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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
May 7, 2026
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
AT&T has the fastest upload speeds in America
 
 
Opensignal’s first-ever Converged Report shows that AT&T wins the nation’s fastest converged upload speeds by a wide margin. AT&T’s converged upload speeds were more than twice as fast as the closest competitor...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Eutelsat and Station Satcom sign expanded multi-year agreement to scale LEO services
Member Logo The agreement builds on the successful activation of hundreds of vessels on the OneWeb network in 2025, allowing Station Satcom to significantly expand the number of vessels equipped with Eutelsat’s LEO services, with...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Huawei unveils the upgraded Xinghe Intelligent Network powered by secure intelligent connectivity
 
•  Mediafon Joins SAMENA Council to Deliver Centralized Regulatory Telecom Systems Across the SA-ME-NA Region
 
•  AT&T celebrates small business owners with the launch of the 2026 AT&T Small Business Contest
 
•  Eutelsat and Station Satcom sign expanded multi-year agreement to scale LEO services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Egypt introduces lower-cost internet packages following telecom price increases
Egypt has introduced new affordable internet packages as authorities and telecom operators respond to rising communication costs and increasing demand for digital access...
 
Algeria orders telecom operators to improve coverage along strategic road networks
Algeria has directed telecom operators to strengthen mobile network coverage across strategic road networks, warning that companies could face penalties if service quality and connectivity gaps are not addressed...
 
South Asia
 
Pakistan approves in-flight internet and mobile services in major aviation connectivity move
Pakistan has approved the use of in-flight internet and mobile communication services, marking a significant step toward modernizing the country’s aviation and digital connectivity landscape...
 
North Africa
 
Morocco to expand telemedicine infrastructure
The long-term impact of the partnership will depend on implementation, connectivity reliability, healthcare integration, and user adoption among both medical professionals and patients...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
KT to link local phone service via LTE, steps up push to close connectivity gaps
KT will build a wireless network-based local telephone service, the first among South Korean telecom operators...
 
AIS launches 5G-Advanced commercially
Advanced Info Service (AIS) has officially launched its 5G-Advanced network as Southeast Asia's first next-level 5G network standard, available in key areas across Bangkok and other areas nationwide...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
ITVX posts record April streaming performance
ITVX recorded its best-ever April performance, with total streams reaching 311 million during the month...
 
Snap launches promoted places, transforming the Snap map into a powerful driver of real-world discovery
Snap Inc. announced the launch of Promoted Places, a new advertising solution that brings sponsored locations directly to the Snapchat Map, enabling brands to drive measurable in-store visits at scale...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Megaport DDoS protection enhances network resilience for cloud infrastructure
This new, built-in security capability for Megaport Internet allows customers to filter malicious traffic directly within the Megaport network rather than routing it through a separate or external service, for...
 
Dell’Oro predicts AI security market to reach US$8 billion by 2030
Analyst company Dell’Oro Group predicted the emerging AI Systems Security (AISS) market will grow from zero to US$8 billion by 2030 as enterprises shift to AI technology across their...
 
Konekt transforms cloud voice services for partners
The new platform, Konektor, allows PSTN connectivity for modern UC platforms, and simplifies operations, removing the need to manage multiple vendors, providers and infrastructure components...
 
 
 
MSS Whitepaper
 
Middle East
 
UAE Cyber Security Council partners with Honeywell to strengthen national cyber resilience
The UAE Cyber Security Council has partnered with Honeywell to strengthen national cyber resilience, with a focus on protecting critical infrastructure and advancing industrial cybersecurity capabilities...
 
GCC telcos lead the Arab Region in super app strategies while other regions show nearly equal distribution
Arab Advisors Group has released its latest telecom research series examining how telecom operators across four Arab regions (Gulf region, Levant region, Maghreb region, and Egypt & Sudan) are developing and positioning...
 
Saudi Aramco's US$373 million supercomputer to boost upstream operations
Saudi Aramco and solutions by stc will jointly deploy a next-generation high-performance supercomputer, as part of the oil major's ongoing digital transformation initiatives...
 
Jordan partners with TEDCO to expand startup investment and technology collaboration
Jordan has signed a strategic agreement with Maryland Technology Development Corp. (TEDCO) to strengthen cooperation with the United States in technology investment, startup development, and innovation ecosystem growth...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
VEON’s Kyivstar to offer Starlink broadband services for Ukrainian enterprises & public sector
This new collaboration builds on Kyivstar’s existing cooperation with Starlink Mobile to provide direct-to-device satellite connectivity for Kyivstar customers with 4G smartphones in Ukraine...
 
Safaricom and Huawei launch FTTR for home broadband networks
Kenyan telco Safaricom says it has launched what it claims is Kenya’s first fibre to the room (FTTR) solution for home broadband networks in partnership with Huawei...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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