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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
September 24, 2026
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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SAMENA Council Digital Continuity Forum 2026 Advances Regional Dialogue on Network Resilience and Digital Continuity
 
 
The SAMENA Telecommunications Council convened the Digital Continuity Forum 2026 at Atlantis The Palm, Dubai, bringing together telecommunications regulators, operators, technology providers, industry organizations, and digital ecosystem stakeholders to examine the various contexts of digital continuity and how essential digital services can remain available, recover effectively, and continue operating as infrastructure dependencies become broader and more complex. The Forum also considered how continuity principles form part of the foundation for future network technologies, including 6G...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  stc Bahrain unveils exclusive multi-brand smartphone trade-in program
Member Logo stc Bahrain, a digital enabler, has announced an exclusive trade-in program for customers upgrading to new smartphone devices...
 
•  Huawei Unveils Upgraded Stellar AI Network to Power the Agentic World with Secure, Intelligent Connectivity
Member Logo With stand-out features such as efficient computing production, lossless delivery, and superfast application, this future-ready solution unleashes computing productivity while safeguarding services in the AI era...
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  Eutelsat advances connected rail with successful OneWeb LEO trial in Poland
 
•  Africa’s AI workforce debate shifts digital inclusion from connectivity to economic participation
 
•  stc celebrates Saudi National Day 96 with exclusive offers and benefits
 
•  Eutelsat and Grupo W Com expand partnership in Mexico
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• CRA calls for digital awareness to protect children online
Parents and guardians have been urged to take an active role in protecting children from cyberbullying and promoting safe and responsible use of digital technology, as the Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) joins the...
 
• How an ITU security lab advances trust in digital financial services
Digital financial services have expanded rapidly around the world, especially as mobile money innovations bring financial services to millions of people for the very first time...
 
Middle East
 
• UAE tops Arab Digital Economy Index 2026
The UAE has topped the Arab Digital Economy Index 2026, whose results were announced at Seamless Middle East 2026 that opened in Dubai...
 
• Microsoft strengthens its commitment to the Middle East by investing in technology, digital resilience, and people
Microsoft is reaffirming that commitment through a new framework focused initially on Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates...
 
• Sohar International partners with Naqrah to support digital transformation in Oman’s healthcare sector
Marking the beginning of a collaboration aimed at strengthening the intersection of financial services, digital technology and healthcare in Oman...
 
• Emerson to build Middle East, Africa automation service centre in Qatar
The new 3,500-sq-m facility reinforces Emerson’s expanding industrial technology presence in the region and advances Qatar National Vision 2030 objectives around economic growth and diversification...
 
South Asia
 
• Internet, mobile phone use rises in Bangladesh: BBS
Internet and mobile phone use among people aged five and above increased in Bangladesh over the past year, with the latest Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) survey showing broader access to digital services...
 
• Nepal Telecom offers weather and flood early warning service
Nepal Telecom (NTC) has made it possible to receive weather forecasts and flood early warning information by dialing the toll-free number 1155...
 
3G, 4G, 5G/5G-A, Cloud, AI, Energy
 
• New 4G tower bridges rural connectivity gap in Lundu with faster, more stable internet
Kampung Sungai Limo is now better connected with the completion of a 4G telecommunications tower under the Greater Kuching Coordinated Development Agency (GKCDA), bringing faster and more stable internet coverage to the...
 
• U Mobile trials solar 5G for remote regions
U Mobile has successfully completed a proof of concept (POC) for a portable 5G network site powered entirely by solar energy...
 
• Samsung Leads Korea’s AI RAN Projects with KT and SK Telecom
Samsung Electronics announced it has signed contracts with KT and SK Telecom for their AI RAN projects under the Korean Ministry of Science and ICT’s (MSIT) “Hyper AI Network” initiative, taking on the...
 
Satellite & Hybrid Networks
 
• Amazon Leo announces satcoms partnership to serve Uzbekistan
Satellite communications giant Amazon Leo has announced a new agreement through which it says it will expand internet connectivity across Uzbekistan with the help of satellite communication service company UZ-SAT...
 
• EXFO Launches USO-1618 OTDR for Faster Amplified Submarine Cable Repairs
EXFO, the communications industry’s test and measurement experts, announced the USO-1618 submarine OTDR (optical time-domain reflectometer), the first and fastest co-propagation OTDR (C-OTDR) for amplified subsea...
 
 
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North Africa
 
• Egypt taps NVIDIA for AI push
Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) is looking to explore avenues for collaboration in artificial intelligence (AI), computing, digital skills development, and support for innovation...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• Snapdragon launches two of the world’s fastest mobile SoCs
Qualcomm Technologies, has unveiled its newest premium mobile lineup – the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Mobile Platform and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Mobile Platform...
 
• Uztelecom launches two new data centres for cloud, AI and GPUaaS
State-owned Uzbektelecom (a.k.a. Uztelecom) commissioned two new data centres in Bukhara and Kokand to boost cloud services, AI resources and GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) offerings in Uzbekistan...
 
• GL Communications Highlights VoIP Testing and Monitoring for Air Traffic Management
GL Communications Inc. highlights its comprehensive suite of VoIP test, analysis and monitoring solutions for Air Traffic Management (ATM) voice networks...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
• Disney+ to launch ad-supported subscription in Austria
Disney+ is to introduce an advertising-supported subscription tier in Austria in November 2026, expanding its offering in the market to three options...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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