Telecom Operators

Emirates Telecommunications Group Company – Etisalat - has confirmed that foreigners can now own 49% of the operator’s share capital after securing the necessary approvals.

In partnership with the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) and other telecom operators, namely stc and Mobily, Zain KSA announced its support to the National Roaming initiative launched by Saudi’s communication authority.

Etisalat has announced that all its postpaid and prepaid customers would be able to access their Alhosn app in public places without activating or purchasing a data plan.

stc Bahrain, as part of the stc Group, and Nokia have launched the stc AgileWAN service adding yet another feather to the operator’s managed ICT services portfolio. Nokia’s Nuage Networks has deployed its Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) to enable this service. The stc Bahrain new AgileWAN service can now enable businesses across industries to execute their transformation initiatives, backed by the agility, support, and services required to attract the desired business impact.

Etisalat has been awarded the Best Regional SMS Service Provider at a prestigious Global Awards ceremony in Berlin.

du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), will be shutting down its 2G networks in the near future as per the direction of The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA).

Vodafone Qatar’s software-defined network (SDN) solution now comes in two variations: the new SDN Enterprise and the cloud-based SDN Business. Both versions are available with their respective feature sets and are compatible with any connectivity type — fixed, wireless, or via any third party.

Ooredoo Group has confirmed a raft of changes to its working practices to adopt and support a more agile digital corporate culture that will be effective from September. The efficacy of the projects will be evaluated by the end of the year by Ooredoo's management and will take the decision on whether they would become permanent feature of the Groups future initiatives.

The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) and Etisalat have announced a partnership to accelerate the deployment of the fifth generation of wireless networks (5G) to promote digital transformation both in the United Arab Emirates and globally.

stc’s technical arm in cybersecurity, the ‘Advanced Technology and Cyber Security Company’ (sirar) revealed that the number of cyber-attacks prevented since the start of 2020 reached over 71,000 attacks and 14 million malicious ‘phishing’ emails.