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    7th January, 2026

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Oman Broadband is accelerating Oman’s digital future, with fiber coverage nearing 927,000 residential units and 326,000+ active subscribers as of November 2025. The company plans to reach one million homes within three years, strengthening national digital infrastructure and supporting smart city developments such as Sultan Haitham City, Al... read more

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stc has been awarded the EFQM 2025 Global Institutional Excellence 5-Star rating, becoming the first Saudi private-sector company to achieve this distinction across all business units—and the first telecom operator globally to earn the rating under the EFQM 2025 Model. The recognition underscores stc’s leadership in performance, innovation,... read more

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AT&T is closing the year with major milestones that reinforce one promise: connectivity without limits. From the successful launch of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 6 satellite and the activation of our fourth satellite gateway, to real-world FirstNet® satellite trials with Texas DPS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and Boulder County... read more

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ZTE Corporation has been recognized with two top honors — Project of the Year (Grand Champion) and Excellence in Project Management — for its CelcomDigi core network integration, one of Malaysia’s most complex telecom transformation projects to date. By unifying Celcom and Digi’s legacy cores into a cloud-native 5G core, the project laid... read more

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Eutelsat has announced the deployment of Eutelsat OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity to enable broadband services on passenger trains in Gabon, in partnership with AIRTEL GABON. The project follows successful trials and is part of a national initiative led by the Gabonese Ministry of Digital Economy, Digitalization and Innovation,... read more

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e& UAE, the flagship telecom arm of global technology group e&, has signed a landmark agreement with Al Rayan Investments to deliver high-speed managed Wi-Fi connectivity to more than 42,000 residents across Abu Dhabi’s Construction Workers Residential City (CWRC) and Moon Flower Humanitarian City. The fully managed network will provide secure,... read more

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As we step into 2026, we look forward to strengthening collaboration across the region to advance resilient, inclusive, and future-ready digital economies. Wishing our members, partners, and stakeholders a year of progress, innovation, and shared... read more

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Global space leaders convened in Dubai as the World Space Sustainability Association (WSSA) strengthened collaboration on responsible and sustainable use of outer space, bringing together regulators, space agencies, and commercial players from across the ecosystem. The dialogue saw participation from Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC),... 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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