du Pay, the advanced digital financial services arm of du and a secure mobile app for money management in the UAE, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GCash, the Philippines’ leading super finance app. The partnership aims to enhance the cross-border payment experience for overseas Filipinos living…

Huawei officially unveiled its Techco2.0 framework during the Telco-to-Techco Transformation Forum at the SAMENA Telecommunications Council Leaders’ Summit 2026, bringing together leading operators, regulators, and industry stakeholders to accelerate the evolution of telecom operators into fully intelligent technology companies (techcos). Building on the momentum of Techco1.0, which introduced servitization, platformization,…

Sofrecom, a telco consulting, engineering, and services firm and subsidiary of the Orange Group, has announced the appointment of Davy Letailleur as its new Chief Executive Officer, overseeing its clients’ digital transformation—within the Orange Group and beyond—across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. As an engineering graduate of Télécom Paris,…

Across the Gulf and wider MENA region, smart-city ambitions have accelerated at unprecedented scale. From retrofitting global urban centers to building entirely new cities from scratch, governments are investing billions into digital infrastructure, automation, AI, and connectivity. Yet the core question remains: What actually determines whether a smart city succeeds?…

On the surface, artificial intelligence feels weightless. It lives in chat interfaces, recommendation engines, and autonomous systems that respond in milliseconds. But behind every seamless interaction lies a vast, physical reality: rows of servers, high-density racks, and power-hungry processors working in synchronized precision. International Data Center Day 2026 reiterated that…

Nokia has announced key leadership appointments across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), reinforcing its focus on driving next-generation network transformation and capturing new growth opportunities in the AI supercycle in the region. Mikko Lavanti will take on the role as President, Nokia Middle East and Africa, leading the company’s…

During Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2026, global telecom industry leaders gathered to debate partnership, the telco-to-techco trend, and the next wave of democratized intelligence. At a roundtable hosted by Huawei, Vikram Sinha, President Director & CEO of Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, elaborated on his vision for an era where AI…

Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, and EgyptSat have signed a multi-year satellite capacity agreement for EgyptSat to provide VSAT services to their customer base located in Egypt and spread across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This agreement follows the partnership signed last year between both companies to…

Cisco has announced a strategic collaboration with NVIDIA to expand its Secure AI Factory, empowering organizations to build, scale, and secure artificial intelligence (AI) workloads from cloud to edge. The enhanced structure allows enterprises, sovereign and neo-cloud providers, and service operators to transition from isolated pilots to full production at…

Most organizations are sitting on a largely untapped source of operational intelligence. Every day, thousands of customer conversations flow across voice, messaging, social, and digital channels, all rich with insights that are vital to service teams and the wider business. However, much of this data never sees the light of…