Ericsson and Yahsat strike a group-wide partnership to provide private network, data, and internet connectivity services across the oil and gas, mining, and ports industries. The integrated solution provides secure, reliable, and low-latency local connectivity to deploy Industry 4.0 use cases on a single network while ensuring that sensitive data remains on-site.

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Huawei launches intelligent oil & gas fields solution
Huawei has launched a new solution – Intelligent Oil & Gas Fields, designed to help oil and gas enterprises in their digital transformation journey. The solution covers several aspects of digitalization, including campus security, production inspection and predictive maintenance.
Huawei Middle East ICT Competition 2021 national winners proceed to regional finals
Huawei has announced the national winners of the 2021 Huawei Middle East ICT Competition, recently held in 10 countries across the region. It is the fifth year of the annual competition, which aims to nurture and empower the future generation of local ICT talent to effectively contribute to the region's national digitization plans and technology-driven strategies.
Our SaaS delivery framework is in a very strong competitive position, says Raghav Sahgal
Nokia introduces its software-as-a-service (SaaS) for communication service providers (CSPs) approach to strengthen business outcomes for CSPs through a highly flexible, fully automated, lower-cost software model.
Ericsson acquires global cloud operator for $6.2 bn
Ericsson has entered into an agreement to acquire Vonage Holdings Corp. for $21 per share. This represents a total acquisition price of approximately $6.2 billion.
Qualcomm provides new three-year financial targets
Qualcomm Incorporated expects its addressable opportunity to grow from approximately $100 billion today to $700 billion in the next decade, as more devices become intelligently connected.
Ericsson and KAUST partner in R&D to develop 5G and 6G technologies in KSA
Ericsson and King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) are entering into a three-year research and development (R&D) partnership focused on three research projects aimed at advancing telecommunication networks with cutting edge technologies.
SolarWinds appoints Laurent Delattre as VP for EMEA sales
SolarWinds, a leading provider of simple, powerful, and secure IT management software, announced the appointment of Laurent Delattre as vice president for of Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) sales. Delattre will focus on strengthening the company’s commitment to customers and Partners where he will drive business development, foster strategic partnerships, and oversee the EMEA sales teams. Delattre will be based in France, serving the central Europe, south EMEA and Africa, and Middle East regions.
How Console Connect rejigged Acquire BPO’s enterprise network
Acquire BPO is a full-scale outsourced contact centre and business process outsourcing company, employing 10,000 people across Australia, the Philippines, the US and the Dominican Republic.
Nokia and Earthlink to help Iraq leapfrog in digital economy with high-capacity IP metro network
Nokia and Earthlink Telecommunication, a prominent Iraqi Internet Service Provider (ISP), will use the Nokia solution to build a high-capacity IP metro transport network in 15 provinces in the country, as part of the Iraqi National Backbone project. Nokia will set up 60 new nodes, one in each exchange as part of the initiative. After its deployment later this year, Earthlink can cost-effectively provide high-speed broadband to 3.5 million people and help the country leapfrog in the growing digital economy. The deployment will allow the delivery of new services, including Fiber-to-the-X (FTTx), Internet of Things (IoT) and IPTV, among others.