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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 17, 2026
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
MTN Pan-African Media Innovation Programme welcomes its first cohort
 
 
MTN Group, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and The African Editors’ Forum (TAEF) welcomed the first cohort of media practitioners to the MTN Pan-African Media Innovation Programme. This marks the start of a continental effort to strengthen journalism and build media institutions in a digital world...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  A1 Group renews CEE DTH capacity on Eutelsat 16° East
Member Logo Under the agreement, A1 Group will continue to leverage multiple transponders at Eutelsat's 16° East orbital position to distribute a broad portfolio of premium television channels and services to households across...
 
•  Nokia accelerates AI-RAN adoption as global operators embrace AI-native network evolution on NVIDIA platforms
Member Logo Nokia has announced growing global momentum for AI-RAN, with operators across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East advancing AI-RAN from early evaluation to lab and live field trials, accelerating the...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
MOCI unveils digital services to drive more efficient, competitive business environment
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) has launched a range of advanced digital services and solutions in a new step toward a more efficient and competitive business environment, helping improve the investor...
 
Bahrain joins UNESCO AI Ethics Forum
Shaikh Ahmed bin Isa Al Khalifa, Assistant Undersecretary for Telecommunications at the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications, participated in the first session of the High-Level Ministerial Dialogue on AI,...
 
Middle East
 
Saudi Arabia keen on developing AI as a driver of progress, competitiveness, and human development: SDAIA chief
Dr. Abdullah Alghamdi, president of the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA), said that Saudi Arabia's hosting of the fourth edition comes in an exceptional year following the Kingdom's designation of 2026 as the Year...
 
Cybersecurity is a collective responsibility, says top official
Cyber resilience is increasingly linked to national and economic security, and cybersecurity depends on collective defence, Dr Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head of the UAE Cybersecurity Council, said at a key conference at the GISEC...
 
South Asia
 
Ahsan launches ‘Quantum Valley Pakistan’
Pakistan has launched Quantum Valley Pakistan to connect youth and startups with global innovation networks, strengthen the high-tech ecosystem, and support the country’s long-term export and economic growth...
 
AI opens new revenue stream for telcos
Bangladesh’s mobile operators are expanding beyond connectivity by bundling multiple AI models and token-based services into their platforms, positioning telecoms as distributors and payment gateways for AI...
 
3G, 4G, 5G/5G-A, Cloud, AI, Energy
 
Econet Zimbabwe to shut down 3G network by end of 2027
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe plans to switch off its 3G network by the end of December 2027 before beginning a phased retirement of 2G, allowing the country's largest mobile operator to redirect spectrum and investment...
 
Ucom expands 5G network to cover 95% of Armenia’s population
Armenian telecom operator Ucom says its 5G network now covers 95% of the country’s population as it continues a large-scale programme to develop and modernise its mobile infrastructure...
 
F5 adds device intelligence and agentic AI detection to bot defense
F5, the global leader in delivering and securing every app and API, announced enhancements to F5 Distributed Cloud Bot Defense, introducing new device intelligence capabilities and specialized agentic AI protections...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Orange TV launches on Samsung smart TVs in Poland
Orange Polska has launched an Orange TV application for Samsung smart TVs, allowing customers to access its television service without a separate set-top box...
 
MTN One TV invites African producers to pitch new content projects
MTN One TV is opening new doors for African storytellers, inviting producers from across the continent to pitch bold, authentic and commercially compelling film and culturally relevant projects directly to the platform...
 
 
SAMENA Trends
 
MSS Whitepaper
 
North Africa
 
Egypt, Intel partner to train 1mln citizens annually in AI
The partnership aims to promote an AI culture and prepare national talent capable of developing and applying innovative solutions that support Egypt’s digital transformation...
 
Satellite & Hybrid Networks
 
China launches new internet satellite group
China launched a Long March 12 carrier rocket from the southern island province of Hainan Thursday, sending a batch of internet satellites into space...
 
gFiber unveils new brand identity as fiber internet provider expands across 19 states
gFiber has unveiled a new brand identity as it expands its multi-gig fiber and Wi-Fi 7 footprint, while keeping its services, pricing and core focus on speed, reliability and customer experience unchanged...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Australia to strengthen telecom networks after new Optus outage
Optus suffered a 76-minute outage across three Australian states, prompting government investigations and renewed scrutiny of the telco’s network resilience after repeated disruptions...
 
Smart Africa and Kitsoft aim to advance public sector digital transformation
The Smart Africa Secretariat, an alliance tasked with driving Africa’s digital agenda, and Kitsoft, an international govtech company with Ukrainian roots, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on public...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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