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November 10, 2026

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MTN Group Q3 2026 growth accelerates, supported by stronger earnings and cash generation

MTN Group delivered a strong performance in the first nine months of 2026, with service revenue and earnings growth accelerating through the third quarter, margins expanding and cash generation remaining robust...

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Arabsat and etisalat partner to launch new DTH bouquet on BADR-8 satellite across MENA

etisalat has announced a strategic agreement with Arabsat to secure a full new DTH (Direct-to-Home) bouquet on the BADR-8 satellite, uplinked from the etisalat TAS Earth Station, a high-capacity satellite communication...

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Cisco unveils frontier AI red teaming and agent observability to secure the agentic enterprise

Cisco AI Defense's adaptive AI red teaming framework is adding Anthropic's Claude Mythos, harnessing advanced adversarial reasoning to simulate real-world attacks on AI agents...

Policy and Regulation

•	ITU Plenipotentiary Conference opens in Doha to tackle key global technology challenges Under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, government leaders from around the world opened the International...

•	TDRA organizes the third Digital Accessibility Forum 2026 The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) organized the third edition of the Digital Accessibility Forum 2026 under the theme “Our Differences Inspire Us, Our Experiences Bring Us...

Middle East

•	Vodafone Qatar, Agibot sign MoU to explore deploying embodied AI robotics solutions Vodafone Qatar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Agibot to explore collaboration opportunities in the development and deployment of embodied AI-powered robotics solutions, aiming to implement these technologies...

•	Es'hailSat chief says satellites are a core part of telecommunications networks President and CEO of Es'hailSat, Ali bin Ahmed al-Kuwari, affirmed that satellites achieve interoperability with mobile networks, fifth-generation (5G) technology and non-terrestrial networks (NTN), enabling the delivery...

•	Beyon Cyber’s Orryx AI receives SOC 2 attestation Beyon Cyber, part of Beyon Group, has achieved SOC 2 attestation for its proprietary Orryx AI platform, becoming the first GCC-developed agentic AI security operations platform to achieve it...

•	Infra, Humain ink US$667 million financing deals for Saudi AI infrastructure They build on the strategic financing framework announced by Infra and Humain at Davos in January 2026, which outlined non-binding financing terms of up to SAR4.5 billion ($1.2 billion) to support AI and digital...

South Asia

•	Six satellite internet and space companies register in Pakistan as regulatory approvals remain pending Six companies, including Starlink and Spacesail, have completed corporate registration in Pakistan, marking growing interest in the country's satellite communications and space technology sector...

•	EDOTCO Bangladesh and FloSolar explore renewable energy partnership The collaboration aims to increase the use of renewable electricity across EDOTCO’s operations, helping to diversify its energy mix while advancing the company’s decarbonisation journey and strengthening the...

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

•	CelcomDigi stock gets wider 4G and 5G spectrum assignments CelcomDigi has secured new 900 MHz and 2,600 MHz spectrum in Malaysia to expand 4G and 5G capacity, improve coverage and strengthen network performance...

•	Vodafone Ireland targets 70% 5G standalone population coverage by 2028 Vodafone Ireland plans to provide 5G Standalone (5G SA) to more than 70% of the population by 2028 and will start trials with businesses and public sector organisations before the end of this year...

•	PLDT’s Smart launches AI noise cancellation for voice calls PLDT’s wireless arm, Smart Communications, said that it has launched a new service for premium postpaid customers that uses AI noise cancellation to filter out background noise during voice calls...

Global Telecom Update

•	Energy costs to drive telecom price rises as global services revenue reaches $1.6tn Worldwide spending on telecoms and pay-TV services is forecast to reach US$1.585 trillion in 2026, up 2.3% year on year, due to inflation and rise in energy costs, according to IDC...

•	IBM, AMD and Oak Ridge launch quantum error correction platform IBM, the U.S. Department of Energy-funded Quantum Science Center (QSC) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and AMD unveiled a new co-design platform for quantum error correction, integrating quantum and high-performance...

North Africa

•	Telecom Egypt eyes higher revenues in 2027 budget The board of Telecom Egypt has approved its 2027 budget, projecting revenue growth in the low double digits, alongside an EBITDA margin in the low to mid-forties, according to a bourse filing...

Satellite & Hybrid Networks

•	NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, Mitsubishi Electric & NTT explore mega-Constellation development Under the MOU, the five companies will examine the technical and business feasibility of commercializing a diverse range of services enabled by mega-constellations, including communications, Earth observation, positioning,...

•	Wisconsin awards US$58 million to address BEAD broadband gaps Wisconsin is directing nearly US$58 million toward broadband projects intended to reach communities that could remain unserved after federal broadband funding is distributed...

Content & Immersive Technologies

•	ITVX passes annual streaming record as FAST offering expands ITVX has surpassed its full-year 2025 streaming total in ten months, reaching 3.6 billion streams on 30 October as drama, soaps and an expanded FAST offering supported growth...

•	VEON Jungo TV investment expands digital entertainment and global streaming VEON, a global digital operator, announced an agreement to make a strategic investment in JungoTV Holdco, Inc., the newly formed holding company of Jungo TV, a U.S. media company headquartered in Los Angeles. VEON will...

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