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September 4, 2026

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stc Group Concludes LEAP 2026 Participation with Strategic Partnerships to Accelerate Saudi Arabia’s Digital Future

stc Group, Saudi Arabia's leading digital enabler, concluded another successful year at LEAP 2026, marking its fifth consecutive participation as strategic partner of the world's leading technology gathering with the signing of a series of strategic partnerships and announcements...

Algeria’s telecom sector turns to AI as mobile data use and 5G expansion accelerate

Algeria’s telecommunications sector is entering a new phase of digital transformation as rising mobile data consumption and the rollout of 5G push operators to integrate artificial intelligence and data analytics more deeply into network management, service optimisation and customer experience...

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stc Bahrain partners with TCS to drive IT operations transformation and scale digital infrastructure

During LEAP 2026, stc Bahrain, a digital enabler, has signed a strategic partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to transform its IT operations and establish a future-ready operating model...

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Nokia and BeeHealthy bring network-based verification to digital healthcare

Nokia has announced a commercial agreement with BeeHealthy, a leading digital healthcare platform, to integrate Nokia’s Network as Code technology into the consumer-facing applications BeeHealthy provides to care...

Recent Developments

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stc Group turns the Red Sea into a live 3D destination at LEAP 2026

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Salam launches B2B 2.0 portfolio, delivering on the Saudi Arabia's digital transformation ambitions

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stc Group at LEAP 2026: Advancing Saudi Arabia’s AI Ecosystem through Digital Innovation

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SAMENA Council Emphasizes Knowledge and Capability Exchange across Leading and Emerging Digital Markets

Policy and Regulation

•	CST, MCIT & DGA honor IoT adoption initiative success partners at LEAP26 The initiative achieved remarkable success through close collaboration among national entities and partnerships with more than 300 organizations from the public and private sectors...

Middle East

•	Adobe to offer AI creative tools to 27 million Saudi users in $4 billion partnership Adobe has expanded its partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and HUMAIN, committing more than $4 billion in access to AI-powered creative tools for over 27 million...

•	Ooredoo Kuwait and NBK launch ON Academy to develop media and digital talent Ooredoo Kuwait and National Bank of Kuwait have launched ON Academy, a five-week development programme designed to equip young Kuwaitis with skills spanning media, content creation, artificial intelligence, financial...

•	Accenture and AWS sign six-year Middle East cloud and AI transformation agreement Accenture has signed a six-year strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services to help organisations across the Middle East modernise legacy infrastructure, strengthen their digital foundations and accelerate...

•	Dubai Chambers launches Agentic AI training tracks Dubai Chambers has launched specialised training tracks aimed at equipping more than 14,000 member companies with the skills to adopt Agentic AI across their operations...

South Asia

•	Bangladesh and South Korea launch $13 million AI training hub in Dhaka Bangladesh and South Korea have signed a $13 million agreement to establish a dedicated artificial intelligence training centre in Dhaka, with the project aimed at expanding Bangladesh’s AI talent pool, strengthening...

North Africa

•	Algeria’s telecom sector turns to AI as mobile data use and 5G expansion accelerate Algeria’s telecommunications sector is entering a new phase of digital transformation as rising mobile data consumption and the rollout of 5G push operators to integrate artificial intelligence and data analytics more...

3G, 4G, 5G/5G-A, Cloud, AI, Energy

•	London Tube closes the 5G gap with streets above Mobile coverage on parts of London's Underground now rivals the streets above for 5G availability and signal strength, according to analysis by network intelligence biz Ookla...

•	O2 announce next generation 5G+ mobile network has gone live across Northern Ireland The mobile company said the cloud-native core network is now available for up to 839,000 people across the north...

•	ISCO, ODC partner to integrate anti-jammer technology into AI-RAN At the core of the collaboration is ODC’s RANIQ platform, which enables native intelligence at the radio edge and provides the runtime foundation for deploying ISCO’s Interference Management and Cancellation...

Global Telecom Update

•	Maxis partners with Melaka to accelerate digital infrastructure Melaka ICT Holdings (MICTH) has officially designated Maxis as its Strategic Infrastructure Partner to fast-track the state’s digital advancement through the fiberization of telecommunications towers...

•	DayOne and TNB explore data centre power solution A new collaboration aims to explore a dedicated on-site power generation solution of up to 1.5 gigawatts (GW) for a new data centre development in Selangor, within the Greater Kuala Lumpur region in Malaysia...

•	Operata orings CX observability to Genesys Cloud Agentic Virtual Agent AVA Operata, a leading CX Observability platform, has extended its CX Observability to Agentic Virtual Agent (AVA), part of Genesys Cloud™ from Genesys®, a global cloud leader in AI-Powered Experience Orchestration. ..

Satellite & Hybrid Networks

•	Spacecoin unveils SOLAR and Lumen for decentralized satellite internet Spacecoin, a project focused on decentralized satellite internet, disclosed the technical architecture of two core components: SOLAR, a communications routing protocol for satellite data transmission, and Lumen, a billing...

•	InfraNexia, Lintasarta to boost DWDM services between Sumatra and Batam Telkom Indonesia’s wholesale fiber spinoff InfraNexia revealed that it is collaborating with Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison’s ICT arm Lintasarta to boost DWDM services on routes connecting the Sumatra region with...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	Disney+ adds 1.1 million UK homes as Sky partnership boosts reach Disney+ was the standout growth story in the UK SVOD market in the second quarter of 2026, adding more than 1.1 million homes following its inclusion in several Sky packages...

•	ZDF launches themed streaming channels to bring lean-back viewing to its digital platform German public broadcaster ZDF has launched more than 15 themed streaming channels designed to make its on-demand catalogue easier to browse while recreating the passive, continuous viewing experience associated with...

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