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Telecom Egypt gets US$200mn financing facility for marine cable and working capital
![Telecom Egypt will use the facility for an undersea cable and working capital. (Image source: Afreximbank)](/images/Telecom_Egypt.jpg)
Telecom Egypt will use the facility for an undersea cable and working capital. (Image source: Afreximbank)
Telecom Egypt secured a US$200mn financing facility with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), which it will use to buy a cross-border marine cable and boost internet services in the country
Etisalat launches first commercial 5G network for MENA
![Etisalat will roll out 5G wireless services to customers in select locations in the UAE starting September. (Image source: Almas Baig/Flickr)](/images/Etisalat.jpg)
Etisalat will roll out 5G wireless services to customers in select locations in the UAE starting September. (Image source: Almas Baig/Flickr)
Telecom company Etisalat has launched its first commercial 5G wireless network in the UAE, the first by any operator in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region
SAMENA Summit 2018 to focus on the Middle East?s digital economy
![The event will address the growing relevance of 5G in transforming digital economy throughout the world. (Image source: Adobe Stock)](/images/Samena.jpeg)
The event will address the growing relevance of 5G in transforming digital economy throughout the world. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
SAMENA Telecommunications Council has announced that its annual Leaders? Summit will be held on 3 May 2018, with the patronage of Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the UAE
UAE?s Yahsat launches Al Yah 3 satellite to expand coverage over Africa and Latin America
![Al Yah 3 will join Al Yah 1 and Al Yah 2 in helping to empower millions of people across the Middle East, Africa, South West Asia and Brazil to access affordable Internet access via Yahsat?s high-speed satellite broadband service, YahClick. (Image source: Yahsat)](/images/Alyah-1.jpg)
Al Yah 3 will join Al Yah 1 and Al Yah 2 in helping to empower millions of people across the Middle East, Africa, South West Asia and Brazil to access affordable Internet access via Yahsat?s high-speed satellite broadband service, YahClick. (Image source: Yahsat)
Yahsat, leading global satellite operator based in the UAE, has confirmed the launch of Al Yah 3, the third satellite in the company?s fleet, which is a key milestone in its strategy to expand its Ka-band coverage across Africa and to establish a presence in Latin America