IT & Telecommunications

IT & Telecommunications

UAE's non-oil foreign trade to hit $1.1 trillion by 2027, says report

Mon, 16 Jun 2025

UAE's non-oil foreign trade saw a 18.6% y-o-y growth in Q1, hitting AED835 billion ($227 billion). Buoyed by this consistent record, the UAE aims to take the trade to AED4 trillion ($1.1 trillion) by 2027, four years ahead of schedule, said a report.

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Alba migrates to advanced digital infrastructure with SAP cloud

Sun, 15 Jun 2025

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world’s largest smelter on a single site, said it has migrated to RISE with SAP Private Cloud Edition. This key milestone, completed in partnership with SAP's delivery team, advances Alba's digital transformation journey.

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SAP rolls out technology training initiatives in Middle East

Thu, 12 Jun 2025

SAP University Alliances has launched its Business AI Roadshow in the UAE as the latest in a series of collaborations aimed at equipping young people across the Middle East with in-demand technology skills.

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Global consortium in deal to build AAE-2 subsea cable network

Wed, 11 Jun 2025

In a landmark move to advance global connectivity, a consortium of four subsea cable operators - Zain Omantel International, PCCW Global, Sparkle, and Telecom Egypt, has reached an agreement to build AAE-2 subsea cable linking Asia, Africa and Europe.

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Consortium to build Asia-Africa-Europe-2 subsea cable system

Wed, 11 Jun 2025

A consortium of four subsea cable operators - Zain Omantel International (ZOI), PCCW Global, Sparkle, and Telecom Egypt -- have signed an MoU to collaborate on the construction of the Asia-Africa-Europe-2 (AAE-2) subsea cable system.

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Cisco powers secure infrastructure for the AI era

Wed, 11 Jun 2025

Cisco has introduced new innovations designed to help organisations accelerate secure artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and transform IT operations with next-generation networks and security as well as collaborate to meet global pace of innovation.

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Khazna Data Centers, NVIDIA join to develop AI factories in region

Wed, 11 Jun 2025

Aligning with growing demand for AI infrastructure, Khazna Data Centers (Khazna), a global leader in hyperscale digital infrastructure, today announced it is collaborating with NVIDIA to build AI factories in the MEA region.

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Moro Hub seals strategic resellers agreement with OpenText

Tue, 10 Jun 2025

Moro Hub, a subsidiary of Dewa, has sealed a strategic agreement with OpenText, a leader in Information Management solutions, that empowers Moro Hub to resell OpenText’s key portfolio of AI-enabled solutions and services across the UAE.

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IBM to build first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer

Tue, 10 Jun 2025

IBM has announced plans to build the first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer, thus setting the stage for practical and scalable quantum computing. Set for 2029 delivery, IBM Quantum Starling will be built in its new data centre in New York.

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F5 delivers cloud-native network for AI, High-Bandwidth app

Tue, 10 Jun 2025

F5, a leader in the delivery of app and API, has unveiled its Next Cloud-Native Network Functions (CNF) 2.0 solution that helps enhance the capabilities of F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP) for large-scale cloud-native applications.