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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
November 4, 2025
 
 
 
 
 
 
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UAE Sovereign Launchpad offered by e& and powered by AWS is now live and commercially available across UAE
 
 
In alignment with the UAE National Cyber Security Strategy, the global technology group e& and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, announced the commercial availability and full operational readiness of the UAE Sovereign Launchpad, a cloud offering that accelerates the adoption of cloud and AI services for UAE government agencies, along with regulated customers in healthcare, financial services, education, space, oil & gas, and non-profit sectors...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Board of TASC Towers appoints Kamil Hilali as Chief Executive Officer
Member Logo Zain Group announces the appointment by the Board of TASC Towers Holding (“TASC”) of Kamil Hilali as Chief Executive Officer to lead the next phase of TASC’s journey, taking over from the founder of TASC...
 
•  stc group’s tali ventures leads US$6 million Series A Round in Bonat to transform AI-powered customer engagement
Member Logo stc group’s corporate venture capital arm, tali ventures, has led a US$6 million (SAR 23 million) Series A investment round in Bonat, a Riyadh-based AI-powered customer engagement platform. anb seed Fund, Rua Growth...
 
•  Cisco launches unified edge platform for distributed Agentic AI workloads
Member Logo As an extension of Cisco’s leading AI compute and networking portfolio, Unified Edge enables real-time inferencing for agentic and physical AI workloads at the edge, where data is created and processed, bringing AI to...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Beyon Solutions and iGA partner to launch Bahrain’s first sovereign HyperCloud
In a landmark step toward digital sovereignty and AI-driven governance, Beyon Solutions, part of the Beyon Group, has signed a strategic partnership with the Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA) to launch...
 
Building opportunity through digital skills and partnership
Since its launch in September 2019 through a partnership between Cisco and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the initiative has grown into a global effort to support communities that have been left behind in...
 
South Asia
 
Pakistan unveils cloud enablement and startup fund to drive digital transformation
The Cloud Enablement Programme aims to equip startups with cloud-based infrastructure, training, and digital tools, enabling them to innovate and scale efficiently...
 
Grameenphone, Teletalk, EDOTCO join hands to boost countrywide connectivity
Through this collaboration, EDOTCO will provide infrastructure support to both Grameenphone and Teletalk, enabling them to expand network coverage across Bangladesh...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
Telstra upgrading 4G and 5G services in Nimbin
Telstra has announced major upgrades to its mobile base station in Nimbin, aimed at enhancing 4G and preparing for future 5G services...
 
VodafoneZiggo taps Ericsson for 5G boost
VodafoneZiggo signed a three-year deal with long-term technology partner Ericsson to modernise its Dutch mobile network, aiming to boost 5G capacity and energy efficiency across the country...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Hulu + Live TV merger completes
FuboTV and Disney have completed the combination of Fubo with Disney’s Hulu + Live TV business, creating a new streaming pay-TV player with almost 6 million subscribers across North America...
 
Banglalink’s MyBL Super App becomes top-rated telecom app in Bangladesh
Recent updates to MyBL have introduced smarter personalization, improved performance, and engaging new features, making it an essential companion in the digital lives of its users...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Kyivstar to expand Starlink D2C test across most of Ukraine
Ukrainian telco Kyivstar said that it’s preparing to expand its testing of Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell (D2C) satellite service to all areas of Ukraine...
 
Logix Fiber Networks expands 800G backbone with 400G wavelength services for wireless carrier
Logix Fiber Networks, Texas' leading business fiber provider, announced it has deployed multiple 400G wavelength services to one of the nation's largest wireless carriers...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Telia launches scalable IoT platform & AI-powered IoT monitoring service
Telia IoT Platform is a secure and scalable IoT and AI platform that makes it easy for businesses to collect, visualize, analyze, and process data from connected devices...
 
Informatica announces Fall 2025 release with latest innovations to intelligent data management cloud
To support enterprises building their own intelligent systems, Informatica has introduced a new framework that allows organizations to build, connect and orchestrate customizable Informatica AI agents without code...
 
Telecom Fiji and Solomon Telekom in skills-sharing tie-up
Telecom Fiji and Solomon Telekom announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen technical cooperation and support skills development in the telecoms field...
 
 
 
 
Middle East
 
Jordan ranks third in Arab world for AI adoption among workforce
Jordan has been ranked third in the Arab world and 29th globally in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Penetration Index, with an adoption rate of 25.4% among its working-age population...
 
Cloudflare reports Q3 2025 Global Internet Trends & Insights
The report provides a comprehensive view of traffic growth, cybersecurity trends, and the evolving threat landscape across key markets, including a detailed look at the Middle East...
 
Beyon submits master plan for US$1.5 billion Digital City
Beyon announced on the sidelines of Gateway Gulf 2025 that the comprehensive Master Plan for Digital City Bahrain, which will be located at Beyon’s headquarters in Hamala, has been submitted to the Urban Planning and...
 
InfraX and Ericsson join forces to drive smart utility transformation in the UAE
The partnership will serve as a foundation for broader innovation across the UAE’s utility sector, creating pathways for sustainable growth and next-generation smart grid technologies...
 
North Africa
 
ORA Technologies acquires Cathedis, advancing Morocco’s homegrown digital ecosystem
Moroccan digital powerhouse ORA Technologies has acquired Cathedis, a major player in last-mile logistics, in a landmark deal completed in partnership with Azur Innovation Management...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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