Company Newsroom Investors Sustainability Careers Menu Home About us Company Worldwide presence Middle East and Africa Middle East and Africa At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together. As a trusted partner for critical networks, we are committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. We create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs. Adhering to the highest standards of integrity and security, we help build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable and inclusive world. Learn about our long history of connecting Africa Our presence in Middle East and Africa ~ 3,200 employees 38 countries with offices Office locations Our 5G momentum Operators in the Middle East and Africa were among the first ones globally to introduce Nokia 5G technology and the momentum continues. Press Release Nokia and Ooredoo Oman begin 4G and 5G fixed wireless access deployment Press Release Nokia boosts Ooredoo Kuwait home internet service with 5G Fixed Wireless Access Press Release Etisalat and Nokia provide ultra-fast 5G broadband services in the UAE Press Release Nokia and Safaricom launch East Africa’s first commercial 5G services in Kenya Driving innovation We invest significantly in communication technology R&D to drive innovation across entire networks. 5G Security: Risks and Mitigation Measures This white paper, authored by Saudi Telecom Company (stc) and Nokia is an attempt to raise security awareness in our industry for a service expected to have one of the highest global impacts in economy and society in history. Security by design and taking a security first policy in software development is a vital tool in our industry’s arsenal. stc’s 5G deployments were carefully designed with security at the core, with the goal of enabling Saudi national digital transformation via secure infrastructure, without which, no digital economy can survive in today’s cyber reality. We believe that enriching the industry with what we have learned is vital to the Cybersecurity knowledge library. Read the white paper Nokia and stc launch the operation of Technology Innovation Center to stimulate innovation Nokia and stc announced a joint collaboration to operate stc’s Technology Innovation Center in Riyadh. An agreement was signed to this extent by Abdullah Alowini, VP, Technology Strategy and Architecture at stc, and Khalid Hussain, Saudi Country Senior Officer at Nokia, in the presence of Haitham Al Faraj, SVP, Technology and Operations at stc, and Amr K. El Leithy, Head of Middle East and Africa Market at Nokia. The five-year project will see Nokia carry out several programs to help stc develop at least four truly innovative use cases every year to support stc’s business goals. Read more Saudi MCIT, Nokia ink deal to set up global software development unit The Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology [MCIT] and Nokia agreed to launch Nokia R&D unit for developing software in Saudi Arabia. The agreement was signed by H.E Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Eng. Haitham Bin Abdul-Rahman Al-Ohali, and Amr K. El Leithy, Head of the Middle East and Africa Market, Nokia, in the presence of H.E Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Eng. Abdullah Bin Amer Alswaha and Rajeev Suri, the President and CEO of Nokia as well as a number of officials and dignitaries of both the parties. Read more Nokia collaborates with two leading universities in Ethiopia to promote digital skills and innovation Nokia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Addis Ababa Science and Technology University and Addis Ababa Institute of Technology in order to collaborate and provide high-level technical skills to students in line with rapidly changing market needs. Read more Webinar: Helping MEA CSPs overcome a global crisis In this webinar Aji Ed, Nokia CTO for Middle East and Africa market, discussed how to help MEA CSPs address new network requirements, covering automated Services & Operations, #Stayhome Access and Connectivity and the critical need for resilient and scalable transport networks. On demand Customer success videos 3 Mar 2021 Nokia signs four-year 5G expansion deal with du 25 Jan 2021 Panel Discussion with Zain KSA - Opportunities of 5G fixed wireless access 20 Nov 2020 UNICEF-Nokia project: Connecting the unconnected to inclusive digital learning in Kenya 17 Nov 2020 Raising to the pandemic (du) News in Middle East and Africa 17 Aug 2021 Nokia, Safaricom and UNICEF connect more primary schools to the Internet across Kenya 6 May 2021 Nokia and UN Women collaborate to further promote inclusion and diversity in Middle East and Africa 15 Apr 2021 Nokia and Mobily achieve the highest throughput with mmWave in its live 5G network in Riyadh 27 Jan 2021 Ooredoo Algeria deploys Nokia’s cloud-native core software to prepare for the future 23 Dec 2020 TAWAL Selects Nokia Full Turnkey Services for 5G Expansion 14 Dec 2020 Nokia wins Asiacell Telecom’s countrywide end-to-end multi-vendor optimization project View More description of hidden text Middle East and Africa leadership Amr K. El Leithy Head of the MEA Market Rima Manna Head of Middle East Market Unit Khalid Hussain Head of Customer Business Team, stc Samer Lutfi Head of Group Business Team, Ooredoo Pierre Chaume Head of North, West Africa & Orange Market Unit Rajiv Aggarwal Head of Central, East & West Africa Market Unit Toni Pellegrino Head of Customer Business Team, Vodafone Naveed Kashif Head of Southern Africa & Customer Business Team, MTN Radwa Hafez Head of Sales Support & Customer Success Soenke Peters Head of Strategy & Technology Kamal Ballout Head of Nokia Enterprise Joachim Wuilmet Head of Marketing Henrique Vale Head of Cloud and Network Services Roque Lozano Head of IP & Optics Mohamed Salama Head of Fixed Networks Check out our job opportunities Click here See all of our social media Get the latest news from Nokia delivered straight to your inbox. 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