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MoU targets Asian and Middle Eastern data centre markets

Khazna Data Centers, one of the largest wholesale data centre providers in the Middle East and North Africa, has signed a memorandum of understating (MoU) with GDS IDC Services (GDS), a Chinese company that develops and operates high-performance data centres.

MoU targets Asian and Middle Eastern data centre markets

Orange opens 5G lab in Jordan

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Orange expanded its 5G testbed programme into Jordan to explore new use cases using the new technology standard, as part of the operator’s long-term strategy to unlock more value from 5G before launching in the country.

Orange opens 5G lab in Jordan

Ooredoo reportedly advances tower sale plan

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Qatar-based operator Ooredoo Group has apparently advanced a plan to sell off domestic and international towers, tapping up Morgan Stanley to facilitate a potential deal, reported Reuters.

Ooredoo advances tower sale plan

Will Israel abandon copper networks?

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Israel’s Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel says he is considering closing old copper networks and transferring all communications services to newer fibre optic infrastructure.

Will Israel abandon copper networks?

Delayed Saudi NTN spectrum auction now planned for November

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Saudi Arabian regulator the Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has given more details on its planned non-terrestrial networks (NTN) 5G spectrum auction in the 2100MHz band.

Delayed Saudi NTN spectrum auction now planned for November

Avanti and Turksat sign Ka-band deal for Africa and Middle East

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Avanti Communications has signed a new agreement with Turksat that will see the firms deliver extensive, continuous coverage across Africa and the Middle East.

Avanti and Turksat sign Ka-band deal for Africa and Middle East
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3i acquisition of GCX could boost subsea connectivity for Asia and the Middle East

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Investor 3i Infrastructure has completed a $512 million investment to acquire a 100% stake in Global Cloud Xchange (GCX), a leading global data communications service provider and owner of the world’s largest private subsea fibre optic networks.

3i acquisition of GCX could boost subsea connectivity for Asia and the Middle East

Networks down in Lebanon as Ogero workers strike

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Lebanon has seen nationwide internet shutdowns as employees of state-owned telco Ogero walked out in protest over the company’s failure to adjust their wages in the face of the country’s devastating economic crisis.

Networks down in Lebanon as Ogero workers strike

Palestinian operator Jawwal signs A2P SMS deal with Vox Solutions

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Palestine Cellular Communications Ltd (Jawwal), a leading Palestinian provider of cellular communications, has signed an exclusive interworking agreement with international voice and messaging specialist Vox Solutions for direct termination of A2P (application-to-person) SMS international traffic to Jawwal's network.

Palestinian operator Jawwal signs A2P SMS deal with Vox Solutions

New Saudi cable launches in Red Sea

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Telecommunications services provider Saudi Telecommunication Company (STC) says it has launched its first high-speed cable in the Red Sea, through a landing station in Jeddah.

New Saudi cable launches in Red Sea

Algerian satcoms provider signs reseller deal with Speedcast

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Algérie Télécom Satellite (ATS), Algeria’s leading satellite services provider, has signed a reseller agreement with communications and IT services provider Speedcast to expand its business and widen its customer base.

Algerian satcoms provider signs reseller deal with Speedcast

Telecom Egypt and Orange Jordan unite for connectivity system via Iraq

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Telecom Egypt and Orange Jordan have announced what is described as a strategic collaboration agreement to create a reliable terrestrial system connecting Iraq to Europe through Jordanian and Egyptian territories.

Telecom Egypt and Orange Jordan unite for connectivity system via Iraq
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Turksat’s new satellite gets ground system boost

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Leading regional satellite operator Türksat and satellite communications company ST Engineering iDirect have signed a multi-million dollar contract for the ground systems required to run a variety of services over the recently launched Türksat 5B satellite.

Turksat’s new satellite gets ground system boost

Israel encourages cell site partnerships to lower costs

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Israel’s Minister of Communications Yoaz Hendel has announced plans to incentivize cellular companies to maintain cell site partnerships, which will include sharing passive network components, such as the mast, structure and electricity, along with antenna sharing.

Israel encourages cell site partnerships to lower costs

Zain Bahrain announces NB-IoT deployment

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Zain Bahrain, a leading telecommunications operator in Bahrain and part of the mobile voice and data services group that has a commercial footprint in seven Middle Eastern and African countries, has said that it has deployed the “most innovative Internet of Things (IoT) technology” in collaboration with Ericsson.

Zain Bahrain announces NB-IoT deployment

Jordan gets ready for the introduction of 5G

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According to local press reports, Jordan has taken the first steps towards formalising 5G adoption, after the country’s Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) signed an agreement late last week with two operators, Orange and Umniah, in preparation for the introduction of 5G services in the kingdom.

Jordan gets ready for the introduction of 5G

Internet link proposed for Morocco, Mauritania and Western Sahara

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Citing sources with knowledge of the matter, a number of news outlets have been reporting that a cable project may soon be formally announced that will connect Morocco with Mauritania through Western Sahara.

Internet link proposed for Morocco, Mauritania and Western Sahara
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Orange Egypt taps Nokia for five-year network upgrade

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Orange Egypt has resigned Nokia to a five-year contract to modernise its subscriber data management (SDM), a move Nokia said will bolster reliability and security for Orange customers and prepare the operator for a commercial 5G launch.

Orange Egypt taps Nokia for five-year network upgrade

VYZYO and Al Baraka Bank launching Tunisian mobile wallet service

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Fintech firm VYZYO has announced that its subsidiary TDFP (Tunisian Digital Finance for People) has signed a partnership agreement with local Al Baraka Bank to launch and operate a new mobile wallet service.

VYZYO and Al Baraka Bank launching Tunisian mobile wallet service

Maroc Telecom hit with US$238m antitrust penalty

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Morocco’s National Agency of Telecommunications Regulation (ANRT / Agence Nationale de Reglementation de Telecom) has issued Maroc Telecom Group a cumulative fine of MAD2.45 billion (US$238 million).

Maroc Telecom hit with US$238m antitrust penalty
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