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    27th August, 2026

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The SAMENA Telecommunications Council has announced that ZETRIX AI Berhad, a Malaysia-headquartered technology company developing AI platforms, agentic solutions, digital identity, blockchain infrastructure, and automation technologies, has joined the Council as its newest member. Zetrix AI is pursuing a business model that enables telecom... read more

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MTN Group has reported strong growth, robust cash generation, and increased returns for the first half of 2026, delivering on the early momentum of its newly launched Ambition 2030 strategy. In constant-currency terms, Group service revenue grew 17.5% to R115 billion, with EBITDA before once-off items expanding almost a quarter to R56 billion.... read more

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stc Group and Huawei have announced the world's first commercial deployment of a Multi-Band Multi-Beam (MB²) microwave solution, with a single MB² antenna covering eight frequency bands from 13 GHz to 38 GHz and supporting up to 10 concurrent beams — helping carriers reduce antenna count by as much as 90%. The deployment addresses a pressing... 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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