The country’s Minister of Telecommunications and IT, Amer Al-Sawahah made the announcement on Twitter.
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Oman’s Ooredoo connects 77,000 homes with ‘super fast’ fibre broadband
Oman-based telecom provider Ooredoo has provided 77,000 homes across the Muscat region with super fast fibre home broadband from the existing fast home broadband. 0 5632
Alphabet considers $1bn Lyft investment: Bloomberg
The investment would allow Lyft to pursue aggressive growth with grants for drivers and discounts for riders, while also expanding its marketing strategy.
RTA installs smart speeding signs within school zones
The smart signs are capable of detecting and displaying driving speeds, and sending direct friendly messages to the motorists through expressive emoticons.
HP launches global partner training programme
The new programme was announced at the company’s global partner event, HP Reinvent, and aims to combine sales skills, education, product training and certifications.
Canon opens its first Innovation Centre in the Middle East
As part of Canon’s strategy of working closely with its customers, it provides businesses and other entities with a live demonstration of all of Canon’s latest hardware and software technologies.
Etisalat targets millennials with latest SIM offering ‘Swyp’
To be eligible for the service the customer must be aged 15-29 years old at the time of subscribing for the service and must be able to present a valid Emirates ID Card.
iPhone 6 sales dominate UAE smartphone market in Q2: TRA
The TRA also reported that 34.5% of all handsets registered on UAE mobile networks in the second quarter were manufactured by Samsung, but none of the company’s flagship phones were ranked in the top eight most popular.
GCC businesses must ‘urgently’ transform for VAT compliance: Oracle
The study, which is based on a poll of 450 senior company executives from across industries, reveals that 73 percent of businesses consider VAT implementation as a key opportunity to initiate wider digital transformation projects within their organisation.
Musafir.com debuts Arabic mobile app to streamline travel booking process
The new app launch, which is set to be made immediately available on iOS and Android platforms, is the latest milestone in Musafir.com’s regional innovation journey.
Dubai, IBM launch AI-powered government service centre
The ‘Services 1’ centre, located at Emirates Towers, Dubai, represents a one-stop for the public to acquire services from 14 government entities.