Telecom Operators

At GITEX Technology Week 2018, Nokia and STC Business signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the launch of the air-to-ground pilot network in Saudi Arabia.

Alfa, managed by Orascom TMT, launched IPv6, which makes trillions of IP addresses available to its subscribers. This release comes within the framework of Alfa's future vision and strategy for the development of the mobile sector in Lebanon. It addresses the challenge faced by Internet users with the IPv4 release and namely the scarcity and depletion of IPv4 addresses.

Visitors at GITEX Technology Week this year can experience live 5G experience, download 4K HD video content, even witness the future of mobility with the world's first flying car Pop.Up Next to make a presence on the Etisalat stand.

The telecommunications incumbent in the KSA Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has announced that it has reached a deal which will see the operator establish the country’s first fiber optic factory.

du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), announced an extension of its deep strategic relationship with the World Government Summit through unveiling the much-anticipated 'Government in 2071' Guidebook Experience at GITEX Technology Week 2018.

Ooredoo has signed an agreement with Shell Oman Marketing Company SAOG, the leading fuel marketing company in Oman, to provide network solutions, as well as high quality and reliable telecoms services to their network of 187 retail Service Stations, strategically located throughout the Sultanate.

STC announced that it will launch its in-flight Internet services during its participation in the GITEX Technology Week in Dubai on 14-18 October.

Zain, the leading integrated telecommunications company in Kuwait, announced its participation - for the first time - at the 38th edition of The Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX Technology Week 2018).

Middle East Fiber Cable Manufacturing Co. (MEFC), together with its Japanese partner Fujikura Ltd., held a seminar and technical workshops primarily within the Saudi Telecom Group as one of the actual efforts emanating from its strategic partnership through the Saudi Telecom Company to promote the local content “RAWAFED”.

touch, the leading mobile telecommunications and data operator in Lebanon, managed by Zain Group, announced the launch of the 12th edition of the MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition, spearheaded by the MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF) Pan Arab. During a press conference held at Le Gray Hotel in Beirut, details of the annual competition designed to support and celebrate startups in the Arab world were given, including an update on the US$160,000 worth of prizes on offer.