SDxCentral Magazine - Issue 2
7-Eleven networks in Taiwan, Verizon’s CTO, OpenAI's networking, and AMD's head of networking tech
News - The Telecom Channel, Ooredoo
The latest news on networking, cloud, and AI infrastructure
Featured
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Ooredoo and Iraq's ITPC partner to land FIG subsea cable in Iraq
Cable was first announced last month, completion is now slated for Q4 2027
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Ooredoo launches 10MW Sohar data center in Oman
Plans first announced in 2022, details still have not been shared
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Ooredoo secures $552m financing for data center expansion
Telco looks to upgrade existing portfolio across MENA
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Qatar's regulator sets 3G shutdown date for December 2025
The focus will be on 4G and 5G
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Ooredoo Group appoints Microsoft's Sunita Bottse as CEO of MENA Digital Hub
Company creates new entity for data center business
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At least one subsea fiber cable damaged in the Red Sea, some reports blame Houthi rebels
Israeli press say AAE-1, Seacom/TGN, and Europe India Gateway (EIG) damaged by rebels; Seacom confirms issues but not cause
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Peace subsea cable lands in Maldives
Europe-to-Singapore cable lands in Kulhudhuffushi with Ooredoo
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Peace subsea cable lands in Bizerte, Tunisia
Extension to Tunisia comes two years after cable originally launched
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Dhiraagu and Ooredoo subsea cable lands in Hulhumalé, the Maldives
Domestic Submarine Cable of Maldives lands in North Malé Atoll
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Ooredoo, Zain, and TASC create largest tower company in MENA
Expects deal to close next year
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Ericsson and Qatar's Ooredoo make rugged 4G network for oil companies
A proof of concept has already been deployed
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Ooredoo, Zain, and TASC Towers in talks to combine tower units
Will create the biggest TowerCo in the Middle East and Africa
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Ooredoo signs five-year 5G contract extension with Ericsson
Deal includes introduction of mmWave spectrum
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Ooredoo extends ZTE partnership with eyes on modernizing Algerian networks
Paves the way for for ZTE to supply Ooredoo 5G solutions in Algeria
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Ooredoo nears towers spin-off deal
Also commits to invest up to $1bn in its data centers over the next five years