Middle East & Africa

Optical

Nokia and Angola Cables trial the first direct optical connection between USA and Africa with PSE-3 chipset

Mobile

Tunisia to launch SMS Disaster Alert System as part of GSMA ‘We Care’

Transformation

Orange opens its new Orange Middle East and Africa headquarters in Morocco, confirming its desire to strengthen its presence in Africa

autonomous vehicle

2020 CES: Unedited Ride in Mobileye’s Camera-Driven Autonomous Vehicle

via Flickr © Luca (CC BY 2.0)

Radio Access Network

O-RAN makes MENA debut courtesy of Etisalat

Telco & CSP

Vodafone to help teach 500,000 students across six countries

Telco & CSP

Orange and GIZ form strategic alliance to enhance digital employability of 20,000 young people in Africa and the Middle East

Devices

African Smartphone Market Defies Challenges in Global Economy to Post Growth

via Flickr © Mark Bonica (CC BY 2.0)

Orange

No real surprises in Orange's sensible new strategic plan

Devices

Huawei Falls to Third Spot in GCC Smartphone Market

Satellite

Inmarsat confirms successful launch of GX5 next generation satellite

Telco & CSP

STC launches their own Board to empower women and reinforce female participation in the business

Optical

Etisalat and Huawei complete industry's first trial of compact optical cross-connect

Mobile

Mobile technologies and services adding $191bn a year of economic value to Middle East and North Africa

5G

Zain launches first 5G roaming service in MENA between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia

Telco & CSP

Orange completes the sale of Orange Niger to Zamani Com S.A.S.

FTTx

STC launches Micro Trench technology for the first time in Saudi Arabia

5G

MTN South Africa selects Ericsson for commercial 5G core and radio

Finance & Banking

Orange Bank celebrates its second birthday as it continues to grow

Submarine Network

Orange accelerates the development of connectivity in Africa with a new secure international network connecting eight countries in West Africa

Open Software

MTN is set to deploy 5,000 OpenRAN sites

5G

Türk Telekom and Huawei Set World Record for Single User 5G Speed

via Flickr © Sarah Croteau (CC BY-ND 2.0)

5G

Moody's predicts gloomy 2020 for EMEA telco sector

5G

Nokia prepares Ooredoo Tunisia for 5G with cloud mobile core project