Telecommunications
Telecommunications news covering 5G networks, broadband infrastructure, connectivity solutions, and telecom industry developments in Saudi Arabia and the region.
Zain Group addresses growing industry DDoS threats with new mitigation service
Zain Group’s fully-owned global services subsidiary, Mada Communications, today announced that it is rolling out a new Distribution Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation offering to its country operations and international roaming customers. An agreement with application security experts F5 Networks will see Zain benefit from next-generation, cloud-ready DDoS mitigation technology. The Middle Eastern telecommunications pioneer’s […]
TP-Link MEA FZE Signs Etihad Specialized as Neffos Distributor in Saudi Arabia
TP-Link Technologies Co Ltd, a global provider of SOHO, SMB networking products, wireless LAN solutions and mobile devices, has partnered with Etihad Specialized Trading, a sister company of Assr Al Jawal to distribute its Neffos smartphone array in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). According to the vendor, which makes a broad range of products […]
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honor is planning on kicking things up a notch with its latest phone, newly-added to its product portfolio. The brand new soon-to-be-available honor 7x will encompass all the things every innovator and tech-savvy individual looks for in a phone from a pristine screen to a FullView Display. honor would be the only brand bringing the […]
Ericsson Partners for Success at the Digital Frontier during AfricaCom 2017
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) will again demonstrate its commitment to Africa at this year’s AfricaCom 2017 under the theme “Partnering for success at the Digital Frontier in Africa” while highlighting how it is enabling technology and turning great ideas into global realities. Ericsson will showcase a wide range of solutions, innovative partnerships geared towards unlocking new […]
Gartner Forecasts Worldwide Public Cloud Services Revenue to Reach $260 Billion in 2017
The worldwide public cloud services market is projected to grow 18.5 percent in 2017 to total $260.2 billion, up from $219.6 billion in 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. “Final data for 2016 shows that software as a service (SaaS) revenue was far greater in 2016 than expected, reaching $48.2 billion,” said Sid Nag, research director […]
Etisalat completes first MENA IPTV service on a WTTx (4G) network, paving way for wireless home entertainment
Etisalat today announced the successful completion of the first MENA IPTV service over an existing WTTx (4G) network trial. The trial is the first of its kind over an existing LTE network, and opens the doors to advanced 5G-era streaming services like IPTV over existing wireless networks. WTTx (4G) provides fast access to home broadband […]
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HUAWEI Mate 10 Series takes the Middle East and Africa region by storm with breakthrough AI capabilities
Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) has unveiled the world’s most powerful AI flagship smartphones – the HUAWEI Mate 10 Series in the Middle East & Africa region. Heralding a new decade of smartphone development, the new HUAWEI Mate 10, HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro and PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 10 devices are set to deliver the […]
Etisalat to unveil their Cloudification Journey in collaboration with Deloitte and Huawei
Etisalat Group – the leading telecommunication operator in emerging markets – with Deloitte – a leading global professional services organization with world-class business – and Huawei – a leading global ICT solutions provider – have today announced the launch of a joint White Paper entitled “From Pipelines to Clouds – Etisalat`s Playbook” that intends to […]
UAE companies achieve regional first with in-flight connectivity test of 50 MBPS
Yahsat, the UAE based satellite operator, today announced the successful trial of a 50Mbps in-flight connection that will change the way passengers experience air travel across the world. The result of a unique partnership between Yahsat, du, Etihad Airways Engineering, Hughes Network Systems and Carlisle Interconnect, the high-speed broadband offering will be available for airlines […]
GSMA Publishes New Report on Mobile-Enabled Digital Transformation in Ghana
At a high-level roundtable between the Government of Ghana and mobile industry leaders today, the GSMA launched a report in partnership with the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), examining the transformative opportunities presented by mobile-enabled digital services in Ghana. The meeting, held in partnership with DFID, the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, and the United […]
Sagemcom Unveils the Next-Generation Multi-Gigabit Solutions
