At WSIS 2026 in Geneva, SAMENA Telecommunications Council CEO Bocar Ba took to the Leaders TalkX 12 stage — “Co-Creating Tomorrow: Digital and AI in Partnership” — with a clear message: sovereignty and interdependence are not opposites. They are two sides of one strategy. As governments and regions from Europe to the Gulf assert digital... read more

MTN Group has ranked second globally in the 2026 Ranking Digital Rights Index, becoming the first telecommunications company headquartered in an emerging market to place among the top three performers worldwide. The result represents a significant climb from sixth place in the previous ranking, with MTN achieving a score of 42 out of 100. The RDR... read more

Cisco has announced a new multiyear partnership with The R&A, the governing body for golf outside the USA and Mexico, as the Official Network Supplier of The R&A and its Championships. The partnership will deliver AI-ready secure network infrastructure at The Open, the AIG Women's Open, and The R&A's new global headquarters in St. Andrews,... read more

Nokia Defense and NestAI, one of Europe's fastest-growing AI labs for defense, are advancing their technology partnership with the first operational capabilities being developed under the collaboration established alongside Nokia's and Tesi's €100 million joint investment in NestAI in November 2025. The partnership is delivering three integrated... read more

stc Group has been awarded Sukuk and Bond Deal of the Year 2025 at the Saudi Capital Market Awards, recognizing its significant contribution to the development of Saudi Arabia's debt capital market. The recognition follows stc Group's successful USD 2 billion international sukuk issuance, completed across two tranches: a USD 750 million five-year... read more

AT&T has announced the availability of Everbridge 360, a critical event management solution for enterprise and public sector customers, combining Everbridge's CEM software with AT&T wireless connectivity to help organizations notify the right people, coordinate response teams, and support business continuity during emergencies and disruptions. The... read more

As UAE organizations accelerate agentic AI adoption, Cisco has identified trust as the defining challenge — and the defining competitive advantage — in the AI era. As Jeetu Patel, Cisco's President and Chief Product Officer, has stated: "The ability to delegate a task in a trusted form is going to be the difference between being a market... read more

rain South Africa and Huawei are jointly accelerating the deployment of a sub-1 GHz Massive MIMO 5G network across South Africa at multi-thousand-site scale, marking a major breakthrough in wireless communications and a new chapter in the evolution of 5G. The deployment is the first large-scale commercial implementation of Massive MIMO technology... read more