Reports and Coverage

The Telecom Review Leaders’ Summit is just three months away, and everyone in the industry is excited to see what this huge annual event will bring to the table.

The annual IPv6 Enhanced Summit was held online on June 23, in its 3^rd Middle-Eastern edition, with international and regional industry experts who gave insightful keynotes on the online summit’s main theme “IPv6 Enhanced: Inspiring Innovation, Boosting Middle East Digitalization”.

Covid-19 placed considerable strain on societies globally as they dealt with the consequences of the pandemic that restricted people to their homes and placed unprecedented reliance on digital connectivity. This forced several traditionally in-person practices to the online space, resulting in substantial increases in online shopping, socializing and learning, as well as the shift to remote working, which predicated the popularization of hybrid working.

Internet Explorer, which has been the go-to browser in the early 2000s, has now been retired and out of support.

Airbus has launched a connectivity services business through the creation of a dedicated HAPS Services Business based around Zephyr, Airbus’ leading HAPS technology platform. This will enable it to industrialize rapidly and begin serving a substantial total addressable market, providing low-latency connectivity services from the stratosphere for telecommunications and Earth observation applications. The new business is a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space.

The importance of the wholesale business has been put under the spotlight as capacity demands increase. Industry leaders convened to discuss the role of the wholesale and capacity industry and if it’s gaining more ground in the digital era.

On July 27, Telecom Review will present a webinar entitled “Cloud and Data Center Shaping the Digital Economy” at 5pm Dubai time, the latest in its series of webinars and virtual panels.

Etisalat Misr celebrates the stories of yesterday, powering the new generation of connectivity

This year marks Etisalat Misr’s 15th anniversary. As the industry celebrates the essence of our 15 years milestone, we continue to fulfill our mission to enrich lives in a changing world. The series of successes Etisalat Misr has witnessed over the past 15 years have paved the way for driving the future and empowering societies, through designing and delivering digital solutions with innovative problem solving.

By Kevin Susman, VP of Brand and Communications, MATRIXX Software

Atos announced that it supports Orange, the leading multinational telecommunications operator, with two major projects in the Middle East and Africa region. The two organizations will work together on critical digital transformation topics, including cloud, to facilitate Orange's business development in the region as well as improving its operational resilience and overall business agility, decreasing its carbon emissions and optimizing its operating expenses.