by Dianne Northfield
In Africa and the Middle East, there remains limited interest in the release of mmWave spectrum for 5G/IMT or localised use. While several regulators in these regions have consulted on mmWave awards, few concrete mmWave policies have been implemented to date. Where there are active mmWave policies in place, regulators… Read more...
by Richard Handford
e& is a telecoms group headquartered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and operating in 38 countries across the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Central/Eastern Europe. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
PolicyTracker’s updated private networks benchmark includes 12 nations in the Asia Pacific region, along with six nations in the Middle East, collectively representing 24% of all countries included in the benchmark. Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Nations in the Middle East represent seven per cent of the nations and territories included in PolicyTracker’s updated 3.3-4.2 GHz benchmark. Nations in the region have generally assigned 300 to 400 MHz of 3.5 GHz spectrum, with 100 MHz of spectrum assigned per operator representing the norm. 3.5 GHz policies… Read more...
by Richard Handford
e& is a telecoms group headquartered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and operating in 38 countries across the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Central/Eastern Europe. Its activities include fixed, mobile, digital and enterprise services. In 2022, the company rebranded from the Etisalat Group to e&, standing for “Etisalat and”.… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
In Asia, nations have traditionally focused on unlicensed lower 6 GHz band policies. Following the lead of China and post-WRC-23, 12 countries in the region are also implementing and planning licensed policies for the upper 6 GHz range. Nations in the Middle East have typically opened lower 6 GHz spectrum… Read more...
by Dianne Northfield
Nations in Asia, Africa and the Middle East represent thirty-eight percent of global policy developments in the assignment and planned assignment of spectrum for use by private networks. New countries added to the benchmark in the Middle East are Israel, Oman, Qatar and the UAE, while Namibia and Somalia are… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Etisalat Group is a leading telecoms group in emerging markets. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, it was established over 40 years ago as the country’s first telecoms firm. It had over 170 million subscribers in countries across the Middle East, Asia and Africa as of its 2023 annual report. Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
UK-headquartered Vodafone Group aims to "build a digital society that enhances socioeconomic progress, is inclusive for all and does not come at a cost to our planet". It has 323 million mobile customers and operates in 21 countries. It offers broadband, TV, Internet of Things, financial and other services. Its… Read more...
by Dugie Standeford
Ooredoo provides mobile, fixed, broadband internet and corporate services in markets in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. It claims to be the first operator in the world to launch a 5G network, and is rapidly rolling out the technology in most of its markets. Read more...