stc Group will participate in LEAP 2026 as strategic partner for the fifth consecutive year, taking place from August 31 to September 3 at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Center, Malham, under the theme "Into New Worlds." The event brings together more than 600 start-ups, 1,000 speakers, and 1,800 exhibitors from around the globe. At LEAP... read more

MTN Group has announced that MTN Digital Infrastructure has entered into a strategic partnership with a UAE-based data centre investment platform to accelerate the development of AI-ready digital infrastructure across Africa. The partnership will be pursued through Africa Data Hub Holding Limited, which will serve as the platform to develop and... read more

Huawei has been named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Storage Platforms 2026 — the only non-North American vendor to earn a spot in the Leaders Quadrant. The recognition reflects Huawei OceanStor Data Storage's continued technological innovation, leveraging a high-efficiency unified AI data platform, excellent capacity... read more

Cisco has announced an expansion of its Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA through a new partnership with Supermicro, bringing high-density liquid- and air-cooled compute to Cisco's full-stack, secure AI infrastructure architecture for enterprises, neoclouds, and sovereign clouds. Through the partnership, Cisco will offer Supermicro liquid- and... read more

Huawei and HP Inc. have announced the signing of a multiyear global patent cross-licensing agreement, including a license to HP for certain Huawei Wi-Fi patents. The agreement reflects cooperation between the two companies in intellectual property licensing while recognizing Huawei's innovation capabilities and core technological strength,... read more

Omantel has joined forces with GALAXYSPACE, a commercial Low Earth Orbit satellite technology company, to explore opportunities in next-generation satellite connectivity across the Sultanate of Oman. The collaboration provides a framework for both parties to jointly assess how satellite technologies, including LEO-based connectivity solutions,... read more

Cisco has launched its Sovereign Critical Infrastructure portfolio in Canada, giving government, financial institutions, healthcare providers, and other critical infrastructure operators greater control and choice over how they run their technology. Canadian customers now have access to a fully configurable portfolio they can operate in their own... read more

The 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games opened on August 22 at Beijing's National Speed Skating Oval, demonstrating how robotics and high-speed networks can support advanced applications such as embodied AI — powered by a 5G-Advanced network jointly built by China Unicom Beijing and Huawei under the 5G Capital initiative. This year's Games feature... read more