6G Readiness: The Operator-centric Perspective At the 6G MENA Summit 2026, Bocar Ba, CEO of SAMENA Council, shared an operator-represented perspective on preparing for 6G, with emphasis on connectivity, intelligence, digital continuity, and trust. A central message was the need to apply lessons from 5G, particularly that infrastructure advancement... read more

ZainTECH, the integrated digital solutions arm of Zain Group, has evolved its brand promise to “What’s next is now,” reflecting the business outcomes it delivers to more than 1,600 organizations and government customers through its Digital. Intelligent. Resilient. framework. The evolution follows the unification of all acquired entities,... read more

stc Bahrain has won the Best Data Service Innovation award for its enterprise solution, SmartVenue Insights, at the Global Connectivity Awards 2026, held during Capacity Europe in London. The recognition reinforces stc business’s leadership and innovation, strengthening its credibility among clients, partners, and industry peers worldwide. Eng.... read more

Nokia will publish its third-quarter and January to September 2026 interim report on 22 October 2026 at approximately 8 a.m. Finnish time (EEST). The report will be made available on the Nokia website immediately after publication. Nokia publishes only a summary of its financial reports in stock exchange releases, focusing on Nokia Group’s... read more

During Network X 2026, the World Broadband Association (WBBA) hosted the Broadband Development Congress (BDC) in Vienna, where Bob Chen, President of Huawei Optical Business Product Line, delivered a keynote titled “Reshaping Network Value for New Growth in the AI Era.” He emphasized the necessity of shifting network construction concepts in... read more

stc Group has announced free, unlimited outgoing and incoming calls for its customers roaming outside the Kingdom, to and from Saudi Arabia, for a period of one week starting Monday, 12 October 2026. The initiative stems from the Group’s commitment to enabling its customers to stay connected with their loved ones and families inside the Kingdom,... read more

Nokia has announced a new 50G/25G/10G/GPON line card that gives operators the flexibility to evolve their fiber networks at their own pace and prepare for the demands of the AI era. As AI transforms how consumers, businesses, and industries use networks, richer content, greater cloud interaction, and growing upstream traffic are increasing... read more

NVIDIA and Cisco have announced plans for the Ultra-Dense Small Form Factor Pluggable (USFP), a new high-density 400Gb/s-per-lane optical module designed to equip the hardware ecosystem for the next generation of AI factories using pluggable transceivers. As AI models grow and inference demand expands, AI factories must connect more computing... read more