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    22nd January, 2026

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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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stc Bahrain is now at the core of CFI’s financial operations—delivering secure, resilient, and compliant connectivity for one of the region’s leading online trading platforms. This partnership goes beyond infrastructure. It strengthens Bahrain’s financial backbone with high-availability networks, next-gen security, and always-on... read more

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Zain Group is quietly building one of the region’s strongest leadership pipelines. With its 11th Generation Z (Gen Z) graduate cohort, Zain has selected just six Kuwaiti nationals from 687 applicants—a reminder that future-ready talent is not found, it’s forged. This year’s program goes far beyond traditional training. It blends AI... read more

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Proximus Group is making a decisive move toward autonomous, cloud-native networks—selecting Nokia to modernize both its online charging system and voice core. By migrating its entire fixed and mobile customer base and over 1,000 products to Nokia Converged Charging, Proximus is replacing a legacy competitor stack with a future-ready,... read more

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e& is moving beyond chatbots—and into enterprise-grade, governed agentic AI. In partnership with IBM, e& is embedding action-oriented AI directly into its policy, risk, and compliance systems, creating one of the region’s earliest real-world implementations of trusted agentic AI at enterprise scale. Built on IBM watsonx Orchestrate and... read more

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Eutelsat’s new multi-launch agreement with MaiaSpace is about more than rockets—it’s about resilience. By adding a European, reusable launcher to its LEO deployment strategy, Eutelsat is strengthening continuity for its OneWeb constellation while diversifying access to space. That matters in a world where broadband from orbit is becoming... read more

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Cisco’s AI Summit 2026 is shaping up to be a defining moment for the global AI economy. With Chuck Robbins and Jeetu Patel hosting, and voices like Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, Fei-Fei Li, Marc Andreessen, Matt Garman, Lip-Bu Tan, and Tareq Amin on stage, this isn’t just another tech event—it’s a front-row seat to how the trillion-dollar AI... 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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