Reports and Coverage

Senior executives from Blue Planet, Cisco, Fortinet, Netcracker, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Spirent, Versa Networks, and VMware are tapped to bring critical technology perspectives to MEF.

As we celebrate the world’s Earth day every April 22, we are once again reminded of the importance of taking action to mitigate the negative impact of climate change.

Networks are the essence of connectivity and at the heart of telecom operators’ business. With increasing competition from OTTs and hyper-scalers, operators’ focus has shifted from coverage and speed to quality of experience and innovation.

Globally, and in South Africa, 5G is a vital foundation for key digital platform ecosystems that will drive the fourth industrial revolution in the country. Mobile network operators such as MTN, Vodacom, Rain and Telkom have already deployed 5G networks, and this step is done to meet South Africa’s significant growth in traffic for broadband services.

The blue bird has been set free. The month of April had a lot of twists and turns for the one-to-many messaging platform before finally falling into the hands of Elon Musk. "Twitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it," said the biggest billionaire at present.

By Vanness You, Vice President Marketing & Solution, Huawei Middle East

Annually, every fourth Thursday of April, the International Girls in ICT Day draws attention to the critical need for more girls and women in the ICT field.

Cloud is said to be the powerhouse that drives today’s digital organizations, in relation to the latest worldwide end-user spending forecast on public cloud services.

Bahrain’s consumer-centric regulator will help drive the digitization of industry in the Kingdom.

Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index rankings for Q1 2022 are out, putting the Middle East region, particularly GCC countries, at the top. This exemplifies the ongoing efforts of telecom players in these countries in boosting connectivity and digital transformation.