stc announced another milestone in its 5G commercial network development, demonstrating New Radio (NR) with 8 carrier aggregation (CA) using Nokia advanced mmWave technology and on a single Qualcomm 5G chipset. The company established the 5G Non-standalone (NSA) data call by aggregating 8CC x100MHz on mmWave spectrum (26Ghz) on live network conditions in Makkah City.
Etisalat today announced that Smiles launched the UAE’s first ever Rewards Exchange powered by blockchain, facilitating fast, seamless and secure points exchange from a single platform to enhance customer experience.
Vodafone announced that its discussions with Saudi Telecom Company (stc) regarding the sale of Vodafone’s 55% shareholding in Vodafone Egypt have been terminated after a series of missed deadlines to complete the deal.
Etisalat is demonstrating innovative healthcare solutions at GITEX Technology Week, with a major focus on ‘technology for good', highlighting transformative technologies aimed at enhancing the lives of People of Determination.
stc Group said that it intends to establish a premier digital hub for the MENA region, in cooperation with regional and international partners. This is expected to create an ecosystem of advanced technology services that will establish Saudi Arabia as a leading business hub in the region, and meet the expected future growth in services and investments in the ICT sector. This will be achieved by taking advantage of the Kingdom's strategic location at the intersection of three continents, and promoting investment in international connectivity services and data centers to leverage the Group's various assets, services, and advanced technologies. A number of next generation multi-terabit cables are currently in the planning stages to meet the very high cloud and content demands predicted in the future, and the first of those to come to the region will land with stc.
Etisalat successfully concluded its participation at GITEX Technology Week 2020 which saw the convergence of 5G, AI, big data and IoT - under the theme ‘Empowering the Digital Future and Beyond’.
Etisalat Group has announced the appointment of Hatem Dowidar as CEO. Dowidar has been acting CEO since May 2020.
BMW Group Middle East and its two importers for the United Arab Emirates, AGMC and Abu Dhabi Motors, announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Etisalat at Dubai’s annual technology show, GITEX.
Comviva, the global leader in mobility solutions announced its strategic partnership with Ooredoo Kuwait. As part of this data science and managed CVM engagement, Comviva will support Ooredoo Kuwait deliver contextual customer campaigns with MobiLytix™ Real Time Marketing, a machine learning driven digital omni-channel marketing automation platform. The solution uses advanced analytics and leading real-time technology that enables telecom operators to fully leverage “micro moments” of engagement with their customers to build customer life-time value. The machine learning models improve decisioning quality to drive customer experience, reduce churn and boost the operator’s revenue.
The influential and impactful participation of du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), at the 40th GITEX Technology Week scaled even greater heights today as Saleem AlBlooshi, the company’s Chief Technology Officer, was a leading figure on an insightful panel discussion.
