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SAMENA Daily - Industry News Briefing
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Industry News Briefing
September 15, 2026 |
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| Middle East |
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Mannai and Oracle expand enterprise technology partnership into Saudi Arabia
Mannai Information Technology and Oracle have expanded their nearly four-decade relationship into Saudi Arabia, targeting enterprise applications, cloud transformation, artificial intelligence, data and analytics, and...
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SAP puts women at heart of UAE’s AI-ready workforce
SAP Business Women’s Network and SAP Youth Council, in collaboration with Dubai Internet City, have brought together senior women leaders to discuss how more women can build and advance their careers in technology...
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Oman’s AI companies nearly double in one year
The number of Omani companies operating in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector reached 42 by the end of August 2026, up from 22 last year, marking a 91% growth as the sultanate strengthens efforts to expand AI...
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Space42 and Viasat confirm Equatys plans
Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company, and satcoms giant Viasat have signed a binding agreement to co-found Equatys, creating the first shared space and ground infrastructure platform for global...
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| 3G, 4G, 5G/5G-A, Cloud, AI, Energy |
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The 4G network was launched on a section of the Mary-Turkmenabad highway
. The new infrastructure provides road users with high-speed data transmission, high-quality voice and video communications, and access to navigation services and online resources while en route...
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Commercial 5G reached 37 African markets by May 2026
The report, titled “5G in Africa 2026: Market status, trends and outlook,” says these figures show that 5G in Africa has moved beyond proof of concept, from isolated trials to commercial deployment...
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Cornelis lands $205m to make AI networks compute, not just connect
Cornelis Networks is embedding programmable compute directly into AI/HPC networking to boost GPU utilization and accelerate inference workloads...
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Egypt’s mobile wallet boom in H1 2026
Transactions in H1 2026 included 54% in money transfers from one wallet to another, 25% in recharges, whether for mobiles or the internet...
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| Satellite & Hybrid Networks |
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Thales wins contract for new Nigerian satellite
Confirming Nigeria’s plans to expand its satellite resources, telecommunications and technology giant Thales Alenia Space says it has won a contract to build the NigComSat-2A geostationary telecommunications...
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Kinetic achieves 40,000 fiber homes in Sugar Land
Kinetic, a leading residential and business insurgent fiber internet provider, announced that it increased its fiber network in the greater Sugar Land and Fort Bend County area by nearly 25% in the last year...
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