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UAE telecom operator partnering to land FIG in the UAE and participate in regional connectivity builds.
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Call for Entries Issued for the 2027 MENA Stevie® Awards
The article announces the call for entries for the 2027 MENA Stevie® Awards and summarizes recent regional corporate moves across telecoms, aviation, manufacturing and AI that exemplify leadership and innovation in the MENA region.
VitrA Tiles Introduces "The Code" concept at Cersaie Fair
VitrA Tiles launched a new design system called "The Code" at the Cersaie trade fair to promote modular, repeatable surface systems for architectural specification. The article also notes related industry moves from ABB, du and Emirates that contextualise demand in construction and infrastructure supply chains.
The Gulf’s AI boom is driving the race to control the data highways
Gulf governments and telcos are investing billions in subsea cables, terrestrial fiber corridors and data centers to reroute critical Asia–Europe data traffic away from chokepoints and to capture AI/cloud compute growth. Major projects include Ooredoo's FIG cable, the STC-led Sonic corridor and SilkLink investments, and regional compute expansions targeting multi-gigawatt AI capacity.