AFTER THE SUCCESS OF ITS ONE GIGABIT GATEWAY RANGE, SAGEMCOM RELEASES TO THE OPERATORS THE NEXT GENERATION MULTI-GIGABIT GATEWAYS – VDSL 35B / G.FAST / PON, 2.5G/10G PON, DOCSIS 3.1 – INTEGRATING HIGH EFFICIENCY 802.11AX Wi-Fi, IN ADDITION TO NEW SMART HOME CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS INCLUDING DISTRIBUTED WI-FI, VOICE CONTROL AND HOME AUTOMATION. The VDSL 35B […]
TP-Link MEA Partners with Areej Group
TP-Link Technologies Co Ltd, a global provider of SOHO, SMB networking products, and wireless LAN solutions, has announced that it has appointed Dubai headquartered Areej Group as its official distributor in the UAE market for the SMB products. The deal was signed between Denny Liang, Vice President TP-Link MEA FZE, and Sameer Alsayed Hussain, CEO, […]
Huawei Achieves Top Performance during Second-Phase 5G Technology R&D Test
Huawei was the first ICT solutions provider to complete the entire second phase of 5G technology R&D test organized by the IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group. The results obtained during the test were showcased at the PT/Expo China 2017. Huawei’s leading position in test completion and newly acquired results further accelerate the progress of 5G technology […]
GSMA Study: 5G to Account for a Third of Europe’s Mobile Market by 2025
More than 30 percent of Europe’s mobile connections will be running on 5G networks by 2025, according to a new GSMA study. The 2017 Europe edition of the GSMA’s Mobile Economy series, published today at the GSMA Mobile 360 Series – Europe event in Brussels, forecasts that there will be 214 million 5G connections in […]
EMEA’s Top 50 Cloud Innovators Revealed
The top fifty EMEA businesses innovating in the cloud have today been recognised in an exclusive industry report. Spearheaded by thought-leadership innovators HotTopics.ht and sponsored by application security and cloud experts F5 Networks, the Top 50 EMEA Cloud Climbers Report is the first study of its kind explicitly dedicated to cloud computing’s transformational business impact. […]
Nesma Telecom to introduce digital telecom towers in the UAE
Nesma Telecom has partnered with EUROSTAR Group, Dubai-headquartered leading digital and consumer technology innovator in the Middle East, aimed at helping the UAE telecom partners to implement eco-sustainable and socially responsible practices by reducing energy consumption.Nesma Telecom & Technology is a leading full-service communications technology company providing state-of-the-art turnkey solutions for ICT needs. The company […]
HONOR 9 PROVES TO BE THE LATEST MILLENIAL MUST HAVE ACROSS THE GCC
Mobile phone usage in the UAE increased to 228.3 phones per 100 people, according to the most recent statistics issued by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA, that regulates this sector. Millennials, on average spend 39% of their day using their smartphone, more than all other activities. This statistic portrays the importance of the device to […]
Vidsys CSIM Supports UAE Smart City Objectives through the Hassantuk Programme
Vidsys, a global provider of enterprise Converged Security and Information Management (CSIM) software, announced today that Injazat Data Systems will employ its CSIM platform as part of the UAE’s Hassantuk program. This Smart and Safe City program aims to reduce the cost of inspecting buildings and provide central monitoring of fire and life safety events […]
Etisalat sign MoU with Tasheel Enjazat
Etisalat and Tasheel signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) to appoint Tasheel Enjazat as one of its key retail partner for Etisalat’s prepaid and postpaid services as well as elife packages. The MOU was signed at GITEX Technology Week 2017 currently being held from 8-12 October at Dubai World Trade Center by Khamis bin Salim Al […]
Panasonic showcases Business Communication Solutions at GITEX
Panasonic’s pioneering business communication products and solutions essentially designed for the Middle East and Africa region, are showcased at GITEX Technology Week 2017 from 8th – 12th Oct 2017. The brand is exhibiting a wide range of products within categories such as IP-PBX range, the SIP Phone and Door phone, HD Visual Communications System, Document […]
BT and Hitachi Partner to Develop Industrial and Enterprise IoT Solutions
BT, one of the world’s leading providers of communications services and solutions, and Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. (TSE: 6501), has announced a global partnership to co-create innovative solutions in the area of industrial and enterprise internet of things (IoT). The partnership aims to drive better business outcomes for global customers, […]
Three-Quarters of Middle East Digital Leaders Invest in Big Data and Internet of Things in 2018
More than three-quarters of the Middle East and North Africa’s digital-leading organizations will invest in Big Data and the Internet of Things in 2018, driving disruptive business competitiveness, according to a new report launched today at GITEX Technology Week 2017. The region’s digital-leading organizations have gotten off to a head start by investing in innovative […]