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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
January 16, 2026
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
stc Group supports over 12 million Riyadh Season Visitors with smart digital services and advanced network capabilities
 
 
stc Group, the Kingdom’s leading digital enabler, continues to deliver a comprehensive suite of advanced digital services as a Premium Official Partner of Riyadh Season, supporting more than 12 million visitors across the season’s various zones and events...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Five trends every small business owner should know in 2026
Member Logo SVP of Mid-Market Sales Shelly Goodman outlines five things every small business owner should know in 2026...
 
•  Huawei collaborates with BBI in building an intelligent all-optical backbone network to advance South Africa's national broadband strategy
Member Logo The network directly supports the goals of South Africa's national broadband strategy, SA Connect, and will bring affordable, stable, and high-quality broadband to all people in South Africa...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Eutelsat’s OneWeb enables connectivity for Indian Navy’s historic project Kaundinya Voyage
 
•  Zain Great Idea takes 11 regional tech startups to Silicon Valley for a unique global acceleration journey
 
•  Eutelsat procures a further 340 OneWeb low earth orbit satellites from Airbus
 
•  Zain upgraded to top ‘A’ score in CDP Climate Change 2025, region’s only telecom operator at this leadership level
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Morocco renews satellite communication licenses for nine operators
Morocco’s Government Council has approved nine decree projects renewing satellite communication service licenses for telecom operators, reinforcing satellite connectivity as a pillar of national infrastructure...
 
CRTC launches study to help Canadians find information about cellphone coverage gaps
Canada's telecommunications regulator is launching another consultation aimed at empowering cellphone and internet customers, with the aim of improving how information about mobile network coverage is reported...
 
Middle East
 
Batelco partners with Qareeb to launch Bahrain’s first edge data center
Batelco by Beyon has signed a strategic partnership with Qareeb Data Centers to launch Bahrain’s first edge data center, marking a major milestone in the Kingdom’s digital infrastructure roadmap...
 
Saudi Arabia sets global benchmark in AI modernization
Saudi Arabia is emerging as a global leader in artificial intelligence, according to executives from OpenText, one of the world’s largest enterprise information management companies...
 
Bell integration enhances AI training portfolio in the U.A.E. with custom Agentic AI programmes
This enhancement reflects Bell Integration’s continued commitment to supporting the UAE’s ambitious AI vision, driven by innovation ecosystems in Dubai and Abu Dhabi and aligned with the UAE National AI Strategy...
 
North Africa
 
Morocco creates National AI Hub as part of Digital Morocco 2030 strategy
Morocco has taken a major step toward building sovereign artificial intelligence capabilities with the signing of an agreement to establish the JAZARI ROOT Institute, a public-benefit entity that will serve as the central...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
TikTok reinforces commitment to a safer digital space in MENA
TikTok has released its Q3 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, reaffirming the platform’s ongoing commitment to fostering a safe, positive, and authentic digital environment for its global community...
 
UKTV posts record 2025 as U streaming rises and linear share hits new high
UKTV says it delivered its strongest performance on record in 2025, with growth across VOD, linear viewing share and Share of Commercial Impacts (SOCI)...
 
 
 
South Asia
 
Data Vault partners with US-based Rafay Systems to launch sovereign AI cloud features in Pakistan
Data Vault Pakistan has announced a strategic partnership with Rafay Systems to build what the companies describe as Pakistan’s first sovereign AI cloud, targeting telcos, banks, cloud providers, and large enterprises...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
CelcomDigi powers IOI estates with new 4G networks
CelcomDigi has completed a connectivity and tower infrastructure rollout across IOI's plantation estates in Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia...
 
Mobile signal expands across London Underground as 4G and 5G rollout gathers pace
London Underground reveals more progress on introducing high-speed mobile coverage across the Tube network, with stations including Euston Square, Cannon Street and Battersea Power Station now gaining coverage, with more to...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Kyivstar racks up 3 million Starlink D2C users in under two months
Veon-owned Ukrainian telco Kyivstar said that it has registered over 3 million users for Starlink’s Direct to Cell (D2C) LEO satellite service since it commercially launched the service less than two months ago...
 
New York expands ConnectALL broadband program with US$36 million funding
MIP funding can be used for last-mile infrastructure, fiber connections to Internet Exchange Points or data centers, and acquisition of existing infrastructure to improve broadband service delivery...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Global AI spending to hit US$2.5 trillion this year, says report
Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2.52 trillion in 2026, a 44% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner, Inc. a business and technology insights company...
 
T-Mobile cloud platform expansion with Netcracker enhances digital-first services
Netcracker Technology announced that T-Mobile has expanded its relationship to bring Netcracker’s proven digital platform into the cloud, unlocking new levels of speed, scale and flexibility for partners and...
 
to deliver mobile connectivity for easyJet network, connecting crew, aircrafts and airports across Europe
BT has announced it is working with the UK’s largest airline, easyJet, to deliver thousands of mobile connections to keep its flight crew, aircrafts and airports linked up across Europe...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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