Vaughan O'Grady

Payment giant Mastercard is back in the news in the Middle East this week thanks to a major artificial intelligence-related deal in Saudi Arabia and an SME-focused agreement in the UAE.

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres India (STT GDC India) a leading data centre solutions provider, says it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Indian state Uttar Pradesh to help the state government carry out its plan to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) city.

Service provider Telekom Malaysia has announced an allocation of at least MYR4 million (about US$895,861), including cash assistance, to support immediate flood relief efforts for affected customers, communities, and employees nationwide. This is in support of an initiative aimed at ensuring timely support for those in need.

Galaxy Backbone (GBB), the information technology and shared services provider of the Federal Government of Nigeria, has announced the successful expansion of its state-of-the-art fibre optic network to Lagos, Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State in southwestern Nigeria, and Ilorin, capital of Kwara State in the north-central region.

Pan-African service provider MTN Group has announced some key leadership changes among its operating companies and at its digital infrastructure business, most notably at MTN Group's wholesale fibre optic subsidiary Bayobab.

EdgePoint Towers, part of EdgePoint Infrastructure, the ASEAN-based independent telecommunications infrastructure company, has announced the completed deployment of its Outdoor Common Antenna System (CAS) at The Exchange TRX, a 70-acre development by Ministry of Finance Malaysia in the heart of Kuala Lumpur for international finance and business.

The IFT-12 tender, in which spectrum will be made available for 5G networks in Mexico, will begin on 27 January when an invitation to would-be buyers to express their interest begins, according to an announcement from regulator the Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT).

Telecom and digital services provider du has announced an exclusive partnership with Emirati firm Cyberspace Technologies for Tairra, a business management platform dedicated to optimising operations for teams of varying sizes.

Nokia has announced that servicer provider e& UAE is the first in the world to use its slicing solution to create a dedicated end-to-end network slice capable of meeting the speed and latency demands of today’s gaming applications.

Technology solutions provider ZTE has announced a partnership with ISP MiFibra to successfully commercialise ZTE's Smart Cloud Platform (SCP) in Peru.