Europe’s Digital Regulation in 2026: From Expansion to Agile Consolidation
Will 2026’s regulatory rethink unlock €1 trillion in European growth or leave innovators sidelined? Europe stands at a crossroads, pivoting from regulatory sprawl to sharp-edged efficiency. The Digital Omnibus, unveiled in late 2025, ushers in simplification, interoperability, and unrelenting competitiveness—recalibrating the AI Act, NIS2, and data frameworks to ignite innovation, not smother it. Three pillars […]
The Rise of the TechCo: Redefining Digital Infrastructure in the MEA Region
The Pivot Point: Transition from Access to Architecture Over the past decade, the focus on digital development in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) has been singular: access. The main measure of success was the penetration rate — how many SIM cards were active, how many homes were passed by fiber, and how many citizens […]
Telecom’s biggest problem in 2026 isn’t tech, it’s people
Every telco project will face the same issue in 2026. Everywhere you look, telecom projects are growing, 5G, Open RAN, fibre rollout, AI integration, edge cloud… yet, finding good people to actually deliver them? That’s becoming the real bottleneck. I’ve had multiple conversations with project leads this quarter who all say the same thing: “We’ve […]
Mapping the Future of Connectivity
To celebrate this year’s International GIS Day, we are proud to highlight the achievements of our GIS team, which continues to set the standard in mapping fibre optic networks across multiple countries worldwide. Building upon one of our previous milestones, the successful mapping of the entire fibre optic backbone across Africa, including existing, planned, and […]
Rewiring the Future: How MENA telcos are powering the next digital economy
Across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, telecom operators face a pivotal moment. Their traditional role of providing voice, data, and internet connectivity, while still essential, no longer fully meets the needs of rapidly developing digital societies. Increasingly, governments, businesses, and citizens expect telecom providers to evolve into something more: architects of a new […]
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the Telecommunications Sector
AI’s impact on the telco sector is growing Artificial intelligence in telecommunications mainly focuses on strategic implementation of its technologies in streamlining operations. Examples of these operations include automating routine tasks, using AI’s predictive capabilities to anticipate network failures, analyzing user data and preferences, and even content delivery and video analytics. The latest reports from […]
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2025
2.6 billion people globally remain offline, with women and girls making up the majority. According to ITU’s Facts and Figures 2024, 70% of men use the Internet compared to 65% of women, resulting in 189 million more men online. The gap is slowly narrowing but remains especially wide in least developed countries, where only 29% […]
Demographics of Internet Use
Telecommunications are essential to global development, especially in regions with limited connectivity. Yet, 2.6 billion people – 33% of the world’s population – remain offline. Europe has the highest internet access, followed by the Americas, while Asia and Africa lag behind. Youth aged 15-24 are more connected than other age groups, with 79% using the […]
Mapping a More Connected Future
At Salience Consulting, GIS is more than maps – it’s the backbone of our work in transforming communities through telecom across the globe. From enabling strategic network planning to optimizing telecom infrastructure, GIS plays an integral role in driving smarter decisions and delivering impact where it matters most. We’re proud to have mapped the ICT infrastructure […]
Cyber Security Awareness
As businesses and individuals increasingly move into the digital realm, cybersecurity has evolved from a technical issue into a critical component of strategic risk management. In Q2 2024, cyber-attacks grew by 30% globally, with ransomware and phishing as the top threats targeting organizations of all sizes. These trends underline the urgent need for both robust […]