Middle East AI News by Carrington Malin brought to you by Qualcomm – relentlessly innovating and transforming industries everywhere with leading-edge AI, high performance, low-power computing, and unrivaled connectivity. In this podcast: Salam and Syria Partner to Expand Digital Networks; Egypt Trains Over 2,600 AI Ambassadors; Duqm Investor Sessions Focus on AI and Supply Chains

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Saudi's Salam & Syria partner to expand digital networks

O programa Números Falam recebe Fabiano Ferreira, CEO da Vero, operadora de telecomunicações que em 2023 concluiu a fusão com a Americanet. O executivo da companhia fala sobre a estratégia deliberada de crescimento por valor em vez de volume, contrastando com a guerra de preços que domina o setor. Na entrevista a Marcio Kroehn no programa Números Falam, Fabiano Ferreira detalhou os motivos de a receita média por usuário ter atingido o recorde histórico e como os serviços digitais premium, como Globoplay, Telecine, Premiere, Disney+, YouTube Premium, Paramount+ entre outros, estão entre os mais procurados pelos consumidores - hoje, 25,5% da base de clientes consomem ao menos um streaming na prateleira da Vero.

#45 - Fabiano Ferreira, CEO da Vero

Welcome to Middle East AI News by Carrington Malin brought to you by Qualcomm – relentlessly innovating and transforming industries everywhere with leading-edge AI, high performance, low-power computing, and unrivaled connectivity. In this podcast: Award-winning benchmark illuminates agentic AI vision flaws; Zain Kuwait deploys AI assistant for network O&M; Morocco’s Hypeo AI secures Pre-Seed investment

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MBZUAI benchmark reveals flaws in AI vision agents

As businesses navigate a rapidly changing digital landscape, agentic AI is emerging as a powerful force for transformation. What possibilities open up when organizations automate complex tasks with intelligent agents? And how are leaders addressing the challenges that come with integrating these advanced systems? Join us as we explore the evolving role of agentic AI in reshaping operations, driving efficiency, and unlocking new opportunities across industries.

Reimagining work with agentic AI

Am FL1 Erlebnistag waren wir vom Podcasthus.li zu Gast bei FL1 – und durften ein echtes Highlight erleben.

Zwischen feinem Essen von Ridamm-City, zauberhafter Unterhaltung vom Zauberfutzi und den Beats von DJ Brasil haben wir den ersten Live Podcast von FL1 aufgezeichnet.

Und nicht nur das: Es war zugleich der allererste Podcast im neuen FL1 Shop in Vaduz. Gemeinsam mit CMO Bernd Liebscher sprachen wir über die Marke FL1, ihre Zukunft und die besondere Rolle, die sie in Liechtenstein spielt.

Für uns war es mehr als nur eine Aufnahme – es war ein Stück Premiere, ein Moment, in dem Shop, Marke und Menschen zusammengekommen sind. Ein Auftakt für viele weitere Gespräche, die zeigen: Bei FL1 ist mehr drin.

🎧 Ein herzliches Dankeschön an Bernd für das spannende Gespräch, an die Eventpartner AG für die professionelle Tontechnik und an das FL1 Team für die top Organisation. Der Erlebnistag war rundum gelungen – und für uns eine coole neue Erfahrung, einen Podcast mitten in einem Shop aufzuzeichnen.

Erster Live-Podcast im neuen FL1 Shop | Podcasthus x FL1 Erlebnistag mit CMO Bernd Liebscher

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In this episode of The Broadband Bunch, host Pete Pizzutillo sits down with Travis Rice, Senior Director of Sales and Marketing at Camvio, recorded at Calix ConneXions 2025. Travis shares his unexpected path from fintech to telecom, how he landed at Camvio, and the company’s mission to simplify operations for ISPs through its end-to-end OSS/BSS platform.

Pete and Travis dig into some of the biggest challenges and trends shaping today’s broadband landscape: fragmentation across systems, the shift toward best-of-breed architectures, and the evolving role of integrations in delivering seamless subscriber experiences. Travis explains why many operators still struggle with brittle scripts, lack of standards, and aging infrastructures—and why consolidation paired with smart ecosystem partnerships is becoming essential.

They also explore the current state of AI in telecom, why much of the market is still in the “hype cycle,” and how AI will enhance—not replace—the people behind networks. Travis discusses the real opportunities: empowering CSRs, improving ticketing and escalation workflows, and elevating the customer experience.

Finally, Travis offers candid advice for operators navigating digital transformation, system scalability, migrations, and M&A-driven change—reminding leaders that long-term success depends on modern architecture, trusted partners, and a strategy built around data and efficiency, not just new tools.

Episode 472: Travis Rice on Scaling ISPs Through Integration, Automation, and Smart Architecture

In this episode of The Broadband Bunch, host Pete Pizzutillo sits down with Chris Sikora, Chief Revenue Officer, and Tony Thakur, Chief Technology Officer at GPC Fiber, to explore their  165-mile, 400G-capable fiber build across Kentucky and what it means for mission-critical connectivity in the region. The conversation traces Chris and Tony’s long careers in fiber, the evolution from Great Plains Communications to the GPC Fiber brand, and why Kentucky’s Louisville–Lexington–Cincinnati–Indianapolis corridor is such a powerful hub for economic growth.

The episode highlights how GPC approaches market selection, their focus on mission-critical connectivity for hospitals, hyperscalers, logistics companies, and small businesses, and how vertical integration—designing, building, and supporting their own network—creates a differentiated customer experience. Tony breaks down the network architecture behind their 400G backbone, the path to 800G and 1.6T, ring topology for resiliency, and how they think about backbone, middle mile, and last mile design to ensure scalability and low latency. Chris shares how transparency, geographic expertise, and frictionless collaboration have helped GPC win business with hyperscalers and support economic development in rural Kentucky—“not just lighting up fiber, but lighting up opportunity.” The episode wraps with a look ahead at how AI, security, and seamless customer experiences will shape GPC Fiber’s next chapter in the Southeast.

Episode 473: Chris Sikora & Tony Thakur on GPC Fiber and Mission-Critical Connectivity

Middle East AI News Minute brought to you by Carrington Malin - Marketing for an AI First world. In this podcast: Strataphy raises $6 million for AI cooling expansion; OpenAI launches UAE data residency services; and  GSMA and Khalifa University advance TelecomGPT

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Strataphy raises $6 million for AI cooling expansion

Middle East AI News Minute brought to you by Carrington Malin - Marketing for an AI First world. In this podcast: UAE and Saudi Travellers Embrace AI Trip Planning; Asiacell Expands AI Partnerships to Boost Iraq Connectivity; and Kuwait to Host National AI Hackathon in February

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Saudi & UAE travellers embrace AI trip planning

The Middle East AI News Minute gives you a daily one-minute daily briefing on the top AI-related stories coming out of the Middle East. If you are a busy technology, business or government leader who want to get a quick update, then this is the podcast for you.

As empresas de capital aberto explicam qual foi a estratégia da gestão para alcançar os números publicados em seu último balanço nesta produção original NeoFeed

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