Ookla's Q1 2023 Internet Performance Report revealed the state of the UAE's mobile and fixed networks, based on data from Speedtest.
Reports and Coverage
Travelers Take Caution: Avoid Public Chargers and Lurking Threats
If you are a frequent traveler who doesn’t pay that much attention when plugging your device into public charging stations, now might be the time to reconsider your actions. Authorities have recently alerted citizens to the cyber risks they face with regards to public charging.
Musk Plays Savior, Seeks to Build Truth-based AI Model
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has announced that he will build a “truth-seeking AI” that will fight against politically correct information to counter the efforts of giants like Microsoft and Google with their artificial intelligence models.
Investment of Nearly £150M Set to Boost UK’s Wireless Infrastructure Strategy
New plans and investments are in place to boost the UK's digital connectivity and put the country at the forefront of future telecom technologies.
Telecom Review Presents the ‘Telecom Sector in Lebanon: From Pioneering to Collapse’
Telecom Review continues its series of virtual panels, this time exploring the ongoing hardships of the Telecom and ICT sectors in Lebanon — the continuing implications for customers and the challenges for businesses — in the panel entitled “The Telecom Sector in Lebanon: From Pioneering to Collapse” on April 19th at 10:30 a.m. Beirut time.
TDRA Announces ‘We the UAE 2031’ Vision
The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has announced transformation projects under the auspices of the "We the UAE 2031" vision, which constitutes a new envisioning and execution of a national action plan through which the UAE will continue its development journey and enter the first decade of the next fifty years.
TRA Grants New VoIP License to Oman Data Park
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) granted a new license to Oman Data Park (ODP) to provide voice or video telecommunication services over Internet protocol (VoIP). This will expand the base of services provided via Internet Protocol in the Sultanate of Oman.
AI Chatbots Attract Global Scrutiny
As a logical reaction to the potentially powerful capacity of artificial intelligence tools such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT to have a negative impact on societies and businesses, US regulators have taken up the task of establishing new rules governing such technologies.
TDRA Makes Domain Name Search Easy With ChatGPT
The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has brought pioneering innovation to its digital services by adopting the power of artificial intelligence.
An End to Twitter Restrictions on Russian Authorities
Twitter has changed markedly ever since it fell into the hands of billionaire Elon Musk. Despite previously stating that the platform will not “amplify or recommend government accounts” that limit access to free information and are engaged in conflict, the Russian government’s accounts of the Kremlin, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other ministries began to appear once again in Twitter’s recommendation and search feeds.