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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 23, 2025
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Cisco introduces Cisco IQ, a unified AI interface to accelerate time to value
 
 
Cisco has announced the launch of Cisco IQ, a breakthrough AI-powered digital interface that brings real-time insights, on-demand assessments, troubleshooting and personalized learning, automation and agents from across professional services and support into one powerful experience...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  e& boosts EMIX backbone to 400G in collaboration with Cisco
Member Logo e& UAE’s EMIX network, one of the region’s leading IP transit platforms, has deployed 400G links across its UAE core to meet sustained traffic growth of over 20% annually...
 
•  Huawei CBS recognized as a Leader in Omdia’s “Telecom Billing Market Radar - 2025” report
Member Logo According to the latest "Telecom Billing Market Radar - 2025" released by Omdia, a globally authoritative consulting firm, Huawei Convergent Billing System (CBS) has entered the "Leader" quadrant for the first time, driven...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Bahrain’s TRA launches satellite direct-to-device services
Bahrain’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has announced the launch of Satellite Direct-to-Device (D2D) services in the Kingdom, marking a major milestone in its telecommunications landscape...
 
The UAE shapes the future of global digital development at the UN General Assembly in New York
The visit focused on major global events dedicated to the comprehensive review of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20), a multilateral summit addressing the future of the internet and...
 
South Asia
 
Pakistan to assume DCO Council’s presidency in February 2026
Pakistan is set to assume the presidency of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) Council in 2026, as the multilateral digital bloc prepares to hold its 5th General Assembly in Kuwait on February 4–5...
 
Sri Lanka launches commercial 5G services
Under the licensing process, TRCSL allocated 100 MHz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band to each operator, while Dialog Axiata also secured 200 MHz in the 27 GHz millimetre-wave band...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Virgin Media O2 to complete 3G switch off over coming weeks
Virgin Media O2 has issued a final warning to customers as it gets set to complete its 3G switch-off over the coming weeks...
 
Blue Cloud, Orange Business Services conclude 5G FWA PoC for BSNL in Visakhapatnam
The PoC, executed in collaboration with BSNL, validated the deployment of 5G access network, core, radio, and customer premises equipment (CPE) under real-world field conditions...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Radware secures major SaaS customer with DDoS mitigation and application security
Radware, a global leader in application security and delivery solutions for multi-cloud environments, announced a significant new multi-year customer win with a leading global SaaS enterprise software company...
 
Viettel talks with Nikon and TEL in preparation for national semiconductor plant
Vietnamese telecoms player Viettel said it has held “high-level bilateral working sessions” with Japanese companies Nikon Corporation and Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL) as part of its preparation to help build...
 
H2O Hospitality partners with ADI Foundation to support UAE digital currency rollout in travel sector
The collaboration aims to build blockchain-based infrastructure that integrates digital currency payments into hospitality services across the country...
 
 
 
Middle East
 
UAE accelerates strategic AI transformation in 2025 with global infrastructure leadership
The United Arab Emirates reinforced its position as a global digital infrastructure and artificial intelligence hub in 2025, achieving a 97 percent utilisation rate of AI tools across government entities and surpassing...
 
Zain Bahrain partners with Ericsson to introduce latest 5G solutions
Zain Bahrain, a leading telecom and technology innovator in the Kingdom, has announced an expanded strategic partnership with Ericsson to introduce the latest 5G solutions in Bahrain, specifically Ericsson’s Local...
 
Ooredoo partners with Darktrace to deliver AI-driven cybersecurity services in Qatar
Qatar-based telecommunications and ICT provider Ooredoo has signed a strategic cybersecurity partnership with Darktrace, a global leader in AI-driven security solutions...
 
Vodafone Oman and SQU wrap up hackathon focused on applied digital transformation
Vodafone Oman, in collaboration with the Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), has concluded a three-day digital innovation hackathon aimed at producing practical, deployable solutions...
 
North Africa
 
Egypt’s digital exports hit US$7.4 billion as ICT sector drives economic growth
Egypt’s digital exports reached US$7.4 billion over the past seven years, representing a 124% increase from US$3.3 billion in 2018, according to Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Sama X to Commence Operations in Jordan with Starlink Solutions
Sama X, a bold new venture and authorized Starlink global reseller, has secured licensing from Jordan’s Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) to resell Space X’s Starlink satellite internet services...
 
China's commercial satellites accelerate global connectivity
The latest partnership finalized between Airbus and Shanghai Spacesail Technologies Co Ltd marks another step in expanding the global operational scope of China's commercial satellites, exemplified by Spacesail's...
 
ASN, OMS and Prima ready to start Tamtam cable project for Vanuatu
ASN and OMS have revealed that their contract with Vanuatu-based telecoms infrastructure firm Prima to build the Tamtam subsea cable has officially entered into force as of Thursday, with the system now scheduled to be ready...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Channel 4 grows streaming by 14%
Channel 4 has published a year-end snapshot of what it calls the UK’s “Altogether Different” viewing habits, as it reported fresh streaming milestones for 2025 and pointed to a slate of genre launches that...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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