerging digital services across the UAE.
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