Saudi Arabia’s Mobily has signed an agreement with Ericsson to leverage the latter’s products and solutions to support its drive to empower the kingdom’s government and private sectors towards digital transformation.
Networking, News, Telecoms
Bahrain mulls single broadband network roll out
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of Bahrain held a series of briefings with telecom operators this month to discuss the new economic regulatory framework, a key step towards achieving single network in the kingdom.0 4439
Middle East’s smart cities to boost Wi-Fi market to US $16B by 2022
The Middle East’s smart homes and smart cities are helping to boost the global Wi-Fi market to USD 16 billion …
Global 5G subscriptions to reach 2.6 billion in 2025: Ericsson
Global 5G subscriptions are set to top 2.6 billion within the next six years, driven by sustained momentum and a rapidly developing 5G ecosystem, according to the latest report from Ericsson.
Etisalat, Huawei complete optical cross-connect trial
UAE telco Etisalat has collaborated with Huawei to complete the industry’s first trial of compact all-optical cross-connect (OXC) for the transport industry.
Ooredoo chooses Fortinet to deliver secure SD-WAN managed services in Kuwait
Fortinet has been chosen by Ooredoo Kuwait, a part of Ooredoo Group to deliver the region’s first secure SD-WAN managed service.
Zain rolls out first-ever 5G roaming service in MENA
Zain Group has successfully launched the region’s first 5G roaming service between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, with download speeds reaching as high as 500 Mbps for both outbound and inbound roaming.
Dubai Future Council launches blockchain policy
The Dubai Future Council for Blockchain, chaired by Dr Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, has launched the Dubai Blockchain Policy at the 9th Smart City Expo World Congress, held in Barcelona.
Help AG, SentinelOne to deliver fully automated endpoint protection in Middle East
With SentinelOne’s ability to mitigate the effects of attacks even after infection, this partnership enables Help AG to arm Middle Eastern enterprises against endpoint attacks.
How Wi-Fi 6 will impact businesses in the coming years: Cisco
Ali Amer, Managing Director, Service Provider Sales, Middle East and Africa at Cisco reflects on what Wi-Fi has made possible …
Bose Professional expands portfolio with new DesignMax series
Bose Professional hosted its ‘Installed Sound Expansion’ event in Dubai on 30th October 2019. The event saw a successful turn …