Technology News and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
StartUp Bahrain hosted its latest Pitch series with Tamkeen and partners, awarding Wajba first place and Jaras second. The event showcased innovative Bahraini startups across e-commerce, education, food tech, and fitness, supporting Tamkeen’s 2025 priorities of enterprise growth, digitization, and private sector competitiveness.
NaiTel and Telecom Egypt have completed the Coral Bridge subsea cable, the first direct link between Jordan and Egypt in over 25 years. The 15-km system, equipped with 48 fibre pairs, delivers 1 Petabit capacity, ultra-low latency, and cost efficiency, enhancing regional connectivity across Asia, Africa, and Europe.
Kenya is considering splitting Safaricom into three standalone entities — mobile, towers, and M-Pesa. Officials believe the move would enhance efficiency, reduce competition risks, and increase state revenue. The Central Bank supports direct oversight of M-Pesa, though Safaricom has resisted calls for separation.
The 47th round of Egypt’s Start IT programme has selected eight startups across health-tech, education, logistics, fintech, and e-commerce. Each will receive EGP480,000 support, while the newly launched Start IT Perks platform provides discounted digital tools and services to enhance efficiency and scaling potential.
Zong and Huawei’s joint launch of GigaAAU FDD Massive MIMO has boosted Pakistan’s 4G capacity by over 150% in downlink traffic and 330% in user experience. With advanced beamforming, dual-band support, and near-zero off-peak power usage, this collaboration enhances performance, efficiency, and sustainability in the telecom sector.
Kuwait – 20th August 2025– Ooredoo Kuwait, the leading telecommunications provider in the region, recently held a comprehensive workshop on…
UCAP affirms the primacy of human dignity over technological advancement, and commits Catholic journalists in Africa to promote media practices…
A wholly owned subsidiary has been established for the crypto business Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 19 August 2025: Faraday…
Renew Capital invests in Hypeo AI to streamline how brands and creators collaborate, using AI avatars and smart campaign tools…
PRINCETON, N.J. & DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE/AETOSWire)– In a decisive move to accelerate innovation in enterprise technology, Achieva Inc….