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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 23, 2026
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Eutelsat advances connected rail with successful OneWeb LEO trial in Poland
 
 
The trial was led by ACO Solutions as the key systems integrator, with support from HispaSat as the distribution partner and Eutelsat. It was conducted aboard a PKP Intercity long-distance train travelling at speeds of up to 160 km/h on routes connecting Kozłów – Warszawa – Tczew...
 
SAMENA Council Digital Continuity Forum 2026 Advances Regional Dialogue on Network Resilience and Digital Continuity
The SAMENA Telecommunications Council convened the Digital Continuity Forum 2026 at Atlantis The Palm, Dubai, bringing together telecommunications regulators, operators, technology providers, industry organizations, and digital ecosystem stakeholders to examine the various contexts of digital continuity and how essential digital services can remain available, recover effectively, and continue operating as infrastructure dependencies become broader and more complex. The Forum also considered how continuity principles form part of the foundation for future network technologies, including 6G...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Notre Dame Athletics Selects Cisco to Enhance Campus-Wide Network Connectivity
Member Logo As an Official Technology Partner, Cisco’s Industry-Leading Solutions Will Modernize the University’s Infrastructure to Meet the Demands of Higher Education in the AI Era...
 
•  Huawei Named Sole Leader in GlobalData 2026 "5G RAN: Competitive Landscape Assessment"
Member Logo Huawei has been named a "Leader" in the "5G RAN: Competitive Landscape Assessment" released by GlobalData, a well-known industry data analytics and consulting firm...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Africa’s AI workforce debate shifts digital inclusion from connectivity to economic participation
 
•  stc celebrates Saudi National Day 96 with exclusive offers and benefits
 
•  Eutelsat and Grupo W Com expand partnership in Mexico
 
•  MTN Pan-African Media Innovation Programme welcomes its first cohort
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Digital@UNGA 2026 calls for all voices to build a digital future together
​​​Digital@UNGA — a leading multistakeholder platform for digital cooperation and innovation that opens annually during the United Nations General Assembly — is calling on every sector and every...
 
Middle East
 
Group-IB and UAE Cyber Security Council partner on threat intelligence and incident response
Group-IB has formed a strategic partnership with the UAE Cyber Security Council to strengthen threat intelligence sharing, incident response coordination and cybersecurity skills development, with the two organisations also...
 
Ooredoo Kuwait sets a new regional milestone in 5G-advanced technology
Ooredoo Kuwait has achieved a new milestone in 5G-Advanced innovation by successfully demonstrating 1024 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (1024QAM) combined with 8×8 Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (8×8 MIMO) on its...
 
Fleet management systems in commercial vehicles in GCC to hit 12.5m by 2030
The total number of active fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in the GCC countries and Turkey is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.4% from about 6.4 million units at...
 
Oman’s Otech partners with Kaspersky to strengthen local cybersecurity
Under the collaboration, Otech becomes an authorised Kaspersky Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) partner in Oman...
 
South Asia
 
PTA sets maximum limit of 5 SIMs per CNIC in Pakistan
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has clarified that a maximum of five SIM cards can be registered against a single CNIC in Pakistan...
 
UNESCO and Bangladesh discuss strengthened cooperation on media, digital governance and culture
UNESCO and Bangladesh discussed closer cooperation on journalism, digital governance, responsible AI, culture and heritage at a meeting in Dhaka...
 
3G, 4G, 5G/5G-A, Cloud, AI, Energy
 
Rwanda could connect one million new internet users by 2031
Rwanda's 3G networks cover 99% of the population, while 4G coverage has reached 96%. More recently introduced 5G services cover around 9% of the population and remain concentrated primarily in urban areas...
 
T-Mobile, Jio achieve world’s first 5G standalone roaming connection with Syniverse
T-Mobile and Jio have made wireless history, achieving the world’s first 5G Standalone (SA) roaming connection, enabled through interoperability with Syniverse...
 
Aolani and Nvidia to expand AI factory deployments across SEA
Singapore-based AI cloud firm Aolani said that it has signed a deal with Nvidia to collaborate on expanding 'AI factory' infrastructure across Southeast Asia, starting with Malaysia and the Philippines...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telkom Indonesia to develop digital enterprise solutions with China Unicom
Telkom Indonesia signed an MoU with China Unicom Indonesia Operations on Monday to explore ways to collaborate on digital infrastructure, connectivity, and technology solutions for the Indonesian market...
 
Tencent Cloud and Boost partner on digital transformation in Southeast Asia
Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, announced its partnership with Boost, a regional fintech leader and digital bank, to support the fintech's digital transformation and innovation...
 
 
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North Africa
 
7.9 million new internet users registered in Egypt in 2025
Egypt added 7.9 million mobile internet users in 2025, while mobile data consumption increased 12% year-on-year, according to figures released by the National Telecom Regulatory Authority...
 
Satellite & Hybrid Networks
 
Viasat’s ViaSat-3 F2 enters service, expanding satellite capacity across the Americas
Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications technology, announced that its ViaSat-3 (VS3) F2 satellite has entered service across the Americas, significantly expanding the company’s network capacity,...
 
Subco plans three new APAC subsea cables by 2029 to support AI traffic
Australian submarine cable development firm Subco announced plans on Tuesday to build three new subsea cables by 2029 to support demand for AI data centres in Asia-Pacific, one of which will bring more international...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
HBO Max joins Deutsche Telekom’s MagentaTV platform
Deutsche Telekom has added Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max streaming service to its MagentaTV platform in Germany, expanding its aggregation offering with content from HBO, Warner Bros., DC and Discovery...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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