SAMENA Daily News

'SAMENA Daily' - Archive

Previous Previous

  SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing

 
 
 
 
SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 9, 2025
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Omantel and be’ah partner to advance electronic waste management in Oman
 
 
Omantel and the Oman Environmental Services Holding Company (Be’ah) have announced a collaboration to enhance e-waste management practices in the Sultanate of Oman and achieve shared sustainability objectives...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc Bahrain launches “Bahrain Through Your Eyes” videography competition in collaboration with Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority
Member Logo stc Bahrain, a digital enabler, has announced the launch of “Bahrain Through Your Eyes”, a national videography competition in collaboration with the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority. The initiative...
 
•  MTN Nigeria and Huawei complete world's first RuralCow commercial deployment, accelerating connectivity for the unconnected
Member Logo MTN Nigeria and Huawei have completed the commercial deployment of the inclusive RuralCow solution, a rapid-deployment, all-in-one mobile base station that provides mobile coverage to remote rural areas...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Egypt pushes tech growth beyond Cairo as ITIDA highlights new momentum in regional digital hubs
Egypt is broadening its technology ambitions beyond its capital city, with the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) presenting new data that underscores the rise of regional innovation centres and the...
 
CST and GACA urge outdoor enthusiasts to benefit from the search and rescue service using “PLB” device
The Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) and the General Authority of Civil Aviation are encouraging outdoor enthusiasts who camp in remote areas to use Search and Rescue devices known as Personal Locator...
 
South Asia
 
PTA clears PTCL’s acquisition of Telenor Pakistan with regulatory safeguards
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) for the acquisition of Telenor Pakistan, following a comprehensive regulatory...
 
Banglalink reveals new brand identity
With this brand refresh, Banglalink steps confidently into a new era defined by customer empathy, intuitive digital experiences, and innovation that supports the evolving needs of a vibrant and fast‑growing digital...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Virgin Media adds Stingray music FAST channels at no extra cost
Virgin Media O2 has added two music-focused FAST channels to its Virgin TV line-up, giving customers round-the-clock access to classical and jazz programming at no additional cost...
 
Deutsche Telekom brings GeForce NOW cloud gaming to 5G+ mobile users in Germany
Deutsche Telekom has expanded its 5G+ Gaming offering, which is now available with the NVIDIA GeForce NOW cloud gaming platform...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Beeline Kazakhstan starts work on sovereign hyperscale data centre
Beeline Kazakhstan announced that it has kicked off construction of a Tier III hyperscale data centre in Almaty that aims to serve as the anchor for Kazakhstan’s sovereign cloud, AI compute and enterprise digital...
 
BT launches UK sovereign platform to deliver secure digital services
BT announced the launch of a sovereign platform which will deliver a pioneering suite of new digital sovereignty services for the UK private and public sector...
 
Smartstream introduces agentic AI ‘Smart Agents’ for investigations and exceptions handling
The new investigation agent combines domain-trained AI agents, workflow adoption, and embedded controls to triage, investigate, resolve, and learn from exceptions – reducing manual effort, accelerating time to...
 
 
 
Middle East
 
Ooredoo to invest US$500 million in new land-based fiber network linking Arabia to Europe
Ooredoo is set to invest $500 million in a new terrestrial fiber optic network that will connect the Arabian Peninsula to Europe through a strategic land route...
 
Iraq’s fiber internet jumps 410% in 2024
Iraq recorded a 413.9 percent increase in fiber-optic internet subscriptions in 2024, rising from 216,800 to 1.1 million users, according to data from the Iraqi Commission of Statistics and Geographic Information Systems...
 
MoneyHash and WalaOne partner to expand loyalty and rewards solutions for merchants in Saudi Arabia
MoneyHash and WalaOne, Saudi Arabia’s multi-partner digital loyalty wallet, announced a strategic partnership to give merchants seamless access to loyalty and rewards solutions through a unified infrastructure...
 
Kuwait’s PACI accelerates digital transformation with unified data platform and AI projects
The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) has recorded major progress over the past two years in modernising its operations to deliver more efficient digital services to citizens and residents across Kuwait...
 
North Africa
 
Amazon Egypt expands storage capacity as demand for essentials and local products surges
Amazon Egypt has expanded its national storage capacity to more than 100,000 cubic metres in response to rising demand for essential goods and a growing boom in locally manufactured products...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Cambodia’s 5G rollout set to begin in January 2026
Cambodia plans to officially launch 5G in January 2026, marking an important milestone in this country's digital transformation...
 
Telecom Fiji joins 5G race
Telecom Fiji has officially joined the island nation’s 5G race after launching the first phase of its 5G service, several months after rival telcos Vodafone Fiji and Digicel Fiji launched their own services...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Myriota announces a first for satellite IoT
Australia-headquartered satellite IoT company Myriota has announced the general availability of what it says is the world’s first commercial 5G non-terrestrial network engineered for IoT...
 
Play achieves Poland’s first 1.2 Tb/s optical transmission with Ciena WL6e
Play announced the successful deployment of Poland's first ultra-high-capacity optical transmission using Ciena's WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) technology...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
About SAMENA Council
 
History
 
Profile
 
Board of Directors
 
Working Groups
Industry Matters
 
ELITE FWA Club
 
5G Development
 
Digital Services
 
Industry Fees & Taxation
 
 
 
Latest Open Consultations
 
Industry Issues
 
Position Papers
 
Articles & Industry Views
SAMENA Trends & Media
 
SAMENA Trends
 
Industry Updates
 
SAMENA Council in Media
 
Video Content
 
 
 
 
 
Please add news@samenacouncil.org to your E-mail Safe List.

If you received this news update from a colleague and are interested in receiving your own copy, please contact us here »
   
 
 
 
Disclaimer: Information contained herein has been obtained from sources, which we deem reliable. SAMENA Telecommunications Council is not liable for any misinformed decisions that the reader may reach by being solely reliant on information contained herein. Expert advice should be sought.
 
 
 
To unsubscribe, click Manage Your Subscription below.
   
 
 
 
 
 
SAMENA Telecommunications Council
www.samenacouncil.org    
 
 
 

 
ATTENTION
Banner