Telecom Egypt and Etisalat Misr announced the signing of an amendment of the national roaming agreement sealed in June 2017. The amendment provides better financial and service quality terms availing improved commercial conditions for Telecom Egypt. The latter is a result of the development of the volume of Telecom Egypt's data traffic.

Read more: Telecom Egypt and Etisalat Misr collaborate on national roaming and mobile termination

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, and Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel, a MSM listed company: OTEL), announced the companies have entered into a joint venture to deliver data center and interconnection services to customers in the Middle East through the development of a new network-dense data center that will be located in Barka, near Muscat, the capital of Oman. This joint venture will establish the first world-class, carrier-neutral hub in Oman where carriers, content providers and cloud providers colocate critical IT infrastructure.

Read more: Omantel announces plan to construct new data center

The Council of Ministers has approved the launch of a fourth license for mobile networks.

The council decided to form a committee headed by the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance, Dr. Haidar Al-Abadi, the membership of the Communications and Media Commission (CMC), the Ministry of Communications, the Ministry of Higher Education and the Financial Control Bureau.

Read more: Iraqi cabinet approve the launch of a fourth license for mobile networks

The UAE has set another benchmark for the early adoption of advanced new technology, with Expo 2020 Dubai becoming the first major commercial customer in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region to access 5G services, through its partnership with Etisalat.

Read more: Etisalat will help EXPO 2020 become the most connected place on earth

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