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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
August 19, 2026
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ZainTECH’s smart city innovations recognized by Dubai Municipality
 
 
ZainTECH, the digital solutions arm of Zain Group, has been recognized by Dubai Municipality, in recognition of its ongoing efforts to supporting smart city initiatives and leveraging digital innovation that are improving operational efficiency and enhancing municipal services...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Nokia ranked No. 1 for mobile core portfolio competitiveness in Omdia’s 2026 market landscape report
Member Logo The 2026 edition named Nokia a leader across all seven competitiveness categories: core portfolio breadth, cloud-native maturity, signaling, automation, core as a service, AI/ML and analytics, and implementations of other...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  ZainTECH optimizes Vision Bank UAE’s core banking applications, enhancing efficiency and performance
 
•  AT&T expands video intelligence portfolio with EdgeVis Cloud
 
•  AT&T expands video intelligence portfolio with EdgeVis Cloud
 
•  MTN launches AI-powered job board to connect Africa’s youth to the opportunities of the digital economy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Qatar NCSA expands cybersecurity policy training across government
Qatar’s National Cyber Security Agency has delivered the 14th edition of a specialised cybersecurity policy training programme, reinforcing the government’s focus on governance, institutional resilience and...
 
Transforming women’s leadership into action in the AI era
The International Telecommunication Union is calling for greater female representation across artificial intelligence, ICT leadership and digital policymaking, warning that women remain significantly underrepresented in the...
 
Middle East
 
Oraseya Capital and NQubator partner to strengthen UAE early-stage startup pipeline
Oraseya Capital, the investment arm of Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority, has signed a memorandum of understanding with NQubator to create a more structured pathway for identifying, developing and preparing...
 
Cloudflare brings AI security and agentic infrastructure vision to LEAP 2026
Cloudflare will use LEAP 2026 in Riyadh to showcase an integrated approach to securing, governing and accelerating artificial intelligence workloads as organisations in Saudi Arabia move from AI experimentation toward...
 
Sohar International launches Innovation Hub to accelerate Oman’s fintech ecosystem
Through this partnership, the bank is establishing Sohar | Innovation Hub at Terminal 11 to empower fintech ventures with the banking enablement, strategic partnerships, and institutional support needed to transform bold...
 
South Asia
 
SLT-Mobitel accelerates fiber, AI and data infrastructure push in Sri Lanka
SLT-Mobitel is accelerating nationwide fiber deployment, data infrastructure upgrades and artificial intelligence integration as it seeks to reposition itself from a traditional telecom operator into a broader digital...
 
Robi Axiata drops Airtel youth brand, renames it 'Cirkle'
Bangladesh telco Robi Axiata officially retired the Airtel name – which has served as its youth brand for the past ten years, with the launch of a new digital-focused youth brand called Cirkle...
 
3G, 4G, 5G/5G-A, Cloud, AI, Energy
 
Safaricom Ethiopia switches on 16 new 4G sites in Southern Ethiopia
The new sites cover Sawla, Selam Ber, Basketo, Beto, Leha and surrounding communities, giving residents access to 4G voice, data and SMS services...
 
Ericsson, MediaTek demo sub-30cm positioning over commercial 5G network
By integrating RTK correction data into the 5G infrastructure via the LTE Positioning Protocol (LPP), the solution eliminates the need for proprietary systems or complex external hardware to achieve centimeter-level...
 
Hanwha Systems, TTA partner on AI-enabled 5G tactical network
The partnership also covers the development of a Multi-Orbit Satellite System, an integrated communications package intended for installation on military vehicles and other platforms...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Tencent Cloud gearing up to launch first cloud region in Malaysia
Tencent Cloud announced that it will establish its first cloud region in Malaysia, which will include up to three availability zones in Johor, along with commitments to develop local AI talent...
 
Knorr-Bremse taps Infosys for enterprise IT transformation
As part of Knorr-Bremse AG's Tech4Value (T4V) IT transformation program, Infosys will deliver end-to-end managed services across the company's entire enterprise application ecosystem spanning both Rail and Commercial...
 
 
SAMENA Trends
 
MSS Whitepaper
 
North Africa
 
Egypt completes Africa’s first 6GHz mobile trial with Telecom Egypt and Huawei
Egypt has completed what the National Telecom Regulatory Authority describes as Africa’s first successful mobile telecommunications trial using the upper 6GHz band, with Telecom Egypt and Huawei achieving data speeds...
 
Satellite & Hybrid Networks
 
PLDT’s Smart expands Lynk Global D2D tests to Batangas
PLDT’s wireless unit Smart Communications said that it has expanded its direct-to-device (D2D) satellite trial with Lynk Global (a.k.a. Elveo Mobile) to Batangas in southwestern Luzon...
 
Vero Fiber and MontanaSky unite to create Northwest Montana's premier fiber broadband provider
By bringing together MontanaSky's trusted local presence, deep community relationships, and decades of broadband experience with Vero's proven fiber expertise, financial strength, and additional resources, the...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Breezeline partners with DIRECTV to expand streaming TV and sports options
US broadband provider Breezeline has partnered with DIRECTV to offer customers a broader range of streaming-focused live sports and entertainment packages, including satellite-free service, cloud DVR and a two-year price...
 
Viaplay rolls out Allente TV experience across the Nordics, powered by 3SS
Viaplay Group has launched a major upgrade to its Allente television platform, introducing a next‑generation user experience designed to meet the rapidly changing viewing habits of Nordic audiences...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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