Eutelsat has successfully completed its first rail connectivity trial in Poland aboard a long-distance train, demonstrating its OneWeb LEO connectivity capabilities on a live rail network. The trial was led by ACO Solutions as the key systems integrator, with support from HispaSat as distribution partner and Eutelsat. It was conducted aboard a PKP... read more

Cisco and Notre Dame Athletics have announced a multi-year partnership to modernize the University of Notre Dame's network, delivering advanced connectivity, resiliency, and operational efficiency powered by Cisco's latest networking technologies. As AI continues to impact all facets of higher education, from research to classroom learning to... read more

Huawei has been named a Leader in GlobalData Plc's "5G RAN: Competitive Landscape Assessment" for the eighth consecutive time, further extending its lead across product capabilities, deployment efficiency, network evolution, 5G-A commercialization, and network intelligence. Huawei is the only RAN equipment vendor to be named the sole Leader for... read more

The SAMENA Telecommunications Council convened the Digital Continuity Forum 2026 at Atlantis The Palm, Dubai, bringing together telecommunications regulators, operators, technology providers, and digital ecosystem stakeholders to examine how essential digital services can remain available, recover effectively, and continue operating as... read more

The Future Readiness Panel at DCF 2026 starts well before any 6G deployment decision. Choices being made now around 5G-Advanced evolution, architecture, automation, computing, security, spectrum and standards will determine how readily future capabilities can be introduced and how resilient they will be once deployed. The questions: what should... read more

DCF 2026 has concluded, but the work has not. The discussion continues through the DCF Outcome Note and SAMENA Council follow-up, including future stakeholder engagement and the GCC Network Resilience Joint Initiative. Digital continuity and network resilience are now part of an ongoing regional work program, not a one-day event theme. Thank you... read more

Launched at DCF 2026: the GCC Network Resilience Joint Initiative, led by SAMENA Council. On stage: Bocar Ba, SAMENA Council. Eng. Saif Bin Ghelaita, TDRA. H.E. Philip Marnick, TRA Bahrain. Dr. Crane H. Yang, World WLAN Application Alliance. Jawad Jalal A., GSMA. David Dai and David Hutton, Huawei Hasan Al Shemeili, du. Dr. Sherif R. Sherif,... read more

The GCC Network Resilience Joint Initiative, launched today at DCF 2026, is built around six practical capabilities: Prevent. Tolerate. Contain. Recover. Observe. Validate. Together they describe what resilient digital infrastructure needs to be capable of: anticipating disruption, withstanding adverse conditions, limiting effects, restoring... read more