Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company that integrates satellite communications, geospatial analytics, and artificial intelligence capabilities with global reach, today announced the commercial availability of Thuraya Mobile Broadband Hotspot (Thuraya […]
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SES’s 7th and 8th O3b mPOWER satellites to start delivering connectivity services
SES announced today that the latest pair of O3b mPOWER satellites launched in December 2024 is now ready to offer services across the globe. Featuring redesigned payload power modules, the […]
Muted demand led to a 4% drop in the Middle East smartphone market in Q1 2025
The Middle East smartphone market (excluding Turkey) started 2025 on a subdued trajectory. According to Canalys (now part of Omdia), smartphone shipments in the Middle East fell 4% year-on-year to […]
Abu Dhabi to launch region’s first SAR satellite manufacturing hub
The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) has announced the launch of the Middle East’s first dedicated commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite manufacturing facility. The project is delivered in partnership […]
Abu Dhabi clamps down on satellite TV users
CABSAT Dubai is now in flow with the event focused on satellites – whether for TV, for Earth observation or other uses. However, the Dubai Emirate is different from its […]
NASA 2026 budget proposal: The impact on the Prospects for Space Exploration
The White House’s proposed discretionary budget for fiscal year 2026 includes some of the steepest cuts to NASA in recent memory — targeting the backbone of its Moon-bound ambitions under […]
Emirates Shipping Congress and IEC Telecom drive maritime digital transformation at UAE Maritime Week
IEC Telecom took the lead in accelerating maritime digitalization in the GCC at the Emirates Shipping Congress, held on the opening day of UAE Maritime Week and organized by Emirates […]
SpaceX Thuraya 4 mission now on for Friday
SpaceX is targeting Friday, January 3 for Falcon 9’s launch of the Space42 Thuraya 4 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral […]
UAE contemplating LEO constellation
The world already has a pair of successful low Earth orbiting (LEO) mega-constellations in the form of SpaceX’s Starlink and the Eutelsat/OneWeb fleet. Also on the near-horizon is the Jeff […]
Omdia Forecast: MENA cinema poised for growth projected to reach $1.5 billion and video streaming to $2.9 billion in 2029
Omdia analysis has revealed the MENA cinema market is poised for substantial revenue growth, projected to increase from $900 million (€847.1m) in 2024 to $1.5 billion by 2029. Saudi Arabia […]