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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 27, 2026
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
Cisco expands secure AI factory with NVIDIA for the rack-scale era
 
 
Cisco’s full-stack architecture adds massive AI computing power, offering an NVIDIA Cloud Partner compliant reference architecture built for surging neocloud and sovereign cloud demand...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Huawei and HP Inc. sign global patent cross-licensing agreement
Member Logo This milestone agreement not only reflects the companies’ cooperation in the field of intellectual property licensing but also recognizes Huawei's innovation capabilities and core technological strength as well as...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  SAMENA Council Welcomes Zetrix AI to Advance Telco-Led AI Services and New Digital Revenue Opportunities
 
•  Omantel Explores Collaboration with GalaxySpace on Next-Generation Satellite Connectivity Opportunities
 
•  Born in Riyadh. Sold Out in Paris. stc and EWC a Winning Partnership
 
•  Huawei releases SingleRAN 22.1 Version, leading mobile AI era
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
CST Holds The “Space Startup Capability Development Products” Session
The Communications, Space & Technology Commission (CST), in partnership with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the National Technology Development Program (NTDP), held a session titled...
 
Egypt launches biometric verification system for remote digital identity services
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) developed the system in cooperation with the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), Egyptian digital solutions company Cyshield and a licensed...
 
Middle East
 
Parkin takes smart parking beyond Dubai with major Bahrain partnership
The agreement creates a framework for the companies to combine their technology, operational expertise and market capabilities to enhance customer experience, improve efficiency and support the development of smarter parking...
 
Vodafone Qatar upgrades Push-to-Talk Plus for mission-critical enterprise communications
Vodafone Qatar has upgraded its Push-to-Talk Plus service with enhanced mission-critical communications capabilities, adding advanced voice, video, messaging, location and emergency features over its nationwide mobile...
 
Tencent Cloud partners with TruKKer to advance AI and cloud operations in Saudi Arabia
Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, has partnered with TruKKer, a technology-enabled logistics and transportation company serving businesses across the EMEA region, to accelerate the...
 
Orange Jordan partners with Jo Academy to expand digital education access
Orange Jordan has partnered with Jo Academy to expand access to digital education services, giving eligible customers the ability to provide two students per household with two years of access to Jo Academy’s learning...
 
South Asia
 
Pakistan and Google sign MoU to support $30 billion digital economy target
Pakistan and Google have signed a memorandum of understanding covering digital skills, artificial intelligence, education, digital payments and government transformation, as the country seeks to build a $30 billion digital...
 
Dialog Axiata reports 9% revenue growth as 5G rollout and digital services accelerate in Sri Lanka
Dialog Axiata has reported strong financial and operational growth for the first half of 2026, with Group revenue rising 9% year on year to Rs 95.5 billion as investments in 5G, broadband and digital financial services...
 
Afghanistan’s 4G subscribers surpass 10 million, says telecom ministry
The number of 4G subscribers in Afghanistan has surpassed 10 million, according to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology...
 
North Africa
 
Morocco expands military cyber capabilities with AI-enabled Garda platform
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces are advancing the digitalisation of military operations through the Garda Cyber Command Suite, an AI-enabled cyber defence platform designed to combine threat detection, cyber intelligence...
 
Vivo opens smartphone assembly plant in Algeria with capacity to scale to 6,000 devices a day
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo has opened a new assembly plant in Oran, Algeria, as it expands local manufacturing and positions itself to serve one of North Africa’s largest smartphone markets...
 
3G, 4G, 5G/5G-A, Cloud, AI, Energy
 
Côte d’Ivoire targets 575 rural communities with $68 million connectivity program
The government targets 100% 4G coverage and plans to increase the share of the population using the internet from 40.7% to 60% by 2030...
 
Port of Santos begins installation of private 5G network
The new infrastructure consists of a private network for the Port of Santos, designed to expand digital capacity and enable new solutions and services, contributing to the modernization of port...
 
AWS, NVIDIA expand AI infrastructure with 2 Million additional GPUs
Amazon Web Services and NVIDIA announced a major expansion of their strategic collaboration to meet surging global demand for AI infrastructure as demand continues to accelerate...
 
 
SAMENA Trends
 
MSS Whitepaper
 
Satellite & Hybrid Networks
 
SpaceX unveils plans for $100 bn Louisiana spaceport targeting 30 daily starship launches
SpaceX has revealed proposals to construct a $100 billion commercial spaceport in southern Louisiana designed to serve as a high-frequency launch hub for deep-space missions...
 
Indosat’s IFT launches “RAIA Grid” AI digital infrastructure project
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison’s digital infrastructure spinoff Infra Fiber Teknologi (IFT) launched a new project called RAIA Grid to build an AI-powered digital infrastructure platform across Indonesia...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
EDGE joins forces with Brazilian Army for first cyber defence centre in LatAm
The initiative reflects an equal, strategic commitment between the two founding institutions to establish a permanent, globally benchmarked organisation serving Brazil’s cybersecurity requirements and contribute to the...
 
Infobip launches SIM-based Number Verification to help telecom operators unlock new authentication revenue
Global AI-first cloud communications platform Infobip today launched its SIM-based Number Verification solution, helping telecom operators worldwide accelerate the adoption of SIM-based Number Verification through Network...
 
LG deepens NVIDIA robotics partnership with new Data Factory for physical AI
LG Electronics is accelerating its robotics collaboration with NVIDIA, combining decades of manufacturing and logistics data with NVIDIA’s physical AI technologies to develop a large-scale robot learning ecosystem and...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
DAZN to acquire EverPass Media, opening major US expansion
DAZN is making a significant push into the US commercial market with the acquisition of EverPass Media, the streaming and technology company that holds the exclusive commercial rights to NFL Sunday Ticket...
 
Spectrum expands community investment with Amazon Prime benefits
Existing and new customers who currently qualify for Spectrum Internet Assist, affordable internet for low-income customers with speeds up to 50 Mbps, can receive Prime membership included with their Internet subscription...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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