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Middle East and North Africa Network Tech Nokia December 20, 2024

Nokia, e& showcase fixed network slicing for gaming

Operator e& and Nokia demonstrated what they claimed was the world's first fixed end-to-end network slicing offering designed specifically for gaming applications, as part of an effort to showcase low latency and faster speeds.

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Middle East and North Africa December 19, 2024

Veon finalises Dubai HQ shift

Veon group CEO Kaan Terzioglu reiterated benefits of increased visibility with local investors and access to world class talent from switching its headquarters to Dubai from Amsterdam, as the move completed.

By Chris Donkin

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AI & Cloud Middle East and North Africa December 18, 2024

Musk secures Oman investment for xAI

State-backed Oman Investment Authority (OIA) reportedly acquired an undisclosed stake in Elon Musk’s AI company xAI, a few months after it emerged the billionaire was seeking new investors.

By Kavit Majithia

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AI & Cloud Middle East and North Africa Orange Sub-Saharan Africa November 27, 2024

OpenAI, Meta team with Orange on African language AI

LIVE FROM ORANGE OPENTECH 2024, PARIS: Open-source AI LLMs from Meta Platforms and OpenAI will be trained to run some regional languages in Africa under an initiative announced by Orange.

By Chris Donkin

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Mavenir Middle East and North Africa RAN Vendors November 25, 2024

Aramco Digital mulls $1B investment in Mavenir

Aramco Digital is reportedly preparing to invest about $1 billion to take a minority stake in Mavenir, news which comes after credit agency S&P Global claimed the open-RAN pioneer does not have sufficient liquidity to repay its debt obligation.

By Joseph Waring

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GSMA Middle East and North Africa Operators November 13, 2024

Preview: Driving digital in Doha as M360 MENA hits Qatar

Big hitters from across the ecosystem will descend upon Doha, Qatar, next week for the GSMA’s M360 MENA 2024 event, bringing together leaders from across industry, technology, telecoms and government. Kavit Majithia previews the show.

By Kavit Majithia

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5G+ E& Ericsson Middle East and North Africa RAN Vendors November 11, 2024

Ericsson, e& plot route to 6G

UAE-based operator e& signed an agreement with Ericsson to explore technology concepts which could make-up 6G alongside related use cases.

By Chris Donkin

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