In an exclusive interview with Telecom Review, Ooredoo Tunisia CTIO Hatem Mestiri talked about the concept of openness for telecom operators and how the company is focusing on attracting more partners to bring more innovation.

Continuing our focus on leading women in the ICT industry, Telecom Review talks to Maria Lema, co-founder of Weaver Labs, on how her company’s solution is making a difference in the telecom sector.

Speaking exclusively to Telecom Review during GISEC 2023, Celia Mantshiyane, chief information security officer, MTN South Africa, delves into the dynamics of cybersecurity and empowering women in this male-dominated domain.

MEF, a global industry association of network, cloud, and technology providers accelerating enterprise digital transformation, announced its first annual Global Network-as-a-Service Event (GNE), designed to showcase the latest developments and roadmaps for secure network-as-a-service (NaaS) offerings for enterprises and businesses.

Benya Group, an integrated digital solutions and ICT infrastructure provider in Egypt, the Middle East and Africa, has signed a partnership agreement with SAP International, a leader in software production for business operations management, to support digital transformation in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Demonstrating the considerable impact of Saudi Arabia’s sweeping digital transformation efforts, the Kingdom’s ICT market is now the largest and fastest-growing in the Middle East and North Africa, having reached a total market size of SAR 154 billion in 2022.

Along the sidelines of the World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS Forum 2023), the High-Level Policy Session 1 took place, tackling the topic of “Bridging Digital Divides.” Among the esteemed panelists was Dr. Bilel Jamoussi, chief, study groups department, standardization bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

During GISEC 2023, Telecom Review had an exclusive interview with Amer Sharaf, Director of Compliance, Support and Alliances, Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC), who is participating in the annual show for the sixth time as the official Government Cybersecurity Partner.

During GISEC 2023, Telecom Review had an exclusive interview with Dr. Ahmed Abdelhafez, vice president for cybersecurity affairs of the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) of Egypt to discuss the regulator’s efforts in keeping the country’s critical information and digital infrastructure protected; the key to keeping a national cybersecurity strategy effective; and the outlook in the telecom sector’s growth locally as well as how they best ensure connectivity.