As Middle East countries seek to diversify from oil revenues, Europe’s leading provider of carrier and cloud-neutral collocation data centre services Interxion sees an increasingly attractive environment for telecoms and media industries in the region

Telecom Egypt secured a US$200mn financing facility with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), which it will use to buy a cross-border marine cable and boost internet services in the country

Telecom company Etisalat has launched its first commercial 5G wireless network in the UAE, the first by any operator in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region

SAMENA Telecommunications Council has announced that its annual Leaders’ Summit will be held on 3 May 2018, with the patronage of Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the UAE

Yahsat, leading global satellite operator based in the UAE, has confirmed the launch of Al Yah 3, the third satellite in the company’s fleet, which is a key milestone in its strategy to expand its Ka-band coverage across Africa and to establish a presence in Latin America