Middle East
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Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has agreed to acquire a 51% stake in Saudi Telecom Company (stc’s) carve out towerco TAWAL.
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The Iraqi communications ministry’s Informatics and Telecommunications Public Company (ITPC) has signed an agreement with Kuwait’s Zajil Telecom to create an international transport corridor to Europe from Iraq that will pass through Turkey and offer an alternative route to those passing through the Red Sea.
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Dr Ahmed Saafan, head of the Curative Care Sector at the MOHP and Dr Amr Rashid, CEO of the Egyptian Ambulance Organization (EAO) discuss the digital transformation of Egypt’s healthcare sector with Capacity.
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Amazon will launch an AWS infrastructure region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2026, it revealed yesterday.
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Infonas and FastIraq, leading national players across Bahrain and Iraq, have merged to create a corridor between Europe and the Middle East, avoiding the Red Sea.
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Sparkle announces new point of presence (PoP) in Erbil – the first in the country at Capacity Middle East
Forthcoming events
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Alliance Networks confirms the acquisition of a transformative International Facilities License (IFL) from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) in Bahrain.
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Dawiyat Integrated Telecommunications & Information Technology Company (Dawiyat) confirms that it has been awarded a licence to establish ‘cable landing stations (CLS) and international cable capacities’ from Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST).
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Telecom Egypt has initiated the experimental deployment of 5G services in five locations, its CEO Mohamed Nasr said on Friday.
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In the current digital age, where the value and significance of data hold as much value as the oil fields of old, the Middle East is navigating an impressive and transformative technological journey.
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center3 are excited to unveil a significant expansion of operations in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, with the launch of two brand-new, state-of-the-art data centers - the Dammam Data Center and the AlKhobar Data Center.
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center3, a wholly owned subsidiary of the stc Group, announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CMC Networks, a global service provider offering market leading networking solutions across Africa and the Middle East.
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Thamer Alfadda, SVP of wholesale & carriers at Mobily reflects on being recognised as Best Middle East Carrier at the GCAs
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Eutelsat Group has announced the signing of an exclusive distribution partnership agreement with Rawafed Libya for Telecommunications & Technology (RLTT), the Libyan telecoms operator, for the delivery of high-speed, low latency connectivity across Libya.
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Gulf Bridge International (GBI) confirms the launch of its new point of presence (PoP) in Oman via the Equinix MC1 data centre.
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stc Group has signed a strategic partnership with Red Sea Global (RSG), aiming to facilitate digital transformation along the Red Sea coast.
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Gaza is experiencing a second communications blackout as Paltel, the largest network operator in the country, reported “complete disruption”.
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Telecom services are slowly being restored to the Gaza strip after the most significant internet blackout since the conflict began occurred on Friday.
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Fahad Alhajeri, CEO at center3, talks to Capacity's Jack Haddon about digital transformation, emerging industries, data consumption and the benefit of Saudi Arabia's geographical location.
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KT, in partnership with Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) and stc group, are to spearhead the development of a 50-year digital infrastructure project in Saudi Arabia.
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SUBCO is once again using Ciena to provide a “resilient and reliable” undersea corridor between Australia and Europe via the Oman Australia Cable (OAC).
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Submarine cables are all about connecting different parts of the world. As a historical hub between east and west, the Middle East region has long been a crossing point for the world’s undersea connectivity – particularly through Egypt, which runs many cables through its territory.
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Saudi Arabia’s stc Group has become the top shareholder in Telefonica, taking a 9.9% stake in the operator, it was announced today.
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Huawei Cloud has announced the launch of its services in Saudi Arabia.
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Amazon Web Services confirms the launch of the AWS Israel (Tel Aviv) cloud region.
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center3, a subsidiary of stc Group, has completed a 9.6MW expansion of its Khurais, Riyad hyperscaler-grade data centre, enhancing its hosting capacity for customers.
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The second UK-Iraq strategic dialogue was held in London on 3-4th July
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Exa Infrastructure has unveiled a partnership to connect its ultra-low -latency, high-speed connectivity digital infrastructure to Cinturion’s TEAS – Trans Europe Asia System.
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Solutions by stc and Nile, an enterprise network-as-a-service (NaaS) provider will partner to deliver secure campus NaaS to customers in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Egypt.
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Zain Group and Omantel have launched a joint venture to offer international wholesale services to customers worldwide.
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Khazna Data Centers has unveiled plans to enter the Egyptian market as the company joins forces with Benya Group.
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Oman’s data centre market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9.6% during 2022-2028.
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center3 and Meta confirm the landing of the 2Africa subsea cable at two of the planned four landing points in Saudi Arabia: Jeddah, and Yanbu.
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EdgeConneX is to build a new data centre facility in Rishon, expanding its existing footprint in Israel.
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Liquid Dataport has partnered with Icosnet to enable its customers to access digital communication services offered by Liquid Dataport in Algeria.
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stc has expanded its network capabilities by 18% in Madina, Saudi Arabia to keep pace with the rising visitor numbers and pilgrims during the month of Ramadan.
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Satellite company OneWeb has joined an organisation that promotes digital services across 13 countries in the Middle East and Africa.
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center3, the regional data centre firm launched by stc Group last year, has signed a commercial deal with Huawei to develop a cloud region in Saudi Arabia.
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Adel Hamed has left his role as CEO of Telecom Egypt, after four years in the role.
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies has moved into the cyber security market in Egypt, by acquiring Cysiv MEA, a technology company headquartered in Cairo.
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An Egyptian venture capital firm has launched a US$95 million fund for technology start-ups in north, west and east Africa.
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Nokia's OSS/BSS software solutions have been selected by Orange and the Administrative Capital for Urban Development (ACUD) for its new smart capital city in Egypt.