Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), Saudi Arabia's leading technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) company has announced the successful landing of the Africa-1 submarine cable in Saudi Arabia. This milestone marks a significant step in enhancing global and regional connectivity, positioning Saudi Arabia as a key hub for international data exchange.
Gulf Bridge International (GBI), in partnership with iQ Networks (iQ), signed Iraq’s inaugural dark fiber IRU framework agreement in Baghdad. This landmark deal is a pivotal move towards establishing Iraq as an essential telecommunications hub.
By Eng. Thamer Alfadda, SVP, Mobily Wholesale & Carrier Services
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has approved price changes to the wholesale services Bahrain Network (BNET) provides to internet service providers (ISPs) to support consumer and business fiber broadband services. This decision will allow the speed of fiber broadband services to more than double, at no additional cost to consumers.
In an era where digital transformation is a cornerstone of global commerce, center3 has emerged as a driving force in shaping the digital landscape of the Middle East. At the helm of this innovative venture stands the visionary CEO of center3, Fahad AlHajeri, whose leadership has been instrumental in establishing the company as a premier ‘Digital Hub’ in the region.
Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, has announced the opening of an IP node in Genoa to meet the growing demand for internet transit driven by new technologies, multimedia platforms, and cloud-based services requiring highly efficient internet connectivity.
Telecom Egypt, the total telecom operator in Egypt and one of the largest subsea cable operators in the region, announced the activation of a Mediterranean subsea link on the 2Africa subsea cable system. The project is in collaboration with Cisco, the worldwide leader in networking and security technologies.
During its participation as a Digital Infrastructure Founding Partner of the first edition of the Connected World KSA conference hosted in Riyadh, Mobily, a leading innovator in the Telecommunications, Media, and Technology (TMT) sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators.
Egypt’s National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has signed an agreement with mobile network operators Telecom Egypt, Vodafone, e& Egypt, and Orange to provide a Wi-Fi calling service that aims to foster the state’s telecom market.
Mobily, a leading Technology, Media, and Telecom (TMT) company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Telecom Egypt, the full-service telecom operator in Egypt and one of the largest subsea cables operators in the region, have signed a cooperation agreement to land the first Saudi submarine cable linking Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
