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September 3, 2026
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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stc Group turns the Red Sea into a live 3D destination at LEAP 2026
 
 
stc Group, Saudi Arabia’s leading digital enabler, and Red Sea Global are showcasing an intelligent operation management system for three Red Sea destinations at LEAP 2026, taking place from 31 August to 3 September at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc Group Powers its Venture Ecosystem with the Launch of ‘colab’
Member Logo stc Group, Saudi Arabia’s leading digital enabler, has announced the launch of colab, its innovation and corporate venture-building arm, at LEAP 2026. The launch strengthens the group’s venture ecosystem and...
 
•  AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN expand Saudi Arabia’s AI infrastructure as AMD Instinct systems go live
Member Logo HUMAIN is now delivering production AI compute in Saudi Arabia powered by AMD Instinct™ MI355X GPUs, AMD EPYC™ CPUs and Cisco Silicon One-based AI networking to deliver the performance, scale and resilience...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Doha to host MWC26 alongside ITU Plenipotentiary in major telecom policy and industry convergence
Doha will host MWC26 and the International Telecommunication Union’s Plenipotentiary Conference at the same venue in November 2026, bringing global telecom policymakers, regulators, operators and technology companies...
 
The new golden age of radio astronomy
Radio astronomy is entering what researchers describe as a second golden age, as advances in digital signal processing, artificial intelligence, distributed computing and globally connected telescope arrays dramatically...
 
Middle East
 
AWS Saudi Arabia cloud region to launch in December 2026 as HUMAIN AI Zone targets 50MW
Amazon Web Services will launch its first cloud infrastructure region in Saudi Arabia in December 2026, while an expanded partnership with HUMAIN will make up to 50MW of AI computing capacity available in the Kingdom by...
 
Zain Jordan extends Himmetna Health partnership with Petra health and heritage initiative
Zain Jordan has supported Himmetna Health Association’s latest health and heritage initiative in Petra as its exclusive telecommunications partner, continuing a collaboration that has directed more than JOD 500,000...
 
Orange Jordan bundles fiber and 5G home internet with digital services
The campaign brings together fixed and wireless home broadband with additional services as Orange Jordan looks to strengthen its household connectivity proposition and provide customers with more than standalone internet...
 
Pasqal and KACST launch strategic Quantum research collaboration
The agreement marks the latest milestone in Pasqal's rapidly expanding presence in Saudi Arabia as the company deepens partnerships across the Kingdom's research, government and industrial sectors...
 
South Asia
 
Pakistan develops national digital stack as government targets investment and technology exports
Pakistan is developing a national digital stack as part of a broader effort to accelerate digital transformation, strengthen public digital infrastructure and create a foundation for private-sector innovation...
 
SLT-Mobitel launches bundled fiber, mobile and entertainment package in Sri Lanka
SLT-Mobitel has launched SLT-Mobitel Connect, combining fixed fiber broadband, mobile connectivity, voice and television services into a single bundled offering aimed at Sri Lankan households, professionals and customers who...
 
3G, 4G, 5G/5G-A, Cloud, AI, Energy
 
Lifecell shuts down 3G sites across 17 Ukrainian regions to expand 4G capacity
Ukrainian mobile operator Lifecell will switch off 3G services in selected settlements across 17 regions from September 3, 2026, refarming its entire 2,100 MHz spectrum allocation in those locations for 4G as it seeks to...
 
BTC plans October 5G launch in Botswana
Majority state-owned operator Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) has made plans to launch 5G in selected parts of Gaborone in October 2026, marking its entry into Botswana's commercial 5G market...
 
SIMO debuts AI network selection with Kbro
The deployment gives enterprises an automatic mobile backup path when their fixed-line connection degrades or fails, and it is the model SIMO intends to bring to the United States...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Helium launches HeliumOS for connectivity businesses
Helium, the leader in decentralized wireless communications and intelligent connectivity solutions, announced the launch of HeliumOS, the operating system for the business of connectivity...
 
Palo Alto Networks buys Console to boost agentic security
Palo Alto Networks is bolstering its flagship security platform with the acquisition of Console and its AI-native IT service management and automation technology...
 
 
SAMENA Trends
 
MSS Whitepaper
 
North Africa
 
Algeria accelerates Cell Broadcast rollout for nationwide emergency alerts
Algeria is accelerating the deployment of Cell Broadcast technology to deliver location-based emergency warnings directly to mobile phones, as authorities strengthen disaster preparedness and telecommunications resilience...
 
Satellite & Hybrid Networks
 
Sceye, SoftBank demonstrate mobile broadband from HAPS in Japan
Sceye, a U.S. aerospace and material science company specializing in High-Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS) for telecommunications and real-time environmental monitoring, announced the successful trans-Pacific flight of its...
 
MTN launches FlyX broadband solution with outdoor units
MTN Nigeria, has unveiled ‘FlyX’ broadband solution, a new plan targeted at bridging fiber gaps in the country...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
ZDF launches more than 15 streaming channels
German public broadcaster ZDF has launched more than 15 themed “ZDF Channels” on its streaming portal, giving viewers a new way to browse and watch content in a lean-back format...
 
Comcast expands VideoAI with six applications for broadcast, streaming and sports workflows
Comcast Technology Solutions is expanding its VideoAI framework with six AI-powered applications designed to automate video production and distribution tasks across broadcast, streaming and sports, including localisation,...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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