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    Kenyan city builder launches Fahari Link to deliver high-speed internet 

    Access
    New town Tatu City builder Rendeavour pledges to connect its neighbours, as Kenya announces fibre rollout acceleration
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    Orange and LatenceTech develop connectivity quality probe 

    BSS/OSS/CX
    Telcos says AI-based tool should help to optimise network reliability for new 5G or fibre uses
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    CACI seals $1.3bn deal for ICT services to US, European and Africa Commands 

    5G & Beyond
    Global military expenditure rose for the ninth consecutive year to an all-time high of $2,443 billion last year – NATO accounted for 55%
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    Saudi Arabia’s sovereign fund PIF and stc agree to form $1.3bn towerco

    5G & Beyond
    With 30,000 mobile towers, the towerco looks the same size as the Ooredoo, Zain and TASC Towers deal in December, but worth more
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    Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia partners Hitek to develop smart cities 

    5G & Beyond
    Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia partners Hitek to develop smart cities 
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    Oman-IX officially launched by Awasr, AMS-IX and Alliance 

    Access
    Middle Eastern traffic routes and internet exchange points continue to proliferate, threatening Egypt’s dominance
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    EdgeConneX secures further $1.9bn to expand EMEA facilities 

    Cloud/NFV
    The oversubscribed, sustainability-linked financing will help fund its EMEA data centre footprint
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    Orange deploys Google Cloud’s AI and GenAI closer to customers 

    Cloud/NFV
    Telco says Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) helps it meet local requirements for cloud environments and accelerate AI adoption
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    Orange, Coursera offer free courses for digital professions in MEA

    Middle East & Africa
    The plan is to give young people in the region with skills in areas like AI, cybersecurity, digital marketing and entrepreneurship
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    Africa Data Centres and DPA SA breaks ground on solar farm in Free State 

    Cloud/NFV
    The Cassava Technologies business will use the energy for its Cape Town data centre (CPT1) first
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    South Africa ramps up rural connectivity plans 

    Access
    Minister also asks hyperscalers to help Africans implement AI across the continent
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    Telecom Namibia deactivates almost half its prepaid subscribers 

    5G & Beyond
    The telco turns off almost 200,000 SIMs as new registration regulations come into force
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    e& UAE joins Metro Ethernet Forum and adopts NaaS Industry Blueprint 

    Access
    The Middle Eastern operator aims to participate in the standardisation and development of 800G technology and finalise the commercial use of 800G Ethernet port standards
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    MTN secures fibre licences in nine new territories 

    Access
    Markets mentioned in the company’s annual results include Uganda, Ivory Coast and the Central African Republic
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    Zain acquisition bolsters AWS and hybrid cloud capabilities  

    Cloud/NFV
    The telco is ramping up its cloud capabilities having recently become an Azure MSP and signed on with CoreStack
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