TeliaSonera International Carrier has yet again increased the possibilities for new and existing customers in the US to benefit from the availability of high quality IP services and the ability to connect to Europe’s largest and fastest growing IP backbone.

Carriers in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria have signed an agreement to build a terrestrial fiber optic cable network linking their countries and continuing on to Europe.

Further enhancing its comprehensive enterprise suite of services, United Arab Emirates carrier du has announced the launch of its fully managed and converged Global IP VPN services - a new product that offers global connectivity solutions for businesses in the UAE. Global IP VPN service will seamlessly connect du customers’ offices internationally via a fully resilient and secure global Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) network.

Qtel and Vodafone Qatar have announced an agreement that will see Vodafone use the facilities of Qtel Data Center (QDC).

Level 3 Communications, Inc. has announced the availability of direct connectivity into global financial markets technology company BATS Europe, operator of a European Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF). This will give Level 3’s European financial services customers access to Level 3’s international Tier 1 backbone and low-latency trading execution from Europe to North America.

Gateway Business, a Vodacom Group company and leading supplier of African telecommunications services, has selected Cisco for its multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) network in Nigeria and across sub-Saharan Africa. This deployment means that Cisco technology solutions will drive an IP next generation network (NGN) for Gateway Business, employing intelligent MPLS technologies.

Global Crossing, a leading global IP solutions provider, has announced it has been selected to provide high-speed Internet connectivity for Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE), a European leader in technical services for the media and broadcasting sectors.

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. the leading telecom service provider of fixed-line, mobile and Internet services to residential and business customers in Taiwan, has announced that it will establish a wholly owned subsidiary in Mainland China.

Cable & Wireless Worldwide has announced the opening of its new regional headquarters in Dubai Internet City (DIC) to better serve its growing customer base in the Middle East and Africa. Following a three year presence in the region, the new office is further evidence of C&W Worldwide's continuing success in and commitment to the region.

Intel Corporation and MTN Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will see the companies collaborate to accelerate the deployment and penetration of broadband access in Africa and the Middle East.