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    26th January, 2026

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Canada just took a major step forward in sovereign AI and high-performance computing. Nokia and Hypertec have successfully deployed Nibi, a next-generation supercomputing cluster at the University of Waterloo, designed to support over 4,000 researchers annually across health, climate science, engineering, and AI. It’s Nokia’s first AI-HPC data... read more

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Satellite still matters—especially when reliability, reach, and national coverage are non-negotiable. Kabelio AG has extended its partnership with Eutelsat’s HOTBIRD platform at 13° East through 2031, ensuring long-term continuity for its multilingual Swiss TV service. Since 2020, Kabelio has delivered 60+ HD channels in four languages to... read more

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Hossam E. Hassanien partnered with Emergence, a frontier agentic AI company from the US, to bring autonomous, enterprise-grade AI agents to organizations across the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye. This isn’t about chatbots. It’s about AI systems that can reason, act, and automate complex workflows end-to-end—while preserving full... read more

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ZTE Corporation and AIS just proved what “experience-led networks” really mean. At Thailand’s largest outdoor music festival, Big Mountain Music Festival #15, ZTE successfully delivered the first commercial AIR RAN deployment with AIS—under extreme, real-world congestion. With tens of thousands of fans online at once, network load pushed... read more

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When someone dials 9-1-1, “someone will answer” isn’t a feature. It’s a promise. But as networks shift from legacy copper to modern fiber, many Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) are caught in between. Their systems weren’t built for today’s infrastructure. And emergency services don’t get the luxury of downtime. That’s why... read more

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stc Group’s brand is now officially the strongest in the Middle East—and the most valuable telecom brand in the region. Brand Finance has also ranked stc as the third strongest telecom brand globally and the ninth most valuable worldwide. That’s not just scale. That’s trust, performance, and long-term relevance in action. This is what... read more

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altafiber is going all-in on the multi-gig future—and Nokia is powering the leap. Across Ohio and Hawaii (via Hawaiian Telcom), altafiber will deploy Nokia’s 25G PON, IP routing, and optical platforms to deliver symmetrical multi-gigabit broadband at scale. This isn’t just an upgrade. It’s a full re-architecture for what the next decade of... read more

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Georgetown University is leapfrogging campus connectivity with one of the largest Wi-Fi 7 deployments in higher education—powered by Cisco. This multi-year partnership modernizes the entire campus network, delivering ultra-fast, low-latency connectivity across classrooms, dorms, stadiums, and research environments. It’s not just about speed.... read more

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SAMENA Council Messaging

 

Leaders' Summit 2024 (Highlights)
Evolving toward Integration, Intelligence & Sustainability in Infrastructure
ITU GSR-24 Interview: Bocar A. Ba, CEO, SAMENA Telecommunications Council
How can digital technologies rescue the SDGs? - Reflection by Commissioner Mr. Bocar Ba
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